Amati's Pinta starting to take shape, Scale 1:65

[itwbluey]

A few photos of progress to date.
Won’t be a build log, but hopefully a photographic journey of progress.

 

[itwbluey]

Further progress….first planking complete, including deck

 

[KAYA61]

You are progressing very well... congratulations

 

[Jimsky]

Great progress, and she is really taking the 'pintas' (shape) . Is this the scratch-build or the kit?

 

[itwbluey]

Great progress, and she is really taking the 'pintas' (shape) . Is this the scratch-build or the kit?

This is the Amati kit….Nina completed, Santa Maria waiting in the wings

 

[Bobby K.]

Nice work, I made all three but in reverse order, Santa Maria, La Pinta, La Nina.they were lots of fun building. Great work,
Bobby K.

 

[itwbluey]

A bit more progress today..starting internal framing on bulwarks?…….14mm block as a spacing guide to help even the settings…

 

[itwbluey]

Rails added…slowly, slowly

 

[itwbluey]

Baby steps continue….some deck furniture dry fit on deck, and the anchor windlass drying after a soak in some sapele wood dye to give some colour…will need a second dunking.

 

[itwbluey]

My dremel brads arrived…had been waiting for the 5mm to finish off the mast mounts.
After drilling ….remembered reading a post re the false deck being drilled for the sister ship Niña- which I have built- stating the Pinta mast locations are different….which they are and clearly evident on the 1:1 printed plans with the kit.
I had adjusted for the stern mast but not the forehead and main.
Luckily, I suppose, the main mast “ wrong” hole will be hidden by the cargo hold framing and boards.
Will just need a patch fix for the forehead.
At least I eventually remembered…doh!!

 

[itwbluey]

Second planking starting and other bits and bobs…putting a slight curve in the stern rubbing boards