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  1. amateur
    Hi Marcus, Problem is, the 'ship-types' weren't that closely defined. Many of the "larger" ships of that period were classified as 'Jacht': the ships of Barentz were, as well as Duyfken. These ships were around 1600, a relatively small, presumably fast sailers. Half Moon also classifies in this group. I checked, and Eendracht (1615) is also referred to as a Jacht. Around 1610, also the name Pinas(se) was used for these ships. Thse PInas evolves into the larger 'spiegelretourschepen' of the VOC, as well as into the more purpose build Men of War of the Admiralities. With respect ot size: these ships were measued and classifed based on 'lasts' (a measure referring to both space (i.e. cubic something) as well as weight). There seems to be no clear one-to-one relation from 'last' to 'length'. The ships of Barenz were around 30 last, and did presumably measure aroudn 70 ft. (according to Hoving). The Eendracht was reported as 250 last, but the measuring system for men of war did not follow the same rules as for general purpose ships: there is no way you can recompute the size of Duyfken to that of Eendracht, using the size of both ships as measured in lasts.According to Wiki (...) the ship measured 103 feet, and had 30 guns. My amateurish guess would be that Eendracht would look far more like a ship like Batavia than Duyfken (no way you get 30 guns on a single-decked ship as Duyfken. (compare the pinas of Tasman as drawn by Hoving) Jan
  2. amateur
    You did rip off the coppering?????? Jan
  3. amateur
    Splitting lengthwise? He is making a negative mould to fabricate the actula hull. Splitting lengthwise would result in a seam that can be masked relatively easy. Jan
  4. amateur
    Just wondering: can you get the plug out of theplastic hull when the plastic formed over the hull. Jan
  5. amateur
    Sorry for asking, but does this meanriing the existi g copperplates off, and replacing them with better ones? Jan
  6. amateur
    There is one completed cutter using this admirality-plug, in the log of Remco. I can't remember of any issues with the plug from that log. Jan
  7. amateur
    It's notan improvement,the new ones are coming from another world compared to your original Jan
  8. amateur
    As always: it may depend on your ship and the period concerned. As far as I know, the part around the masttop,is always seized, asis the part that is turned around the deadeyes. In many countries/periods, the most forward shroud is seized over its full length, but as always, there are exceptions. Jan
  9. amateur
    Instructive, impressive, what else? It would be a shame not to get to the next deck. It would equally be a shame to cover this deck. I thinkthat's what they call a dilimma.... Jan
  10. amateur
    Nice! Question: what made you decide for the somewhat unusual scale of 1:52, in stead of a 1:48? Jan
  11. amateur
    The main question being: is it large enough for Pud.... Jan
  12. amateur
    We dont use 1cent pieces on this side of the border, so igot myself a tictac to get the dimensions right.... It's becoming frightening.... Jan
  13. amateur
    I made some starts inthis program, and i gave up. I can'tget the hull in a reasonable form Some others dowo derfull things with it. In the newest book of hoving at Seawatchbooks, there are some ilustrations done with delfship. They look quite hightech Jan
  14. amateur
    We're in for 2 -3 (to be determined) interesting years. Jan
  15. amateur
    The glazing has become somewhat on the dark side.... Jan
  16. amateur
    Time for an update. Did some rigging at the main mast (destroyed the falgpole on the mizzen while doing so....) Situation at the foot of the mast. Discovered that I needed an additional strop around the mast to get the parrels rigged. (the pins are there to prevent the little eyes in the rope from disappearing) Than the parrels of the main yard. My ideal was to get them working, but that didn't turn out possible. So I went just for the looks. Trust me: without the macro it is better And one from the front-end. I redid the crowsfeet: thinner and darker thread. The light one was to prominent. (I even don't know why they rigged this ship with one, I don't think the original had them) No time for rigging in the remainder of the week (month), so don't expect an additional update soon. (But I guess that you didn't expect one at all ) Jan
  17. amateur
    Serious question: the foto's suggest that both hull halves are not attached to the interior, or is it just one half that is notattached? Jan
  18. amateur
    Hi, It also depends very much on the scale you are using. I tried glue/paper/thread on my 1:100 Prins Willem, and decided that pencil was fine enough with me. From a distance you don't see the lines, from nearby you do. But it is a matter of taste, some people show the treenailing using copper wire, others don;t use it at all. Both groups think they did the right thing. Jan
  19. amateur
    Hi Hans, There is a dealers-section in the forum. Perhaps you should consider some advertisement for yourself over there? Can you give the exact dimensions of your lantern? (still looking for some replacements on my Prins Willem) Jan
  20. amateur
    Wow! Make sure you don't sneeze as long as the gunport lids aren't attached to the model Jan
  21. amateur
    You mean as on frayedknotart.com? http://www.frayedknotarts.com/beckets.html Would be interesting to see Dafi splce such rope beckets on this scale. I guess he can, but doubt whether he is willing:) Jan
  22. amateur
    Which isavery wise decision of your admiral. But after all, that is presumably how she got her rank. Jan
  23. amateur
    Dark? They are in the open air Jan
  24. amateur
    Incredible! It looks quite cosy, this way. On the other hand, what when you are in the midst of the atlantic, wind force 8, waves of about 10 meters high. Life must have been absolute hell in there..... What these little diorama's show -apart fom how things were don - is the degree of overcrowding in these ships.... Jan
  25. amateur
    Hello Kees, What a wonderfull model!! Your paintwork is absolutely top quality! Jan

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