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  1. Baker
    Nice work Robin. The untreated walnut is very realistic. And, after treatment with oil or varnish it becomes indeed a red / dark brown color. Most finds of remains of ships from this period have rectangular gun ports. Reason : The greater the height of the gun port, the higher the elevation angle that the cannon can have.
  2. Baker
    Welcome back. And greetings from Belgium.
  3. Baker
    Beautifully made Binnacle Christian.
  4. Baker
    And good luck with the build. Greetings from Belgium
  5. Baker
    Thanks Steven, Robin and GL Robin, I first made a test board / plank. My treenails are actually 0.2mm too large in diameter (1mm while they should be 0.8mm). At the test, 1 mm looked good. And a 1mm drill is stronger and breaks less quickly. Therefore, 1 mm treenails are used. I also discovered that the treenails are almost invisible under 2 layers of white paint (below the water line). Perhaps I also provide treenails here , or maybe not. Applying about extra 1500 almost invisible tree nails ??? pfff...
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    Small update The treenailing "adventure" continues. I also discovered that the wales were not blackened in the time prtiod that this ship was sailing. The whole idea of painting the wales black was partly based on a translation error from me ( my knowledge of the English language is apparently less than I thought). I also found, somewhere on this forum, a topic that confirmed this. On one side, most of the black is already removed. Treenails and bolts need to be added to the wales.
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    Robin, Some builders paint the edge of the plywood frames black. Before applying the fillerblocks. This way you can see better how far you can sand. As long as black paint remains visible on the widest part of the frame its ok. Dutch, Schilder de zijkanten van je spant zwart vooraleer je de balsa blokken aanbrengt. Als je daarna begint te schuren moet er nog zwart overblijven op het breedste deel van je spant. Altijd juist, en nooit te veel afgeschuurd.
  8. Baker
    Great start Robin Balsa next...lots of saw and sanding dust I spose. When I have to make a lot of dust whit sanding, the admiral sends me out into the garden There i can make dust as much as I want
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    Greetings from Belgium
  10. Baker
    Robin, As promised, I will follow, If I can help, just ask. The first interesting link :
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    I searched in google for : "kriegsmarine rettungsfloß farbe" And found this : http://www.forum-marinearchiv.de/smf/index.php?topic=5660.0 They speak about 2 colors Start WW2 : auf einigen Farbfotos zu erkennen, ein fahles Gelb fahles gelb = dirty yellow In 1941 : Schlauchboote waren Taubengrau Taubengrau = pigeon gray Hopefully, this will answer your question
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    " boring" : Has indeed complete different meanings in Dutch and English. "Boren" in Dutch : Drilling a hole in something Example : Drill a hole in a plank or a wall, drilling a tunnel "Boring" in Dutch : There is already a hole in something. Example : The diameter of a cylinder in an internal combustion engine "Boring" from English to Dutch = vervelend, saai Like : annoying, something you have to do but do not like doing it. Help the admiral with the dishes (therefore she has a dishwasher )
  13. Baker
    Christian, Thanks. At 1/64 scale the treenails will indeed be small and almost invisible.
  14. Baker
    Robin, Congratulations with your finished model. Very, very, very beautiful. Well done.
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    Steven, Great to see that this problem has been solved. Ps, I work in a chemical factory. And Iso Propyl Alcohol and Ethanol are 2 complete different solvents for us.
  16. Baker
    Patience and time. And if the first attempt fails. keep on trying again. That helps me
  17. Baker
    And thanks to google translate Without that, I was not here either
  18. Baker
    looks good. Well done Ondras.
  19. Baker
    Thanks Michael, Lawrence and everyone that likes and follows. Cherry wood is indeed very suitable for modeling. I still have enough stock as firewood. This is now set aside for modeling. So wood enough, but time, too little. It was here over 20°c last week. very exceptional for the end of October. Nice weather to work outside ... But I was not at home. I just returned now from a week vacation (also in the sun). Having a lot of time to read and study. Not all ships of that time had treenails. Some had treenails, others mixed with nails. Or only nails. However, the nails were usually always sealed with tar or some kind of resin. The underside will be painted white. I did some tests, and the treenails are no longer visible on the model after painting. So, under the water line, no treenails (less work ) I've also looked at what the armament of the ship will be. The heaviest caliber will be 3 and 4 ponders. Bore diameter 3 "and 3" 1/3” (76mm and 85 mm). weight per piece 800 and 1200 pound (400 and 600 kg). Larger caliber looks too heavy on ships of this size. Thanks for following
  20. Baker
    Well done Nils, Can you tell me where the figurines are available?
  21. Baker
    ps. Since the Billings model only provides one layer of planking. Is it best that filler blocks are used on the front and back of the hull. This will save you a lot of frustration on planking the hull.
  22. Baker
    welcome back and good luck with the further construction of your wasa. I have also built the Wasa of Billings (my first wooden ship build).
  23. Baker
    Greetings from Belgium.
  24. Baker
    Greetings from Belgium
  25. Baker
    You're almost at the finish Robin. Beautiful bireme and great research work. Next a trireme??

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