Deagostini Santisima Trinidad User guide

Brand: Deagostini

Model: Santisima Trinidad

Type: User guide

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SANTISIMA TRINIDAD: Step by Step ™

File the bowsprit deck so that no planks

extend over the edge and the surface is

smooth.

To check that the surface of the hull

is evenly smoothed, take a 2 x 5mm

wooden strip, moisten it and shape it

around the area shown. Where it does

not sit perfectly against the surface,

use a file and sandpaper to shape that

area of the hull.

Your parts

Cannon balls

Columns

Wooden strips 2 x 5 x 250mm

Wooden strips 1 x 4 x 300mm

Wooden strips 2 x 4 x 300mm

Tools and equipment

File

Sandpaper

Superglue

Putty

Spatula

Knife

Stage 61

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With a spatula, spread a thin layer of

putty over the hull to fill any cracks or

uneven areas. Only apply putty to the

hull below the gun ports.

If any strips aren’t stuck down properly,

apply some superglue to them, hold

in place and then sand when dry to

remove any excess glue.

When the putty is dry, go over the

entire hull with sandpaper or a sanding

block, first with medium grit, then fine.

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Smooth the area of the false keel at the

stern until it is reduced to 5mm wide.

Check that the hull is now smooth by

hand. Sand any remaining rough or

uneven areas.

Similarly, smooth the area of the false

keel at the bow to 5mm wide.

5mm

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Continue gluing the wooden strips

over the planks, and press them down

before they dry to remove any warped

areas. When dry, cut away any part of

the strips that extend past the edges,

then file smooth.

Cut the wooden strips from Stage 60 to

fit over the planks at the stern. Apply

some glue to this area and place two of

the lengths there, as shown.

The photo shows how the assembly

should look at this stage. Keep any left-

over material, as it will be used later.

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Engage the two hinge parts of the

gun port door and the hinged frame,

as shown.

Test-fit the gun port frame assembly

into the gun port holes of the lower

three rows to check that they are all

the correct size. Adjust any in which the

frame doesn’t fit.

Your parts

Cannon balls

Gun port frame

Gun port door

Gun port frame (hinged)

Wooden strips 2 x 5 x 250mm

Wooden strips 2 x 4 x 300mm

Tools and equipment

Tweezers

Glue

Knife

Stage 62

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Glue a 2 x 5mm wooden strip below

the first gun ports, from the fifth port

around to the bow.

Now test-fit the open frame along the

upper gun port holes. As before, adjust

the sizes of the holes if necessary.

When dry, cut the strip in line with the

edge of the false keel (dotted red line).

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Glue another strip aft of the previous

one, keeping it in line. When dry, cut

off the area that overlaps the strips that

you fitted previously, on page 244.

Glue another strip aft of the previous

one, in line with the bottom of the

lowest row of gun ports.

Place another strip, as shown, between

the dotted red lines. Smooth along the

strips to flatten any warping that may

have occurred.

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SANTISIMA TRINIDAD: Step by Step ™

Glue another strip to the hull, aft of

the one from Step H. Cut it to be in

line with the brown strips at the stern,

and remove any parts blocking the gun

port holes. Repeat Steps D-J for the

starboard side of the hull.

Glue another strip around the bow,

forward of the one in the previous step.

When dry, cut this strip so that it

doesn’t extend past the false keel, and

cut away any parts of these strips that

block the gun port holes.

The photo shows how the assembly

should look at this stage. Keep any left-

over material, as it will be used later.

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SANTISIMA TRINIDAD: Step by Step ™

Collect all the unused cannon balls

from this stage and previous stages, and

glue them around the border of the

grating shown. Glue seven along each

of the shorter sides and 11 along each

longer side.

Cut a 3 x 2mm wooden strip into two

47mm and two 32mm lengths. Glue the

two 47mm lengths to one of the 32mm

lengths, as shown.

Your parts

Cannonballs

Wooden strips 3 x 3 x 300mm

Wooden strips 2 x 5 x 250mm

Wooden strips 2 x 4 x 300mm

Tools and equipment

Tweezers

Superglue

Ruler

Knife/razor saw

Half-round file

Brush/wood stain

Stage 63

32mm

47mm

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Glue the second 32mm length to the

ends of the longer strips.

Place the frame assembled in the

previous step around the cannon balls,

adjust the lengths of the longer strips so

they are in line with the cannon balls,

and then glue into place.

Cut the 3 x 3mm wooden strips into

seven 56mm and 14 15mm lengths.

56mm

15mm

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SANTISIMA TRINIDAD: Step by Step ™

Use a half-round file to chamfer the

inner corners of the 15mm lengths until

they are flush with the 56mm length.

Glue a 15mm length halfway over

each end of one of the 56mm lengths.

Repeat for the remaining lengths.

Test-fit the assembled beams in place

in the opening in the main deck, as

shown. It is likely that some, if not all,

will need adjusting.

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Place the two stairs from Stage 58 back

into position. Adjust them to fit around

the cannon ball frame, and then glue

them into place.

Once the beams are all correct, paint

them with wood stain.

The photo shows how the assembly

should look at this stage. Keep any left-

over material, as it will be used later.

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SANTISIMA TRINIDAD: Step by Step ™

Remove the two mast supports and two

railing strips from the parts sheet.

Use sandpaper to remove any burrs or

splinters from the parts.

Your parts

Wooden strips 2 x 5 x 250mm

Parts sheet

Tools and equipment

Knife

Sandpaper

Glue

Tweezers

Brush/wood stain

Stage 64

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SANTISIMA TRINIDAD: Step by Step ™

Repeat this process with the second

mast support and the mainmast hole.

Place one of the mast supports over the

foremast hole. Check that the holes are

aligned, adjust them if necessary, and

glue them into place.

Test-fit one of the railing strips

between the bulwarks at the bow, in

line with the front of the deck. Adjust

the strip to fit if it is too wide, and then

glue it into place.

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Cut one of the 1 x 4mm wooden strips

from Stage 61 into two 28mm lengths

and one 19mm length. Glue them

together in the way shown on the right,

and smooth with sandpaper once dry.

Collect four columns from a previous

stage along with a 1 x 4 x 300mm

wooden strip from Stage 61. Glue the

columns into the corners of the small

opening in the deck, as shown.

Test-fit the handrail on top of the

columns from Step F. You may need to

adjust the rail if it extends too far over

the columns in any direction. Glue it

into place once correct.

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Paint the mast supports and the railing

with wood stain, but leave the railing

strip at the bow bare.

Glue a cannon ball onto each corner of

the handrail, above the columns.

The photo shows how the assembly

should look at this stage. Keep any left-

over material, as it will be used later.

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SANTISIMA TRINIDAD: Step by Step ™

Spread some glue above the wooden

strips fitted in Stage 62, and prepare

some more 2 x 5mm wooden strips

to be used for planking the sides of

the hull.

Glue one strip from the fifth gun port

around to the bow.

Your parts

Wooden strips 2 x 4 x 300mm

Wooden strips 1 x 5 x 250mm

Wooden strips 2 x 7 x 300mm

Blocks 4mm

Tools and equipment

Glue

Spatula

Knife

Stage 65

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Continue aft of that plank, gluing a

further two planks to the hull.

Cut away any of the plank that overlaps

the false keel.

Make sure the planks are pressed

firmly to the hull. Use something hard

and smooth, like a wooden handle, to

achieve this.

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SANTISIMA TRINIDAD: Step by Step ™

Glue another plank above those placed

in Steps B-E, from just aft of the ninth

gun port, as shown.

Cut away the end of the last plank to

match the curve of the hull. Also cut

away any parts of the planks that are

covering the gun ports.

Continue placing strips of planking

towards the stern to complete the row.

Cut away any overlapping parts of the

planks from the stern and the gun ports.

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Continue to place planking strips aft

of the one in the previous step. Cut

away the overlapping parts from the

bow and the stern.

Repeat this stage for the starboard side

of the hull.

Glue another plank above the one in

Step G, from the dotted line around

to the bow – this will create a wedge-

shaped gap between the planks.

The photo shows how the assembly

should look at this stage. Keep any left-

over material, as it will be used later.

Deagostini Santisima Trinidad User guide

Deagostini Santisima Trinidad User guide

Deagostini Santisima Trinidad User guide

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