cazador-xebec

Good afternoon I am going to build a Xebec. Originally I was going to build the Jabeque Cazador from OcCre 1:60 scale, however as I will show I am going to change this up a little. The kit : As with most reasonably affordable kits there is nothing exotic about the Cazador from OcCre. When my...

Hello fellow ship modelers. This will be my second buildlog on SOS as my first one Santa Maria is finished. This time another ship, from another time period and from a different manufacturer. These type of fast ships the "xebecs or jabeques" intrigued me since childhood after reading Redbeard...

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HI this is my first log with SOS, Hope you enjoy the build of the Occre Cazador or Xebec. A xebec (/ˈziːbɛk/ or /zᵻˈbɛk/), also spelled zebec, was a Mediterranean sailing ship that was used mostly for trading. It would have a long overhanging bowsprit and aft-set mizzen mast. The term can also...