RE: Spanish galleon the Armada campaign in 1588 ,just one more version - 4

Thanks Tarjack :)

As soon as I completed fore shrouds I didn't like my guns anymore :))) ... decided to rearange gun's carriage and make it of two wheels...actually those guns which were in the kit were not correct ,as I could assume...too "old fashion" may be 100 years early than ness-ry ...but due to didn't have proper barrels - left them w/o changes but chage a little bit carriage only...

than was the phase of rigging fore upper stays and shifting backstays

Hi Daniel! Thanks,
I'm sitting now and trying to figure out sets of sails... today I had information that my vacation will be 1 month shorter than I expected....need to hurry up...want to complete fore mast in general ... :)

sprit sail

sprit sail 2

Thank You very much my friends! :)))
Your comments - it is really support!
Working alone absolutely not interesting of couse... I mean ...I don't see that my "job" smth. "special " as You said, but if you like it - I'm happy man :)))
For me personal most interesting part - painting, and to make some kind of historic resurch ...and I try to reach visual effect of "old sailing vessel model" made frm wood ...but to make wooden model - it is above my value, ...and thrue speaking - I like plastic kit :)))

continue sails story...:)
previous pctrs were frm the past ...since this moment - actual situation...
last 3-4 days I've spent to prepair drwngs of all sails in full model scale - it will be very simple sails , just with some major details ...material -high quality percale, cloths - imitation by pen and awl(press and drown lines), preliminary percale colored in wooden stains-made mix color I liked, and after been colored -soaked in ordinary white wooden glue (polyvinylacetate emalsion)
finaly it became like a paper but with the fabric texture - very handy to work with ...all sails will be clued - no sewing-machine will be used due to scale restriction...
As example I used sails(how they could be looked like) frm Vasa book reconstruction, Willem Rex model, Cor Emke VOC ships reconstruction,Susan Constant anatomy(but there is mentioned only english sails construction .which are not my case),...unfortunatelly find nothing abt spanish sails of that period...but according historic resurch ,in those time ,it was common practice when duch or other foreighn shipwrights were contracted to work on Spain Crown shipyard...

continue sails making story... :) would like to have effect like those on the pictures...

Good day , Dear Friends,
continue with sails making... try to make simplest form of a few major components only... each takes approx 6 hrs... but it is only cutting and clueing ...I can imagine how peaple could make sails for models with all ness-ry details !

Good Evening Kirill,
you Show us an astonishingly detailed and lively model that is very appealing.
I am sorry that it is already finished (well, nearly). But there are so many more models to be built ;-)

Well done!

Thanks Bodo,
You are right, looks like final stage ...but for me it looks like most boring and long stage...want to make full set of sails, than will try to complete Fore mast...and 3 more remains ....may be two more years it will take to complete ... ;),it's sad that I can make this project during vacation only...
All The Best!