Tadeusz43

Hi,

Maud is the second ship model in my POLAR project.

Maud  polar exploration ship was constructed for Roald Amundsen in 1916.

Designed for his intended voyage through the Northeast Passage.

The ship hull was shaped and strengthened for resist extreme ice conditions.

For our times survived only ship wreck in Cambridge Bay Canada.

Materials and techniques used in model constriction are the same as for project leading Fram,

only difference is single planking.

On bow and stern the solid block was shaped

Tadeusz

Hi,

The propeller making.

Assembling and solding with silver paste

Grinding

Tadeusz

Hi,

Works in progress.

1st planking

Plank bending for second planking

Deck installation

Waterline marking

Final painting

Fram and Maud already painted

Tadeusz

Hi,

Construction of the polar ship Fram model is part of a larger project POLAR.
I am going to build model ships Farm, Maud and Gjøa all in scale 1:100
The construction will be conducted at the same time starting from the hull through the equipment and rigging.
Hulls of ships Fram and Maud will be built as POB  for bulkheads was used birch plywood 4 mm thick

planks was lime strips 2x5 mm ,.

The smallest Gjøa will have a hull constructed as “bread and butter” material used HDF board.

Original construction drawings of all ships I have got from Norwegian Maritime Museum ( contact person Mr Per Gisle Galåen   Per.Gisle.Galaen@marmuseum.no )but not all of them were sufficient information to build models, there was a lack of equipment drawings and plans of the deck.

The best are the drawings of the ship Gjøa because it plans for modeling also instruction is included but in Norwegian only.

With the help of our colleague Igorsky and additional shipment from  NMM was possible to complete the necessary documentation for the ship Fram but for Maud will be necessary partial improvisation

on area of deck arrangement and equipment.

I collect also all available photos of this ships from my archive and the net.

Drawings was scanned and scale was reduced up to required 1:100 in computer .

Bulkheads assembled

Planking beginning

Tadeusz

Inserts for exposition stands

Hi,

It is supplement for Victory manual

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Tadeusz

Hi,

I have Panart instruction for Vic.

Tadeusz

Hi,

Maybe these pictures will help you

Tadeusz

Scenic furled sails

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Gloria in Amsterdam 2015

Cuauhtemoc Mexican training ship in Gdynia 2013

Tadeusz

Gunport stops was arranged around the gunport opening and sometimes also around the lid.

VOC Amsterdam

VOC Batavia

HMS Victory

Gotheborg

Tadeusz

The Poop and Side lanterns

On the beginning on the ship stern was installed the Poop lanterns with candles.

In 1838 the United States passed an act requiring steamboats running between sunset and sunrise to carry one or more signal lights; color, visibility and location were not specified. In 1848 the United Kingdom passed regulations that required steam vessels to display red and green sidelights as well as a white masthead light. In 1849 the U.S. Congress extended the light requirements to sailing vessels. In 1889 the United States convened the first International Maritime Conference to consider regulations for preventing collisions. The resulting Washington Conference Rules were adopted by the U.S in 1890 and became effective internationally in 1897.(Wiki)

Batavia

HMS Victory

Dar Pomorza  Starboard lantern

Passat Starboard lantern

Tadeusz

The ship’s bell

The ship’s Bell on the English ships In use from Middle of 17th century.

The bell was used for mark the beginning of the watches as also for alarm

 and fog signals.

Depeding of type of ship war or commercial and the period  the bell was situated near helmsman post r on the ship's bow.

Batavia                                                               Libava

Gotheborg                                                           Shtandart

Cutty Sark                                                                                                                              Kruzenstern                             

Passat The bell on bow

                                      Passat The bell on midship

HMS Victory

Tadeusz

Hi,

This is my method for building a model with solid hull.

The first step is cutting slices of the hull in accordance with

 the contour of the waterlines, Material in this model is HDF board with thickness appropriate to distance between the waterlines.

Next this waterlines was sanded preliminary and glued into the hull bloc

for final shaping.

Happy modeling in New Year.

Tadeusz

Hi,

Evidence suggests that the pins were used already on Viking ships.

In the Viking Ship Museum in Roskilde, Denmark are shown on the model of the boat and on educational reconstruction of boat interior.

Also on Cog Medieval ships simple form of the belaying pins was used.

As show pictures taken on Cog replicas.

         Wissemara                                                                                                                                        Roland von Bremen

Merry Christmas and Happy modeling in New Year

Tadeusz

The steering gears & compasses Part 2

HMAS Bounty

Passat Stering post at the ship stern

Passat Stering post at the midship

Steering post reconstructin in MM at Stockholm

HMS Warrior Steering post on the lower deck

HMS Warrior Steering post on the gun deck

On the midship                                                    On the stern

                             Steering posts on Kruzenstern

Polar ship Fram at Fram Museum  Oslo

Binnacle

Tadeusz

The steering gears & compasses Part 1

Steering oars and later, the side rudder was used on the ships up to 15^th century.

The stern rudder was equipped with tiller and on bigger ships with whipstaff.

At the beginning of 18th century the steering wheel was installed on the ships instead the whipstaff.

On big war ships was installed two or more steering post.

Magnetic compass in front of the helmsman was introduced in 13/14^th century and as installed in binnacle – wooden box with glass windows and lantern for illumination during the night, in the binnacle was two compasses.

Later in 19^th century number of compasses was reduced to one only.

On iron ships the binnacle was equipped with deviation spheres such

type is used up to present.

The side rudder on the Viking boat in VBM at Roskilde (DK)

Wipstaff on Batavia

VOC Amsterdam

HMS Victory

Gotheborg

Reconstruction of the steering post in Delft Shipyard at Rotterdam

The tiller on Jylland

Steering post on Jylland

  The binnacle on Jylland

Tadeusz

Hi,

I think that the boilers and machinery may have been lifted out for later reuse.

Example of such action is described in a novel Toilers of the Sea (French: Les Travailleurs de la mer) by Victor Hugo published in 1866.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

Tadeusz

Hi,

My Speedy 1828

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

Tadeusz

Hi,

The galley stove chimney on Batavia

Tadeusz

Ships’ boats and davits

Ships was equipped with boats intended for use for personnel and food and water supplies transport in harbours as also for landing on shore or for towing the ships.

An important function of the boats was life saving of passengers and sailors.

On the war ships the boats was used for communication between ships as also for actions against enemy.

On the beginning the ships was carrying one boat but over time their number grew.

Big ships was equipped with several boats with different size and destination.

Boats was specialized for various functions the biggest named long boats  was used for anchors  handling as also was armed with light cannons.

Boats was equipped with oars as also mast and sails

The gig it was long narrow boat used for personnel transport  the Captain.

The ships  carried boats on the deck or on davits.

For example HMS Warrior 1860 was equipped with:

Boat from Vasa

Boat in Historic Dockyard museum in Portsmouth UK

Boat construction in Historic Dockyard museum in Portsmouth UK

Boats under construction in Delft Shipyard  at Amsterdam

Boats on the deck of HMS Victory

Boat on davits on Jylland

Boat on the deck of Gotheborg

Davits and boat on Passat

Contemporary boats on old davits on Dar Pomorza

Boats and davits on ship's side

Boats and davits on ship's stern

Tadeusz

Anchors , catheads and davits. Part 2.

Jylland

HMS Warrior

The anchor davit replaced both cathead and fish davit

Passat

Kruzenstern

The anchor on small schooner.

From the stone up to stockless anchor. MM Stockholm.

Tadeusz

Anchors , catheads and davits. Part 1.

Anchors are  very important parts of ships equipment.

The oldest anchors was made from wood and stone, also lead was used as a weight.

More and heavier anchors require additional equipment for lifting and lowering of the water appeared davits and catheads.

Early anchors.NMM Gdańsk                           Anchors development. Historic Dockyards Portsmouth UK

Nave Victoria

Halve Maen. On this saworthy replica the moden Danforth anchor was added.

The fish davit used for rising the anchor to stowage position

The cathead with tackle

The cathead shaves for cat tackle                     Puddening the anchor ring

Batavia

The lining for protect ship side from anchor when rised

The cathead with tackle

Gotheborg

Shtandart This anchor is not from period.

HMS Victory

Tadeusz

Hi,

Pigments used in The Netherlands produced in windmill factory

Tadeusz

Hi,

The crews in those days were very numerous and completed from commanding staff, sailors, soldiers and gunners . 
the crew also consisted of armorers, sail maker and carpenters. 
You could not miss the cooks as well as a surgeon and a chaplain.

The Vasa crew it was 445man .

 French 74-gun ship has completment of some 750 man

Tadeusz

Hulls of wooden sailing vessels in 18th century for the protection of the underwater part from damage by worms was covered with copper plates (also lead or zinc plates). 
Copper plates was 48X21ins to 86x64ins depending of period and country of ship origin. 
The nail heads were from 3/8 to 1 1/4 ins diameter and recessed into the plating 
in order to surface was smooth. 
Manufacturers often offer modeling kits in sets of copper plates but in my opinion they are not properly made for models in scale 1:75 - 1:100. In particular too visible nails that secure the plates to the hull. Proper implementation of coppering is very important to the final look of the model. 
For these models, a convenient solution is to use a self-adhesive copper tape, which is available in various widths. The edges of subsequent sheets of copper, we can easily do by pressing a chisel. 
This allows for the most realistic appearance performance of our model. 
Desirable was the application of the patina but far I did not have found efficient method for it. 

Coppering (The Construction and Fitting of the English Man of War 1650-1850 by Peter Goodwin)

Copper plates from kits

Coppering of Jylland

Victory only survived coppering on the rudder.

My Victory plater wtih  modified and weathered kit plates

Esplanade coppering

Happy modeling. 

Tadeusz 
My models: 
From kits 
Vasa, HMS Victory -coppered with copper plates ( flattened with a hammer ) 
Le Solei Royale, Friesland 
From scratch 
HMS Warrior 1860, 
Esplanade, HMS Speedy -coppered with copper tape 
Grosse Yacht 
Norman’s ship, La Royale 
Peter von Danzig 
Polacca 17th cent. 
Current project:  

Hi,

I think Golden Hind in Brixham is not ship replica. 
It is  only a tourist ship constructed with visible modern adds not 
existing in original GH period. 
See rigging screw in shrouds and steering wheel on the deck.

http://www.geograph.org.uk/more.php?id=2665776

http://www.partworkmodels.co.uk/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=46&t=269

Tadeusz