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

[md1400cs]

Joachim,

 

Your attention and excellent execution of the smallest of details raises the bar very high. Beautiful. Your complicated ship will be a masterpiece.

 

MIchael

[schiffebastler]

Thank you so much Michael for your nice comment!

 

And many thanks to all, giving me likes!

 

Regards, Joachim

[schiffebastler]

Hello everybody,

 

now, after my two weeks sailing trip, I will show you the result of my work just before my holidays.

 

 

The foremast is assembled now. Some small details are still missing, but beside of this ...

First a small collection of the bigger parts, the mast consists of ...

 

 

 

And so it looks like, assembled together ...

 

 

 

 

here a feaw pictures from the lower mast with the extra platform for signal lamps ...

 

 

 

 

 

At the saling there are a few interesting parts:

through the bottom of the topgallant mast there is a diagonal incision through which there leads a steel cable which is fixed at the mast cap on both sides. By veering this cable, the topgallant mast can be let down. You can see this on the real ship in the following links.

 

http://www.congedativespucci.it/galleria/camp2008/112.html

http://www.congedativespucci.it/galleria/camp2008/126.html

http://www.congedativespucci.it/galleria/camp2008/127.html

 

 

 

 

In addition to the previous pictures, I had to correct the saling a bit, because the saling consists of a rounded part in front of it, where a opening is inside, up to the mast. Through this opening a big wooden block is pressed in order to fix the topgallant mast in position. Also to the right and left of the mast the wooden blocks fix the mast.

 

 

 

At top of the mast there is fixed a flagstaff, a bit to the side. Through the cap of the flagstaff are going 2x2 holes through which halyards for the flags run through. 

 

 

 

Now a few pictures from the upper mast. Within the topgallant mast there is also a pulley for the halyard of the topgallant yard. Directely below the saling there is another pulley for the halyard of the upper top sail yard. The halyard of the royal yard is lead through a block (which has alreade to be build) on the side of the top of the mast.

 

 

 

 

Now I can continue with the other masts.

 

Bye, Joachim

[Mirabell61]

beautiful net- and rigging work Joachim,

 

it Looks very authentic to me...

 

 

Nils

Edited June 29, 2014 by Mirabell61

[md1400cs]

Joachim

 

Beautiful exacting work, including the mast top small clear covered red light. Amazing high quality work. congrats.

 

Michael

[schiffebastler]

Hello Nils, Michael, Gary, thank you all very much for your kind words!

 

Regards Joachim

[schiffebastler]

Hello everybody,

 

during summer of course there are a lot of other things to do, but some progress has been done.

The mainmast is ready so far. The construction is similar to the foremast. Therefore now only pictures from 

the ready assembled mast.

 

 

 

first an overall view

 

 

 

This is a holder mounted above the height of the mast bettings is used to hang surplus ropes

 

 

 

Now the mars

 

 

 

 

next the saling

 

 

 

 

Halfway up between spreader and masthead is a kind of small spreader, the function of me but so far is not yet clear

 

 

 

On the masthead then something laterally offset the flagpole

 

 

 

Had tried to make an overall view of the provisionally inserted masts, the photographic result is however quite bad ... 

if all masts are finished then I'll have to go to the photo studio ...

 

 

 

 

Now I will start with the third and last mast.

 

 

Bye Joachim

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[WackoWolf]

Beautiful work. Nice detail. Keep the pictures coming, and Thank you for sharing.

[schiffebastler]

Thanks a lot, Wacko and to all giving me your notifications  !

 

Bye Joachim

Edited August 10, 2014 by schiffebastler

[md1400cs]

Joachim,

 

Nice detailed updated work, I also love your "shipyard" wonderful looking space. How nice that must be (:-)

 

Michael

[schiffebastler]

Thank you very much Michael and also dafi for the likes ! 

 

By the way, this is how the whole shipyard looks like,a quick look around ... shipyard, some hundred ship-books, my old plastic ships, electronics and computer ...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Joachim

[WackoWolf]

Nice setup for the shop. Excellent work, nice and sharp. Not hard on the eyes. Keep the pictures coming, and Thank you for sharing with us.

[md1400cs]

Joachim,

 

Very very first class. I noticed a Mississippi steamer box. Built or waiting in line?

 

I have one of those on my "romantic times" wish list for later on.....I can just imagine how amazing your build would be of this very detailed type of boat. I'm currently reading a novel, which mostly takes place aboard one of these boats in the 1850s (George RR Martin Fefre Dream) 

 

I, along with ten's of millions, am waiting for his sixth book in the A Song of Ice and Fire series.....So in the meantime reading an old book of his. There may be a few dead people on board as well. 

 

 

Regards,

 

Michael

Edited August 13, 2014 by md1400cs

[schiffebastler]

Thanks a lot Wacko, Gary and Michael!

 

Michael, sounds interesting the books, maybe I'll order it, just found at Amazon. You have really good eyes, noticing the Mississippi steamer 

But the box you can see on the picture is empty, but here I can show you a few pictures of the completed model.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Regards, Joachim

[md1400cs]

Joachim,

 

Very nice build. Looks excellent. That one was The famous one. 

 

PS: That book I mentioned is about vampires, so if that is not your style of storytelling.....Little mention of the workings of the ship. It is used as a setting. Though Martin does a nice job of describing what life on the Mississippi must have been like in the 1850's. 

 

Michael

[schiffebastler]

Thanks Michael, my wife likes this ship.

 

The book you mentioned is also available in German (that's easier for me  ) and it got very good write-up's, so I think I'll try it. The only problem ist, there are still waiting lots and lots of books to be read, so, maybe it takes a bit time... 

 

Bye Joachim

[schiffebastler]

Hello,

 

today only a picture with all basic parts of which the mizen mast consists of. After finishing this, of course there are needed further parts on all masts. Lots of small parts to be soldered, and always these difficulties handling the small parts,... e.g. the pulleys with only 1mm diameter ...

 

 

 

 

Bye Joachim

[Captain Slog]

By the way, this is how the whole shipyard looks like,a quick look around ... 

 

What a wonderful work area.

 

Slog

[schiffebastler]

Thank you Slog...

oh I like my shipyard, but sometimes it could be bigger 

 

Joachim

[schiffebastler]

And Now, this is the result of the puzzle....

 

The mizen mast ist build similar to the other masts. Additionally there is another spar behind the mast, where the gaff is pulled up. Also there is an additional holder fixed to the cross-tree which contains modern Radar and radio navigation equipment.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

There are still missing a few parts but I've not quite finished getting, because early tomorrow morning we go for a few weeks with the caravan to southern France at the Mediterranean Sea!

 

See you soon,

Bye Joachim

 

 

 

[md1400cs]

Joachim,

 

Enjoy your trip to France, sounds wonderful 

 

A bientôt

 

Michael

[schiffebastler]

Thank you Michael, A bientôt 

Joachim

[schiffebastler]

Hi guys,

 

now that my summer vacation is already history again and the daily routine has caught me again, 

I will slowly continue with the AV. 

 

Before I can fix the masts, a whole lot of blocks must first be installed, as this is only possible with difficulty 

afterwards. So it goes to the manufacture of blocks of different size, shape, and with 1-3 pulleys Overall, 

I need 500-600 blocks of wood and in addition there are a number of metal blocks. 

 

After trying a few different ways to block production, I want to introduce a new method, which I will now try to 

follow through. Any type of milling a slot has been found with my tools as not feasible. So I had the idea of ​​the 

blocks in the different layers that make them up, build up, so the side walls and walkways in between. 

 

First of all, the strips are cut in the width of the later blocks and polished to the desired thickness. 

For the parts inbetween, the corresponding strips are cut in equally long sections (in this case, about 6mm). 

 

In order to produce a greater number of the blocks a bit easier, I've build a holder. 

Along a stop to the strip are routed out of the blocks then be created. To run the strip exactly, 

there are two movable parts on the support bars that provide the right distance. Then there's a 

fixed-position stop with a movable stop bar and an equally designed sliding fence. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Now, first, the first strip which forms the side walls, is inserted into the holder and the first small 

portion adhered thereto with quick-setting adhesive. Then the stop bars are positioned so far and found 

that it is possible to stick the other strip lengths each with the exact same distance from each other. 

The distance is chosen so that between them there is a gap where later to run the pulleys. 

If you insert this bar with the glued sections back into the holder, can now partially (to achieve a good bond), 

the bar for the other cheek to be adhered thereto. Due to the lead in the bracket fit each other exactly. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thereafter, the strips are glued together in turn inserted into the holder and it can be accurately drilled 

holes for the hubs of the rollers. In order to clamp the bracket itself in the drill stand is glued to the 

bottom of the bracket for a toolbar. 

 

 

 

 

 

More ... It's the same in the next post ...

 

[schiffebastler]

So, now is the specific production of the first batch of medium sized blocks of 4.2 mm length and 3.5 mm width. 

 

As the first images, the strip of the side wall is passed through the mount described above and adhered the 

strip portions. The fourth picture then shows the result with the glued-second sidewall. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

After the holder is attached to the once inserted, glued strips in drill stands, the axles are drilled. 

 

 

 

 

The bars are cut longitudinally into the desired shape. In this case the corners are substantially rounded. 

Then the blocks are separated one by one. It is always to the front of the first ground that rounding before 

the block itself is separated. After separation of the block that needs to be clamped in a small holder, 

because he is too small to be kept clean with your fingers can. Then the other side of the block to be ground. 

 

 

Small inset: 

 

The prepared holder has two small strips with each other on one side with spacers (slightly larger than the 

block to be held) are bonded, and thereby can be bent slightly. Front then ran small strips and inside on one 

side a depth limitation. Even a block can be inserted and firmly pressed with two fingers. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the rolls/pulleys I use a brass tube with the correct thickness and cut small parts from it. For this, the tube is 

clamped in a drilling machine, which then rotates at not too high speed, in the tube is a wire, which holds a 

holder, which serves not fly the sections thereof. With a second machine now the parts are cut off. 

Then the roles are blackened. 

 

 

 

 

 

After that, finishing with inserting the rollers, introduction and bonding of the axes, which are then 

separated according to later and sanded on each block is done. On one side a short pin is glued to a metal eye then. 

In the last step, the roller axles are painted and indicated the other screws through points. 

It is in this case to something more modern blocks as they are used mainly in Amerigo used. 

 

 

 

 

 

And now I hope that this type of blocks to make mobile heads, and is still successful in the remaining variables. 

 

Bye Joachim

 

 

[schiffebastler]

Last but not least a picture of the blocks with 2 and 3 pulleys.

 

 

 

 

Bye Joachim

[md1400cs]

Joachim,

 

Your blocks are so perfect. Amazing work. These will add so much to the beauty of this already perfect build.

 

Michael

[GuntherMT]

That's fantastic work on the blocks/pulleys.  

 

 

However, I'm pretty sure this may be an indicator that you are crazy. 

[WackoWolf]

Excellent work and detail on the block. Thank you for sharing this.

[schiffebastler]

Thanks a lot for your nice comments  

Brian, you are truely right, it needs to be a bit crazy, building such models as we all do 

 

Bye Joachim

[schiffebastler]

Hello everybody,

 

now, after a long absence, I will continue with some posts.

 

First some more pictures from my selfmade blocks. They all are build according the same building process as described before.

 

Here you can see blocks from a length of 2,4 mm up to 4,2 mm with one, two ore three rolls.

 

 

 

 

And there are a few more, bigger blocks. 

 

 

 

In this picture you can see these big blocks, the rolls and shafts during assembling 

 

 

 

Regards Joachim