Santa Maria 1:48 - Ships of Pavel Nikitin by Pathfinder65

[Pathfinder65]

I received the boat one month ago, taxes not expensive 30 euros ( 1400 thai bahts ) , very good pack, congratulation to Denis

Excellent news. Will you be doing a build log??

Jan

 

[Pathfinder65]

Still working away on planking as time permits.

The Port side is about 90% complete and I've started the Starboard side.





So far I've not experienced the plank length problems noted in other Santa Maria build logs. I think Pavel has fixed that.

Jan

 

[Heinrich]

So far I've not experienced the plank length problems noted in other Santa Maria build logs. I think Pavel has fixed that.

Jan

Either that, or your fairing was more accurate. Either way, beautiful planking, Jan!

 

[Pathfinder65]

Either that, or your fairing was more accurate. Either way, beautiful planking, Jan!

Thank you Heinrich. It's an excellent kit to work on.

 

[Pathfinder65]

Hard to find time this time of year to work in the shipyard.

A few more planks added.



Jan

 

[Pathfinder65]

After removing the clamps this morning.



Jan

 

[dockattner]

She's a beauty, Jan! She even stands up to magnified viewing!

 

[Pathfinder65]

She's a beauty, Jan! She even stands up to magnified viewing!

Thank you Paul.

 

[GrantTyler]

Good morning Jan. Yep- you totally owned that. Cheers Grant

 

[Pathfinder65]

Good morning Jan. Yep- you totally owned that. Cheers Grant

Thank you Grant

 

[Pathfinder65]

A quick post, it's a busy time here with graduations, doctor appointments and out door work.

I'm trying to solve a puzzle: The Crows nest:

I posted earlier the three parts in my kit to form the top of the crows nest are not identical.
I made a copy of one of the "good pieces" and pasted that on the reverse side of the "bad piece"





All three pieces dry fitted to make sure I had it right.

Now I have to imagineer how to "scribe/indent/carve out" the four missing indentations.

Jan

 

[Pathfinder65]

Progress or Not, Maybe, a major "Re-Do".

I spent the last couple of days removing the last six planks placed and refitting them because I wasn't happy with the way they lay.

Some more innovative clamping.



Two more planks and the hull is closed in.

Jan

 

[Heinrich]

I spent the last couple of days removing the last six planks placed and refitting them because I wasn't happy with the way they lay.

Jan, I know that feeling only too well, but it's always worth it. The planking looks beautiful!

 

[Pathfinder65]

Jan, I know that feeling only too well, but it's always worth it. The planking looks beautiful!

Hi Heinrich, thanks for looking in. It was one of those "let it be and look at it forever or fix it".

Jan

 

[GrantTyler]

Progress or Not, Maybe, a major "Re-Do".

I spent the last couple of days removing the last six planks placed and refitting them because I wasn't happy with the way they lay.

Some more innovative clamping.

View attachment 606894

Two more planks and the hull is closed in.

Jan

Good morning Jan. From what I see the redo was well worth it. The planking looks fabulous. Kudos. Cheers Grant

 

[Pathfinder65]

Good morning Jan. From what I see the redo was well worth it. The planking looks fabulous. Kudos. Cheers

Hi Grant. Thanks for checking in. Planking this hull is quite the adventure, much different than some of my past builds.

Jan

 

[Pathfinder65]

Wow, almost a month since my last build update. Outside chores. visiting company for three weeks, left little time for shipbuilding. Managed to do some more planking this morning.

Getting close to filling in the Starboard side.

 

[Pathfinder65]

I have a minor problem

I've got the same error on both the Port and Starboard side. I stopped my planking progress on the Port side because I thought I had missed placing a plank. I guess I'm consistent because I have the same error on the Starboard side.

At first glance the planking looks just fine



But, there is a bit of a gap almost the width of the last plank I placed.



These are screen shots of Pavels build sequence and everything is nice and flush.





Yup, it's "imagineering" time.

 

[Pathfinder65]

Minor Problem #2

While I'm pondering problem #1 I managed to find another. I watched Pavel's video on cutting in the gunports and managed to get those right. I then moved on to the Hawser ports. Looked up the video, watched the process, found the parts and then .

There are two pieces in the kit that cover the bulkhead at the stem.

The mini flat with the two pieces



The test fit prior to adding to the hull



Test fit against Stem bulkhead



There is quite a gap. Fortunately this portion will not be to visible once the upper deck and the windlass etc. are added.

Screen shot of Pavel's video on creating the Hawser ports.



I'm just gonna keep on putzing along.

 

[dockattner]

Hmmm. There are thirteen planks in Pavel's version and only twelve planks on yours. And he is behind a beam - are you in front of that same beam? Of course, you are both just about the same distance from the hole in the deck...so that seems good. Again...hmmm...