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Hi Doris,
 
did you change your goldpaint since the SoS?
 
Jan

Are you going to fully rig her, or will this be a 'hull-only' model?
 
jan

Hi Marcus,
 
May I suggest starting at the lowest wale, and working up/down from there?
The location of the wales does have quite an effect on the visual appearnce. Getting their position right
after planking might be troublesome: getting it right before planking is easier: you cab draw on the hull until you are happy.
getting the other planks in position is easier: they are thinner and easier to handle than that heavy wale.

Hi Mike,
 
theWitsen books isa good one, but is for a different audience. The seawatch book is for modelbuilders:drawings and description of shiptypes.The Witsenbook (I have the dutch version) is for those who want more background on dutch shipbuilding in the 17th Century. Witsen uses one type (pinas) to describe the principles. So actually, you can read the book as a kind of monograph on a pinas. 
The dutch version had  drawings a a pinas, I don't know whether ornotthey come with the english version.I still didot order the book onmerchant ships, as taxes and transport costs make it arather pricy business.....
 
Jan

Hi Mike,
 
theWitsen books isa good one, but is for a different audience. The seawatch book is for modelbuilders:drawings and description of shiptypes.The Witsenbook (I have the dutch version) is for those who want more background on dutch shipbuilding in the 17th Century. Witsen uses one type (pinas) to describe the principles. So actually, you can read the book as a kind of monograph on a pinas. 
The dutch version had  drawings a a pinas, I don't know whether ornotthey come with the english version.I still didot order the book onmerchant ships, as taxes and transport costs make it arather pricy business.....
 
Jan

Hi Marcus,
 
May I suggest starting at the lowest wale, and working up/down from there?
The location of the wales does have quite an effect on the visual appearnce. Getting their position right
after planking might be troublesome: getting it right before planking is easier: you cab draw on the hull until you are happy.
getting the other planks in position is easier: they are thinner and easier to handle than that heavy wale.

Hi Marcus,
 
May I suggest starting at the lowest wale, and working up/down from there?
The location of the wales does have quite an effect on the visual appearnce. Getting their position right
after planking might be troublesome: getting it right before planking is easier: you cab draw on the hull until you are happy.
getting the other planks in position is easier: they are thinner and easier to handle than that heavy wale.

Hi danny,

Looks like a lot of work.
Are you ging to replace those famous plastic blocks with better looking ones, or did you decide they fit in with the general appearance of the model?

Jan

Apparently, you are not too happy.
Am I still allowed to say I like the result? Many of the issues you mention are not very prominent in the pictures, so all I see is a nice model of an unusual (at least, atMSW) ship.
 
with respect to the masking tape: tamiya sells a masking tape that is rather flexible, so that is easier to stick to curved, and slightly uneven surfaces.
When paint does bleed, I discoverd that scraping using a sharp knife most of the time works better that sandpaper: scraping does not damage the surface, sandpaper does.
 
Jan

Too light is better than too heavy.
please give us a video. She deserves to be in the water!

Apparently, you are not too happy.
Am I still allowed to say I like the result? Many of the issues you mention are not very prominent in the pictures, so all I see is a nice model of an unusual (at least, atMSW) ship.
 
with respect to the masking tape: tamiya sells a masking tape that is rather flexible, so that is easier to stick to curved, and slightly uneven surfaces.
When paint does bleed, I discoverd that scraping using a sharp knife most of the time works better that sandpaper: scraping does not damage the surface, sandpaper does.
 
Jan

And for those wondering WHY schiedam has the highest (at least old, because the new turbine thingies are much higher) mills, that is because Schiedam is a city with lots of houses. Mills need steady wind, an no turbulence due to surrounding buildings (or even trees). So that leads to rather high (and completely stone-built) mills. 
Schiedam mills are not classic water or flour mills, but used for the production of Sjors' favorite drink
 
Jan
 
 
 

Too light is better than too heavy.
please give us a video. She deserves to be in the water!

Hi Mike,
 
theWitsen books isa good one, but is for a different audience. The seawatch book is for modelbuilders:drawings and description of shiptypes.The Witsenbook (I have the dutch version) is for those who want more background on dutch shipbuilding in the 17th Century. Witsen uses one type (pinas) to describe the principles. So actually, you can read the book as a kind of monograph on a pinas. 
The dutch version had  drawings a a pinas, I don't know whether ornotthey come with the english version.I still didot order the book onmerchant ships, as taxes and transport costs make it arather pricy business.....
 
Jan

Hi Doris,
 
did you change your goldpaint since the SoS?
 
Jan

Hi Greg,
 
Quite often google translate is capable of transforming those Russion captions to something more or less understandable
 
By the way: I very much like the camo on the ships hull.
I was wondering whether you will be able to mask the camo on the upper structures, or that you have to spray/paint them just by hand.
 
Jan
 

This will be the final post of my diorama project of Hr. Ms. Java.  I may have mentioned in one of my previous posts that unknown but presumable a Chinese salvage company lifted most of the ship wrecks from the Java Sea floor.  There were sonar images made  showing the depressions of the Ruyter, Java and other ships  but unfortunately only the sonar image of the Exeter remains available in public domain.  I like to show you all how "Java's" last resting place looked like, which is very similar.
 

Translation: "TODAY FOURTY YEARS AGO THE NIGHT FELL OVER JAVA, Doorman waited for the death with his wounded.
SURABAYA BY B. LULOFS, De Telegraaf (is a news paper), 27-02-1882,
This chart shows the locations of the last resting place of several ships with their crew.
 

Sonar image of the hole in the Java Sea floor where Exeter rested on her starboard side - Credit MV Empress - Public Domain Date November 2016.
 
By this time the wrecks have been cut up and send to the smelters.  Interviews with the people who did the cutting up revealed that they found many human remains and as best as they could were placed on bags and buried. There is even a makeshift burial place for most of the remains.
This then is the END, an empty hole, not only in the Java Sea bed but in my heart for the ignominious end by unscrupulous grave robbers of hundreds of men.
However, mu memory is still vivid of the wonderful times I have had with my father and that no one can take from me.
 
I wish all the best to everyone who joined me on my journey.
 
 

Hi Greg,
 
Quite often google translate is capable of transforming those Russion captions to something more or less understandable
 
By the way: I very much like the camo on the ships hull.
I was wondering whether you will be able to mask the camo on the upper structures, or that you have to spray/paint them just by hand.
 
Jan
 

Hi Greg,
 
Quite often google translate is capable of transforming those Russion captions to something more or less understandable
 
By the way: I very much like the camo on the ships hull.
I was wondering whether you will be able to mask the camo on the upper structures, or that you have to spray/paint them just by hand.
 
Jan
 

So, bootstrap to go, 

I’ve tried to calculate it so I can mask and spray, then add things afterwards (ie; Carley Floats). The big bits will still need to be modulated to bring out details/highlights. 

Hi Greg,
 
Quite often google translate is capable of transforming those Russion captions to something more or less understandable
 
By the way: I very much like the camo on the ships hull.
I was wondering whether you will be able to mask the camo on the upper structures, or that you have to spray/paint them just by hand.
 
Jan
 

Hi Greg,
 
Quite often google translate is capable of transforming those Russion captions to something more or less understandable
 
By the way: I very much like the camo on the ships hull.
I was wondering whether you will be able to mask the camo on the upper structures, or that you have to spray/paint them just by hand.
 
Jan
 

Deck added, depth markers rubbed on 

Thanks everyone for following along on this journey. A couple of small Items completed the work today. The gratings on the starboard companionway And the installation of the flags. I had to do the house flag twice because the first time it was upside down. I can say that the house flag can be raised and lowered though.
 
I had some etched copper from Scale Link that I picked up in 1979 from Puffers opposite Kenton Railway Station. after cutting the size slightly oversize I slowly sanded it with some 600 grit until it just fit snug. I used a toothpick with beeswax to pick up the piece to place it for final gluing.
 

 

 
Then I decided to reprint the house flag in red rather than the blue one.
 

 
The ensign was also re printed on some light weight silk-span, I decided to shape it after setting it to the stern flagstaff.
 

 

 
And now.....She's done!
 

 

 
When we get back from Whitehorse I shall crate her up after the inspection.
 
Onward and upward.
 
Michael