Baker

Welcome to MSW, and I wish you a speedy recovery.

Very nicely done

Great work Götz 

16 hours ago, cog said:

So that's where I came from, dug up  

Interesting bits of information

Carl,  you are not from Gelderland in the Netherlands, you are from Doel in Flanders Belgium.

In my back yard... 

1 hour ago, peveka said:

The whole thing makes me think of something out of a SF movie ...

This is not a UFO but a UFC  ( Unidentified Floating Clog ) 

Thank you everyone for the nice comments and good advice.

It looks that I am reasonably correct with my model capstan (The Mary Rose and San Juan whale ship capstans are  quite identical )
Since nobody could take a photo in the 16th century and nobody neatly stated where the bars were stored. I will have to find a place myself.

And no, its not made in Italy

Made in Verrebroek. 

Btw.

The meaning of the name "Verrebroek" (the town where we live).

verre, means : higher dry land 

broek, means  : wetland area

So Verrebroek is founded on a higher dry land in  a swampy area.

Now this area is all dry land. But in the Middle Ages this area was swampy.
Not so far away from our home, during the expansion works of the port of Antwerp, people even found a cog while digging a new dock.

Patrick

On the capstan is just where I don't want to place them permanently. Then I have no space left at all.

My idea was that the guns deployed there were only in position during combat operations.
So there is no place left to operate the capstan.

During non combat operations secured to the side of the ship.
Then there is room to operate the capstan.

But that's just an assumption.

Hello

and 

As always
Very nicely done.

Thanks GL

Next step is painting the capstan.
A painted (replica) example of the Batavia from the early 17th century was a challenge I couldn't resist.

Thus, I did an attempt to paint this "color scheme". White is the basic color and red green as the secondary colors.

The basis on which the capstan stands is thicker than the deck plancks. 
Of course I forgot this during deck planking ... 

So plan B. Make it look like the capstan stands on thicker planks. And add an extra tree nail here and there in the original planking.

ready

Bars for the capstan will by made later. For the moment I have no idea where I can put them.

Thanks for following.

Welcome back to MSW 

Greetings,

and 

Greetings, and welcome to MSW.

Back from vacation and learned a lot from my 2 new books.
And, discovered that my model should actually have 2 stern chasers. Most warships and armed merchantmen had these. 
I might try to add 2 closed canon ports but these are problems for later.

In the meantime, further work has been done on the rear castle.

And I started on a capstan. The intention is to build something like this drawing.

The start A cylindrical piece of cherry wood

6 square holes approximately at shoulder height or lower.

Thanks for following

I am very satisfied with filler blocks

My method of working see page 1 of the Golden Hind

On 4/6/2019 at 8:47 AM, G.L. said:

Thank you Patrick, trying to keep up the standard of the Belgian ship modelers.

And you do that very well !

6 hours ago, peveka said:

Going from a clog to the Wasa is sort of a downgrade, isn't it?

 

 

 

Yep,

But. Who can say that he built a wooden ship model when he was 5 years old.

And that capsized at his first voyage.  Just like the real ship. 

nice model
Converting  a clog was my first attempt to build a modelship (about 50 years ago)
It was from an old clog with a small hole at the bottom ....... 

Ignorant at this young age. I then built my first Vasa model 

Greetings,

And

Mooi gedaan. Nicely done.

Congrats  👍

First German edition in 1988
First English edition in 1990

With as subject the history, origin and end of the galleons in Spain England the Netherlands, Portugal France, Scandinavia ..
Construction Rules and armament
Strategy for attack and defense
Life and routine on board
The men on board (who did what)
Rigging

With beautiful photos, drawings and plans.

Detailed description of the original "Stockholm Galleon model"

Description of a built model of this galleon.

Recommended

On 10/15/2018 at 11:02 PM, Osmosis said:

Has anyone read this? Since I am building the San Francisco cross section I thought it might be worth a look.

Yes,

The layout is in the well-known New Vanguard style. First edition was in 2004

The subject is :

The history, origin and purpose of the Spanish galions

Operation of the convoy system between the de Americas and Spain

Construction rules and armament
The attack and defense strategy
Life and routine on board.

Easy to read text (even for someone like me who never learned English at school)

With beautiful photos and color prints

Bought for 8.48 pounds. I am happy with my purchase

Great work.

Greetings and 

Greetings and