Amerigo Vespucci by Dimitris71 - Mantua - 1:100 scale

[Dimitris71]

Great work Dimitris!She is really starting to come to life

 

Kind Regards

 

Nigel

Hello my friend, nice to hear from you again. Thank you for the kind comments and for visiting my build log. :)

 

Kind regards

Dimitris

[Dimitris71]

Hello shipmates, a little extra work, not part of the instructions regarding the stanchions and handrails. I used walnut strips 2mm X 2mm to simulate wooden stanchions that I saw in other build logs of the Vespucci.

 

Kind Regards

Dimitris

[riverboat]

The stanchions look great!!..... nice work

 

frank

[edmay]

Hello Dimitris,Your workmanship continues to be outstanding,thee ,stairs,stanchions are very neatly made,your log is very interesting with tips and ideas to note,Edwin.

[Dimitris71]

Hello Edwin-Frank, what can I say? Thank you for your encouraging words guys!!! :) The only think that scares me is I have to do the exact same thing for the other side lol!!! :o

 

Best Regards

Dimitris

Edited April 26, 2015 by Dimitris71

[HIPEXEC]

Very nice work! Great detail.

[Greg the peg leg sailor]

G'day Dimitris.

Fantastic stanchions and staircase! How did you make the staircase so beautifully done on that curve?

Cheers

Greg

[Dimitris71]

G'day Dimitris.

Fantastic stanchions and staircase! How did you make the staircase so beautifully done on that curve?

Cheers

Greg

Good day Greg, I wish I had done it myself!! :huh: The staircase is Laser cut part of the kit.

 

Cheers

Dimitris

[Omega1234]

Hi Dimitris

 

Nice work! I especially love the look of those staircases. Their design, characterised by the narrow steps at the top, increasing towards the bottom step, evokes an air of grandeur and they do look very fancy indeed. You'd almost expect to see a fancy aristocratic lady descending them with an umbrella to shield herself from the sun during a midday stroll across the deck. That'd be not too far-fetched, I guess, given the grandiose nature of the ship itself.

 

All the best and keep the updates coming.

 

Cheers

 

Patrick

[Greg the peg leg sailor]

Still beautifully made anyway.

 

Greg

[Dimitris71]

Hi Dimitris

 

Nice work! I especially love the look of those staircases. Their design, characterised by the narrow steps at the top, increasing towards the bottom step, evokes an air of grandeur and they do look very fancy indeed. You'd almost expect to see a fancy aristocratic lady descending them with an umbrella to shield herself from the sun during a midday stroll across the deck. That'd be not too far-fetched, I guess, given the grandiose nature of the ship itself.

 

All the best and keep the updates coming.

 

Cheers

 

Patrick

Hi Patrick, thank you for taking the time to comment.The visualization you offered was more than welcome. A grand Era indeed!! :)

 

All the best

Dimitris

Edited April 28, 2015 by Dimitris71

[Elia]

Dimitris,

 

Very nice work on those stanchions and rails.  I find the deck layout and furniture very interesting.  It's quite different than a typical ship-of-the-line, with the cabin extending out from beneath some deck portions.  It seems to be maybe reminiscent of a clipper ship.  ?

 

As always - it great to see and follow along with your progress here.

 

Cheers,

 

Elia

[dover bob]

Hello again Dimitris,

I'm still working on finding my way around all the information onMSW.

Your work on this model is really good and a joy to see all your posts on the excellent

progress you are making.

Cheers from Nova Scotia.

Bob

[thomaslambo]

Hi Dimitris,

 

Great job on the staircases....I love the flared touch toward the bottom and the handrails      

[edmay]

Hello Dimitris, Awesome camera work,Edwin

[Dimitris71]

Hello Shipmates, Elia-Patrick-Greg-Boyd-Bob-Edwin-Tasmanian-Nigel-Frank-Rich I do thank you for your nice words and comments!!! :) Summer has arrived to Greece (temperature is 30 plus degrees Celsius) so more time to spend outside.Little progress regarding the ship. I installed the starboard stair and wooden stanchions and I just  begun to build the 1st boat out of ten :( !!

 

Kind Regards

Dimitris

[edmay]

Hi, Dimitris.The stairs and stanchion's are superb,Are you checking if your followers are sleeping on the job,as I have the instruction books on my desk so I can keep up to date and learn,checking twice there should be 11 boats on deck ???.Keep up the good work.Edwin

[Dimitris71]

Hi, Dimitris.The stairs and stanchion's are superb,Are you checking if your followers are sleeping on the job,as I have the instruction books on my desk so I can keep up to date and learn,checking twice there should be 11 boats on deck ???.Keep up the good work.Edwin

Hello My friend, lol you are absolutely right about the boats.... It seems like the only one sleeping is me.... I can't stop laughing!!! :D

 

All the best

Dimitris

[Greg the peg leg sailor]

G'day Dimitris

Your workmanship is so neat. And the thought of making 10 or 11 lifeboats would drive me cRaZy.

Havagooday my friend

Greg

[UpstateNY]

Hi Dimitris,

 

Lovely work.  She is a real beauty with so many really great details to enjoy making, including 11 lifeboats seemingly!  

 

Should keep you busy for a week or so! 

 

Cheers,

 

Nigel.

[Salty Dog]

Dimitris,

Looking very good.  I just realized that you're building the 1:100 and not the 1:84.  I always fail to look at the scale and get confused.  There's a 1:100 kit on eBay right now and I got all excited because it was only around $350.  I was about to pull the trigger when I saw that it wasn't the 1:84.  I already own the 1:84, but for $350 I'd buy it again!  They now dropped the price to less than $250.  That's still a good deal, but it's not the scale I want.

It doesn't help that Mantua decided to use a picture of the ship on their box that is almost identical for both.  Almost seems deceitful.

Still going to watch your build.

Take care.

[Dimitris71]

Hello Shipmates, Elia-Slog-Lawrence-Edwin-Nigel-Greg-Mike-Salty dog, thank you very much for your likes, comments and also for passing by. As I said above summer has arrived....and the weather is not suitable for ship building..     So I don't have much to show, only some little progress on the 1st boat.. :)

 

Cheers

Dimitris

[Greg the peg leg sailor]

G'day Dimitris

1 down only 10 to go! That's progress! Lol

Enjoy the sun during the day and work on the model at night.

Havagooday

Greg

[Waister]

Looking good Dimitris....!

Enjoy the kitesurfing...!

 

John

[Robert29]

Very detailed. I can imagine she is going to be magnificent when finished.

[Omega1234]

Hi Dimitris

 

Very nice as always! I especially like the looks of the lifeboats. One down.. Eleven more to go!

 

Out of interest, can you pls let me know how long the hull is?

 

Cheers

 

Patrick

[dover bob]

Hello Dimitris. It is a joy following your work .Your model really looks good and I can see you put a lot of

work in the detail of putting the pieces in place.

I haven't been working on models lately because of completing some major work on our property.I'm

eager to get back at the models but my real learning curve is trying to learn how to master this computer.

Cheers from Nova Scotia.

Bob

[Omega1234]

Hi Dimitris

 

How are ya? I haven't seen any updates from you about your wonderful Amerigo Vespucci lately, so I hope all's well in your shipyard!

 

Look forward to seeing your next update whenever possible.

 

All the best

 

Pay

[thomaslambo]

Dimitris,

 

You continue to amaze us....beautiful work     

[Dimitris71]

Hello Shipmates, it's been a while since my last post. Holidays, political situations (capital controls etc.). Greg-John-Bertu-Patrick-Bob-Lawrence-Boyd I thank you all for stopping by and for your nice words. Patrick I will measure the hull and let you know about its length. :)

 

Regards

Dimitris