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  1. Baker
    looks good. Well done Ondras.
  2. 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
  3. Baker
    Well done Nils, Can you tell me where the figurines are available?
  4. 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.
  5. 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).
  6. Baker
    Greetings from Belgium.
  7. Baker
    Greetings from Belgium
  8. Baker
    You're almost at the finish Robin. Beautiful bireme and great research work. Next a trireme??
  9. Baker
    Beautiful model Nils, And, I just saw it's your birthday today. Happy birthday Nils. And many happy years and a lot of model building pleasure.
  10. Baker
    I started with the tree nails in the hull planks. The idea is to follow the line of the futtocks (frames) as much as possible. The holes of the treenails were apparently not always neatly drilled on a straight line. Because this is not going to look nice on the model, I will not follow this completely. The holes will be drilled as far as possible in a straight line. But now and then a hole will be drilled out of the center line… The first treenails "Finished" treenails I find this a boring job. So, we do this work occasionally between the military models production. About 600 holes drilled. To be continued (slowly)
  11. Baker
    Toni, My wife is doing the whole household and she does this all very wel And she goes to work. She knows that making 3 models at the same time is not multitasking. Then she just shakes her head from left to right and smiles I'm making diner. Maintain a garden of 2000m2 Do all the small repairs in the house. Do maintenance on our 2 cars Go to work 5 days a week. And, in 32 years of modeling, there are only 2 models (on a total of 1400 completed) that ended up in the trash because of a failure. Ps, Hopefully, I do not offend anyone with my bad knowledge of the English language
  12. Baker
    Bonjour Philippe, And welcome to MSW
  13. Baker
    My admiral always says that a man can not do multitasking. Only a woman can do that. I am constantly working on one wooden model ship and 2 to 3 plastic military models to prove her that she is wrong.
  14. Baker
    Very beautiful and thoughtfully done Félicitations à vous !
  15. Baker
    It starts to look nice. Filler blocks are indeed handy to work with.
  16. Baker
    Well done with the planking EJ. She looks beautiful. Always a pleasure to follow
  17. Baker
    Congratulations with the new blocks Keep the admiral far away this time The canvas roof and curtain will be special but if you add it, then you are likely to see less of the hull details i think
  18. Baker
    It's good to see you back And I'm going to follow your build
  19. Baker
    Beautiful ship and almost finished. Do you have an idea what your next model will be?
  20. Baker
    Beautiful ram and ladder Glad you're back !
  21. Baker
    Looking great Nils, Good progress and well done.
  22. Baker
    beautiful weathering. well done.
  23. Baker
    Very beautiful and very realistic model. done well
  24. Baker
    I could only give your moral support . But, I am glad that the demolition work has not resulted in any "battle damage". She looks beautiful
  25. Baker
    Translating this text in to Dutch with google was not simple. The naming of ship parts are a disaster on google translate . If I understand correctly, the piece you want to loosen is firmly fixed and difficult to reach. Is the risk of serious damage to your model not too big? I would still wait a little with this work. Perhaps someone finds a better solution without demolition work. If I find something on time I'll let you know.

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