san bartolome

Greetings Everyone, I have started the San Bartolome model from Ships of Pavel Nikitin. The video series on YouTube has been very helpful for planning and for clearing up some questions about the instructions. At this point the keel is together and the preshapeing is nearly complete on the...

I finished the Slipway this week end. Everything thing went together very well. The platform is extremely sturdy. It’s built like a torsion box so it’s perfectly flat. The clamps were the only things requiring a bit of adjustment. Next up is the

Hello guys and gals, I am new to SOS but building models. I am no expert so hope to learn a lot from the forum. I am going to start a build log if I can figure it out. I just received my next build from Pavel Nikkitin all the way from the Ukraine. Unfortunately he couldn’t send the ship plans...

Well! She certainly is a chubby little piglet and weighs about as much to. There is a lot of lumber in this build. As this kit comes with all pieces pre cut ( decking and planking ) I would consider this to be an excellent intermediate skill level ship to build. The finish done by pavel however...

The start of a new adventure. The envisioned outcome of the kit. The kit components that arrived beautifully packed from the Ukraine. (Thank you Pavel and company) The start of the slipway jig. One piece done, lots more to go. The parts need a wee bit of sanding, shaping and several...

“Pavel Nikitin Ships” store presents a new sailing ship wooden kit, a 24-gun galleon ship “San Bartolome” in retro style. Historical background. This galleon supposedly was part of the Spanish Invincible Armada led by Alonso Perez de Guzman, 7th Duke of Medina Sidonia, in May – September 1588...