Mirabell61
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Hi Rob, I used 4 mm thick glass panes for all my 9 display cases to date. It is a bit tricky in preventing the panes to tilt during assembly, before the frame can secure, but meantime I gained some experience in handling that quite well. The handicap is that the glass cases are rather heavy, and I finaly need two helping hands from my wife to put and lower down the glass bonnet over the model and on to the case base-plate. Nils -
Many thanks for your kind comment captain.... Nils
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Peter, many thanks for kind words, much appriciated. I was looking for how to issue an album all the time and finaly solved it. So not only the #5 Elbe Pilot Schoner but also the Zeesboot got their own album. I hope that I do`nt forget again how I did it Nils
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Gary, thank you for your kind words, much appreciated, and I´m very pleased that you like the boat.... Nils
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Many thanks Keith, it is already displayed in my little private museum together with 8 other models... The Gorch Fock model had (in lack of place) to be moved upstairs to my attic office Nils
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The casing the casing is now finished the model set inside and this closes the build log Nils
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thank you for following the build Johann, I`m pleased you like it. The case for the model is nearly finished
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Here some pics of the case building progress.... As my recent 5 Elbe provides nearly the same length and height as the Zeesboot, this case will alternatively suit both models well Nils Glass panes ready for being fitted all corners will be reinforced with brass fittings the bottom frame corners are fitted with ply corners the mid frame gets supports as well. The brass pins fit into all six sleeve sockets to seccure for no movement of the bonnet Zeesboot trial fit standing on the base also the 5 Elbe model will fit into the case this is what the case is actualy made for
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very nice build Paul, Are you going to rigg sails as well ? Nils
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Many thanks Keith, I`ve just started to make the glass casing..... Nils it satrts with the base plate and the sides profile the glasser did a good job, the cuts are very precise and the edges well debured the last side to be fitted I saw this little side table offered by Aldi this week. The glass case will stand on it later on
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Thank you very much Vladimir, Nils
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Many thanks Dave for your kind words. The model will be on display in a self made glass case, I`ll see the glasser`s shop tomorrow for the glass panes. Material for the wooden framing is already here. Nils
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Hello Matthias, thank you very much. We`re just back from 7 days Baltic coast, but this time unfortunately did`nt have the time to visit the Bodden areas for a ride with a Zeesbboat there. Nils
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Many thanks for your nice comment James, These boats are from the days when the fisher families who owned an own Zeesboat were depending on good catches, to enable being well off and having a worthy living. Todays Zeesboats are mostly and basicly former fishing workboats that have been converted to leisure-craft with often changes in the super structures, rigg and with modern sailcloth material. It has been a revival of wooden built boats and there are several buildyards around the Bodden areas having a good business in these days for changing, repair and overhaul. Also wood-boatbuilders find occupation more often, and especialy after the german reunion I guess most of these heritage- and used craft are scarcely and rare to find. Anualy there are several regattas of Zeesboats on the Bodden waters and it`s a great sight to see the armadas of red/brown sails. It always reminds me of the song "red sails in the sunset......" Nils
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Many thanks Mark, the two fishermen crew I had from begin on. For the fish I came across by finding these with some luck in two sizes under "doll house accessories in scale 1:12" Nils
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FINISHED Final pictures The Zeesboot in scale 1:24 (in workboat mode) is now completed. The Zeesen-sack at the end of the Zesse-gear ground net is just being hauled up over the stb. side with a tackle in the upper mainmast, after a nights drift with the Zeese gear sweeping over the Bodden ground. It`s been quite a good catch and the fishermen are pleased with their work. The bow and stern prolongation-spreading-poles have been shifted in again and secured on deck. I named the boat LORBAS and the home port is the harbour of the town Barth. ( This is not a model of an actual existing boat, and the fishing-craft registration # on the sail is from a boat that has been scrapped many years ago) The build provided much fun over the last months and I think it turned out as one of my favorate models Nils
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