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  1. amateur
    But you will forget the pain once the work is finished and the results are as good as we expect them to be Jan
  2. amateur
    Now knowing how huge this part is, I'm a bit disappointed that you didn't cut out the windows to put the interior in seriously: quite smaller than I expected it to be. Wonderfull work! jan
  3. amateur
    Looking impressive! how did you make the puley? jan
  4. amateur
    There are many Jan's in the Netherlands I have no connection with the werf, so it wasn't me. Jan
  5. amateur
    I'm sorry to disappoint you, but the replica-project will never be finished. The discussion in 2003 did result in a restart then, almost all of the bow-section, and a large part of the transom were removed and rebuild (changing the construction-method from shell-first to frame-first). However, that restart was at a large cost: much of the wood available was needed for the rebuild, and again, money ran short, so the build came to a (temporary) stop. In the meantime the management of the wharf has decided to leave the unfinished ship as it is now. The oldest parts are starting to deteriorate, and continuing the build will therefore never result in a sound ship.... Besides: there is a continuing shortage of money, and more and more of that scarce money is needed to fund Batavia's maintenance. To show visitors something on the Zeven Provincien, they build a large 1:10 scale model of the Zeven Provincien, with large cut-outs in the outer hull, so that visitors can get some idea on how these large ships of War looked like, inside and out. Jan
  6. amateur
    Tired of ratlines..... Don't think Wasa was a wise choice for you..... Why do you need to split the deck in two? Isn't there a way to do it while the deck is in place? The curved planks are very distinctive, would be nice to have them that way, in stead of the basic straight planking.... Jan
  7. amateur
    nice ship! and far less ratlines when it comes to rigging her Jan
  8. amateur
    I used walnutstain to darken my lines. By wiping it offbefore it was dry, or apply it twice, i did achieve enough colour variation to my liking. Black line is too dark (at least, to my taste) Jan
  9. amateur
    But as you don't tell what the design error is, no one will ever notice (except you, ofcourse). To me it looks like a proper mast, and an amazing amount of detail, given the size and scale of the ship. Jan
  10. amateur
    Btw there have to be a square hole in the front deck, it is worthwhile doing that before the deck is planked: the hole has to line up with the gap in the bulkhead. Easier to do early in th build. jan
  11. amateur
    You cantplank thedecksbefore you do theoutside: the upper ends of the bulkheads have to be removed before you can plank the deck. (don't forget to put some tape on the outside of the bulkhead-tops: makes removing them a lot easier) btw there is some metalwork on bulkhead 6, put that on before planking, othrrwise it is almost out of reach (speaking from experience;) ) jan
  12. amateur
    Don'tforget to make a rabbet at thet stern: Corel does not give that one, and the rudder area will certainly look better if you include one. there are a couple of tricky points, but overall it is a kit of good quality. I hope you are going to put a nice layer of paint over the gold bling-bling those Italians put in theirbox.... Jan
  13. amateur
    You never can 'regress' into Dutch. You should know that indonesian craft, that is an interesting choice. Little material available, I guess. jan
  14. amateur
    Does it also happen when you use glue, and a (large ) number of pins/clamps/etc to hold it in place? Jan
  15. amateur
    I have this one in my digital stack..... I think I will never find time to do everything I want to. Couple of smaller kits to finish (I hate rigging), a large kit to finish, a family, a house, a garden and a paid job to do. I definitely need more time Jan
  16. amateur
    I have both books on my shelf. I bought them not as the definitive guide (it cant be, as rigging sizes are nit given), but i needed a quick reference to explain the rather basic rigging scheme in a model kit. perhaps the targeted group is kit-builders who want to step up a bit, withour going into avstudy of Steel and Lees. jan
  17. amateur
    The tackle from the mainyard down inthe Frieslanddrawing is ridiculous...... Friesland is based on the drawings and photos in the book byheinrich Winter (a dutch twodecker around 1660), but the kit designer didn't really bother with any historical correctnes, the kit is breeming with smal and large errors.... In the book there is a large single block in the middle of the main, through which a sling is rigged around the mast (to prevent the yard falling down, once the hallayd is loosened) Jan
  18. amateur
    I guess it is also the result of using oak: oak is rather coarse grained. Those highly polished models are always build using quite dnse, close grained and rather expensive types of wood. I rather like the looks of this one Jan
  19. amateur
    Beautiful work! What is the scale of the model? is it 1:64? Jan
  20. amateur
    After little Cerberus, this is quite a large step forward. I guess this won't be a straightforward out-of-the booklet-building Jan
  21. amateur
    How did uou get those letters so crisp and evenly? jan
  22. amateur
    Hi Piet, that is certainlygood news from your doctor! Jan
  23. amateur
    That isnot true for the Netherlands. at import, there is 6% VAT, and that is over the bookprice, including the costs of transport. Jan
  24. amateur
    There are a couple of second hand versions of Lees available via marelibri.com, under 30 euro. (Ouch, I paid consederably more than that....) Jan
  25. amateur
    The second one is different on a lot of details (and major parts also). Perhaps the wheel isn't missing because they couldn't make it as they wanted Jan

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