Cristobal Colón Espana 1898

[Atyagatya]

Hello, all boat lovers! In March, I received the design of the battleship from a Spaniard named Cristobal Colón. The XIX It was built at the end of the century, a so-called pre-dreadnought. When Google translated his name into Hungarian, I cried with laughter. Colón means thick intestine in Hungarian. I felt that I had to build this :-) my son and my wife both wiped their tears :-) At first glance it seemed easy to do. I haven't made a bigger mistake in my life. Great drawings, precise fits, many filigree parts, which is an advantage for me, because I like challenges, since I was originally an engraver. But the parts are scattered on the pages in such a way that I spend almost more time searching than actually working. The work, advice and photos of a Paperlab colleague were a great help to me. Thank you from far away Hungary! I do the ribbing differently, this is my first larger paper model construction. At first I filled it with plastic sheets, then I realized that the paper is absorbed by the glue, so I carved the gaps between the ribs out of Nikecell, but it's still far from what I expected. I cut the cannon tubes out of wooden sticks, and replaced the end of the tube with an injection needle of the right size. The cardboard paper I printed on turned out to be thin and warped. What I am happy with is the deck. Because I scratched the boards with a needle with a rounded end to create a 3D impression! Sisyphean work! :-) The end is far from over, but I can already see that this is just so-called student money and I have to do it again. I scaled it down to 1:400 scale, I can be more wrong there :-) :-) I look forward to constructive criticism and well-intentioned help! Thanks in advance!