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flying_dutchman2 reacted to Michiel in Prins Willem 1650 by Michiel - 1:50 - POB Zeeland ship from own plans
Thanks for the contribution guys,
at least now the question is reduced to wether the pw had bronze or iron guns, not clear at the moment.
for now I'll assume bronze.
here's my first attempt at carving them:
I assume that by leaving the opening closed by a thin wall, so that the silicone will not completely encircle the handles I will actually be able to cast them...
If someone as has a reason to beleave other wise please let me know ;-)
Best,
Michiel
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flying_dutchman2 reacted to *Hans* in Batavia by *Hans* - FINISHED
We take a beer on the fact that the highest point has been reached! In Dutch this is called pannenbier!
I will not get any higher on the Batavia.
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flying_dutchman2 got a reaction from *Hans* in Batavia by *Hans* - FINISHED
I misspelled "Rode". It should be "Roode"
Probably somewhere on earth and maybe a ship as well. I know it is a restaurant in Amsterdam
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flying_dutchman2 reacted to *Hans* in Batavia by *Hans* - FINISHED
Hey guys - thank you all for your comments on the lion. I didn't really had any good example how to make the lion, then just some photo's of the original.
I just started to sculp - and it worked out quite well!
It only turned out my lion is a bit more well fed then the original one on the Batavia
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flying_dutchman2 reacted to Louie da fly in Batavia by *Hans* - FINISHED
The "Chinese" style of the lion could well be right. I don't know if it had started by the early decades of the 17th century, but certainly by the end a lot of ships' decoration was in this style, as the exotic nature of Chinese art became very popular and lasted for quite a while (have a look inside the Royal pavilion in Brighton of 1805 to see some classic examples of "chinoiserie").
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flying_dutchman2 reacted to pompey2 in Naval History On This Day, Any Nation
D Day - 70th Aniversary. My hat off to all of them.
Lots of stuff going on around here in Southsea, few interesting planes about.
I'm going to dinner tonight at a pub in Southwick.
The old landlady there told a story about serving Eisenhower his G&T and Churchill his Brandy.
Southwiack house was where a lot of D Day was planned and directed from and they were both there during the invasion.
The map room can still be visited with the original wall map.
http://www.gigapan.com/gigapans/103188
The two guys who created it (toy makers) where then held in Southwick House until September for security.
I know a lady that lived in Southsea at the time, just before D Day her and a friend were amazed at the sheer number of tanks gathering.
So they decided to follow the column back to see how far it went.
Several hours and fifteen or more miles later they gave up and came home!
Nick
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flying_dutchman2 reacted to trippwj in Naval History On This Day, Any Nation
June 6, 1944. Allied forces dispatch an invasion fleet of nearly 7,000 vessels to conduct amphibious landings in Normandy. The "greatest generation" of many nations shows their resolve during what would be described as their longest day.
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flying_dutchman2 got a reaction from Sjors in Batavia by *Hans* - FINISHED
Instead of the name "Batavia" the ship should be called "De Rode Leeuw" (The red Lion).
Nicely sculpted.
Marc
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flying_dutchman2 reacted to michaelpsutton2 in "British Royal Yachts: a complete illustrated history"
When I got the used one it looked new
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flying_dutchman2 reacted to mobbsie in Batavia by *Hans* - FINISHED
Red Lion, that's a pub aint it.
mobbsie
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flying_dutchman2 got a reaction from mobbsie in Batavia by *Hans* - FINISHED
Instead of the name "Batavia" the ship should be called "De Rode Leeuw" (The red Lion).
Nicely sculpted.
Marc
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flying_dutchman2 reacted to *Hans* in Batavia by *Hans* - FINISHED
Next step - the lionfigure on the bow
I already had made the head of the lion - which some people thought was a dogs head.
This lionhead was glued onto the bow:
Then I sculpted the body of the lion on both sides of the bow:
Third step - extra manes to cover the gap between head and body:
And then some painting to make it more fearsome:
Again - photos are not of the best quality. When the model is finished I will make some more profesional images and post these.
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flying_dutchman2 reacted to *Hans* in Batavia by *Hans* - FINISHED
To add to the last post: they fired the guns with approx. 200 grams of gunpowder and a canonball made out of an old newspaper.
In real the canons where fired with 2 kilograms of gun powder.
These are 6 pound caliber canons - this means the canonball ia about the size of a cricketball (or a baseball-ball) and weights about 6 pounds or 3 kg.
We had a discussion about the force of such a canonball - if it could smash right through the shipswall or not.
We where not sure. Some said it could, others had their doubts.
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flying_dutchman2 reacted to Sjors in Batavia by *Hans* - FINISHED
As long as they are no cotton balls, every thing is possible
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flying_dutchman2 reacted to *Hans* in Batavia by *Hans* - FINISHED
In the meantime on the Dutch forum we have a nice Anglo-Dutch ship discussion going on. Great fun!
This however must not stop us from doing what we like to do - modelbuilding.
The lantern is finished - including the little door in it to light the candle - and then mounted onto the ship.
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flying_dutchman2 got a reaction from GrandpaPhil in The First Royal Dutch Yacht Mary by flying_dutchman2 - FINISHED - Mamoli - 1646
These are the last shots with the flags in place. Taken on a light table.
I painted the VOC emblem on the flags as this was the era that the VOC had yachts. I omitted the one sided British flags that came with the kit.
In a couple of months I will add the display case pictures.
Thanks for viewing.
Marc
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flying_dutchman2 reacted to Chuck in Latest issue of the Nautical Research Journal (Summer 2014)
Nautical Research Guild Summer Issue is in the mail.
Become a member and get it delivered to your front door every 3 months.
Here are some highlights including the table of contents.
3D Printing and Model Ship Building
by Patrick Matthews
USS Arizona
by Oren Long, Jr
The East Indiaman Edwin Fox of 1853
by Ian Poole
A French War Brig
by Richard Simon
Coppering the Fleet and an American Entrepreneur
by Louis Arthur Norton
Building HMS Isis of 1776: Highlights of a Multi-Year Project
by Byron Gore
Modelers’ Gallery
Shipbuilding Literature in the Netherlands (1671-1838), Part 4
by Ab Hoving
SHOP NOTES
Making Dowels
by William E. Sproul
MODELERS’ REVIEWS
An 8-inch Shear from Harbor Freight Tools
by Steve Wheeler
The 3D Elbow Bender from UMM-USA
Click here to read one of the articles....
A French War Brig
by Richard Simon
And here is a look at at one of the models featured in this issue.
Click on that photo to enlarge it and see what a great model Byron put together. Its stunning.
HMS ISIS
by Byron Gore
For more info on the Journal and the NRG please visit the website.
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flying_dutchman2 reacted to omarcs in Wooden Ship - book review
Wooden Ships by Peter H. Spectre and David Larkin
This book covers wooden ships from simple very early boats through contemporary wooden power craft.
The best part is a section on building a full size replica of SUSAN CONSTANT, a ship from around 1607. The thrust of the section is the build with many great photos. But, additionally, there are photos of a model ship.
The whole book aided my understanding of why wood ships are built as they are. It compared and contrasted merchant ships to warships, as well as different classes of warships.
This is a good read for an over view of wooden ships
The photographs answered a few questions I had about the build I am doing, even though my ship was not specifically mentioned.
Omar Lehr
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flying_dutchman2 got a reaction from zappto in The First Royal Dutch Yacht Mary by flying_dutchman2 - FINISHED - Mamoli - 1646
These are the last shots with the flags in place. Taken on a light table.
I painted the VOC emblem on the flags as this was the era that the VOC had yachts. I omitted the one sided British flags that came with the kit.
In a couple of months I will add the display case pictures.
Thanks for viewing.
Marc
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flying_dutchman2 got a reaction from GrandpaPhil in The First Royal Dutch Yacht Mary by flying_dutchman2 - FINISHED - Mamoli - 1646
More details.
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flying_dutchman2 got a reaction from Duanelaker in The First Royal Dutch Yacht Mary by flying_dutchman2 - FINISHED - Mamoli - 1646
Different angles and close ups.
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flying_dutchman2 reacted to michaelpsutton2 in "British Royal Yachts: a complete illustrated history"
Just got my copy from Amazon.
Large format 10.5" BY 10.5"
340 pages
Lots of big really clear pic's some in full color
A number of original draughts .I like the fact that the author has not gone the route of using redrawn plans.
I ordered a "used like new" copy and it was less than $30 including shipping. Dirt cheap compared to the price of some books.
This book covers all of the English royal yachts from the Stuarts through today. It's well organized and clearly written. The volume makes it possible for me to untangle the 19 different yachts named "Mary" .
And best of all (one of my pet peeves) they have arranged the pages so that the pictures and the plans don't attempt to straddle the gutter in the center of the pages. You can actually see the whole thing.
The pictures and the plans are so well done that it made me want to sit down and start work on a yacht right now
This one is a keeper and I highly recommend it.
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flying_dutchman2 reacted to dgbot in The First Royal Dutch Yacht Mary by flying_dutchman2 - FINISHED - Mamoli - 1646
Well done Marc,
I truly wish I could have seen it up close.
David B
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flying_dutchman2 reacted to petervisser in The First Royal Dutch Yacht Mary by flying_dutchman2 - FINISHED - Mamoli - 1646
Congratulations on your completed model Marc!
She looks terrific! Well done.
Peter
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flying_dutchman2 got a reaction from Laurence_B in The First Royal Dutch Yacht Mary by flying_dutchman2 - FINISHED - Mamoli - 1646
These are the last shots with the flags in place. Taken on a light table.
I painted the VOC emblem on the flags as this was the era that the VOC had yachts. I omitted the one sided British flags that came with the kit.
In a couple of months I will add the display case pictures.
Thanks for viewing.
Marc
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