Santiago De Compostela 1540 [COMPLETED BUILD]

[Mike41]

Forecastle

My main helper steadied the fore mast while I installed a few main deck beams. The six gunports were located next. The cannons are not installed, just located on the deck for clearances.

 

[Mike41]

Stern Planking

The first layer of planking is finished on the bow and the stern needs some work. These are the progress photos.

 

[Mike41]

Main deck beams and framing details

I added a lining in the bow and added the deck beams for the main deck. The following photos show the progress.

 

[Mike41]

Main deck beams and framing details continued:

The main deck lodging knees have been added along with the hatch grating.

 

[Mike41]

Forecastle

The mid-level deck framing and siding were installed next, and a second layer of planking is started.

 

[Richie]

Great detail, nice work.

 

[Mike41]

Thanks Richie.

 

[Mike41]

Planking

The second exterior planking is installed as the upper decks are added to support the cannons.

 

[Mike41]

Planking

A few more photos of the planking.

 

[shota70]

Planking

A few more photos of the planking.

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beautiful work

 

[Mike41]

Thanks Shota.

 

[Mike41]

Gunports

When I designed the framing, I should have taken into consideration the triangular shape of the gun ports above the lower gun deck, using a pattern and scroll saw to cut the openings in wood blocks inserted in the framing would have been a better method on construction. Scratch building is a constant learning process.

These photos show the method I used to cut the gunports; it was not easy cutting through the frames lol.

 

[Mike41]

Quarterdeck framing

This is a few photos of the quarter deck framing. It is similar to the main deck framing.

 

[Mike41]

Quarterdeck Canons
Eight more guns along with the quarterdeck bulkhead.

 

[Mike41]

The Quarterdeck Bulkhead

This is a few photos of the quarterdeck bulkhead.

 

[Mike41]

The forecastle:

The forecastle requires a little more attention. I added the upper deck and a ladder from the main deck and the top rail.

Progress photos.

 

[Mike41]

The forecastle:
This is a few photos of the finished forecastle.

 

[Obormotov]

The frames were assembled using a method I learned from Dave Stevens using magnets to hold the parts together while the glue dries.

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Привет всем.... Ценная мысль использовать магниты для фиксации

Hello everyone.... Valuable thought to use magnets for fixation

 

[Obormotov]

Hello everyone! I really liked this magazine-assembly ... In general, I like POF, the laboriousness is large, but the labor expended pays off. I liked it very much! What about sails and rigging? I will wait for the continuation! All the best and creative success! Egor.

 

[Mike41]

The stern bulkhead:

The stern bulkhead sits directly behind the main mast with a pin rail on the quarter deck. The quarter deck is lined with Myrtle wood. Progress photos


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