Apostol Felipe by travis - OcCre - 1/60

[travis]

 Ot much available on these nettings/grattings over the gun deck so I'm just going with what makes sense from my own time handling the lines in the navy (granted a modern destroyer is a bit different than a 17th century spanish galleon!).  I figured there would be people "rolling/gathering" the netting from the gun deck and a second team on the walkway above hauling in on the lines.  Once in place they would probably just lash those lines right to the rail with a good ole clove hitch and then coiled on/near the rail. 

The mesh netting from Occre was not properly sized (not long enough) and a bit rigid so I replaced with tule fabric which has a smaller grid which fits the scale better and just looks more natural. 

[Ian_Grant]

Looking really good!  Your work is very neat.

 

I have to put rolled up torpedo nets along the deck of my WWI RC battlecruiser and I thought of Tulle but didn't think it practical to try to roll up 4ft lengths, so I bought braided line which will represent the nets, when dyed black. Hey, it's only RC........😉

[travis]

11 hours ago, Ian_Grant said:

Looking really good!  Your work is very neat.

 

I have to put rolled up torpedo nets along the deck of my WWI RC battlecruiser and I thought of Tulle but didn't think it practical to try to roll up 4ft lengths, so I bought braided line which will represent the nets, when dyed black. Hey, it's only RC........😉

Would love to work on a modern warship of that scale one day!  That about doing one of the my first duty station, a frigate.  Would look really cool to handmade those nets but thats probably more painstaking than even ratlines!  Good luck with the braided line.

Edited December 3 by travis

[travis]

On 12/1/2025 at 9:35 PM, travis said:

 Ot much available on these nettings/grattings over the gun deck so I'm just going with what makes sense from my own time handling the lines in the navy (granted a modern destroyer is a bit different than a 17th century spanish galleon!).  I figured there would be people "rolling/gathering" the netting from the gun deck and a second team on the walkway above hauling in on the lines.  Once in place they would probably just lash those lines right to the rail with a good ole clove hitch and then coiled on/near the rail. 

The mesh netting from Occre was not properly sized (not long enough) and a bit rigid so I replaced with tule fabric which has a smaller grid which fits the scale better and just looks more natural. 

Port side set and coiled

Edited December 4 by travis

[travis]

Making progress now shapping yards  and associated blocks.  Starting with sprit mast.