Thank You Benedito
Great job Barba, perfect ! In a few months I will start the work on my Le Requin 1/48 scale kit.
What technique did you use to apply the treenails in planking ? Could you share ? They were very good to see, very real.
Thanks,
Luiz Bruno
What technique did you use to apply the treenails in planking ? Could you share ? They were very good to see, very real.
Thanks,
Luiz Bruno
Thank you Luiz Bruno
I worked with 0.7mm brass wire.
After marking, I drill 0.7mm holes, insert the wire and cut the wire as close to the wood as possible.
I start the sanding lightly with a metal file to remove the edge that remains from cutting, and after that, the sandpaper goes to the end, which evens out everything.
Brass acquires a patina with age, which I expected, at the beginning it was quite shiny.
Good luck with Xebec, if you need any help, I'm here.
I worked with 0.7mm brass wire.
After marking, I drill 0.7mm holes, insert the wire and cut the wire as close to the wood as possible.
I start the sanding lightly with a metal file to remove the edge that remains from cutting, and after that, the sandpaper goes to the end, which evens out everything.
Brass acquires a patina with age, which I expected, at the beginning it was quite shiny.
Good luck with Xebec, if you need any help, I'm here.
Very nice model, congratulations!
And Istria is my love, I've been there many times, at Rovinj and Pula. Beautiful place.
And Istria is my love, I've been there many times, at Rovinj and Pula. Beautiful place.
Thanks Walterone
You are always welcome as everyone.
You are always welcome as everyone.
Barba, thanks for your reply and explanations. I will definitely consult you during my kit's work.
An incredible effort, Barba. What a fascinatingly detailed model you've built. Your initial efforts at Adriatic fishing ships are very much to my liking as well and in fact my first failed attempt was the rather awful Amati trabaccolo kit, which is not very inspiring! I will have to try something such as a kit from Maris Stella instead.
I live in California but my grandfather's family is from Seget Donji (Zulim) near Trogir and my grandmother's family is from Hvar (Zaninovich). Istria is the only part of coastal Croatia that I have not had the opportunity to visit and I wish to go very much! Pula, Rovinj, Rijeka... These places you can call your homeland look stunning!
If you are ever in Hvar please visit the restaurant Alviz for pizza and wine! It is my cousin's restaurant just behind the cathedral near the town square, excellent stuff. Cheers!
-Gregory
I live in California but my grandfather's family is from Seget Donji (Zulim) near Trogir and my grandmother's family is from Hvar (Zaninovich). Istria is the only part of coastal Croatia that I have not had the opportunity to visit and I wish to go very much! Pula, Rovinj, Rijeka... These places you can call your homeland look stunning!
If you are ever in Hvar please visit the restaurant Alviz for pizza and wine! It is my cousin's restaurant just behind the cathedral near the town square, excellent stuff. Cheers!
-Gregory
Very very nice! Great job!
Thank you Gregory for the nice comments.
A lot of our people moved from these parts, when my grandfather decided to leave, the options were Canada or Boka Kotorska, but he decided on Boka Kotorska, which is not far from your grandparents, also a special place to see. Times were hard and people went to better places to live.
I have been to Hvar many times and it is a very beautiful island. I spent more time in the Stari Grad. But I will remember your cousin. I should go to Hvar next week.
And for boats from here, check out this link:
www.marisstella.hr
It's a boat I've never built, but I'll have to someday.
A lot of our people moved from these parts, when my grandfather decided to leave, the options were Canada or Boka Kotorska, but he decided on Boka Kotorska, which is not far from your grandparents, also a special place to see. Times were hard and people went to better places to live.
I have been to Hvar many times and it is a very beautiful island. I spent more time in the Stari Grad. But I will remember your cousin. I should go to Hvar next week.
And for boats from here, check out this link:
GAJETA FALKUŠA 70,4cm 1:20 - Makete i Montazni Kompleti Brodova, Sastavni Dijelovi, Alati, Boje, Postolja, Brodomaketarstvo, MarisStella d.o.o.
GAJETA FALKUŠA 70,4cm 1:20 - Teretna i ribarska brodica otoka Visa Gajeta falkuša dizajnirana je prema potrebama komiških ribara koji su stoljećima plovili na 42 milje udaljenu Palagružu, ribom bogatim područjem i tamo dominirali. Natovareni solju za soljenjem ulova, ribarskim alatom...
www.marisstella.hr
It's a boat I've never built, but I'll have to someday.
Thanks Phil
If you do please check in at Alviz, although I suspect maybe this time of year some of the restaurants are closed on the island. I know they are overwhelmed during the summer and even when I last visited in late October people were shutting things down to relax for the winter season! Stari Grad on Hvar is a great place. I spent my birthday wandering around through the old plain there, which as you know is an UNESCO site for the Greek-era farmsteads and roads which still exist!
My grandfather's family is from Velo Grablje, on the west side of the island. After I returned from my trip I painted the village for my mother.
I would love to build the trabaccolo from Maris Stella in particular. I think they are an excellent design of ship, like a Mediterranean version of the large Dutch fluyts! However, the falkuša you shared is a great example of how detailed one can get with the smaller vessels and that is also attractive.
Cheers!
-Gregory
Gregory, I am speechless. You have hit the essence of the island of Hvar, mom must be happy.
When you see that beauty, you wonder why people left there.
As for the trabacul, it was my first serious boat. I made it according to the plans and if you need it I have some material about it.
p.s.
when I draw something, I have to write below what it is
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When you see that beauty, you wonder why people left there.
As for the trabacul, it was my first serious boat. I made it according to the plans and if you need it I have some material about it.
p.s.
when I draw something, I have to write below what it is
!!
First of all my congratulations for finishing this great model - very good work on the chebeque.
A good friend of mine Zejlko, also from Croatia, build the same model based on the Boudriot drawings.
SMS Kaiser - that is really a highly interesting project, and I guess you will need another 10 years for this
Are there drawings available of the original vessel?
I know she was build in Pula, so maybe there are drawings available in their library, or maybe in Trieste.
A good friend of mine Zejlko, also from Croatia, build the same model based on the Boudriot drawings.
SMS Kaiser - that is really a highly interesting project, and I guess you will need another 10 years for this
Are there drawings available of the original vessel?
I know she was build in Pula, so maybe there are drawings available in their library, or maybe in Trieste.
Thank you Uwek
I know about Željko, but I don't know him personally.
I don't have a good news for SMS Kaiser, I contacted the "Krigsmarine" archive in Vienna on the recommendation of our colleague Willy and unfortunately, they don't have a blueprints, they tried to get information, put together some plans, but they still don't have enough material for reconstruction. As they explained to me, there are surprisingly few pictures of the ship itself. They sent me all the material they have and I am very grateful for that. The base of the ship appears to be closest to HMS Agamanon.
At first it was strange to me that there was no model of the ship, then they told me that as far as they know, there is a partial model in Pula, in Milan, in the Czech Republic, but before the Second World War.
So much for Kaiser for now.
I know about Željko, but I don't know him personally.
I don't have a good news for SMS Kaiser, I contacted the "Krigsmarine" archive in Vienna on the recommendation of our colleague Willy and unfortunately, they don't have a blueprints, they tried to get information, put together some plans, but they still don't have enough material for reconstruction. As they explained to me, there are surprisingly few pictures of the ship itself. They sent me all the material they have and I am very grateful for that. The base of the ship appears to be closest to HMS Agamanon.
At first it was strange to me that there was no model of the ship, then they told me that as far as they know, there is a partial model in Pula, in Milan, in the Czech Republic, but before the Second World War.
So much for Kaiser for now.
Hello Bear ! In reference to your Xebec model, is it in 1/48 scale, correct ? In this case , would you have the approximate amounts in lengths and the respective diameters of the main cables used ? I need to stock up on the components and I'm having some difficulty with this item. The Jean Boudriot's book "Le Requin" have the original diameters table but certainly not the lengths.
Thanks, Luiz Bruno
Thanks, Luiz Bruno
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It is very difficult for me to answer that question because I made the ropes myself and did not pay attention to the lengths. When I need it, I make it.
Following your communication
Do you have the 74 gun books - I can imagine, that there is something written about the usual lengths of the different anchor cables
OK, not really a chebeque, but maybe as an indication
Thanks Uwec. Yes, I consult the 74 gun books too. Nothing about lengths for rigging cables, just diameters, except for anchors.
Thanks Barba.
Luiz Bruno
Maybe we could ask that question in another part of the forum, maybe someone did the math.
Your question is interesting, and now that you mention it, I'd like to know too
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Maybe we could ask that question in another part of the forum, maybe someone did the math.
Your question is interesting, and now that you mention it, I'd like to know too
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