SPANISH GALLEON XVII. GALEON DEL AZOGUE [COMPLETED BUILD]

[Bob sav]

I dont think I have ever seen a ship with that much rigging

 

[HerOdyssey]

I have zero knowledge or experience with model ships; I'm here to learn for a project I am undertaking soon. Your build has taught me so much about the structure and mechanics of the whole thing. But I want to know... how the hell did they get a cow down in the hold like that LOL. I'm a miniaturist of a different kind, and I really appreciate the non-shippy things you built: the heraldry, the placard, the little suit of armor, and most importantly, the rats. I love the rats.

Your talent is clearly immense. I'm humbled by your efforts to be historically accurate and to use your skill to teach about the configuration, the storage, the functionality of these spectacular products of maritime engineering, and, of course, we cannot exclude rats.

 

[Morgan63]

For the execution of this Project, I will rely on the following sources of documentation:

1 “Galeones Españoles de XVII” de Cayetano Hormaechea, Isidro Rivera y Manuel Derquí.

2 “Los Barcos Oceánicos en el Atlántico Ibérico en los Siglos XVI y XVII” de Cayetano Hormaechea. Accesible en academia.edu

3 “Arquitectura de la Naos y Galeones de la Carrera de Indias” de Jose Luis Rubio Serrano

4 “La Aportación de la Peninsula Iberíca a la Tecnologia Naval... 1570-1620” Thesis Doctoral, Ricardo Visier

5 “Mirada a las Naos Vascas del XVI”, Jose Maria Perona.

6 “Disquisiciones Naúticas”, Cesareo Fernandez Duro

7 Ordenanzas de Naos y Galeones de 1613 y 1618

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Is the shape of the nao the same as the Santa Maria 1492?

 

[DARIVS ARCHITECTVS]

I have zero knowledge or experience with model ships; I'm here to learn for a project I am undertaking soon. Your build has taught me so much about the structure and mechanics of the whole thing. But I want to know... how the hell did they get a cow down in the hold like that LOL. I'm a miniaturist of a different kind, and I really appreciate the non-shippy things you built: the heraldry, the placard, the little suit of armor, and most importantly, the rats. I love the rats.

Your talent is clearly immense. I'm humbled by your efforts to be historically accurate and to use your skill to teach about the configuration, the storage, the functionality of these spectacular products of maritime engineering, and, of course, we cannot exclude rats.

How to load a cow onto a ship:


Rats can make good pets. Unfortunately for rat lovers, rats are not desirable on a ship. They carry disease, infest stored food, and damage many things such as rigging.

 

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Unfortunately for rat lovers, rats are not desireable on a ship. They carry disease, infest stored food, and damage many things such as rigging.

Oh, rats! These little critters may not have all the best qualities, but, in a pinch, they can be a valuable food reserve and they clearly indicate when the ship is sinking.