My first model - caravel "La Niña" 1:72 scratch [COMPLETED BUILD]

Hello Dave,
congratulations on this beautiful model, you did a great job and I hope to see a new project from you soon.


Dave boatswain said:
Tobias, even if I managed to sew more or less tolerable sails, then all the more you can get a decent result, I’m sure of it. Why, I suspect that with your care and precision, your future sails will be much better than mine, which, by the way, are far from ideal - for example, pay attention to the luff of each sail - despite my efforts, they turned out poorly.
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Thank you for your kind words, very much appreciated, as Daniel @Daniel20 has already said, these are pretty much the most difficult jobs in modeling, I think working with wood is one thing, working with fabric is a completely different story.
 
Tobias said:
Hello Dave,
congratulations on this beautiful model, you did a great job and I hope to see a new project from you soon.



Thank you for your kind words, very much appreciated, as Daniel @Daniel20 has already said, these are pretty much the most difficult jobs in modeling, I think working with wood is one thing, working with fabric is a completely different story.
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Thanks for the congratulations :)
 
Dave boatswain said:
Due to some reasons I don't think it will happen soon. Although anything is possible ;) . In any case, if I start a new build, I will definitely make a log on SoS.
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At least you have been doing better than me as I have not started due to being away and also other things that clog up our lives keep on happening but with calmer weather and good winds ( with a bit of Luck) I will get going. One thing I admire is how you went about casting your canons but for the model I am going to build, I will use a metal lathe to make the barrel and see what happens from there. Must add before I do that I need to make up the lathe properly to carry out the process as the lathe is nearly a hundred years old and I am getting it into order to use.
I have only done one model of boat design from a kit, but I will challenge myself to build a model from scratch and make my own material base also. This site is very good to collect ideas from and magnificent modellers grace her.
 
GaryA said:
At least you have been doing better than me as I have not started due to being away and also other things that clog up our lives keep on happening but with calmer weather and good winds ( with a bit of Luck) I will get going. One thing I admire is how you went about casting your canons but for the model I am going to build, I will use a metal lathe to make the barrel and see what happens from there. Must add before I do that I need to make up the lathe properly to carry out the process as the lathe is nearly a hundred years old and I am getting it into order to use.
I have only done one model of boat design from a kit, but I will challenge myself to build a model from scratch and make my own material base also. This site is very good to collect ideas from and magnificent modellers grace her.
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Thanks Gary. To be honest, I don't like my guns very much. They had flaking and were too soft since I cast them out of lead. Also, when I painted them, they had a strong sheen that I didn't like either. The cool craftsmen in our hobby use silver and blacken it chemically to cast cannons, but I haven't gotten to that level yet :-). Perhaps turned cannons have an advantage over cast ones, if only because you can use a metal that is easy to blacken - brass or steel. But please be careful when working with these centuries old antiques.
Good luck with your construction and again, be careful!
All the best!
 
Dave boatswain said:
Thanks Gary. To be honest, I don't like my guns very much. They had flaking and were too soft since I cast them out of lead. Also, when I painted them, they had a strong sheen that I didn't like either. The cool craftsmen in our hobby use silver and blacken it chemically to cast cannons, but I haven't gotten to that level yet :-). Perhaps turned cannons have an advantage over cast ones, if only because you can use a metal that is easy to blacken - brass or steel. But please be careful when working with these centuries old antiques.
Good luck with your construction and again, be careful!
All the best!
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No Worries Dave and may your hobby-making take you to extremities you can imagine.
 
Dave boatswain said:
Hello, everyone!
I'm Dave, I'm 19 years old, I'm from Ukraine.
I am new to the hobby of modeling ships and now I am building my first model - "La Niña" XV century. Photos taken during the process of making the model, I will post here if no one minds. I will be glad to any suggestions, advice or criticism.
I am posting photos of the results till today.

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Hallo @Dave boatswain
we wish you all the BEST and a HAPPY BIRTHDAY
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Enjoy your special day
 
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