Thanks so much Jumpugly, I hope to get her back in the water and go sailing.

Thanks so much, Chugalone. Yes, the display case is there. I built it recently. Let me know what you think (I'll link it at the end if you're interested). Unfortunately, I don't have room to store it; it's locked away in a closet for now.

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Thanks so much, Chum. I have to say (but this has certainly happened to many) that while I was finishing this model, I was already thinking about other projects.
Since it took so long, I reached a point where I couldn't wait to finish.

Good morning everyone,
After completing the boom restraints, I can say that the model is finished.
After years and various interruptions, it's finished.

I'm sorry that many stages of the work aren't easily accessible; in fact, they're truly difficult to track.
Unfortunately, I've noticed that, beyond a certain number of posts (and there are already 561 in this topic), scrolling further back in time takes a very long time.
It makes no difference if I had created this topic in the "build blog" section instead of the "forum" section; what matters is the large number of posts. In fact, the advantage of the "forum" section is that the posts are arranged in chronological order and all numbered.

I will now post the model in the "Harbour" section with some photos and a summary sheet.

Thanks to everyone who has followed the work with very positive comments, advice, and helpful information.

Now I'm thinking about future projects.

Hey Chugalone, besides being brilliant, you're a train and you go incredibly fast. You can build faster than I can read. Keep it up, I admire you.

Great job Jumpugly, and you're right to keep your mind sharp.

Best wishes to all ship modelers, especially ColinH and his family.

Hi Chugalone, after heating the brass tubing, how did you bend it? What tool or tools did you use?

Very high levels, Chugalone.

Thank you very much Wolle.

Thank you very much my Belgian friend, you are always kind.

I agree with both Chris and Jumpugly; you've made some good points, in my opinion.
The photos you posted of Ronald's boats are very suggestive, even if they're fake, hahahahaha.
We need to know how to use weapons, even if we don't like them.
Chris, if you want to experiment with my photos, you're welcome to do so now, hahahahaha.

Good morning, naval modelers.

Just a quick update because I'm very close to completion after centuries of work and various interruptions.

I did a tidying job of the lines (double tackles and restraining lines) of the guns, exhausting and unpleasant but it had to be done.
To complete it, I had to create some small hooks out of tinned copper, painted black. This was necessary because the cannons must be removed to open the covers.
Luckily, to insert the batteries, only one cover needs to be removed (the others are for maintenance and repairs) and four cannons.

Then I installed some running rigging, which in Italy are called "Ostini" or "Senali."
I'd like to know the English term.
They're the ones in the photo.
They're used to maneuver the mainsail gaffs, so there are two on each side. Since the blocks have a single fixed sheave, they don't reduce the effort.
Could "gaff vang" be the correct term?

All I need now is the boom restraints.
After that, I'll post a summary spec sheet and a few photos in the Harbour Section to wrap things up.

Finally, I'll be able to focus on new projects.

Hi, Jock.
I'm always following your great work with interest. It's coming along beautifully.
I've found firsthand that doing something repetitive (as often happens with complex ship models, and as you did with the cranes) can be frustrating, but there are some advantages. After a while, you get much faster and the pieces come out better.

Thanks Chugalone too kind, excellent Italian.
Ti considero un vero artista oltre che modellista.

Hi Chum, you can be very satisfied with your great work.

Hi Chum44, thank you very much, I understand the meaning.

Thank you so much, Jumpugly, for the compliment in the form of an aphorism; you're kind and original.

Thank you so much Phil, your words make me very happy.

Hi Colin, thank you so much for your kind words.
It's always great news when you participate in the forum.

Thank you so much, Ron and Chugalone. I really appreciate your compliments, they really make me happy.

Ron, I had no problem seeing the small pieces, but I had a lot of trouble handling them, cutting and gluing them, and especially handling them.
I couldn't have done a better job because they were really too small.
I'm relieved because I've seen other models in the same scale, and these pieces are much more stylized.

Good morning, ship modelers.

Here's the compass update.
For details, please see the link below:

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Good evening, all naval modelers,

I've completed the compass.
I couldn't have done better with this scale; the entire compass fits under the little finger.

1. I started with a piece of walnut wood that I cut to size, 14 mm. (For detailed measurements, see the images in the first post.)
2. I glued wooden strips around the wooden strip, the edges of which were previously darkened with black graphite from a 6b pencil.
3. I sanded the resulting cylinder both to reduce the diameter (gradually reaching the project's target diameter of 6 mm) and to smooth out the edges of the strips.
4. For the hemispherical dome that contains the compass itself, I used a 6 mm boxwood sphere. Instead of cutting it in two (which would have been impossible), I simply joined it to the cylinder described above. To hide the lower hemisphere and make it look like a hemisphere, I used strips of brass.
5. I cut strips about 6 mm long and 1 and 2 mm wide from a very thin sheet of brass. I made small circles and glued them to both the top and bottom of the cylinder.
6. I also placed a brass rod at the base.
7. I built the pedestal with a small square of walnut wood surrounded by four brass nails.
8. The dome was enriched with two special opening discs (plastic circles recovered from very small portholes) and a small brass tube.
9. The two lateral arms that support the compensation spheres are made with thin layers of cut plastic, overlapped and glued together.
10. The rear compensation tube is a varnished wooden rod and varnished copper wire.
11. Two small pieces of copper (one round and one square) embellished the cylindrical support body.
12. The two red and green spheres are two painted boxwood spheres with a diameter of 3 mm.

The whole thing was first painted with wood stain and then with Humbrol enamels.

At one point during the process, the compass, not yet complete and unpainted, looked like one of the miniatures from the movie "Despicable Me."

It sounds very simple to say, but handling such small pieces drove me crazy.

Beautiful photos Andy!

Hi Chugalone, I was looking for this information among your posts but maybe it's not there, so I searched online, is the scale of your model 1:32? Can you confirm?

Hi Chugalone, you built and posted this beautiful new model before I read and translated the posts.
Thank you for sharing every step of the construction process in such detail, explaining the process with words and images.
For anyone who wants to build the same model, you've left an excellent trail to follow.

Hi Pat, I'll let you know how things are going.
Unfortunately, it won't be turned into a museum.
It will be given to Indonesia as you predicted, but it won't be sold as you were hoping.
It will be given away for free.

Beautiful Jumpugly, I hope you rebuild it soon.

As I said, it's a real shame. It's difficult to recover from a loss of quality and experience in many fields, but even more so in ship modeling.

I was deeply saddened by the fate of the German brands "Robbe" and "Graupner." Sadness.

I hope the Italian companies that still make quality ship modeling will endure for a long time to come.
Currently, the world-renowned Italian ship modeling companies are:
"Amati" of Turin;
"Mantua Model" from the province of Mantua (which has absorbed the products of the "Sergal" and "Panart" brands);
"Corel" from Milan.
Then there are two niche brands, small, hyper-specialized companies: one makes only high-performance dynamic boats (electric and internal combustion), "Tempest RC Boats" [a tempting subject for Jumpugly], and the other makes only RC sailboats and submarines, "AMON (Nonsolovele)".
I could also add "Italeri," which also makes plastic model kits of ships that can be made RC.

I've analyzed some aspects, and (at least for now) there are many reasons and assumptions that give me hope.
1) First of all, the quality is generally very high and the selection is very wide; but this factor alone would not be enough for survival, as has unfortunately been seen in many cases.
2) The quality-price ratio is very favorable.
3) These companies offer a wide range of products. There are complete kits, drawings and plans only, and individual materials for the modeler who doesn't follow kits (wood, metals, plastics, and all types of accessories).
What's important to keep in mind is that the dynamic part of the product range is a minority, so competition in this area doesn't threaten the company's entire distribution.
Static materials and kits still face no competition from Chinese companies, and there are no real alternatives online to the products offered by these historic companies, neither in terms of quantity, quality, nor cost.
Even a beginner modeler like me doesn't put these companies at risk because I turn exclusively to them (this type of company) for many materials and accessories.
Unfortunately, companies that focus solely or primarily on dynamic RC models face strong competition. It's easy to understand why: you can find cheap electric motors, ESCs, servos, drive shafts, propellers, joints, etc. online.
Furthermore, these models have a plastic hull that's easily reproduced with 3D printers, even by companies that aren't very specialized or high-quality.

I try to buy from model shops in my city; for the static side of this hobby, there's still affordability and quality, but for RC and electronics, the internet offers more options at much lower prices.

P.S. A separate mention goes to the Milanese company "Mamoli," which had a beautiful and extensive catalog. Unfortunately, a devastating fire there in 2014 caused the company's collapse.

I realize that in Italy we don't have huge tidal ranges, but in other places we do.