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Matle reacted to Slowhand in Polacca by Slowhand - Scale 1:32 - 18th century ship of Venetian Fleet
Lots of sanding by hand the fill ins and tapering adjusting bulkheads, still to add final in fills at stern.
Loosely pinned a stringer to check curve of hull. Then noted rear part of false keel had warped so added to two wedges either side between bulkhead and keel. Fingers crossed.
Added two blocks of lime and carved sanded them to fill in between last bulkhead and stern
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Matle got a reaction from starbo in Gjøa by Matle - Constructo - Scale 1:64 - first build - Amundsen's expedition vessel
This was put on hold due to an upcoming move - I did not want to raise the mast before moving across countries. The move got postponed and postponed again. And now I am tired of its unfinished state. If the move does come and the model breaks, ah well, at least I tried and I’m truely sour how I bungled the deck planking anyway - I see the rest as practice.
I added the mast and have begun with the shrouds. The upper dead eyes were connected to hearts (or whatever is the English term? - the white teardrop things) as was common in those days, and the shrouds looped around the hearts. How I made the hearts I do not remember, but the brackets are all brass.
I have attached the first shroud on each side: now I’m trying to find out just how hard I should pull before permanently attaching the lanyards.
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Matle got a reaction from bartejo in Gjøa by Matle - Constructo - Scale 1:64 - first build - Amundsen's expedition vessel
This was put on hold due to an upcoming move - I did not want to raise the mast before moving across countries. The move got postponed and postponed again. And now I am tired of its unfinished state. If the move does come and the model breaks, ah well, at least I tried and I’m truely sour how I bungled the deck planking anyway - I see the rest as practice.
I added the mast and have begun with the shrouds. The upper dead eyes were connected to hearts (or whatever is the English term? - the white teardrop things) as was common in those days, and the shrouds looped around the hearts. How I made the hearts I do not remember, but the brackets are all brass.
I have attached the first shroud on each side: now I’m trying to find out just how hard I should pull before permanently attaching the lanyards.
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Matle reacted to druxey in Seawatch Books
It was announced some time ago that the owner, Bob Friedmann, has had some significant health issues. This is the most likely reason for delay in deliveries. I hope that he is continuing to recover and that folk will have some patience. He has been a stalwart in supporting the ship modelling and research community as well as his authors for many years.
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Matle got a reaction from Mark P in About them 18th Century Cannon Balls?
At the battle of Hogland (1788) the Swedish fleet disengaged with all or most ammo spent, so they certainly ran that risk.
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Matle got a reaction from Canute in About them 18th Century Cannon Balls?
At the battle of Hogland (1788) the Swedish fleet disengaged with all or most ammo spent, so they certainly ran that risk.
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Matle got a reaction from tmj in About them 18th Century Cannon Balls?
At the battle of Hogland (1788) the Swedish fleet disengaged with all or most ammo spent, so they certainly ran that risk.
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Matle got a reaction from mtaylor in About them 18th Century Cannon Balls?
At the battle of Hogland (1788) the Swedish fleet disengaged with all or most ammo spent, so they certainly ran that risk.
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Matle got a reaction from Mark P in two ships by the same name in the same Navy
Typos are as old as typography =)
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Matle got a reaction from paulsutcliffe in Unique 500 year old shipwreck in the Baltic sea
And another one found, this one from the end of the 16th century found on land in Stockholm. There’s plenty of buried old wrecks due to post-glacial land rise and hulks used as filler for man-made land reclaiming, but this wreck was relatively large and previously unknown. Built of pine from Hälsingland, which made identification easy: the only one fitting the records was the Samson, a Royal armed merchant built in the transitionary phase with mixed building styles.
Sorry in Swedish, (and sorry it’s facebook), but there are some pics at least:
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=2705387142816085&id=129042917117200
The wreck has been documented and then covered and protected for the future.
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Matle got a reaction from mtaylor in Unique 500 year old shipwreck in the Baltic sea
And another one found, this one from the end of the 16th century found on land in Stockholm. There’s plenty of buried old wrecks due to post-glacial land rise and hulks used as filler for man-made land reclaiming, but this wreck was relatively large and previously unknown. Built of pine from Hälsingland, which made identification easy: the only one fitting the records was the Samson, a Royal armed merchant built in the transitionary phase with mixed building styles.
Sorry in Swedish, (and sorry it’s facebook), but there are some pics at least:
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=2705387142816085&id=129042917117200
The wreck has been documented and then covered and protected for the future.
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Matle got a reaction from thibaultron in Unique 500 year old shipwreck in the Baltic sea
And another one found, this one from the end of the 16th century found on land in Stockholm. There’s plenty of buried old wrecks due to post-glacial land rise and hulks used as filler for man-made land reclaiming, but this wreck was relatively large and previously unknown. Built of pine from Hälsingland, which made identification easy: the only one fitting the records was the Samson, a Royal armed merchant built in the transitionary phase with mixed building styles.
Sorry in Swedish, (and sorry it’s facebook), but there are some pics at least:
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=2705387142816085&id=129042917117200
The wreck has been documented and then covered and protected for the future.
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Matle got a reaction from thibaultron in Unique 500 year old shipwreck in the Baltic sea
Some boards of the aftercastle remains in place (seen in the video in the link), and it is clinkerbuilt just like on the later large warships of the first half of the 16th century. It also appears to have the rusty remains of two iron guns(one on each side), still sticking out through their ports. And there is at least one more gunport further forward and another further aft, though without guns.
This makes me wonder if she is actually a small warship (or at least commisioned as such) as opposed to a merchantman as reported in Swedish papers, my guess is from the period 1500-1550, or even 1520-1570 (lots of naval activities in this area in this period, which should increase the probability of her having been parked down there). Six guns sounds too much for a merchantman of this size and age. I wonder what made them date her to the turn of the century (1500 that is), at least I can see nothing definite that would place her around either 1500 or 1550, for example. Anyway I bet they are wetting their pants in excitement over getting some wood up in order to date it, so we’ll know soon enough.
And yes, that’s a pump alright, and the deck of some platform can be seen around the foremast, which well could be that of a forecastle (it is wider than the hull forwards).
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Matle got a reaction from thibaultron in Unique 500 year old shipwreck in the Baltic sea
The recently found Mars (sunk mid 1500s), as well as Elefanten from the same time, also had round-tuck sterns and were carvel built. Gribshunden, which sank 1495, was built in the same way. Carvel became the dominant form of construction of larger ships in the Baltic during this time, but it is interesting to see a smaller ship built in the same style.
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Fabulous find- Even the boat is still there.
I’ve been contemplating building a 16th century carvel ship, but with the rate they are currently uncovering new wrecks and how they were constructed my model would be built on obsolete information by the time I finished...
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Matle got a reaction from druxey in Unique 500 year old shipwreck in the Baltic sea
And another one found, this one from the end of the 16th century found on land in Stockholm. There’s plenty of buried old wrecks due to post-glacial land rise and hulks used as filler for man-made land reclaiming, but this wreck was relatively large and previously unknown. Built of pine from Hälsingland, which made identification easy: the only one fitting the records was the Samson, a Royal armed merchant built in the transitionary phase with mixed building styles.
Sorry in Swedish, (and sorry it’s facebook), but there are some pics at least:
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=2705387142816085&id=129042917117200
The wreck has been documented and then covered and protected for the future.
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Matle got a reaction from Canute in two ships by the same name in the same Navy
Typos are as old as typography =)
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Matle got a reaction from mtaylor in two ships by the same name in the same Navy
Typos are as old as typography =)
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Matle reacted to Vegaskip in Ship paintings
Afternoon Quickie
A 'Ship Sloop Of War' and a Cutter on patrol in the Napoleonic era.
Watercolour 10” X 7”
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Matle reacted to Vegaskip in Ship paintings
HMCS Sea Cliff checking up on Convoy stragglers. Based on a well known photo of Sea Cliff.
W/C 15” X 11”
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Matle reacted to Vegaskip in Ship paintings
Lull at Murmansk
There must have been periods between raids, but little rest for the cargo handlers.
W/C 15” X11”
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Matle reacted to boris279 in SMS Scharnhorst by borus279 - FINISHED - 1/100
After finishing my S.M.S Emden
I decided to build for my next project the S.M.S Scharhorst scale 1/100
my decision is based on the interesting history of this ship and the in my eyes beautiful lines of her.
The hull is purchased from M.Z Modellbau, (so that one is not scratch) the rest of the model i will make from scratch and some purchased parts, so it will be a combination of both. Will build her in the same way as how I build the Emden (administrators feel free to move this topic where you see need too)
so I already started with the model will post some pictures below from the beginning of the project and as where i am at the moment.
Sorry for the disorder of my picture,'s
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Matle got a reaction from Louie da fly in Unique 500 year old shipwreck in the Baltic sea
Some boards of the aftercastle remains in place (seen in the video in the link), and it is clinkerbuilt just like on the later large warships of the first half of the 16th century. It also appears to have the rusty remains of two iron guns(one on each side), still sticking out through their ports. And there is at least one more gunport further forward and another further aft, though without guns.
This makes me wonder if she is actually a small warship (or at least commisioned as such) as opposed to a merchantman as reported in Swedish papers, my guess is from the period 1500-1550, or even 1520-1570 (lots of naval activities in this area in this period, which should increase the probability of her having been parked down there). Six guns sounds too much for a merchantman of this size and age. I wonder what made them date her to the turn of the century (1500 that is), at least I can see nothing definite that would place her around either 1500 or 1550, for example. Anyway I bet they are wetting their pants in excitement over getting some wood up in order to date it, so we’ll know soon enough.
And yes, that’s a pump alright, and the deck of some platform can be seen around the foremast, which well could be that of a forecastle (it is wider than the hull forwards).
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Matle got a reaction from mtaylor in Unique 500 year old shipwreck in the Baltic sea
Some boards of the aftercastle remains in place (seen in the video in the link), and it is clinkerbuilt just like on the later large warships of the first half of the 16th century. It also appears to have the rusty remains of two iron guns(one on each side), still sticking out through their ports. And there is at least one more gunport further forward and another further aft, though without guns.
This makes me wonder if she is actually a small warship (or at least commisioned as such) as opposed to a merchantman as reported in Swedish papers, my guess is from the period 1500-1550, or even 1520-1570 (lots of naval activities in this area in this period, which should increase the probability of her having been parked down there). Six guns sounds too much for a merchantman of this size and age. I wonder what made them date her to the turn of the century (1500 that is), at least I can see nothing definite that would place her around either 1500 or 1550, for example. Anyway I bet they are wetting their pants in excitement over getting some wood up in order to date it, so we’ll know soon enough.
And yes, that’s a pump alright, and the deck of some platform can be seen around the foremast, which well could be that of a forecastle (it is wider than the hull forwards).
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Matle got a reaction from paulsutcliffe in Unique 500 year old shipwreck in the Baltic sea
Some boards of the aftercastle remains in place (seen in the video in the link), and it is clinkerbuilt just like on the later large warships of the first half of the 16th century. It also appears to have the rusty remains of two iron guns(one on each side), still sticking out through their ports. And there is at least one more gunport further forward and another further aft, though without guns.
This makes me wonder if she is actually a small warship (or at least commisioned as such) as opposed to a merchantman as reported in Swedish papers, my guess is from the period 1500-1550, or even 1520-1570 (lots of naval activities in this area in this period, which should increase the probability of her having been parked down there). Six guns sounds too much for a merchantman of this size and age. I wonder what made them date her to the turn of the century (1500 that is), at least I can see nothing definite that would place her around either 1500 or 1550, for example. Anyway I bet they are wetting their pants in excitement over getting some wood up in order to date it, so we’ll know soon enough.
And yes, that’s a pump alright, and the deck of some platform can be seen around the foremast, which well could be that of a forecastle (it is wider than the hull forwards).
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Matle got a reaction from druxey in Unique 500 year old shipwreck in the Baltic sea
The recently found Mars (sunk mid 1500s), as well as Elefanten from the same time, also had round-tuck sterns and were carvel built. Gribshunden, which sank 1495, was built in the same way. Carvel became the dominant form of construction of larger ships in the Baltic during this time, but it is interesting to see a smaller ship built in the same style.
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Fabulous find- Even the boat is still there.
I’ve been contemplating building a 16th century carvel ship, but with the rate they are currently uncovering new wrecks and how they were constructed my model would be built on obsolete information by the time I finished...
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