Anna Maria 1694 ( firdajan 2 ) 1:96

[RdK]

H Jan!

Thanks for the pics! Really beautiful and clean work! I for myself struggle with shaping sails a bit...Still need to work on my method with varnish and sand...Will try another varnish for my last sail.

Superb display of your skills, Jan! Bravo!

-Radek

[frigate 264]

How everything changes with the sails. Super.

[firdajan2]

Thank you friends for your replies

Rdk: I know your method But, why not to try thinned glue for the paper ( I´m sure you know Herkules ) instead of varnish ? I think youll´be satisfied.

Michael Mash, frigate 264: yes, sails are always magic and changes ship a lot.

All sails are on the ship. Now I can start with the second part of running rigging. I also started to produce some necessary elements

Jan

[Vermin_King]

Stunning. I just have to sit back and admire your work. I doubt I will ever get to this level

[Michael Mash]

Beautiful sails, and you do a great job turning paper into wood.
Most viewers would assume they are looking at a wood model.
Mike

[brianne]

really fabulous, a labor of love!

[RdK]

Hi Jan,

Yes, I know Herkules, but have never tried thinned glue on fabric. Have to make some tests first. Here in Finland there is of course not Herkules, but similar glues. The problem I had now with the varnish is that it hardened quite with the sails bent too much and the whole yard was a bit bent, or like they say here "vinksin vonksin"... Was quite a job to somehow straighten it with the running rigging...I'll post some pictures soon in my own thread.

Really great work on the sails, I admire the clean look of your model and the sails! My ones look in comparison as found on the street after a half-rainy, half-snowy day, driven over by cars and trucks... I somehow wanted them to look dirty, but I also learn from masters like you!

Great job on the anchos, too! Looking forward to seeing the running rigging running between the masts and yards!

-Radek

[Seahorse]

What else can be added in the comments to such a beautiful model? Extremely successful?

Tomek

[frigate 264]

Extremely successful .

[birder]

Hi Jan, I am enjoying watching your ship come together, looks great.