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Amerigo Vespucci by Dimitris71 - Mantua - 1:100 scale


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Hi Dimitris; it is called a seizing, personally I like the contrasting colour, it makes it stand out more. If it is historically correct or not I could not say for sure, what I can say, is that it is your boat so do what pleases you.

Thank you Don for telling me the term...(I read it somewhere , but my brain stopped..lol). Thank you and for your kind comments as well!! :) :)

 

Cheers

Dimitris

Current Build: Amerigo Vespucci -Mantua- 1:100 scale

 

Completed Build logs: Bluenose II AL 1:75 scale

 

Gallery: Bluenose II AL 1:75 scale

 

Future Build: Royal Caroline -Panart- 1:47 scale

 

 

 

 

 

 

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I agree dimitris it's your boat It definitely would make it stand out and accent another beautiful detail

Thank you very much Jeff!!

 

Cheers

Dimitris

Current Build: Amerigo Vespucci -Mantua- 1:100 scale

 

Completed Build logs: Bluenose II AL 1:75 scale

 

Gallery: Bluenose II AL 1:75 scale

 

Future Build: Royal Caroline -Panart- 1:47 scale

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Thank you all for all the likes and visits to my build log shipmates.. :) So i will keep the seizing at the particular spot with this color of rope... I like it too...

 

Kind regards

Dimitris

 

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Current Build: Amerigo Vespucci -Mantua- 1:100 scale

 

Completed Build logs: Bluenose II AL 1:75 scale

 

Gallery: Bluenose II AL 1:75 scale

 

Future Build: Royal Caroline -Panart- 1:47 scale

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Hi Dimitris

 

Really nice work!  Just wondering what sort of display case you've got lined up for your AV...I'd imagine it'd have to be a big one!

 

Cheers

 

Patrick

Hi Patrick, thank you for your time to comment , for your kind words and likes... :) Regarding the display case, i don't know yet...i am looking around the net. Also there is a store here in Athens who construct display cases for modellers. Will see..

 

Cheers

Dimitris.

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Current Build: Amerigo Vespucci -Mantua- 1:100 scale

 

Completed Build logs: Bluenose II AL 1:75 scale

 

Gallery: Bluenose II AL 1:75 scale

 

Future Build: Royal Caroline -Panart- 1:47 scale

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Good evening, I put the 1st net on the bowsprit but i think i did a mistake that i painted white ..... seems fake ... Now either i will order another net and rebuild it, or i will try with caution to paint it grey... Although I have second thoughts  that the rope binder around the net should be more fine !!! Any help or suggestions are always  welcome. :) :)

 

 

Kind regards

Dimitris

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Current Build: Amerigo Vespucci -Mantua- 1:100 scale

 

Completed Build logs: Bluenose II AL 1:75 scale

 

Gallery: Bluenose II AL 1:75 scale

 

Future Build: Royal Caroline -Panart- 1:47 scale

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Hi Dimitri

 

Your Amerigo Vespucci looks amazing, you are doing a great job.

 

Regarding the net colour, I am sending you attached a couple of A.V. pictures I found on internet

On the first picture the net seems to be beige, but on the other one it looks more white. I think it is just the natural rope colour,

 

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The more important is that you like the result, it is your model :)

Have fun

 

Kind regards

Marc

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G'day Dimitris

Marc has answered the question for me. Age will make the rope the colour that is natural,  so don't do a thing! It's perfect just the way it is!

 

Haveagreatone mate

 

Greg

"Nothing is impossible, it's only what limitations that you put on yourself make it seems impossible! "

 

Current log : The Royal Yacht Royal Caroline 1749 1:32 by Greg Ashwood:...

 

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Hey dimitris To me it looks a little heavy in the netting Try using a very fine screen like for Windows or mesh I would think there is some fine metal mesh you could air brush that would give a nice light coat of beige color the rope attaching it would or should be a darker color like a brown for contrast

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Hello shipmates, Marc - Greg - Jeff , I do thank you for your help and your suggestions... I was not quiet happy with the result, so, i took it of and i bought some new netting and installed it. I also used more fine rope to bind the net on the bowsprit.  The result, for me at least, is better.... :D :D 
 

Slog-Nigel-Boyd - Patrick  thank you for pushing the L button... :) :)

 

The first photo shows the netting yesterday, the others the new one...

 

Kind regards

Dimitris

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Current Build: Amerigo Vespucci -Mantua- 1:100 scale

 

Completed Build logs: Bluenose II AL 1:75 scale

 

Gallery: Bluenose II AL 1:75 scale

 

Future Build: Royal Caroline -Panart- 1:47 scale

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Thank you for all the likes and visits to my build log !! :) :) Nigel and Jeff thank you for the kind comments.. :)

 

The work on the bowsprit continues, this time with a little help from Filippos, I'm finished the second net... :rolleyes:

 

Kind regards

Dimitris

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Current Build: Amerigo Vespucci -Mantua- 1:100 scale

 

Completed Build logs: Bluenose II AL 1:75 scale

 

Gallery: Bluenose II AL 1:75 scale

 

Future Build: Royal Caroline -Panart- 1:47 scale

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Hi Dimitris

 

I understand why Filippos looks so happy - nice and neat netting!

 

Well done

 

Cheers

 

Patrick

Hello mate, thank you for your nice comments.. Filippos is quiet happy when i left him to be right beside me when i work on AV..(and give him my tools)..

 

Cheers

Dimitris

Current Build: Amerigo Vespucci -Mantua- 1:100 scale

 

Completed Build logs: Bluenose II AL 1:75 scale

 

Gallery: Bluenose II AL 1:75 scale

 

Future Build: Royal Caroline -Panart- 1:47 scale

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Hi, Jeff and Heinz thank you for the kind comments. :)

And a big thanks to all of you for pushing the like button... :)

 

At last the netting on the bowsprit finished... I have to say that it gave me a hard time . After that my eyesight will never be the same B) B)

 

Kind Regards

Dimitris

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Current Build: Amerigo Vespucci -Mantua- 1:100 scale

 

Completed Build logs: Bluenose II AL 1:75 scale

 

Gallery: Bluenose II AL 1:75 scale

 

Future Build: Royal Caroline -Panart- 1:47 scale

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Sweet work Dimitris...the pattern made by those bowsprit nets looks really cool!

 

Give your eyes a rest and perhaps enjoy an ouzo...I think you've earned it.  :)

 

Cheers,

 

Nigel.

Current Build Logs: H.M.S. Triton Cross SectionUSF Confederacy Model Shipways

 

Completed Log: Red Dragon Artesania Latina

Gallery: Red Dragon: Artesania Latina

 

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  • That looks really good Dimitris, I've never seen that before

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G'day Dimitris

What a fine ship you have! Now I know you secret, you've got a lovely assistant working with you.

You should be proud of both of them!

Haveagreatone mate

Greg

"Nothing is impossible, it's only what limitations that you put on yourself make it seems impossible! "

 

Current log : The Royal Yacht Royal Caroline 1749 1:32 by Greg Ashwood:...

 

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Nice work on the netting Dimitris......... both attempts looked good to me , but it's hard to tell unless you have the model in front of you,

the color of the netting looks real good too...

 

Frank

completed build: Delta River Co. Riverboat     HMAT SUPPLY

                        

                         USRC "ALERT"

 

in progress: Red Dragon  (Chinese junk)

                      

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Hi Dimitris, I just finished going through you entire build, what a great job you have done with the ship so far. Great to see the youngster looking so happy, those are indeed very special moment that I am sure will be remembered long into adulthood.

 

Michael

Current builds  Bristol Pilot Cutter 1:8;      Skipjack 19 foot Launch 1:8;       Herreshoff Buzzards Bay 14 1:8

Other projects  Pilot Cutter 1:500 ;   Maria, 1:2  Now just a memory    

Future model Gill Smith Catboat Pauline 1:8

Finished projects  A Bassett Lowke steamship Albertic 1:100  

 

Anything you can imagine is possible, when you put your mind to it.

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What a lovely careful build Dimitris. I am going to follow this if you don't mind.

 

Best, Ian

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