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"Santa Maria" 1492 a.d. Kit from "Ships by Pavel Nikitin"

OK HERE IS MY PION EVEN THOUGH IT WAS NOT ASKED FOR I HQAVE MODELED THE SMALL PAVILL MODELS WILL DO REPEAT WIILL DO A LARGER KIT BEN WAITING IMPATIONALLY RFOR THE NEFF KEEP LOOKING AT THE SANTA MARIA SO FAR WAITING PAVELS KITS ARE SUPERIOUR TO ANYTING ON THE MARKET NCLUDING HOW TO YOU TUBE ALONG WITH MODEL ENGRRING HE AND HIS COMPANY INCLUDING EUGENE ARE DOING THE IMPOSIBLE RIGHT NOOW THE PEOPLE OF UKRAINE, YOUNG, PROGRSIVE, WWARRIOURS AGAINST 19TH CENTURIE BARBAIAN WARFARE WW0NE AND FOLLOWING HOW CAN A COUNTRY MOTHERS CREATE SUCH MONSTERS INCLDING THERE CHIEF PIECE OF SCUM. JIM (DIMTERY) YOU SHOULD BE PROUD OF YOUR COUNTRY AT LEAST SILENT ALSO MR DEEP NOW KNOWS BUISNESS AND AND DOING WHAT IS RIGHT IN JESUES TEACHING AS GOD LEADS YOU CAN NOT LOOSE YOUR FREEDOM. HANG TOUGH AS PAUL SAYS I LIVE BY FAITH WITCH IIS PERMANENT NOT BY SIGHT WITCH IS TEMPORY OK THERE IT IS ADMIISTION SHOW YOUR SELVES TO HAVE BRAIN IN USE PLEASE ALL BE AFE STAY HEALTHY. GOD BLESS ALL DON
 
Hey Pavel I see your active on this thread but my countless enquiries to you and Denis about the brocken stern decorations on the San Bart are being ignored what gives ???? Very disapointed in this.....
 
Gerrry said:
Hey Pavel I see your active on this thread but my countless enquiries to you and Denis about the brocken stern decorations on the San Bart are being ignored what gives ???? Very disapointed in this.....
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Denis just got tired of writing to you, the question he is asking you is, what exactly are the decorative elements you have broken ? Send him a picture of what you need and they will send you the item....
 
Pavel Nikitin said:
Denis just got tired of writing to you, the question he is asking you is, what exactly are the decorative elements you have broken ? Send him a picture of what you need and they will send you the item....
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Denis never wrote to me....ever !
 
Gerrry said:
Hey Pavel I see your active on this thread but my countless enquiries to you and Denis about the brocken stern decorations on the San Bart are being ignored what gives ???? Very disapointed in this.....
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Here's your correspondence...

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That's interesting ,I checked all my junk emails and nothing there,maybe not using the right email.
 
My Santa Maria build of your kit is going beautifully. Some weeks ago, you posted a video showing your methods for fairing the hull for planking. Today, I cannot find it. It was a great video and covered a difficult aspect of the build. I found your techniques to be very helpful--not only for the Santa Maria but for planking in general.

Several builders of this kit seem to have experienced problems with pre-dimensioned planks provided in the kit. When they laid them out, the planks came up a little short. Most ended up filling in the gaps with putty or using short pieces of other planking to fill sin the gaps. For me, the problem turned out to be in the fairing process. Unless the underlying frame is properly dimensioned, it is very likely that the planks will come out short or long. This is just one of the issues your video addressed. Is it still posted somewhere? If so, where? If not, would you please re-post us and let us know where we can find it?

Thank you
 
nambeman said:
My Santa Maria build of your kit is going beautifully. Some weeks ago, you posted a video showing your methods for fairing the hull for planking. Today, I cannot find it. It was a great video and covered a difficult aspect of the build. I found your techniques to be very helpful--not only for the Santa Maria but for planking in general.

Several builders of this kit seem to have experienced problems with pre-dimensioned planks provided in the kit. When they laid them out, the planks came up a little short. Most ended up filling in the gaps with putty or using short pieces of other planking to fill sin the gaps. For me, the problem turned out to be in the fairing process. Unless the underlying frame is properly dimensioned, it is very likely that the planks will come out short or long. This is just one of the issues your video addressed. Is it still posted somewhere? If so, where? If not, would you please re-post us and let us know where we can find it?

Thank you
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All the videos that were posted on the YouTube channel on the channel and are, I'm not quite sure which video you are interested in....
 
nambeman said:
Several builders of this kit seem to have experienced problems with pre-dimensioned planks provided in the kit. When they laid them out, the planks came up a little short. Most ended up filling in the gaps with putty or using short pieces of other planking to fill sin the gaps. For me, the problem turned out to be in the fairing process. Unless the underlying frame is properly dimensioned, it is very likely that the planks will come out short or long.

Thank you
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Hi I would agree with you if all the planks or planks below/above certain point were too short . But how you explain that there are only 2 planks too short ? plank above and below of those two are ok. And there are no bumps on the hull.
 
Dragdonius said:
Hi I would agree with you if all the planks or planks below/above certain point were too short . But how you explain that there are only 2 planks too short ? plank above and below of those two are ok. And there are no bumps on the hull.
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In my build, two of the boards had almost no reserve in length, but they were still long enough, even though there was no reserve. In the production kit I lengthened these boards by 7 mm each, so modellers will not have this problem anymore. Although in fact you can lengthen the missing board in 20 minutes, and no putty is needed. I made a video on my YouTube channel to show you how to do it....
 
Pavel Nikitin said:
All the videos that were posted on the YouTube channel on the channel and are, I'm not quite sure which video you are interested in....
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Thank you, Pavel!

After receiving your message, I went through all of your videos on the Santa Maria build (learning quite a few new things as I went along). The section to which I was referring is on the video entitled: Santa Maria Step by Step #8, Power Frame Part 6. I highly recommend it for anyone prepping a POF or POB model for planking.
 
Just finished starboard below water line. No issues with planking at all. Thank you Pavel for a such fantastic kit. I have my best planking experience so far. Whole family is amazed how cool this hull looks!!!

I heard you have plans for Golden Hind, this another Dream ship to build for me!
 
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