Build the largest warship of the 17th century
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Contents
ASSEMBLY GUIDE
493 Stage 113: Strips, cannons, hinges, handrails and assembling
the bowsprit topmast
499 Stage 114: Decorations for the forecastle and left-hand side of the
hull, rings and coamings
507 Stage 115: Decorations for the left-hand side of the hull,
and deadeyes
513 Stage 116: Decorations for the hull, deadeyes, birch strips and
cotton thread
519 Stage 117: Decorations for the hull, deadeyes and cotton thread
525 Stage 118: More decorations for the hull, half-barrels, deadeyes,
and a bamboo rod
531 Stage 119: Threads, half-barrels and deadeyes
535 Stage 120: More decorations for the hull access door and strips
539 Stage 121: More decorations for the hull and right-hand side door
545 Stage 122: Thread, deadeyes and decorations
553 Stage 123: Mainsail, bamboo rod, decorations, crosstrees and caps
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A 0.5 x 6 x 300mm sapele strip
B 1.5 x 1.5 x 300mm birch strip
C Diagram of the handrails for
the ladder of the quarterdeck
D Hinges
E Two cannon sets
Parts of all stages may vary from those shown.
Stage 113: Strips, cannons, hinges,
handrails and assembling the
bowsprit topmast
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3 Repeat Step 2, rst on the second cannon with two wheels
and then on the other 22 that you have assembled during
previous work sessions.
4 Install 10 cannons on the forecastle of the model, in the
positions shown in the photo.
1 With the pieces received with this stage, assemble two guns on
two wheels. en prepare the tackle of the guns by xing four
eyebolts on four blocks.
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2 With two blocks with eyebolts and 0.15mm diameter thread,
make the side tackles of one of the two cannons (check against
Steps 2 to 9 of Stage 104).
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YOU WILL NEED
O Craft knife
O Metal primer
O Metal glue
O Pliers
O Metal le
O PVA wood glue
O Fine-grained sanding-block
O Hand drill and 0.5mm bit
O Paintbrush or air brush
O Gold, bronze, red and
black modelling paint;
burnishing uid
O Protective varnish
O Sapele-coloured paint
O Toothpicks
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5 Ten more guns should be positioned on the quarterdeck, while
the remaining four should be placed on the upper quarterdeck.
7 Follow Step 6 to install nine more cannons on the forecastle.
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6 Fix the guns of the forecastle in the centre of the gun ports.
en, with a 0.5mm bit, make two holes 5mm to the left and right
of each gun port, and glue the eyebolts on the cannon’s outer block
into these (see Stage 104).
8 Be careful: the central gun carriages facing the bow must be
2mm from the hole of the foremast. eir axes must therefore
be at a slight angle to the axis of the deck.
9 Repeat the
steps that you have
just taken with the
forecastle guns,
positioning the guns
of the quarterdeck and
upper quarterdeck. e
photo shows the two
decks equipped with all
their cannons.
5mm
2mm
2mm
5 mm
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14 Place the birch strip on the diagram, then cut the handrail
pieces according to the measurements shown and glue them to one
another with fast-drying glue, using a toothpick to do so. en,
make the second handrail.
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13 Lightly sandpaper the 1.5 x 1.5 x 300mm strip that came with
this stage. Now, give it one coat of sapele-coloured paint and one of
protective varnish. Next, take the diagram of the handrails for the
quarterdeck ladder.
10 Take the 0.5 x 6 x 300mm sapele strip received with this stage
and smooth it with ne sandpaper. en cut three 22mm-long
pieces from the strip.
11 e three pieces of wood form the door in the bulwark of the
aft deck. Glue the three pieces in the middle of the bulwark. Next,
put a coat of protective varnish on the door.
12 Cut four hinges from the die which came with this stage and
x them with metal glue on the door, following the measurements
shown in the photo.
22mm
4mm
4mm
15 Fix the two handrails on the sides of the ladders connecting the
quarterdeck and upper quarterdeck.
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20 Wrap 0.15mm thread around six of the 4mm blocks that came
with Stage 90. With a simple knot, x each block to an eyebolt of
the top. Seal the knots with glue and cut the excess thread.
16 e plan that comes with this pack has drawings illustrating
all the pieces of each mast and the position of the blocks for the
rigging. Begin by assembling the bowsprit.
19 Place the top on your work surface and make two holes on the
platform. en glue two eyebolts in them.
21 is is what the six eyebolts of the top C1 look like when
equipped with the blocks. Check against the plans for assembling
the masts.
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17 Take the top C1 of the bowsprit, turn it over and with a
0.5mm bit make four holes in the crosstree. Before proceeding,
note the position of the holes on the plan for assembling the mast.
18 Darken the eyebolts you received with Stage 63 with
burnishing uid. en x four eyebolts into the holes previously
made in the lower part of the top C1.
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22 Take pieces 173 that came with Stage 98 and the pieces CD6
and CD7 that came with Stage 82. Paint the three caps (173 and
CD7) black and paint the bracket CD6 a sapele colour, then add a
coat of protective varnish.
23 Take the bowsprit 1A and glue the bracket CD6 on its
thinner end, taking care to align it with the centre of the rod.
Before beginning, check the plans.
24 Referring to the plan, make the woolding on the bowsprit. To do this, wrap the 0.15mm thread around the shaft 1A and x the
ends with a drop of glue. en x all the eyebolts and blocks on the shaft, carefully following all the measurements and positionings.
25 Glue the crosstree of the top C1 in the notch on the bracket CD6. Be careful: the top must be perfectly centred with respect to the
bowsprit and the bracket supporting it.
1A
173
173
CD7 CD6 CD6
CD6 1A
1A
CD6
CD6
C1
C1
CD6
CD6
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27 Glue the
assemblage of the two
topmasts within the
central opening of
the top C1, making
the end of the bracket
CD6 enter the cap
CD7. e foot of mast
1B must be ush with
the bars of the
crosstree.
26 Take the two
topmasts of the
bowsprit 1B and 1C,
which you prepared
in Stage 111, and the
three caps CD7 and
173. Assemble and
glue the ve pieces
following the photos
and plans. Make sure
that the topmasts are
aligned to one another.
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assembly of the
bowsprit, put on the
caps of the spars, the
eyebolts, and blocks, as
shown in the plans.
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1C
173
CD7
21mm
6mm
1A
C1
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1C
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1C
1B
1C
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A Forecastle
decorations x 8
B Coaming and
centring rings
C Decorations of
the left-hand side
of the hull
Stage 114: Decorations for the
forecastle and left-hand side of
the hull, rings and coamings
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1 After cleaning up the pieces with a le, put metal primer on
decorations PD25, PD26, PD53, PD52 and PD21 that came with
this stage. Paint the pieces gold, then retouch them with white, red
and black (see Stage 112, Steps 4, 6 and 7).
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3 Detach decorations AR1 to AR10 from the metal plate that
you received with this stage. ese pieces are to be xed on the left-
hand side of the hull.
4 To nd the locations for each decoration, look at the photo in
Step 11 of Stage 112. ese new decorations should mirror those
xed on the right-hand side of the hull.
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2 e eight decorations should be xed on the left-hand side of
the hull at the forecastle. Apply a drop of metal glue to the back of
the pieces and x them in the locations shown in the photo.
PD25
PD53 PD52
PD26
PD21
PD25 PD25PD26 PD26
PD53
PD21 PD21
PD52
YOU WILL NEED
O Craft knife
O Metal primer
O Metal glue
O Metal le
O PVA wood glue
O Fine-grained
sanding-block
O Hand drill and
0.5mm bit
O Fine paintbrush
O Burnishing uid
O Protective varnish
O Gold, white, red and
black modelling paint
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6 Take 10 eyebolts and darken them with burnishing uid. With
a 0.5mm bit, make 10 holes in the centre of the strips that surround
the bow platform, following the measurements shown in the photo.
9 is photo shows the gun ports of the stern area with the
remaining hatches mounted.
5 Following the drawing shown in Step 11 of Stage 112, glue the
10 decorative elements in the slots provided at the height of the deck.
Centre each piece in its slot.
10 Now you can move on to the assembly of the foremast. Take
the plan that illustrates all the pieces of the four masts of your model
which came with Stage 113.
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7 Take eight of the sapele-coloured hatches 181a and four black
hatches 181b that you prepared in Stage 108. Repeating Steps 14
to 17 of Stage 112, t each hatch with two hinges and a piece of
0.15mm thread.
8 e photo shows the gun ports of the forward area of the left-
hand side of the hull on which you have to mount ve hatches. e
procedure is the same as that explained in Steps 18 to 23 of Stage
112 for mounting the right-hand side hatches.
181a
181b
181a
181b
7mm
5mm
GUN PORT HATCHES
EYEBOLTS
FOREMAST ASSEMBLY
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14 read the pieces E1 and E2 on the
main section of foremast 2A and glue
them in place, following the measurements
given in the plan of the masts assembly.
en, without using glue, check that
the foremast ts into the corresponding
housing on the decks of the model without
diculty. If necessary, sandpaper the piece
E2 lightly.
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11 Take the die with the coaming E1 and the centring rings E2 of
the foremast that came with this stage. Separate the ve pieces with
a craft knife.
12 Using sandpaper or a small le, round o the top outer edge
of the coaming E1, then paint the piece black and put on a coat of
protective varnish.
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sections 2A, 2B, 2C
and 2D that make
up the foremast.
ese pieces were
cut, tapered and
painted during the
assembly session of
Stage 111.
E1
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E2
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2C
2D
diam. 6mm diam. 8mm
diam. 8mm
E2
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18 With a 0.5mm bit, make four holes in the crosstree of the top
C2. Glue four eyebolts tted with blocks in them. Fix all the eyebolts
(with or without blocks) required on the tops and on the sections of
the foremast.
15 Following the plans,
make the gammoning
on the main section of
the foresmast 2A. To do
this, wrap the 0.15mm
thread around the rod
and x the ends with a
drop of glue.
17 Take the eyebolts, the 4mm blocks and the 0.15mm thread
left over from previous work sessions. Following the procedure
described in Step 20 of Stage 113, tie each block to an eyebolt with
the thread.
16 Take the foremast tops C2, C3 and C4, the three caps CM4
CE6, CF7 along with their respective mast cheeks CM9, CE8 and
CF9. Keep to hand the plans of the holes in the tops, and refer
to Stage 112. NOTE: If you did not attach the additional mast-
support shims to the crosstree of top C3 and the mast cap CE6 (see
arrows, above) you must do this now. See Steps 7 and 12 of Stage
103 for instructions on how to do this.
19 Prior to assembling the components of the foremast, keep in
mind, as is clear from the plan, that there must be 36mm between
the cap of the main section and the crosstree of the top C2.
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diam. 0.15mm diam. 0.15mm diam. 0.15mm diam. 0.15mm diam. 0.15mm
diam. 0.15mm
2A
C4C3
C2
CF9
CE8
CF7
CE6
CM4
CM9
diam. 0.15mm
C2
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C3, its cap and the
cheeks CE8. Fix
them on the second
and third sections
of the foremast 2B
and 2C, as shown
in the photos and
the plans of the
masts assembly.
20 Assemble and
glue together the
main section 2A,
the top C2, the cap,
the second section
2B and the two
cheeks CM9. Make
sure that the two
sections of mast are
perfectly aligned
and that the top is
at a right angle
to them.
2B
2A
CM9
C2
C2
C2
C2
CM9 CM9
CM9 CM9
C3
2C
2B
2C
2B
C3
CE8 CE8
90°
CE8
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22 In a similar
fashion, join the
top C4, its cap
and the cheeks
CF9 to the third
and fourth section
of the foremast
2C and 2D,
completing
the assembly of
the mast.
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25 Round o the outer upper edges of the mainmast 182 and
mizzenmast coaming 184 with sandpaper or a le. Paint the two
pieces black and put on a coat of protective varnish.
23 is is what the foremast of your model looks like at the end
of this work session.
24 Take the die that came with Stage 109 with the coamings 182,
183 and 184. e piece 183 has been replaced by piece E1 that you
have already xed to the foremast. erefore, cut only the pieces 182
and 184 from the die.
C4
2D
2C
CF9
C4
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2C
CF9
2B
2A
CM9
C2
C3
CE8
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COAMINGS
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28 Put a drop of wood glue on the edge of the hole and the points
of contact with the mast. Since wood glue dries slowly, you can, if
necessary, correct the position of the mast.
29 Set the foremast
into place, pushing
it to the bottom,
with the coaming
against the deck.
Make sure that the
mast is perfectly
aligned with the
longitudinal axis
of the hull.
27 Once assembled (the bowsprit was built in Stage 113), the
masts can be installed on the model. e foremast should be
housed in the hole in the forecastle.
26 Following the
procedure described
for the foremast,
join the pieces
making up the
mainmast (to the
left) and the mizzen
(to the right).
Always check
carefully against
the plan during
the work.
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184
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33 Repeating the operations you have just
performed with the foremast and bowsprit,
mount the mainmast and the mizzenmast
on the hull, setting them in their respective
housings. is is what your model looks
like at the end of this long work session.
Put the your model away in a safe place for
the next assembly session.
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30 With the 0.5 x 6 x 300mm strip of sapele left over from the
assembly in Stage 113, cut two pieces 20mm long.
31 Glue the two pieces 10mm from the foot of the bowsprit,
overlapping them as shown in the picture. ese pieces will hold
the mast in an inclined position and at the correct distance from
the bow platform.
32 Without using
glue, make sure
that the bowsprit
ts properly into
place and that it
is 48mm from the
bow platform. Fix
the mast to the hull
with wood glue,
aligning it with the
longitudinal axis of
the model.
20mm
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48mm
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A Decorations for the left-
hand side of the hull x 11
B diam. 4mm deadeyes x 30
Stage 115: Decorations for
the left-hand side of the hull,
and deadeyes
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3 Take the three pieces PD26 and paint them gold. Put a
drop of metal glue on their backs and x them into the slots
at the quarterdeck.
4 Paint pieces PD25 and PD63 gold. Once the paint is dry,
retouch them with white and black, as shown in the photo.
1 Go over the surfaces of the decorations PD25, PD26, PD63,
PD21, PD48 and PD49 that came with this stage with a metal le.
Put on a coat of metal primer.
2 e photo shows the points along the left-hand side of the
hull as to where to install the new decorative elements.
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PD25
PD48 PD49
PD26
PD21
PD63
PD26
PD25
PD63
YOU WILL NEED
O Craft knife
O Metal primer
O Metal glue
O Metal le
O PVA wood glue
O Fine-grained
sanding-block
O Hand drill
O 1.8mm and 0.5mm bits
O Fine paintbrush
O Gold, blue, white,
red, yellow and black
modelling paint
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6 Paint components PD21, PD48 and PD49 gold. en, with a
ne paintbrush, nish with white, red and black paint.
9 Paint decorations PD21 and PD28, xed in one of the previous
assembly sessions, with red, yellow, white, blue and black. e two
pieces are set between PD48, PD49 and PD21 that you xed in Step 7.
5 Glue the three decorations PD25 and PD63 in the spaces on
the left-hand side of the hull indicated in the photo.
8 e third piece PD21, the last remaining decoration, should
be xed in the central area on the left-hand side, above piece PD34
that you xed in the assembly session of Stage 102.
7 Glue decorations PD48 and PD49 in their places. en
x the two pieces PD21 in the same location, but above the
rst two elements.
10 Now, paint decoration PD25, installed in a previous session on
the left-hand side of the hull, with white and black paint. e piece
is just above the right-hand end of the mizzen chainwale.
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PD63
PD21
PD49
PD48
PD21
PD49
PD21
PD48 PD21
PD21
PD28
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15 As you did in Steps 12 to 13, make two holes in each of the
railings of the upper quarterdeck, following the measurements
shown in the photo.
11 Take the belay pins that you received with Stage 84. Twenty of
them must be inserted along the handrails of the forecastle in holes
that you are now going to make in the areas indicated by the arrows.
14 Insert the 20 belay pins in the holes made in the previous
two steps. Once you have checked that the pins t into the holes
without diculty, x them with a drop of glue.
13 Using the same bit, make six holes in the front railing of the
forecastle. e position of the holes is shown in the photo.
16 Fix four belay pins in the holes of the upper quarterdeck
railings. e remaining pin can be used to replace any with a
possible manufacturing defect.
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12 With a 1.8mm-diameter bit, make seven holes on each of the
siderails of the forecastle, following the measurements shown in the
photos. First, check the diameter of the belay pins.
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8
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30
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7
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8
mm
32
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2mm
8
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10
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mm 32
mm
30
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14
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7
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2 mm
20mm
16mm
20mm
16mm
6mm
2mm
30
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30
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17
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BOW
BOW
BELAY PINS
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20 is is what one of the shrouds looks like with its deadeye
attached to one of the two ends.
19 Tie a deadeye to the end of a piece of dark brown thread, then bind it for 7mm with the 0.15mm thread. Seal the knots with a drop of
glue. Repeat the operation with the other 19 pieces of thread.
21 Here we are going to show you how to prepare a tool to
assemble all the deadeyes of the shrouds at the same height. From
a 2 x 5 x 300mm strip that came with a previous stage, cut a piece
23mm long.
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17 Now you have to make the shrouds of the foremast of the ship.
To do this, you need the 5mm deadeyes painted in Stage 97, as
well as the dark brown 0.5mm and light brown 0.15mm thread
that came with previous stages.
18 Cut 20 pieces of dark brown 0.5mm thread each 400mm long.
400mm
7
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diam. 0.15mm
diam. 0.5mm
diam. 0.15
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23mm
diam. 0.5mm
diam.
0.5mm
2 x 5 x 300mm
SHROUDS
A SPECIAL TOOL
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