Amerigo Vespucci 1931 by schiffebastler - Mantua - scale 1:84 - Italian sail training ship build

[schiffebastler]

Now it goes on. So here are the staysails at the foredeck with sheets and downhauls. 
The sheets of each sail have the typical precursors with blocks at the end through which the sheets run. The downhauls are attached to the clew horn, run high over a block attached to the nock horn back down to the neck horn and over a block attached to it to the reference point.

The lines are still occupied, the whole line bundles are still missing and then everything has to be finally fixed.

 

 

Joachim

[schiffebastler]

The bottom mast sail of the foremast is attached to the yard and I have already attached the most important lines to it, especially the gordings have to be threaded through these tiny thimbles. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Joachim

[schiffebastler]

Now there is also the upper topsail. Everything looks somehow the same, and yet each sail is different, is fastened differently to the respective yards, all have a different line guide.

 

 

 

Joachim

[md1400cs]

Joachin,

 

Clicking the "like" ikon is much too little. This build needs an "Amazing" thumbs up option as well. Brilliant work!

 

Sincerely,

[schiffebastler]

Dear Michael,

 

thank you very much for your great compliment!

 

Cheers

Joachim

 

[popeye the sailor]

the only one we have is this one 👍   just magnify it about a hundred times for the job your doing      very nice!

 

[schiffebastler]

Oh, that's a nice Thumbs Up   thank you very, very much  👍

 

Cheers

Joachim

 

[schiffebastler]

Hello folks,

 

now the first pictures of the rigged lower sail at the foremast. The jib boom is rotatably mounted and is held by chains on the jib mast. At first I had attached the lift. Two of the Gordings are brought together by one of the double blocks, they are fixed at the bottom of the bitt in front of the mast. The elaborately designed reef troughs are fixed at the betings on starboard and port. The clew-lines again lead directly to the bitt in front of the mast.
Before the lines are finally fixed, some of the other sails have to be attached. 
And now a few pictures.

 

 

 

Cheers, Joachim

[john_weiman]

Beautiful work

 

[fabius.b]

great job!

[schiffebastler]

Hello folks,

 

and again a bit further, now the staysails between forestay and main mast are finished and attached. The staysails don't have so many lines, only halyards, downhauls and sheets, but the tethering of the jib riders is quite time-consuming.

I had a hard time with the pictures, but I hope it will come over. When an intermediate result is reached again, I will photograph the ship in my wife's photo studio, that will be a bit better.

First of all the sails have to be prepared, also more than 50 jib riders are needed.

 

 

Cheers, Joachim

[md1400cs]

Joachim,

 

As always - a masterpiece indeed!!

[schiffebastler]

Many thanks for the compliments and the Likes 

 

Cheers, Joachim

 

[schiffebastler]

Dear colleagues, enough time has already passed and things must continue here. 

Well, the mizzen sail is on today. First I had to make the tree and the gaff. And that's how they look in the group picture:

 

The outermost end of the gaff is fitted with an attachment with a deflection pulley for a flag. There I tried again my soldering arts, well, at least painted it looks quite bearable. 

 

At the gaff there are also some pulleys for Gordings attached and finally the gaff must be able to be fixed behind the snow-mast.

 

Of course the tree also has several fitting parts, to see here, the guides of the lower leech stretcher, which is led first over a deflection pulley in the tree and then under this by the illustrated guides for the attachment to the bitt.

 

And now the gaff with the mizzen sail attached.

 

 

 

 

Cheers

Joachim

 

 

[schiffebastler]

By the way, I had received a fantastic review of my book from Chris. You can read it here:

 

 

Cheers 
Joachim

[Mirabell61]

Wunderbar Joachim !

 

I just came across your lovely buildand am very much impressed about your handcraft skills. Those sails are top notch, I`m wondering how you got the different colors in the reinforcement patched areas,

A very nice model      

 

Nils

[Kevin]

good evening

 

as i have restarted my AV do you have any build photos of the hull and deck fittings prior to your first entry in 2013?

[iosto]

flawless execution of a beautiful model, not at all easy to make.  really nice compliments

greetings

Iosto

[DanielD]

This is a spectacular build. I'm getting ready to start my own Amerigo Vespucci and will frequently review your log as I build mine.

[Kevin]

6 hours ago, DanielD said:

This is a spectacular build. I'm getting ready to start my own Amerigo Vespucci and will frequently review your log as I build mine.

I have also been following his build for a few years now, as I try to try to finish mine

[Richiek]

I was hoping to build this great ship in the future , How is your looking?