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Hi Philemon, what surprises me is that in all the builders-contracts there seems to be no reference to any drawings, nor to the approval of such drawings before the work commences. One of the members here (Werner) has spent literaly weeks in the Dutch archives and nowhere seems to be anything that points at such drawings or the use of them. Only from almost a century later (Pieter Zwijdrecht), there seems to be a number of linedrawings that were used in shipdesign (and I assume, also the building of those ships). Any thoughts on that? The drawings in the scheepvaartmuseum are three drawings that are available in the web: a longitudinal section of a threedecked ship, attributed to Sturckenburg, and two technical looking drawings of a smallfrigate (most Berlin-reconsteuctions are based on those drawings). A coupke of years ago Ab Hoving published a review of these drawings, suggesting a more in depth research of these drawings: He notices some problems with the drawings. They are made on paper that has a watermark that is (or seems) newer than the date on the drawing, there are technical terms in the drawings that do not match the terminology in the builders contracts, the construction/frames do not match what we know of building practice in that period, They have no provenance and they came in possession of the museum in a period that there was a huge demand for 'stuff from the golden age'. I will look for a web-link. Jan

60 dollars seems to be the lowest shipping costs I can get Makes buying rather expensive …. Perhaps a problem for all packages from there to here, but in this way american webshops are not avserious option for european buyers Jan

Yrah,, and it is self-classified as ‘good enough, but not perfect’. Makes me wonder: How would a ‘very good, near perfect’ look like?? I only know paint by brush, those airbrush-jobs look terrific. But I guess it takes more thsn you can see (in talent, time and experience) to get it ‘not perfect’ like this… Jan

The pic you showed of the original rigging (or at least, the remainders of it) do not show any signs of ratlines on the aft mast. I would leave them out, without ratlines, she has a cleaner look. Jan

Mis-identifacation or not. I would call it a pretty close match to the original

And where did you buy your kit? as Chris says: the hmv-s come as complete sets. Without base, but you don’t need that to build the model. jan

Hi Tim, This is definitively a German Torpedoboat. Quite a lot of these ships were build just before worldwar I. A similar design was build for the Dutch Navy (by the same firm: Vulcan in Stettin) On a few German card fora the design of digital navy is critisized, as it looks as if it is based on only one side view ( the ship is not completely symmetrical, although DN designed it that way). Also not both funnels are round: one (i believe it is the rear funnel) is elliptical. But for all people that do not know those details, it is a very nice card model (still have to finish mine ) Jan

When turning to pva, make sure your rigging line is natural stuff. The guterman polyester thread I used doesn't mind the PVA, and keeps loosening up .... Jan

Nice work! Almost all inland steamtugs had funnels that could be lowered. It is rather difficult to find a pic of a lowered funnel, though. I have been looking for it, and I found one (at 1:35 you see a boat nearing the bridge) Jan

Nice model! normally Corel has a rather basic numbering system, showing what goes where. Not easy to follow, but it leaves little to guess (only number matching) As soon as I understood the system, it worked like a charm. can you give a pic of the plans, that might help in finding the solution to your problem(s) Jan

I think both of them arr models of the same ship: Cutty Sark. With respect to value: they do not look alike very high quality model, so I suspect sentimental vslue exceeds market value. Kit or scratch: difficult to tell from these pics. Jan

Welcome! Is your boat live-steam ? Jan

Hi Keith, true, but they won't differ inches in length.... Jan

Although pic 1 in post #1 suggests a normal (ie equal lengt) shrouds. The photo isn't quite sharp, but it looks as if the seizings are in place, and the shroulds just snapped above the dead eyes. In that case, the length of the shroulds should pretty much show you where the upper dead eyes would have been. Does that help in any way? Jan

Although a lighthouse does not claasify as ‘non-shipping related’ Papershipwrihgt does have nice kits with loads of tiny parts. I’m trying to do one of the free downloads. Advantage of downloads: everything eaten by the carpet-monster can be reprinted. Jan

But that is my point: when you say ‘original’, some of us read ‘the situation as s functioning pond yacht’’, some us read ‘as a schooner of around 1900 would have been rigged’. These two are fundamentally different, and lead to different reading suggestions, and different choices. And given the rudder pin, and the lead keel this model has been a pond yacht at least once in its existence Personally I would go for a pond-yacht rigging (although seeing the set-up for the sailboom, that doesnt look to have been self-tending, so there is some ambiguity in the rigging remnants) Jan

I'm not an expert on pond-yachts, but I'm pretty sure that a pond yacht is not rigged as per Petersson's diagrams. Pond yachts should be able to sail themselves, so they have a simplified rigging. I think that you need to have a serious look at the 1950's and earlier literature on rigging and sailing pond yachts. (as a pond yacht rigged like a model schooner will look a bit "unbalanced". Jan

Is that a 1cent, or a 5cent coin? Jan

Dutch quality engine Don’t think SD14 ever had one of these (the info on the engine-model suggests it is early 1960-ies, the ship is eraly 70-ies.) However, it is rather basic card-model, so it should scale down nicely, and it sure looks like a ships Diesel. Jan

Is the engine part of the kit, or is the kit "only" the steel hull and superstructures? Jan

Mid-level of detail. Yeah….. Labelling this as ‘mid-level’ reveals your true ambition level. But although it is only midlevel detail, it is top-quality as far as I’m concerned. Jan

You learn something new every day..... In Europe things are a bit different (mainland, at least): there the postal services can handle a kind of in-between type of mail: the 'rather stiff, not completely bendable stuff', you can use the famous padded envelopes for that. Not as shock proof as a full size package, but transported at nomal postage rates. Ideal for sending booklets, metal pins, and card-models. (and certainly much cheaper for both seller and buyer than a full-size cardbox). (but usually the damage risk is at the buyers end) Jan

For those not knowing: Kaap Skil is located on the Isle of Texel, Netherlands It is a large diorama of the Dutch fleet supplying. The diorama is build by the well known firm Artitec. Worth visiting. Jan

Hi Kevin, Interesting concept: a paper model of a steel ship that has all the parts of the original... All paper/card parts look as if the card-material is not very stiff (at least, the cut-out parts look a bit wavy in some pics). How do you manage to get the whole thing straight, and how much flexing doens remain after glueing down? (and how many helpers do you need for moving around your model as soon as you reach the waterline of this beast?) Jan

With respect to Amsterdam: since the 'refit' a couple of years ago, the amount of models in their main exposition is relatively small. The other models are not on display on a regular basis, but are only out of the storage rooms if they can be used as an 'illustration' in the temporary displays. (The same also holds for the Rotterdam Maritime museum). In case you want to see, or even photograph, a specific model: you should contact them before hopping on a train. Actually, when in Amsterdam, If I were you, I would not skip the maritime department of the Rijksmuseum: both Prins Willem and William Rex are worth the additional mile. Jan