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

[schiffebastler]

Hello everybody,

 

it is going on with some parts of the bowsprit.

The Amerigo has two spares which are fixed to the right and left of the martingale boom where some ropes are fixed. Unfortunately, I don't know how it is called.

 

Some parts are soldered, which has been quite difficult because the metal sheet is only 0.1mm thick...

but ofter some tryes, I succeeded.

Along both spares there is fixed a rope. Later there will be fixed a net at those ropes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Regards, Joachim

Edited July 31, 2017 by schiffebastler

[schiffebastler]

Hello,

 

before assembling the bowsprit, I made the flagpole which will be fixed at the bowsprit.

 

Through the head of the flagpole (1mm thick) I drilled a hole for the flagline and made a metal fitting on it. The head of the flagpole will get golden colour. At the lower part of the flagpole is soldered a cleat.

 

 

 

 

 

This is the final, coloured flagline, put on the bowsprit.

 

 

 

 

 

Regards, Joachim

 

Edited July 31, 2017 by schiffebastler
lost pictures

[schiffebastler]

Now some pictures of the mounted parts of the bowsprit.

 

 

 

 

 

 

You will see two special things. One ist, that the first two parts of the bowsprit is in the original Amerigo build from 

 

 

 

metal and painted. The third part is wood, and according to this I have build it. The second special thing ist, that the third part of the bowsprit is put with an angle to the other parts of the bowsprit.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Now the Pictures

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Regards, Joachim

 

Edited July 31, 2017 by schiffebastler
lost pictures

[md1400cs]

Joachim,

 

Your level of artistry just keeps getting better and better. This will be stunning when completed. I'm so enjoying following your build. I looked at the rope making machine link. Tempting project. I need to decide very shortly how to proceed with ropes. It will be interesting to follow your solutions to the metal cables of the AV.

 

Regards,

 

Michael

[schiffebastler]

Thank you very much, Michael, for your kind words! 

The rope serving tool I tested now a few times and I think it will work also for those long ropes I need. After getting used to it, the results are quite good. Hopefully in a few weeks you will see the results.

 

Regards, Joachim

[fabius.b]

Just a little mistake, Joachim.

 

In Italy, we use as nickname "Il Vespucci", not "Amerigo".

 

Only for clarification.

 

Bye

[schiffebastler]

Oh hi Fabius, nice to see you here again! Thanks for the clarification, I will remember. I think "Il " means "The"?

 

Bye, Joachim

[schiffebastler]

Hello everybody,

now some small parts in-between. Actually I am producing lots of small parts for the bowsprit, some blocks, some hundreds of rings and thimbles, lots of tensioner (each rope is fixed with a tensioner at one side), some chains, and other things. Of course lot of parts had to be soldered and painted, ...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Now the rest of the parts have to be mounted, some parts have to be copied, they have been too few, ropes have to be produced, .... and afterwards all the chains and ropes have to be mounted.

 

So long, Joachim

[schiffebastler]

Hello,

 

late in the evening an update of the Amerigo Vespucci. Now the first part of the chains and ropes of the bowsprit are ready. I used 6 different sizes of ropes, which all are made by myself, it is not possible to bye these different sizes. Each rope is fixed with thimbles and at one side of each rope and chain is always a clamping screw (within a casing). I build 4 different sizes of clamping screws, the biggest ones are wraped round with white textile.

 

All stays are only fixed on a temporary mast until the final one is ready. Now some pictures....

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Now, there are missing the two horizontal booms with all their ropes.

 

 

So far, Joachim

 

[laps]

This looks awesome Joachim. Great work!

Don't forget to add the netting before you fix the line to the fore mast.

 

Can't wait to see more.

 

/Lars Peter

[schiffebastler]

Thank you very much Lars. You are right concerning the netting, I intend to install all the nets just after finishing the ropes on the bowsprit.

Bye, Joachim

[md1400cs]

Joachim,

 

Your bowsprit super detailing part by part is so excellent. With all of the little bits together it looks so awesome. Congrats a build to be very proud of-so beautiful. Along with the pleasure of following along, I am also learning a lot following your log Thanks...

 

Michael

[schiffebastler]

Dear Michael, thank you so much for your kind words! 

Regards, Joachim

[schiffebastler]

Hello everybody,

 

after the last time the vertical ropes and chains on the bowsprit were my turn, now I concern on

the horizontal parts. 

To better cope with the delicate parts I, as can be seen on the first image, clamped the boom in my 

Universal holder and all ropes fastened there for now. All horizontal leashes run in any case of this boom.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Regards, Joachim

[schiffebastler]

Hello,

 

with this update, the bowsprit part is finished. All the nets were missing up to now. 

Due to the fact, that every net has to be fixed or removed without touching the rigg, all the nets are devided into 

different parts and bind together. So, all nets are going to the stays, ropes or chaines.

All nets are comprised by ropes and these ropes are bind to the standing rigging.

 

The outermost nets are split in the middle, so the stays can be lead through.

The net close to the ship is somewhat more complex, between the different parts of the net then comes the holder of the bowsprit, ropes and chains. 

Above the large net is another one, slightly narrower, two-part net is attached.

 

 

Now some pictures...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bye Joachim

 

[dafi]

Outstanding! Love it :-)

 

XXXDAn

[schiffebastler]

Thank you all very much for your kind words and notifications !

 

Regards, Joachim

[Dimitris71]

Wow!! Amazing detail and work!!! What can i say ? Well done Joachim. I'll follow your build log with interest. Take care .

Dimitris

[schiffebastler]

Thank you very much, Dimitris !

 

Bye Joachim

[mathewp]

What a beatuiful Ship. I'm drooling.

[gjdale]

Lovely work Joachim!

[schiffebastler]

Thank you very much for your interest in my build log, mathewp and gjdale! 

 

Greetings to Australia, Joachim

[Richard50]

Hi Joachim, Thank you so much for thw fantastic detail you have shown in the last batch of photographs.  I have been unwell for some time, and my build of Amerigo Vespucci has been paused for some time. I hope to be able to start again soon, and look forward to using your work as a referance. Thank you once again.

[schiffebastler]

Thank you Richard! I am looking forward to see new pictures from your AV, I am sure, it will be great.

 

Regards, Joachim

[RGL]

Just lovely work!

[schiffebastler]

Hi Greg, 

thanks a lot for your nice commen!

 

 

Hello everybody,

 

in the meantime, the mast spars are cut, even ground for the foremast, also still made some blanks. 

Then soldered together a few parts. 

 

 

 

 

 

Halfway up the lower mast there is fixed a platform for large signal lamps. 

 

 

 

Then I build a mount which is attached to the lower mast and to be hooked onto the large hooks. In these 

large hooks are later suspended the excess cloth from the pin rails in large loops. 

 

For the production, there was a bit of soldering for the holder and a small auxiliary structure for the hook.

 

 

 

 

 

Bye Joachim

Edited June 3, 2014 by schiffebastler

[schiffebastler]

Now it's to the mars of the foremast. 

At the front of the mars a radar system is housed, which is protected by a tubular structure (was a sh ... soldering), before that, hangs a position light. 

The attached at both sides on the Mars  there is a black metal bracket with three belaying pins for the uphauls of the top three yards. This is at the Amerigo somewhat different than other sailing ships in recent times.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bye, Joachim

[schiffebastler]

The next part ist the saling of the foremast. On the platform of the saling are jibs on both sides of boom mounted which serve to spread the backstays side. 

At the end of the boom two small rollers are mounted over which the backstays are performed. In the model, the rollers have a diameter of 1 mm. 

And so does it look:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

So far for today

 

Bye, Joachim

 

[schiffebastler]

Thanks a lot Gary!

[marktiedens]

First class work - love your details.

 

/Mark