Anja

Welcome aboard Calvin,
 
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I also moved your question here. This is because members are usually quite quick at responding to calls for help, but are more likely to notice them if they are in the relevant forum.
 
Anja

everyone and  welcome (back) to my second buildlog.
 
I started this buildlog on May 4th 2012.  I will repost my log from the beginning.  So here goes………...

The discovery ship the Half Moon was a small and lightly armed galleon, although in VOC documents it is called a Yacht. And by Emanuel van Meteren (a Flemish Historian) even vlieboot (flyboat).

The original Half Moon (Halve Maen) was commissioned on March 25, 1609, for the Dutch East India Company. She was a ship of exploration and the spaceship of her age, designed to take a crew of twenty into unknown and uncharted waters.
 
Hired by the Dutch East India Company to find a Northeast, all-water route to Asia. but only a month out of port, the Dutch/English crew of his ship was disheartened after their passage north of Norway was blocked by Arctic ice floes. Many talked of mutiny.  Sitting in his cabin, the concerned captain considered  his dilemma and options. A compromise was made. The course was changed and what began as a search for a Northeast passage became a transatlantic crossing to look for a Northwest passage to the rich spice. trade of China. Of course, some think that Hudson's intention all along was to go Northwest.
 
Hudson in North America
 
After reaching the Maine coast and replacing a foremast lost in rough storms during her Atlantic crossing. the Half Moon sailed southward as far as the present day North Carolina Outer Banks. Then, turning northward, Hudson explored the Delaware Bay before arriving at the mouth of a wide river. Could this be a passage to the Pacific Ocean?

Hudson stopped at points on the New Jersey coast before sailing the small ship up the river which today bears the Captain's name, the Hudson River, but it was soon obvious that it was an inland river, not a west-ward passage. Hudson sailed upriver to present-day Albany before returning down river, and claiming the region for the Dutch.

It would be many years before the significance of Hudson s 1609 voyage to America would be understood, and the Half Moon universally recognized as one of the best known ships of exploration.

The Half Moon’s Specifications

The ship assigned to Hudson by the Dutch East India Company was small by 17th-century standards. Built in a Dutch shipyard of German and Danish lumber with a high forecastle and sterncastle, she resembledthe so-called Vlie boats the Dutch used on the Zuider Zee. England and the Netherlands were then fierce commercial rivals. The Dutch had a fleet of 1,680 ships, vastly outnumbering the 350 available to the English.

Being lighter and narrower, with their frames spaced much wider apart and using lighter planking topside, Dutch ships were faster than their English competitors, which had tightly spaced frames. Unlike English shipbuilders, the Dutch built their oceangoing vessels with flat bottoms to negotiate the shallow entrance to the Zuider Zee.

Because the original Half Moon was built using a simple geometric method called the tangent arc system, no comprehensive plans have survived. Even in the 17th century, industrial espionage was common; this may also explain why no plans have ever been found.

Although the Half Moon has a large amount of sheer (the upward curve of the longitudinal lines of the hull), the decks remain surprisingly level. Today, boats are built with decks following the sweep of the sheer. A horizontal deck offered many advantages: on warships with gun ports in a line, cannons on wheeled carriages could easily be served and moved. Level decks also could be flooded when needed, lowering the risk of fire and
explosion.

The rig and sail plan of the Half Moon are typical of square-rigged ships of the period: a square foresail and topsail on the foremast and foretopmast; a square mainsail and topsail on the mainmast and main topmast; a triangular lateen sail hung on a long yard attached at an angle to the top of the mizzenmast. A square spritsail hanging from the bowsprit. In all, the sail area measured about 2,800 square feet.

Type of ship : Yacht
 
Construction : Build in 1608 for the chamber of Amsterdam at a shipyard in Amsterdam

Purpose : Used by the Dutch East India Company from 1609 to 12/1618
 
Loading capacity : 80 Tons
Crew : 15-20
Sail Area : 256,13 m²
Length on deck : 25.9 m.
On the keel length : 19.7 m.
Height : 23.8 m.
Width : 5.3 m.
Draught : 2.6 m.

 
Thank you for watching and enjoy!

Take care,
 
Anja

Hello everyone,
 
Thank you all for the welcome back. It's great to be back.
A very warm welcome back to all of you too, it's great to see you all back here on MSW.
 
Hope to repost my log tomorrow, today I have to go to my drawing course. So Sjors will have the PC all to himself.
 
And Sherry, don't keep us in the dark too long!
 
Take care everybody, talk to you soon.
 
Anja

Hello Sherry,
 
Glad to see you here as well. I hope to have my buildlog up and running on sunday. with a little update to go with it.
 
Have you already made a choice for your new build?
Don't forget to put the finished pictures of your Mayflower in the gallery.
 
Take care,
 
Anja

Buildlog will follow.

Welcome aboard Keith,
 
It doesn't matter if you're a beginner or an advanced builder, this a great place to learn and share tips and techniques.
When you have made your choice and when you're ready, feel free to start a buildlog.
If needed, you'll find plenty of advise, help and encouragement from everyone.
 
I wish you smooth sailing and happy modelling.
 
Regards,
Anja

Welcome aboard Keith,
 
It doesn't matter if you're a beginner or an advanced builder, this a great place to learn and share tips and techniques.
When you have made your choice and when you're ready, feel free to start a buildlog.
If needed, you'll find plenty of advise, help and encouragement from everyone.
 
I wish you smooth sailing and happy modelling.
 
Regards,
Anja

Hello Doris,
 
I'm just sitting here, looking at the pictures and admire your work in silence.
 
The illumanation will look great when finished.
 
Thank you and take care,
 
Anja

Beautiful Doris,
 
Thank you very much for sharing this masterpiece with us.
You make your craft look like fine art. The sculptures are amazing. You are truly a craftswomen.
 
My compliments to you.
 
Take care,
 
Anja

Hello Robbyn,
 
I had a look for myself. Here is the link.
 
http://www.sdmaritime.org/shop/san-salvador-collection/downloadsansalvadormodel.html
 
Take care,
 
Anja

Hello Ryland,
 

 
Happy birthday and have a wonderful day,
 
Anja

Hello dear Doris,
 
What a pleasure it is to welcome you back.  I missed you and your beautiful work.
 
Good luck with your new adventure, but knowing you, she will turn out great.
 
Regards,
Anja

Hello Dražen,
 
Jan is welcoming you back. So somehow I missed this one on the older version of MSW.
It would be great to see your build of 'De Zeven Provinciën'.
 
It's indeed your choice. A complete log of your work for over two years may a little to much and will take a lot of time.
But please do post the pictures.
 
Thank you for sharing and reposting.
 
I will follow your build with interest.
 
Take care,
 
Anja

Hello Adam,
 

 
Have a great day.
 
Anja

Hello Mike,
 
I see you already started your buildlog.
Good luck with your build and have fun.
 
Anja

Hello Doris,
 
Here is my
 
I love the interior and the base is looking fantastic. The sculptures are so beautiful and lifelike.
 
Take care,
 
Anja

Nice assembly line you have there.
Thanks for the update Ulises 
 
Regards,
Anna

all,
 
My Halve Maen build was already on hold, but during our move to a new house in November 2015, she got lost because one of our friends put her box on the pavement instead of in our car.
 
After that the enthusiasm to build was completely gone. I spent last year enjoying my other hobbies.
 
But, as a Dutch saying goes: 'Blood is thicker than water' and the urge to build another ship came back.
 
So, May I present to you the Spanish Galleon Nuestra Señora del Pilar De Zaragoza (Our lady of the pillar of Zaragoza), a Spanish Treasure Galleon.
 

 
Measurements
Length: 1110 mm
Height: 970 mm
Width: 520 mm
 
History
During the 17th and 18th centuries Spanish galleons served the Spanish crown as merchantmen and warships. Many of them sailed between Acapulco and Manila, transporting South American silver to the Philippines and exotic goods from Asia to Mexico, from where the treasures were sent back to Spain.
 
Commisioned in 1731 and launched in 1733, Nuestra Señora del Pilar de Zaragoza (Our Lady of the Pillar of Zaragoza) was one of these Manila Galleons built of the finest Philippine wood, she was 112 feet on deck and displaced 1,000 tons. A 4th rate of the Cavogonda class, she was fitted with 50 cannon, two stern chasers and six swivel guns. She carried a crew of 385 men.
 
For twenty years she sailed the route from Mexico to Manila and in 1750 underwent a complete refit in the Port of Cavite. In 1750, on her last voyage, she set sail from Manila bound for Acapulco. Despite being overloaded, and contrary to the opinion of both pilots and Master, her Captain insisted on weighing anchor at the beginning of September. En route for the Mariana Islands, in the Pacific, they began to have difficulties after sailing into a heavy storm, and she sank taking all of her crew down with her.
 

Frames dry fit.
 

Frames glued in place. Reinforcing pieces not glued yet.
 

Frames glued in place.
 

Last three frames fitted and glued. Reinforcing pieces glued.
 

Close-up bow section
 

Close-up stern section
 
 
Enjoy and thank you for watching.
Anja

Hello all,
 
For the newcomers, a warm welcome to my buildlog.
Thank you for stopping by and the compliments.  It is appreciated.
 
@ Popeye,
Yes Denis, I know you use the archive pen as well. I have that idea from you and it works great.  Thanks for the tip.
 
@ Ulises
If you can get the Lego blocks, they will be a great help for little money.
 
It is again high time for an update.  She is by far not seaworthy, but this is how she is right now.
 

 

 

 
Work done:
- Deck caulking (a bundle of 10 planks at a time)
- Reinforcing pieces glued onto the last frame
- Gun carriages painted (red Ochre from Admiralty paints)) and put a layer of surface primer on the canons (Negro black from Vallejo)
- Interior quarter deck bulwarks, forecastle bulwarks and interior hold bulwarks painted (red Ochre from Admiralty paints)
- Cut out parts the crossbeams that remain exposed over the holds
 

 

 

 

 
To be continued .....
 
Thank you all for watching and enjoy.
 
Regards, 
Anja

Hello friends,
 
Thank you all for the compliments and the likes.
And a warm welcome to Ulises, Denis, Piet, Richard and Sean,
 
It is high time for an update, however small.
 
Glued the lining onto the interior of the frames.
Made an offset in the lining in the areas coinciding with the support for the crossbeams.
Cut the crossbeams to size.
 

 
 
 
Planked the forecastle deck.  In contrast to the waist deck, I decided to simulate caulking.
For this I used India ink fro Faber-Castell (PITT artist pen, black 199 ***).
 
It is a bit getting used to, because the planks are so thin. But it looks better with than without the caulking.
 


 
 
Dry fitted the forecastle, the sections of the hold deck, the sections of the quarter deck and the crossbeams.
 

 
 
 
So far, so good. To be continued..........
Thank you for watching,
 
Regards,
Anja

all,
 
My Halve Maen build was already on hold, but during our move to a new house in November 2015, she got lost because one of our friends put her box on the pavement instead of in our car.
 
After that the enthusiasm to build was completely gone. I spent last year enjoying my other hobbies.
 
But, as a Dutch saying goes: 'Blood is thicker than water' and the urge to build another ship came back.
 
So, May I present to you the Spanish Galleon Nuestra Señora del Pilar De Zaragoza (Our lady of the pillar of Zaragoza), a Spanish Treasure Galleon.
 

 
Measurements
Length: 1110 mm
Height: 970 mm
Width: 520 mm
 
History
During the 17th and 18th centuries Spanish galleons served the Spanish crown as merchantmen and warships. Many of them sailed between Acapulco and Manila, transporting South American silver to the Philippines and exotic goods from Asia to Mexico, from where the treasures were sent back to Spain.
 
Commisioned in 1731 and launched in 1733, Nuestra Señora del Pilar de Zaragoza (Our Lady of the Pillar of Zaragoza) was one of these Manila Galleons built of the finest Philippine wood, she was 112 feet on deck and displaced 1,000 tons. A 4th rate of the Cavogonda class, she was fitted with 50 cannon, two stern chasers and six swivel guns. She carried a crew of 385 men.
 
For twenty years she sailed the route from Mexico to Manila and in 1750 underwent a complete refit in the Port of Cavite. In 1750, on her last voyage, she set sail from Manila bound for Acapulco. Despite being overloaded, and contrary to the opinion of both pilots and Master, her Captain insisted on weighing anchor at the beginning of September. En route for the Mariana Islands, in the Pacific, they began to have difficulties after sailing into a heavy storm, and she sank taking all of her crew down with her.
 

Frames dry fit.
 

Frames glued in place. Reinforcing pieces not glued yet.
 

Frames glued in place.
 

Last three frames fitted and glued. Reinforcing pieces glued.
 

Close-up bow section
 

Close-up stern section
 
 
Enjoy and thank you for watching.
Anja

all,
 
My Halve Maen build was already on hold, but during our move to a new house in November 2015, she got lost because one of our friends put her box on the pavement instead of in our car.
 
After that the enthusiasm to build was completely gone. I spent last year enjoying my other hobbies.
 
But, as a Dutch saying goes: 'Blood is thicker than water' and the urge to build another ship came back.
 
So, May I present to you the Spanish Galleon Nuestra Señora del Pilar De Zaragoza (Our lady of the pillar of Zaragoza), a Spanish Treasure Galleon.
 

 
Measurements
Length: 1110 mm
Height: 970 mm
Width: 520 mm
 
History
During the 17th and 18th centuries Spanish galleons served the Spanish crown as merchantmen and warships. Many of them sailed between Acapulco and Manila, transporting South American silver to the Philippines and exotic goods from Asia to Mexico, from where the treasures were sent back to Spain.
 
Commisioned in 1731 and launched in 1733, Nuestra Señora del Pilar de Zaragoza (Our Lady of the Pillar of Zaragoza) was one of these Manila Galleons built of the finest Philippine wood, she was 112 feet on deck and displaced 1,000 tons. A 4th rate of the Cavogonda class, she was fitted with 50 cannon, two stern chasers and six swivel guns. She carried a crew of 385 men.
 
For twenty years she sailed the route from Mexico to Manila and in 1750 underwent a complete refit in the Port of Cavite. In 1750, on her last voyage, she set sail from Manila bound for Acapulco. Despite being overloaded, and contrary to the opinion of both pilots and Master, her Captain insisted on weighing anchor at the beginning of September. En route for the Mariana Islands, in the Pacific, they began to have difficulties after sailing into a heavy storm, and she sank taking all of her crew down with her.
 

Frames dry fit.
 

Frames glued in place. Reinforcing pieces not glued yet.
 

Frames glued in place.
 

Last three frames fitted and glued. Reinforcing pieces glued.
 

Close-up bow section
 

Close-up stern section
 
 
Enjoy and thank you for watching.
Anja

Hello friends,
 
Thank you all for the compliments and the likes.
And a warm welcome to Ulises, Denis, Piet, Richard and Sean,
 
It is high time for an update, however small.
 
Glued the lining onto the interior of the frames.
Made an offset in the lining in the areas coinciding with the support for the crossbeams.
Cut the crossbeams to size.
 

 
 
 
Planked the forecastle deck.  In contrast to the waist deck, I decided to simulate caulking.
For this I used India ink fro Faber-Castell (PITT artist pen, black 199 ***).
 
It is a bit getting used to, because the planks are so thin. But it looks better with than without the caulking.
 


 
 
Dry fitted the forecastle, the sections of the hold deck, the sections of the quarter deck and the crossbeams.
 

 
 
 
So far, so good. To be continued..........
Thank you for watching,
 
Regards,
Anja

Hello friends,
 
Thank you all for the compliments and the likes and welcome to my build log.
 
@ Django - Santisima Trinidad is a fantastic looking ship when finished. Good choice.
@ Marcus - I think my Halve Mean is sitting on other people's mantelpiece (or maybe even in the mantelpiece  )
@ Wayne - With popcorn you are allowed to make a little mess, as long as you clean up afterwards. 
@ Hennie - Don't worry about Sjors' netting, it is still a work in progress. Three more to go.  Oh, before I forget, I need netting to. Isn't that convenient.
@ Ulises - Yes, she is indeed a beauty.  And to keep her beautiful, I decided not to use the bright colors OcCre used.  I will use the Admiralty paints yellow ochre, red ochre, dull black and French blue.
 
And now it is time for an update. Enjoy.
 
 The deck came in four parts.  Glued two of the parts together and planked the starboard and port side separately.
 
 The lined sections of the deck were glued onto the structure of the ship.
 
 Reinforcing parts glued in place on each side of the false keel and on the bow frame.
 
 Glued eleven gun ports to each side of the deck and started the lining onto the interior of the frames.
 
 
Thank you for watching.
Anja
 
 

Hello all,
 
For the newcomers, a warm welcome to my buildlog.
Thank you for stopping by and the compliments.  It is appreciated.
 
@ Popeye,
Yes Denis, I know you use the archive pen as well. I have that idea from you and it works great.  Thanks for the tip.
 
@ Ulises
If you can get the Lego blocks, they will be a great help for little money.
 
It is again high time for an update.  She is by far not seaworthy, but this is how she is right now.
 

 

 

 
Work done:
- Deck caulking (a bundle of 10 planks at a time)
- Reinforcing pieces glued onto the last frame
- Gun carriages painted (red Ochre from Admiralty paints)) and put a layer of surface primer on the canons (Negro black from Vallejo)
- Interior quarter deck bulwarks, forecastle bulwarks and interior hold bulwarks painted (red Ochre from Admiralty paints)
- Cut out parts the crossbeams that remain exposed over the holds
 

 

 

 

 
To be continued .....
 
Thank you all for watching and enjoy.
 
Regards, 
Anja