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Santisima Trinidad Cross-Section 1:90 OcCre - Second Build

Rebus said:
Not only do the belay pins seem too big, I thought that eight of them together was a great number for the space on each bulkhead. Part of thing I wonder is since it is a cross-section have more pins been pushed into a smaller space for one mast of rigging. Guess I will find out in a couple of weeks when I start the rigging.
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Perhaps. We'd have to see the full ship rigging plan to know for sure.
 
Rebus said:
Günther,

Guess those spots do look like fingerprints. That is a few spots where I got heavy-handed with the black wash I used for aging the ship.

Rebus
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Hey Rebus,

ah, I see. Thanks for the answer.
cheers
Günther Ship-1
 
RussF said:
Rebus, you model looks great. I especially liked how you veneered over the outer frames. I really dislike the use of plywood in most kits.

I wonder how OcCre expects people to belay a line, let alone hang a coil, on those enormous belaying pins. Perhaps you could rig her with dental floss?
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The veneer was fun to add. I saw a couple of other people who did the same and I could not think of doing it without adding the veneer. Wasn't as hard to do as i thought it might be. I am glad that I took the time to do it that way, because it adds so much.
 
Rebus said:
The veneer was fun to add. I saw a couple of other people who did the same and I could not think of doing it without adding the veneer. Wasn't as hard to do as i thought it might be. I am glad that I took the time to do it that way, because it adds so much.
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When A.L.'s Anatomy of Victory came out, I thought it was pretty awesome ... at first ... and then I looked at some of the close-ups and saw how many of the "visible" parts showed raw plywood edges - you know - the kind that paint won't even cover up, and just shook my head and said, "Nope!"
 
Rebus, this model looks fantastic. I had never been interested in doing a cross section model, but after seeing yours, I may rethink that. Love the aged look on̈ your decks, especially the way you left the plank ends raggedy. Keep up the great work.

Roger
 
Have been working in the shipyard when I can. Went to visit family, returned had other family come, and in a few days more family to visit. Then I will go one day next week to see my youngest son race autocross. Looking forward to it because I don't get to see him race often.

Have gotten most of the pieces closer to go inside the cross-section. Barrels, ropes, and bales were done first. Then all the pieces for the cannons.20250625_203335.jpg

All primed and ready to be painted.

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Half done, waiting to dry so I can do the other half.

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One end of carriages done.

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All done, now for axles and wheels to be added before aging them some.

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Top deck ones ready to be aged.

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Hoping to assemble all these things this weekend and maybe get them in the cross-section tomorrow or Monday at the latest.
 
Not a lot to really post lately, because I'm still doing ratlines. Think I will finish them tomorrow and be able to mount the rest of the yards that are done already. 20250719_175810.jpg20250719_175700.jpg20250719_175720.jpg20250719_175824.jpg

Then it will be running rigging, sails, and paint some figurines to add.

The biggest job left is to make a case to hang it in the dining room where the Admiral wants it
 
I hate doing the rat lines, my shoulders and arms ache after three or four rows.

I need to find a way to lover the section to allow working at normal height, not standing up working at eye level.
 
Kurt Konrath said:
I hate doing the rat lines, my shoulders and arms ache after three or four rows.

I need to find a way to lover the section to allow working at normal height, not standing up working at eye level.
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Kurt,

I bounce back and forth between liking and hating ratlines. I do get sore and ache after tying for a while. But when I look at the finished product it really makes me happy, just the order and uniformness of the whole. This is the tallest mast I have done so far, so sometimes I'm sitting and then I stand for a while. Have given some thought to buying an adjustable standing desk to replace my table, that way I could adjust the height as I work on the ratlines. Thinking but I'm not sure it is worth the investment.
 
Rebus said:
Kurt,

I bounce back and forth between liking and hating ratlines. I do get sore and ache after tying for a while. But when I look at the finished product it really makes me happy, just the order and uniformness of the whole. This is the tallest mast I have done so far, so sometimes I'm sitting and then I stand for a while. Have given some thought to buying an adjustable standing desk to replace my table, that way I could adjust the height as I work on the ratlines. Thinking but I'm not sure it is worth the investment.
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I have seen one posting a few years ago, where someone bought a manual lift for motorcycles or was it lawnmowers that would start at about 12" and go up about 18", which might be good for working top mast rigging.
 
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