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  1. Hi Piet, They look great: one question to spoil the fun: when the lanyard is run through the knecht, does it touch the hats, or not? (If it does, we need a MK-IV of the carving.....) Jan
  2. HI Nick, at what scale do you work? In my Prins Willem (Corel 1:100), these thigs tend to be on the large side (their length is OK to reach, but they tend to get caught by the other rigging. A long hooked tweezer does the work better in my opinion. I also use a needle threader to get those lines through the blocks. doesn't cost anything, but is a great help. Jan
  3. I have those. Apart fromthe hook, i havent used any of the ends. Buy yourself a couple of high quality pliers, I use those far more often. Jan
  4. But perhaps the english are more efficient? Jan
  5. Now I come to think of it: isn't strange that it's equally crowded on both windward and lee side? Jan
  6. Btw shouldn't that be a hook joint in the waterway of that deck? Jan
  7. Stupid question, but how did you treat the blade? Jan
  8. 'the rope running inside the bullwark' Ah, I see: implicit announcement of yet another destruction. Jan
  9. I see, there are two clamps next to the gunport, onthe inside of thebulkhead. Sorry, will look harder before asking next time. Jan
  10. How were the gunport tackles belayed? It seems as if the ports are too low to belay them on the beams of the deck above. Jan
  11. Your Statenjacht lion is definitely more stern looking than the one in Utrecht Jan
  12. in Northern Europe they loved colours during that period. Try to google for pictures of church interiors (pulpits, Organ cases). You'll be surprised. I don't see why the important ships of that period would not be painted according to the same taste and style. (picture linked form wikipedia, church in Basedow (Northern Germany) With respect to the Dutch 'working ships': the main preservative was Stockholm tar. Hull. rigging, anything. Some paint was used, but a very restricted number of colours. And gold leaf was just too much: I don't know of any ships completely covered in gold. Some highlights perhaps (the lions crown, heraldy, but certainly not the 'ordinary' carving.) Even on their models the Dutch used gold sparingly. Jan
  13. I used to do it that way, until I saw something much easier, and far less risky. http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/230-hms-vulture-by-dan-vadas-1776-148-scale-16-gun-swan-class-sloop-from-tffm-plans-completed/page-79#entry264191 the whole seizing is fake, and the strop is just secured with some PVA at the oppiosite end of the block. As I work in 1:100 scale, this worked far more neatly (you can make the seizing much smaller, without increasing the risk of the strop loosening while at tension. Jan
  14. Hi Sjors, Why don't you translate the 'jochie'? Ah, well, Piet doesn't need atranslation anyhow. Jan
  15. Are you sure that Dutch anchors of that period were strapped? In early years they were just bolted. . I am not sure when they changed to iron bands. Edit: actually, after some googling I'm pretty sure you don't need straps. Look at one of the models in the Rijksmuseum: https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/nl/collectie/NG-MC-652 Alos others in maritiemdigitaal do not show straps. This one shows the position of the bolts quite nicely: https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/nl/zoeken/objecten?q=William+rex&p=1&ps=12&ii=0#/NG-MC-651,0 Jan
  16. Thanks, that makes things clear Having loked at the before and after pictures, i would say that no-one would ever have notied the difference, let alone would have noticed your first version was a bit 'out of period' Jan
  17. Explain please. This is the messenher, together with the capstan, but why, why why?? Jan
  18. Suspense, why?? You probably are destroying something already build, Replacing it by something unbeleivebly better And them ask for more kudo's Jan
  19. The recipe all over the internet says: 1 teacup of salt, 3 teacups flour, 1 cup of water (or less, when the mixture gets too thin), and one teaspoon of vegetable oil. Mix salt and fliour, then add oil and water till consistency is correct. Never tried to make the stuff myself (just used the stuff pprepared by our kindergarten teacher ) Jan
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