Santa Maria produced by Pavel Nikitin

Made some progress with this build. I'll need to do some clean up on the finish to make it more presentable. Still a lot of work to do. I've assembled most of deck furniture with a few more pieces to go particularly the life boat. And that raises a point about the fragility of some of the pieces. The stern detail and pieces of the life boat in particular are very thin and thus fragile. I've unintentionally / accidentally damage some pieces even when trying to be careful. I can repair these and hope that they won't be too apparent when I'm finished.

Shaping the masts will be a challenge too. They are made of 2 or 3 rectangular pieces. I don't have a lathe and will need to shape them with a lot of sanding. If anyone has a suggestion of an alternative of how to shape these I welcome your input.

All and all this has been a fun build!


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Craig C said:
Hi Glenn and sleepfish

Thanks for your messages. I’d like to get the finish kit on the Nikitin site but can’t make the purchase as Model Expo will at some point sell his products but not now, I plan to stain the individual pieces before assembly for just the reason you mentioned. In the absence of Nikitin’s kit I was considering Watco dark walnut Danish Oil and then a wipe on poly or wax finish.
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Craig,

The Santa Maria is already being sold at Model Expo. Our version comes with the above mentioned Slipway that your kit is missing.
And right now it's on sale... Buy it Here
 
Thanks for your reply but it's a lot too late as I've almost finished the Santa Maria. When I learned that Model Expo was selling Nikitin's model I sent an e-mail request about the slipway and the paint kit for the Santa Maria directly to Model Expo more than a month and a half ago with no reply.
 
Craig C said:
Thanks for your reply but it's a lot too late as I've almost finished the Santa Maria. When I learned that Model Expo was selling Nikitin's model I sent an e-mail request about the slipway and the paint kit for the Santa Maria directly to Model Expo more than a month and a half ago with no reply.
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Apologies for missing your message, Craig. Mea culpa. Mea maxima culpa.
Looking forward to see your finished Santa Maria!
 
Craig C said:
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My next step is to inventory of the parts list and read the instructions before starting the build. I am excited about the model. I think it's a piece of art. I hope I can do it justice.
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Hallo @Craig C
we wish you all the BEST and a HAPPY BIRTHDAY
Birthday-Cake
 
I've been away from actively building for about a month. I slipped off the last tread of a movable ladder at work and went down hard on my back. thankfully no fracture or breaks but a deep bruise that has gotten better with time.
I'm working on the sails. Following Signet's Ragusian Carrack I've gotten ideas for my Santa Maria sails. I've attached bolt rope to the main sail and then lashed the three components together. I wrapped the edges of the sail cloth around 18 gage copper wire and then sewn the edges. I used fabric glue because it doesn't stain the cloth like CA and the glue drys quickly.
My next move is to fill the sail. I going to use a small U.S. football and spray fabric finish (starch) to get a full appearance.


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And I also assembled a new work station.

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