Piet

Wow Hennie, that's a lot of gold on that ship. Nice work.
 
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Hello Ed, I have been silently following and admiring your build.  A note of interest on mineral spirits.
As an artist (among many other things) using oils and now also permanent museum quality colored pencils I use Gemsol.  Yes, some makes of colored pencils can be softened with mineral spirits and use it like tempera paint. 
This is a truly odorless mineral spirit that dries up clear and leaves no residue.
It's not cheap $16.99 for one pint (473ml), but I don't use it a lot, so it last me a long time.
 
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Most magnificent accomplishment Greg - BRAVO!
 
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Hello Doris,
 
What a magnificent piece of art you are creating!  I am literally feasting my eyes, again and again.
 
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Nenad, when the ship is completed there will be so much "stuff" to look at that these few minor imperfections will not be noticeable.  Continue on and don't fret about it, I think you have done a most outstanding job.
 
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Nice going Nenad, you sure are getting the hang of it, making tine parts.
 
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Magnificent!
 
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Magnificent work Doris.
 
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Stunning - breath taking. A sure joy to the eye.
 
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Beautiful work Doris.
 
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Indeed very beautiful work Doris. I'm speechless.
 
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Get well Doris. Your tackling the mods is admirable and a lesson to all of us - try to stick with authenticity. Sometimes we can fudge but with those major design flaws it's better to redu things.
 
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Very nice work Doris, it is a joy looking at it all. Those quarter galleries are a work of art and I'm sure you can pull it off.
 
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So good seeing you post again. Wonderful work as always.
 
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Nice seeing you back again here Doris and your mod on the wale looks terif. I assume you are going to put some lights in her so the crew wont stumble in the dark.
 
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Beautiful work Doris and thanks for sharing the hows,
 
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Fantastic Doris! Love the color of the "fake" wood, looks rel.
 
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Beautiful work Doris and thanks for sharing your expertise with us.
 
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So good seeing you back. Please allow me to join you with this fantastic build.
 
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Hang in there OC and I share the same comments as the others, lay it us my friend.  This world has become much too in-personable already - just the thought of being able to share our problems with caring friends is priceless.
Gwen and I petition our Creator for a suitable solution for you and your dear wife.
 
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Hey Dražen,
 
Good to see you back and good to hear you have been busy with the 7 P.
I'm also in the process of rebuilding my log but am very slow at it.
 
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Hello everyone, well, as I have mentioned a few posts ago, the only thing left for me to do before closing this build log is a few final pics.  Out of the roughly 50 pics I took yesterday I picked only nine.  
I want to thank everyone for following this build and your encouragement.  A special thanks to those who gave me advice and assistance in procuring photos, drawings and hardware like  Gino, Remco, Amateur Jan, Mark T.  If I missed anyone, please forgive me, I have thanked you on the spot in one of the earlier posts.
 
I will monitor this log for a short while and respond but please keep it on topic.  If you have questions send me a PM and I'll answer to the best of my ability.
 
I have really enjoyed doing this build with all of you looking over my shoulder.  Your friendship I will treasure and hopefully I'll see you all again in my VOC ship dockyard.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
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Nice looking louvers Carl.  
 
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Yup, I'll be dropping in as well and watch the progression.  I love them old Dutch ships.
 
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Thank you Denis, Sjors and Carl for visiting and your comments. 
Ah yes, Sjors is making me to hold my breath awaiting his comment
 
Well, we have come to the end of this project.  I need to split my end posts into at least two parts because I like to add a few pictures I have not shown before. Let me start with the final diorama display as it sits above my drawing table and see what I can add that relates to the end of this ship and the rest of the ABDA fleet that was decimated in Februray 27, 1942 by the IJN.
 
I had a real problem taking decent picture with the glass case, too many reflection no matter what I tried.  For any other positions of the model please refer to some my previous posts.
 
Below the pictures of the diorama I have posted six photos made by Kevin Denlay, the first diver who saw the wreck of Hr. Ms. Java on the bottom of the Java Sea floor. Kevin was present during the memorial service in Surabaya on February 27, 2013 and send me these photos.
 

Taken outside in the shadow of the house
 

Taken outside the house with a light blue bed sheet as backdrop. The dimensions are 24 X 8 X 10 inches.

The diorama in her place above my drawing table and next to Hr. Ms. O19

 

 
 
"All Ships Follow Me" - - - Admiral Doorman's command was "ik val aan, volg mij"  (I attack, follow me)

Laying of the wreath - - - The bell in the foreground is Java's ship's bell.
 

Attention
 

Wreath with the colors and inscription "Koninklijke Marine"  (Royal Navy)
 

Crosses of the fallen. Yes, my father's name is among them.
 

Hr. Ms. Java's ship's bell, placed on board at her commission 9 may, 1925.