Spanish cargo ca. 1400, based an kit Amati Coca

[Pepite 1/60]

Hi, this is my version of the Amati Coca, with a few, very personal modifications to make her a bit more 'how she might have been in reality', but without much changing the general outline (except for the bowsprit). Not all perfect, but hey... She was a very nice build, somewhat away from the usual crowd of sleek fishing boats or war ships. Others to come...

 

[Namabiiru]

Beautiful build, but that ship does not look stable in any kind of a swell. Bad if you’re prone to seasickness

 

[Pepite 1/60]

Beautiful build, but that ship does not look stable in any kind of a swell. Bad if you’re prone to seasickness

The Amati kit is heavily based on the "Mataro Model" from the 15th century, now in a museum at Rotterdam, NL. You're right, if build to scale, the original must have sailed like a pig. But I think, she's still beautiful, in her way.

 

[Montenegro]

Excelente modelo, y bastante bien logrado. ¡¡Felicidades!!

 

[tball4217]

YOu do realize the model built here, is built from a kit based upon a votive ship.

Votive ship - Wikipedia

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thus has been remarked by experts. the ship model has no basis in reality in terms of construction, actual shape or size.

 

[Pepite 1/60]

YOu do realize the model built here, is built from a kit based upon a votive ship.

Votive ship - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

thus has been remarked by experts. the ship model has no basis in reality in terms of construction, actual shape or size.

Yep, that's why I absolutely wanted to build her in the first place. This is the original 'Mataro ship' from the 15th century.

 

[-Waldemar-]

Yep, that's why I absolutely wanted to build her in the first place. This is the original 'Mataro ship' from the 15th century.

Likewise, for me personally this very model is a kind of icon of ancient shipbuilding too. If you don't mind, here are my own interpretations of this truly exquisite artefact.

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[Pepite 1/60]

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[Pepite 1/60]

Likewise, for me personally this very model is a kind of icon of ancient shipbuilding too. If you don't mind, here are my own interpretations of this truly exquisite artefact.

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Beautifully done. I still dream of scratch building at that level.

 

[-Waldemar-]

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Beautifully done. I still dream of scratch building at that level.

Thank you, but it was you who made a beautiful model of my favourite artefact . And perhaps most importantly, you have successfully completed its construction, which, despite appearances, does not happen very often to all those who start a project . Congratulations.

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[Pepite 1/60]

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Thank you, but it was you who made a beautiful model of my favourite artefact . And perhaps most importantly, you have successfully completed its construction, which, despite appearances, does not happen very often to all those who start a project . Congratulations.

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You may like this one too: http://www.marisstella.hr/model-ship-kits-details,1188,navicela-istina-ili-mit

 

[Smithy]

I like the concept of making a model of a model of a ship. I like the look of the thing too, which would be at home in any of the fantasy novels which I enjoy. Reality? Accuracy? Pshaw!

Nice work Pepite

 

[Pepite 1/60]

I like the concept of making a model of a model of a ship. I like the look of the thing too, which would be at home in any of the fantasy novels which I enjoy. Reality? Accuracy? Pshaw!

Nice work Pepite

Thank you.

 

[-Waldemar-]

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I like the concept of making a model of a model of a ship. I like the look of the thing too, which would be at home in any of the fantasy novels which I enjoy. Reality? Accuracy? Pshaw!

Historical value (construction details) aside, there is something magical and elegant about the Mataro model, something that other models from this early era, such as the one below, completely lack. No wonder it is the Mataro model that is most famous and so eagerly replicated by many.

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