Spanish Galleon CHALLENGE

[Pantherman]

I have been asked to "tidy up" a wooden model of a 15th century Spanish Galleon that a And this is what she would like..... Pantherman

 

[Pantherman]

I have been asked to "tidy up" a wooden model of a 15th century Spanish Galleon that a friend has asked me to rebuild as she helped her dad build it many years ago View attachment 133755View attachment 133756View attachment 133757View attachment 133758View attachment 133759View attachment 133760View attachment 133761 And this is what she would like..... Pantherman
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[Pantherman]

Well, kinda messed that post up but hopefully you will get the idea.

Any advice greatly welcome. Pantherman

 

[TimM63]

Just buy the new one and give it back to her saying "I did the best I could, hope you like it". LOL

 

[mark2]

If I was asked to tidy that up I woulda got out the dustpan and brush I think lol, good luck.

 

[Steve Ski]

No, this won't be too much of an issue for you Pantherman. Like anything else, air compressor blasting off the dust, pull it apart and tag it, clean it up, paint it, back together again. There's a bit of woodwork to do and some dowel replacements needed, but not impossible. It is kinda hard to tell, but it looks like it's been either kept outside or somewhere damp.

Keep us posted, you're into it now, Buddy! Bookmarked.

 

[Pantherman]

Thanks, much appreciated.

It was thought lost but found in a relatives shed recently. It has great sentimental memories so I have been asked to reuse as much of the original materials as possible.

I'm an ex carpenter so not so daunting as it would seem, I love working with timber. Pantherman

 

[Pantherman]

I have been asked to "tidy up" a wooden model of a 15th century Spanish Galleon that aView attachment 133755View attachment 133756View attachment 133757View attachment 133758View attachment 133759View attachment 133760View attachment 133761 And this is what she would like..... Pantherman
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So I decided to make a start on stripping this down.... wow, what a mess. This may take longer than the 3 months I first thought. Pantherman

 

[OldManModeler]

I'll be watching this one.

 

[Pantherman]

Decided it was time to put a bit of effort into this build. It's difficult to try keep it as original as possible without wanting to make it look better. Pantherman

 

[Tommergun]

Brilliant work so far!

 

[Airborne01!]

Good luck with this mate, good start!
Steve

 

[Pantherman]

Brilliant work so far!

Thanks. PM

 

[Pantherman]

Good luck with this mate, good start!
Steve

Gonna need alot of luck but it's different so thought I'd give it a go. Pantherman

 

[BarleyBop]

difficult to try keep it as original as possible

Amazing to see you take just about any challenge, this time with 'the original builder' looking over your shoulder... kudos.

 

[Rob]

Well, kinda messed that post up but hopefully you will get the idea.

Any advice greatly welcome. Pantherman

Add some more barnacles and on the name plate tell her it's the pirate ship from the movie The Fog

 

[domer94]

looks like a cool piece of folk art with some spice to it

 

[Edbert]

Parts of it look more like plaster than wood. I'm certainly interested in following this one!

 

[Pantherman]

Amazing to see you take just about any challenge, this time with 'the original builder' looking over your shoulder... kudos.

Thanks BB.

 

[Pantherman]

Parts of it look more like plaster than wood. I'm certainly interested in following this one!

It's bits of plaster, paper, string, old shoe tacks, nails, really really thick yacht varnish and everything else in between. The hull is a solid chunk of timber that weights more than my compressor....... Pantherman