SPANISH GALLEON XVII. GALEON DEL AZOGUE [COMPLETED BUILD]

[ramonolivenza]

Part by part..
The starboard side will be open and the port side closed.
The artillery portholes will open later.
The port side is entirely black, according to the usual in these galleons, which were tar or pitch.
However, I'm not painting, I'm dying the pieces with Indian ink before nailing the pieces, that's why the nails are not painted. Later I will blue the nails so that they take an old and oxidized aspect, applying selenium dioxide.
I have tried different inks, the best result is Dr. Ph. Martin's Black Star India Ink Hi Carbon

 

[DocBlake]

Very nice work. Impressive

 

[ramonolivenza]

 

[ramonolivenza]

Nails... +/_ 800 pics

 

[Jimsky]

A very painstaking and challanging work! Bravo!

 

[Uwek]

Great work - looking very realistic

 

[Maarten]

Hi Ramon,
Good to see this process. Wonderfull work.
How are you blueing these afterwards? With heat or chemicals?

 

[NMBROOK]

Outstanding!Is the blackening sufficient to prevent the steel nails from rusting in the future?

Kind Regards

Nigel

 

[zoly99sask]

Outstanding!Is the blackening sufficient to prevent the steel nails from rusting in the future?

Kind Regards

Nigel

I was wondering about the oxidation too.

 

[NMBROOK]

I only ask because I have used cold bluing solutions on Airweapons many years ago,they reduced the susceptibility to rust but not eliminate it.The weapon still required frequent clean downs with oil impregnated rags or covering with a water repellent aerosol if used in wet conditions.

Kind Regards

Nigel

 

[ramonolivenza]

 

[ramonolivenza]

I only ask because I have used cold bluing solutions on Airweapons many years ago,they reduced the susceptibility to rust but not eliminate it.The weapon still required frequent clean downs with oil impregnated rags or covering with a water repellent aerosol if used in wet conditions.

Kind Regards

Nigel

I'll use Super Blue, but l want a little rust effect.. I look for an antiquity aesthetic

 

[ramonolivenza]

 

[Norway]

This looks very good, good effect with black color, there are probably wooden nails on the lower part of the hull.

 

[ramonolivenza]

This looks very good, good effect with black color, there are probably wooden nails on the lower part of the hull.

Not.. In Spanish galleons Iron nails!

 

[ramonolivenza]

The Spanish galleons were built (mandatory by law) in the north of Spain, in the current regions of Cantabria and Vascongadas. These areas are very rich in iron mines, for which the use of iron nails was very easy and cheap. It is a characteristic of Spanish galleons. The English used more wooden nails

 

[Norway]

Thanks for the information, I was just not sure when I looked at your pictures, like to watch your log, very much to learn here thanks.

 

[ramonolivenza]

 

[Pathfinder65]

Wow, I have no other words except for WOW. I admire your patience, skills and dedication. Your log is a great history lesson.

 

[ramonolivenza]