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Friech Boeir Yacht "SPERWER" by Kortes -1:30 scale [COMPLETED BUILD]
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Thank you very much, Ekis.
In the period of going from carpentry to rigging work - I built a stand, while it's still easy to manipulate the hull
Before starting to work on the rigging, I had to make some preparatives, for example temporary dust prtoction.
Nothing is more permanent than temporary
(just kidding)
Hi Aleksandr,
I am in awe of your precision and craftmanship.
The attention to detail is phenominal.
This must be one of the most beautiful builds I have had the pleasure of witnessing online.
(and there are plenty of contenders on this site)
A stunning build.
I am in awe of your precision and craftmanship.
The attention to detail is phenominal.
This must be one of the most beautiful builds I have had the pleasure of witnessing online.
(and there are plenty of contenders on this site)
A stunning build.
| Thank you for such warm words. |
Greetings my dear colleagues,
Let me please present some of the results of my experiments on making the sails. I have tried two technologies, one by Shevelev, which I already used while working on the "La Jacinthe", and the other one by Bikov. After the studying the results, I opted for using the last one. I have been practicing on making the mainsail.
Let me please present some of the results of my experiments on making the sails. I have tried two technologies, one by Shevelev, which I already used while working on the "La Jacinthe", and the other one by Bikov. After the studying the results, I opted for using the last one. I have been practicing on making the mainsail.
The first version is glued.
The second version.
I had to redo it several times. The first time the material wasnt right - when I madeeverything and dyed it, the batiste turned out to be too transparent. I had to redo using a more dense one.
I had to redo it several times. The first time the material wasnt right - when I madeeverything and dyed it, the batiste turned out to be too transparent. I had to redo using a more dense one.
Once the cloth is ready, it's all down the hill from there.
The boltrope was glued.
The boltrope was glued.
The perfoartion was made with the re'sharpened medical needle. 
Test assembling.
Looking awesome with sails ON, perhaps. without sails as well! 
Very impressive !
Hi Alex,
Can I rent it for the summer?
It lookes that good you sometimes forget it is a model.
Can I rent it for the summer?
It lookes that good you sometimes forget it is a model.
This is really a very good result - Many thanks for sharing with us the different working steps and trials
Thank you, my dear colleagues, for the evaluating my work.
Hi Alex,
Can I rent it for the summer?
It lookes that good you sometimes forget it is a model.
Greetings, Maarten.
Thank you very much for the high evaluation of my work. I think the sails will be ready till the summer. So we could arrange for the skipper with so much experience to sail the yacht.
Dear Uve. I'm very glad if my experinece would be of a help.