Since a lot of time - beside building in paper a trireme fitting for paperfigures 30mm tall - there was also the dream to build a Venetian (of Genoese, or Spanish or Papal or of the Order of Malta) galley to be used for the battle of Lepanto, or part of it.
I tried time ago (in small scale) but now I am trying to make it again fitting for 30 mm papersoldiers (even though I did not prepare any of them).
To do so, I started from this drawing
This drawings I found on this site https://modelshipworld.com/topic/30054-17th-century-venetian-galley-by-georgekapas-finished-1350-waterline/ actually the only one with the description of a building in paper. Obviously my model will be much bigger, nontheless the drawings here represent a very good start.
From this I started to do the base of the hull: first I found the correct dimension (x200) then I print it on 2 A3 sheets.
then I add to make it rigid: for this I used cardboard glued on it plus reinforces not to make it fold
I just wanted to understand how long it would be; hence I used the same principle I used for me triremes (and the same papersoldiers); so 22,5 papersoldiers, it means a (base) hull 45m long in real world
I have to admit I did some mistake: the hull was to high and I had to reduce the layers I put before. Nonetheless I did not give up. I reduced them (making a 2,2 meter high hull over the sea line) and I finished with the edges of the hull, covering with a sort of wood.
I took some picture in comparasion with my Roman Trireme, just to give an idea of the differences of dimensions:
I would also like to share the template I prepare for this, because there is no secret or profit for me, but just the pleasure of history (here bottom)
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