Superb build and great pictures. I have just acquired the Phoenix kit as my next build. Your build log will be extremely useful when I start.
Brigantine Phoenix, by Master Korabel [COMPLETED BUILD]
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Hi Pter, thanks for your comment, much appreciated. I have few kits on my shelf, one being Xebec but need to make some showroom for its scale so i decided to do the tribute to Christopher Columbus and to work on Pinta and Santa Maria. Always wanted to do two ships in parallel, just to taste the water...
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Thank you Walterone.
Thanks Heinrich, no worries, you can always follow my next build, two ships of Columbus fleet. Polotsk might come in the future but have no plans at this moment. I do have Xebex and Norske Love on the shelf which might be one of the next builds...
Thank you Jimsky, appreciate your comments. There are plenty of other modellers on this forum that assisted with valuable comments making this ship build a success.I know, because I follow your build log from the ground up. As I said before and will repeat again, your patience and diligence have done their job! You have crafted a beautiful model to be proud of.
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Thank you Short John Bronze.
The kit is very interesting and very well build, you will certainly enjoy it... Glad you are finding my log useful..
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Hunted some useful how-to of making ship' lifeboats, I am out to make two, for both Pinta and Santa Maria. These will be made from scratch and i will post steps..
Happy modelling..
Happy modelling..
Good if you would share your findings with the rest of us. I am sure it will help us down the road.
Certainly, will make a short how-to...Good if you would share your findings with the rest of us. I am sure it will help us down the road.
Here is a short one: https://shipsofscale.com/sosforums/...maria-and-pinta-kit-by-amati.8964/post-219209
Many thanks!! I just saw it!!! I think we can task it...
Hi,Gunwales fixed, rawlocks glued and all painted in flat black, ready for assembly.
In attempt to blackening the pin and rudder gudgeon, i left them in the blackening solvent, and forgot. Today they were all disintegrated... so new parts have to be made.
i use a piece of copper wire, flattened it down and made a new parts..
Fitting testing on rudder
Blackening, this time in controlled fashion View attachment 140877
Glued to the boat...
Another piece glued (sorry not sure what is the name of it)...
The gunwales are mounted...
And another view..
Happy modeling..
i am just starting the Phoenix and your wonderful build log has been my primary source. I was curious about what you used to blacken the hardware for the ship’s boat. In the photo it looks like it might be something like dish soap - which I heard can do the job. I have had problems making Casey’s work very well.
thanks for posting a great log
Chuck
Hi Chuck,
Thank you for following and using my blog.
For metal parts I used Birchwood Casey' cleaner/degreaser and Brass Black Metal finish; here is a link to Amazon.com.
For wood parts I used just flat black Tamiya paint.
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I can't tell you how much I appreciate the build biography. It really gets interesting when I've already progressed beyond what is completed in a photo and discovered looking back new...... frequently better techniques,
Hi,
first of all thanks for posting a great build log.
I am currently building this model and have been relying on the YouTube videos and your build log with a little help from the instructions.
I have a question about the lining of the gun ports. I don’t see reference to the lining/framing you show in this series of photos. I had lined them with darker wood before the inner and outer bulwark planking went on.
Is this your own “modification” or did I miss a step in the instructions? If it is your own modification - would you do it this way again?
Thanks
chuck
Hi Chuck,
The gun openings are marked on the wider planks, installed just under the black railing. I decided to replace all lining/framing pieces from the kit, with a wider pieces, which allowed me to align (sanding excess carefully not to damage the planking) those with inner and outer planking, inside the gun opening. My planking were not perfect so I had to hide few mistake with wider lining/framing parts. If I do it again, I will make sure planking (outer and inner around gun openings) are fitting perfectly and will use my own parts for lining/framing. Cannot recall, but for some reason my inner opening gun sides were not perfect and I had to do some sanding...
Hopefully this make sense; if I can assist further let me know..
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