Ragusian Carrack by jack.aubrey - Marisstella - 1:59 scale [COMPLETED BUILD]

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Thursday 19 October 2017

A warm welcome to all users of this forum.


A few days ago, I received from Zoran Pavlovic, the kit manufacturer, the material I ordered for my next model, a project I want to manage in the period of time I will spend in Tuscany.
The kit is produced by a Croatian company, MARISSTELLA of Split, founded in 2008. I found it on the Modelshipworld forum where Marisstella is present with a advertisement banner. The company has a remarkably interesting product catalog, with typical boats of the Adriatic Sea. He is the same producer of the kit of my latest model, finished a few months ago: Gajeta Falkusa.

The first impression is that the materials supplied with the kit are definitely valid, the timbers are of good quality and the two sheets containing the plans are very well done. Many pieces are laser pre-cut both on plywood and solid wood. Concerning the wood used, the walnut is used for each element: planking, masts and spars, detail of the decks. As I wrote the wood is of high quality but personally I would have preferred a mix of wood with different colors to make the model less monotonous. I do not exclude that during this project I do not invent something using different woods to obtain a more lively and chromatic results. We'll see.

Again the biggest flaw in this kit is the assembling instructions: they are written in Croatian and English language. No comment on the Croatian, I do not know it, but for English it could be better. But Zoran Pavlovic has available a new version of them : he has reviewed the part in English and has also added instructions in Italian language. Zoran sent me them via email a couple of days after I received the kit and I have to say that they are very, very well translated.

Unlike the instructions of the Gajeta Falkusa, my last model, in this case there are virtually no images showing the various stages of construction and this is a small problem because this model is also quite complex and the written instructions become critical. They must be read carefully and understood perfectly to avoid mistakes that could have heavy consequences. And here's a further thank to Zoran for the magnificent Italian instructions: I hope will make the job easier and more methodical.

At the moment I'm going to read, understand, interpret and comment them with some personal notes that should help me at the right time.

Here I would like to propose some images of the kit and the material contained inside.

First, a little bit of data:
Scale 1:59
Total Length 775 mm
Size of the packaging cm 65 x 21.5
Let's start by looking at our kit before opening it:

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But let's describe what model is.

This model represents a Ragusian Carrack, a sailing ship of the maritime republics of the period from the 14th to the middle of the 17th century, designed for freight transport.


The Carrack appears in Venice at the beginning of the 14th century, but at the same time it begins to be built in the city of Dubrovnik (Ragusa), another maritime republic, less famous of the four Italian towns but not less important, as the largest type of Adriatic shipping vessel.

In the fifteenth century, the Carrack spread from the Adriatic to the Mediterranean Sea and in the late 15th century to the Atlantic Ocean. Here they were built by the Spaniards, Portuguese, French and Dutch
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It is therefore a vessel almost contemporary to the famous caravels and naos from the Iberian peninsula but still before the galleon, characterized by the high fore and aft castles. In the sixteenth century the Dubrovnik Carrack was one of the largest ships in the world and sailed to England.

The large and spacious Carrack was called Argosia, a name derived from ragusia, the adjective of Ragusa. The level of popularity of Dubrovnik's carracks is demonstrated by the fact that the English created the literal expression Argosy ship.

But let's post some pictures of this gorgeous finished model, pictures sent by Zoran, which worth more than a thousand words.

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See you next time with additional images of the Ragusian Carrack !!
Cheers, Jack.Aubrey.
 
Friday 20 October 2017

More images of the finished model.

I would like to point out that these photos do not refer to my work but have been sent to me by the kit manufacturer, Zoran Pavlovic, to integrate the building instructions..
The following is a collection of pictures of the Ragusian Carrack. Later I will continue by showing the contents of the kit box. In the meantime I'm studying what to do, so do not expect soon details of my job.

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Friday 20 October 2017

More pictures with details of the finished model.

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Friday 20 October 2017

More pictures with details of the finished model.

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Friday 20 October 2017

Let's begin with a preview of the plans included in the kit.


As drawings, they are well done and after a quick check, the numeric references to the various elements are perfect. Tables containing all the pre-cut laser parts are not available, so these plans are not useful if you want to scrath build this model.

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I have some perplexity about the drawing P5 on the plan below. I do not understand if it's a mistake or something else. However, I do not think it can affect the work to build this model.

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Cheers, Jack.
 
Saturday, October 21, 2017

Let's start commenting the contents of the box, as if it was opened for the first time.
We have already seen the two sheets of drawings in the previous message, so it is not the case to retrieve them again.
The photo below shows the kit in its original, sober but eye-catching box with gold prints.

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Once opened the package we find in a clockwise direction starting from the right:
- the original instructions in English and Croatian, to which I mentioned in my first post;
- the catalog of the main kits manufactured by Marisstella;
- reproduction, in paper, of the carrack flags and a couple of A4-sized photographs of the finished model;
- the buiding instructions in italian language sent me by email by Zoran.

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- Pre sewn sails;
- all strips and rods that will be used, walnut wood.

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The components of the keel (and other minor details) on a 6mm solid walnut board.

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Other laser pre cut element on walnut boards.

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See you next time, Jack.
 
Saturday, October 21, 2017

Let's continue to show the other materials contained in the kit:

- the first board of pre-cut laser bulkheads;

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- the second board of pre-cut laser bulkheads;

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- the third board of pre-cut laser bulkheads;

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- some fittings (gun barrels, anchors, etc.) and ropes for rigging.

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That's all for today, regards, Jack.
 
Monday, October 23, 2017

I spent the weekend reading and understanding the building instructions of the hull. Matter that may not be considered a very simple task and, in order to better understand and know the various elements of the skeleton, I started to detach the precut bulkheads from their 4mm plywood board.

In less than half an hour I did my nice little stack of bulkheads that must now be well cleaned from the laser burns.

Then when they will be ready, I will copy them on A4 size sheets and archive all these drawings . . . You can't know if they will become useful in the future . . .

I will do the same for the keel pieces that are 5 and are made from a 6mm solid walnut board.

Here below the stack of the bulkheads just detached . .

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To assembly the keel I prepared a copy of its shape from the second drawing shipped in the kit. It will be used during the mounting of the 5 elements that make up the keel with the objective to ensure the correct alignment of the various pieces.

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See you soon, a warm greeting. Jack.
 
Monday, October 23, 2017

Keel Assembly:


I placed the drawing I prepared in the previous message on the back of a glass plate I keep in my workshop and often use for these purposes. I fixed the design, face down, with some adhesive tape so that it could not move. I then overturned the glass by laying it on the worktop and then I started to prepare the pieces to assemble the keel.

Here I had to work very carefully to remove the wood burned by the laser cut and then I proceeded to glue the pieces with PVA glue.

When, after one hour, the glue took hold, I removed the keel from the glass, where it obviously could not stick, and I fastened it to a thick multilayer wood board with clamps to hold it firmly.

It is now in the lab to dry out definitively . . waiting for the next steps.

Here's a bit of pictures of the work done.

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Wednesday, October 25, 2017

The day was promising since the early hours of the morning. . maybe a little cold at the beginning but then it's so fine that . .

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In the afternoon I decided to start building the mounting slip for this model. May seem strange but making these things is for me a great fun, and even this time I felt the same feelings.

My feline assistant also agreed with me that it seems very good and that should do his job properly.

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Finally, the keel I assembled a few days ago is in the proper position to install the other hull elements.

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Cheers, Jack.Aubrey
 
Monday 30 October 2017

Soon I'm setting up for the proper installation of the bulkheads.
These days I have prepared a device for correctly fixing the bulkheads.
For "proper" I mean perfectly vertical and centered on the keel.
Below two images of how this device should work.
Obviously I need to leave the bulkheads locked in its position for half an hour until the glue has completely griped before proceeding further.

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However, before installing the bulkheads, it is necessary to apply walnut strips of 1.5 x 4 on some of them.
These are characterized by the fact that they will remain partially in view on the finished model.

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That's all for today, see you soon, Jack.
 
Wednesday 1 November 2017

The preliminary tasks before the bulkheads assembly continue . .
On three of these bulkheads I preferred to do these finishing jobs now, where it is much easier to work when disassembled than when they have been mounted in their final position. These three bulkheads are almost over.

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Only the one here below needs further finishing, since ten windows must be installed in the many rectangles delimited by the lighter strips.

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There is also a kind of semicircular window in this other . .

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The assistants TEAM is resting after a hard day's work . .

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To next time, Jack.
 
Venerdì 3 Novembre 2017

I finished installing details on the visible parts of the bulkheads # 3, 12, and 13. Next step is a careful review of the building instructions to see if I can finally proceed with the bulkheads assembly or if there is any other preliminary task to execute.
The part I covered on the bulkhead #12 will be visible with difficulty. The instructions only meant to paint it in black. I decided to cover it with strips and to install three doors as on the other two bulkheads. A little extra detail.

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Bulkhead #3, the most complex; it seems to me quite well, even though it was a hard business to unplug the edge of the windows (laser pre-cut) from the solid nut board. In fact they were very fragile. That is why I prefer 5-ply avionics plywood for this kind of detail.

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To next time, Jack.
 
Sunday, November 5, 2017

Saturday I took the decision to start assembling the framework of this model.


Usual methodology but I need to be very careful about the alignment of the single bulkheads.
A great deal of precision is needed because there are 14mm round longitudinal reinforcements that must be inserted into holes specially cutted in the bulkheads.

By luck the pieces are really accurate and so far I hadn't any problem till now . . honor to the author of this kit.
Let's hope this luck continues even for the pieces that have not yet been installed.

I used the device I showed you a few days ago to hold and glue the bulkheads and I have to say it works pretty well, but I cannot proceed too fast . .
so, "autogenic rush management training".

Below the usual photo gallery . . to next time, Jack.

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