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This is a reposting of a former buildlog, the build is finished and photo's of the result are shown in the galery. The ship was used during the reign of King Sahoere from Egypt, he was the 2nd King of the 5th Dynastie. He reigned from 2487 bC till 2475 bC, so this is an early build. The ship was used for transporting cedar and ebony form Libanon to Egypt. Nails were not invented yet, the entire ship is put together with rope. Overall length: 35 cm. Kit and content: Enough rope : Starting: Tiny and vulnerable: It didn't fit to well, some repairs were needed: First planking: Drikking holes for the rope: Planking: First ropes: Preparing frames: -
Eight or nine years ago I was fortunate enough to take a river cruise up the Nile and visit some of Egypt's great historical sites. I also had the opportunity to walk thru some great museums many of which contained models of the ships that plied the river in the ancient days. A year of so after the trip I came across this Amati model of an ancient Egyptian ship. The box claims that it is a replica of a ship, the image of which was chiseled into the stone of a tomb or temple. I immediately purchased the model and the kit sat in my "stash" for severl years. It has finally found its way to my workbench. One of the interesting aspects of ancient shipbuilding, there were no drills to make holes for pegs or nails; so the ship was crafted by shaping the wood with crude iron tools and then using ropes of various sizes to lash the wooden pieces together. While I will be using modern cutting tools and adhesives, one of my main objectives is make a model that at least appears to have been built by the same methods as the ancients. There is another build log of this ship that I have reviewed and may refer to at times as I proceed with my build. Before I even begin the construction I have a decision to make. Much of the materials in the kit used to construct the hull are laser cut ply. It is quite light in color and has the typical burnt edges. I will try to sand most of the dark edges away (hopefully without distorting the part). The problem is should I try to stain the hull or just leave it natural. If I decide to stain; it looks like I will have to do this relatively early in the build. Definitely before I begin the rope lashing steps. Second issue, should I decide to stain, what should I use. I have no experience with staining. Perhaps a search thru the forum will give me some insight. Well that is my introduction. I urge you to leave written comments; especially those that might help me through the build. Well, thanks for reading..JPG.e08c051ec0679c8d0fdbcc84e068b595.JPG)
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It is new kit time of year I am starting on an ancient Egyptian ship from Amati. After looking around a few kits I found this one interesting as it is a bit different and appeals to my love of ancient history. It is modelled after some ships from a Pharaohs tomb wall and other historical information one of the oldest ships we have good descriptions for at about 2000 BC. I cannot speak to the accuracy but I find this intriguing. Looking through some of the details a the boat is mostly held together with a lot of rope. So my knot work should (hopefully) improve. First off I will start with the unboxing: The kit is nicely boxed. and the instructions have a lot of well put together diagrams from the first view. Also that a lot of rope! Going to make a start on the frame later.
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