Amerigo Vespucci by Dimitris71 - Mantua - 1:100 scale

[Dimitris71]

Hello shipmates, I did some additional work!! I do thank you all for all the likes and visits to my build log!! :)

 

Cheers

Dimitris

 

 

 

 

[Robert29]

Hello Dimitris, just gone through your log. Really nice work. The fibreglass and the paint work is awsome. I sure can learn a few things from you about paintwork.

 

Robert

[Dimitris71]

Hello Dimitris, just gone through your log. Really nice work. The fibreglass and the paint work is awsome. I sure can learn a few things from you about paintwork.

 

Robert

Hello Robert, thank you for your nice comments and visits to my build log and also for your likes. Feel free to  ask anything you might need, I will gladly try to help. :)

 

Cheers

Dimitris

[Omega1234]

Hi Dimitris

An especially nice job you've done on the railings and stanchions.

 

It's also amazing just how much work is involved in this ship and you're doing a great job.

Keep it up.

All the best

Patrick

Edited April 14, 2015 by Omega1234

[Dimitris71]

Hi Dimitris

 

An especially nice job you've done on the railings and stanchions.

 

It's also amazing just how much work is involved in this ship and you're doing a great job.

 

Keep it up.

 

All the best

 

Patrick

Hello Patrick,  thank you for your kind comments and for stopping by again to my build log. Yes those little things are everywhere ..... :)

 

Cheers

Dimitris

[Jerry]

Hello Dimitris...

I finally had a chance to get back to your log after all this time.  I have been neglectful for not cheking in earlier but am very pleasantly surprised with your work.  You are doing a hell of a job for a second timer.  I believe you will end up with a terrific model and will be one proud Greek when it's finished.

Keep up the great work;

Your phile...

Jerry

[Dimitris71]

Hello Dimitris...

I finally had a chance to get back to your log after all this time.  I have been neglectful for not cheking in earlier but am very pleasantly surprised with your work.  You are doing a hell of a job for a second timer.  I believe you will end up with a terrific model and will be one proud Greek when it's finished.

Keep up the great work;

Your phile...

Jerry

Hello Jerry, don't mention it !! I do thank you for your visits and for very very kind words phile!! :)

 

Cheers

Dimitris

[Dimitris71]

Hello shipmates, I do thank you all for your kind comments and likes. I appreciated!!! :)

Greg, welcome aboard. Thank you for all the likes and for stopping by!! :)

A small update to my build log. The stern rudder housing is almost ready.

 

Cheers

Dimitris

 

[HIPEXEC]

Nice work.

[Dimitris71]

Hello Rich, thank you for your nice comment and for visiting my build log. :)

 

Cheers

Dimitris

[IgorSky]

Hi Dimitris!

I like it a lot!

[Elia]

Dimitris,

 

Very nice work on the stern rudder housing - your typical high build standards! I had wondered what the little white 'box' objects were and where they went... Are they storage lockers? I also wonder what those little 'deck extensions' are to which you've installed hand rails and stanchions (all brass). Very nice work there.

 

Cheers,

 

Elia

[Omega1234]

Hi Dimitris

 

Very nice work!  I was also wondering what the white boxes were.  Storage boxes would be the obvious suggestion, I'd imagine.  What do you think?

 

All the best

 

Patrick

[Dimitris71]

Hello shipmates, Elia-Igor-Patrick, I do thank you for your nice comments and also for the likes.

Regarding your question about the white boxes and  the deck extensions.... After doing some research on the web ( it is not mention in the manual) I find out.. absolutely nothing!! I believe you are right about the white boxes. I think that the deck extensions are some kind of observation points.Let me get back on this after doing some more research!! :)

 

Kind Regards

Dimitris

[IgorSky]

Hi Dimitris,

Perhaps you might be interested to see some more photos of this ship:

http://loveopium.ru/putshestviya/ekskursiya-na-italyanskij-parusnik-amerigo-vespucci.html

http://bigpicture.ru/?p=194333

http://www.liveinternet.ru/tags/amerigo+vespucci/

http://korabley.net/news/uchebnii_parusnii_linkor_amerigo_vespucci/2009-04-19-218

 

 

Best Regards!

Igor.

Edited April 21, 2015 by IgorSky

[Dimitris71]

Thank you so much Igor!!! :) I appreciated!!

 

Dimitris

[Mirabell61]

Those links to the "Amerigo" Photo series are fantastic,

 

Thanks for sharing these Igor...

 

Nils

[IgorSky]

Regarding your question about the white boxes and  the deck extensions.... After doing some research on the web ( it is not mention in the manual) I find out.. absolutely nothing!!

On the white boxes ... Maybe they keep life jackets and clothing for bad weather?

[Dimitris71]

Yes, I think you are right about those...

Amerigo Vespucci-- Sail out Antwerp 1993

 

Cheers

Dimitris

[Dimitris71]

Hello shipmates, regarding the deck extensions I found this explanation. The 4 balconies on the deck are used from the captain to execute maneuvers when the ship leaves or coming to  the port. Also the 4 balconies have gyro compass or magnetic compass depending on the season. They were also used  for observation from the officers  watching out for other ships or floating objects.

 

Kind Regards

Dimitris

[Omega1234]

Ah, thanks Dimitris.  That makes sense!

[Greg the peg leg sailor]

G'day Dimitris

Your are going "great guns" with you ship. Keep up the great work and posts.

Cheers from Australia

Greg

[thomaslambo]

Hi Dimitris,

 

Thought I'd pull up a chair for your build as well.

 

Amazing pics of the real ship...she's a beauty and it's nice to have pictures of the real ship to aid your effort...which I might add is looking top notch

 

Also, I saw the fiberglass and resin job you did on the hull...very clean job...I've been using fiberglass and carbon fiber on my RC Fast Electric Catamarans for years so I can fully appreciate the effort that goes into that type of work    

 

Boyd

[Dimitris71]

Hello shipmates, Boyd and Greg welcome aboard. I do thank you for your nice comments  for stopping by and also for the likes!! :)

Elia-Frank-Slog-Edwin-Nils-UpstateNY-Mike-Igor-Patrick-Rich-KeithW, thanks for all your visits to my build log for your kind comments and also for the likes!! They are very encouraging!! :)

So i did some additional work. I installed the stanchions and the hand rails to the bow deck... Here are some photos..

 

Kind regards to all

Dimitris

Edited April 24, 2015 by Dimitris71

[Greg the peg leg sailor]

G'day Dimitris

Beautiful work on the stanchions and hand rails.

Good idea to cover the holes in deck, to stop the little blitters of the stanchions dropping in the holes.

Cheers

Greg

[Mirabell61]

nice work on stanchions and rails Dimitris,

 

Nils

[Dimitris71]

G'day Dimitris

Beautiful work on the stanchions and hand rails.

Good idea to cover the holes in deck, to stop the little blitters of the stanchions dropping in the holes.

Cheers

Greg

Hello Greg, thanks for your kind comment. Good idea indeed, but it came to me after spending half an hour turning the ship upside down, trying to take the stanchion out, the first time I placed it. :)

 

Cheers

Dimitris

[Dimitris71]

nice work on stanchions and rails Dimitris,

 

Nils

Hello Nils, nice to hear from you. Thank you for your nice comments and for stopping by!! :)

 

Cheers

Dimitris

[Greg the peg leg sailor]

"A man's invention comes from his previous errors".

Thanks mate, I'll be taping the holes when I do something similar.

[NMBROOK]

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

 

Kind Regards

 

Nigel