RGL Posted July 11, 2018 Share #331 Posted July 11, 2018 That’s awesome Jack12477, jud, mtaylor and 5 others 8 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amateur Posted July 12, 2018 Share #332 Posted July 12, 2018 (edited) Hi Piet, Working on the display, but still tweaking on the ship. I thought you said you were finished apart from the case I agree with Mark: thinning out did add. What will be next? Jan Edited July 13, 2018 by amateur Piet, Jack12477, Canute and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmagna Posted July 14, 2018 Share #333 Posted July 14, 2018 On 7/11/2018 at 2:45 PM, mtaylor said: That is a powerful work of art. I think Mark said it best Piet. Very very powerful! Jack12477, Old Collingwood, Piet and 4 others 7 Quote Lou Build logs: Colonial sloop Providence 1/48th scale kit bashed from AL Independence Currant builds: Constructo Brigantine Sentinel (Union) (On hold) Minicraft 1/350 Titanic (For the Admiral) 1/350 Heavy Cruiser USS Houston (Resin) Currant research/scratchbuild: Schooner USS Lanikai/Hermes Non ship build log: 1/35th UH-1H Huey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piet Posted July 19, 2018 Author Share #334 Posted July 19, 2018 Hello everyone and thank you all for your accolades on the diorama up to this point and also my thanks to those visiting and clicking the like button - it's all very much appreciated. As usual I have been rather busy with other projects around the house, summer time and a lot of rain makes things grow rather quickly. This didn't give me mush time to work on the diorama. I managed to sneak a few hours here and there and managed to cut all the trim pieces down 1/8 inch. Not only in the thickness of the pieces but also in the width. I think the smaller size looks much better for this size case. Gwen agrees and that says a lot - to me. I now proceeded to glue them to the glass, keeping them secure with masking tape, which worked like a charm. I let this cure overnight, which turned into two days. After removing the masking tape I did a final sanding with my long sanding stick and prepped them for stain. I used the same light oak stain as I used for the base. After the stain had dried I rubbed it with a lint free cloth to polish it up a little. It was now time to clean the clean the glass and used a mild soap with some baking soda. I'll most definitely have to finish it with a plexiglass polishing compound. Well, I'm almost done with this build and hope to present it to all of you in the next day or so. The wood trim pieces being glued to the plexiglass First coat of stain is applied and drying outside the garage. Ready for the second and final coat. Cheers, cog, Jack12477, jud and 9 others 12 Quote Piet, The Flying Dutchman. "Your greatest asset is not the quantity of your friends , rather the quality of your friends." (old Chinese proverb) Current Builds: Hr. Ms. Java 1925-1942 VOC Ship Surabaya Planned Builds: Young America Diorama - scale 1:3000 Future Builds: KPM ship "MS Musi." Zuiderzee Botter - scale 1:25. VOC Jacht in a 6" lamp, Buginese fishing Prauw. Hr. Ms. Java - Royal Navy Netherlands Cruiser. Completed Builds: Hr. Ms. O16 Submarine Hr. Ms. O19 - Submarine Royal Navy Netherlands Ship Yard Diorama with Topsail schooner - Friendship Sloop Gwenfra Muscongus Bay Lobster Smack Golden Hind - Cutte Sark (both not in this forum) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amateur Posted July 19, 2018 Share #335 Posted July 19, 2018 For what it is worth: I agree with Gwen. Jan jud, popeye the sailor, mtaylor and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popeye the sailor Posted July 19, 2018 Share #336 Posted July 19, 2018 looks really sweet now........nice joinery Old Collingwood, Piet, mtaylor and 2 others 5 Quote I yam wot I yam! finished builds: Billings Nordkap 476 / Billings Cux 87 / Billings Mary Ann / Billings AmericA - reissue Billings Regina - bashed into the Susan A / Andrea Gail 1:20 - semi scratch w/ Billing instructions M&M Fun Ship - semi scratch build / Gundalow - scratch build / Jeanne D'Arc - Heller Phylly C & Denny-Zen - the Lobsie twins - bashed & semi scratch dual build Billing T78 Norden in dry dock: Billing's Gothenborg 1:100 / Billing's Boulogne Etaples 1:20 Billing's Half Moon 1:40 - some scratch required Revell U.S.S. United States 1:96 - plastic/ wood modified / Academy Titanic 1:400 Trawler Syborn - semi scratch / Holiday Harbor dual build - semi scratch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piet Posted July 20, 2018 Author Share #337 Posted July 20, 2018 Thank you Jan and Denis for your kind words. I wanted to complete this project this morning but Gwen informed me of an ant invasion in our master bathroom. In searching for how they got inside the house I detected cracks in the stucco around the window. So, with hammer and chisel I removed all the loose stucco and sealed the gaps. That kinda took most of the morning but I did find some time to apply the final coat of stain to the trim. It's now looking much better and I am VERY close to completing this build. Just a little more polishing of the glass. Cheers, Canute, Old Collingwood, mtaylor and 5 others 8 Quote Piet, The Flying Dutchman. "Your greatest asset is not the quantity of your friends , rather the quality of your friends." (old Chinese proverb) Current Builds: Hr. Ms. Java 1925-1942 VOC Ship Surabaya Planned Builds: Young America Diorama - scale 1:3000 Future Builds: KPM ship "MS Musi." Zuiderzee Botter - scale 1:25. VOC Jacht in a 6" lamp, Buginese fishing Prauw. Hr. Ms. Java - Royal Navy Netherlands Cruiser. Completed Builds: Hr. Ms. O16 Submarine Hr. Ms. O19 - Submarine Royal Navy Netherlands Ship Yard Diorama with Topsail schooner - Friendship Sloop Gwenfra Muscongus Bay Lobster Smack Golden Hind - Cutte Sark (both not in this forum) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popeye the sailor Posted July 20, 2018 Share #338 Posted July 20, 2018 when I lived in Florida........our worst invasion were those darn lizards! Jack12477, Old Collingwood, cog and 4 others 7 Quote I yam wot I yam! finished builds: Billings Nordkap 476 / Billings Cux 87 / Billings Mary Ann / Billings AmericA - reissue Billings Regina - bashed into the Susan A / Andrea Gail 1:20 - semi scratch w/ Billing instructions M&M Fun Ship - semi scratch build / Gundalow - scratch build / Jeanne D'Arc - Heller Phylly C & Denny-Zen - the Lobsie twins - bashed & semi scratch dual build Billing T78 Norden in dry dock: Billing's Gothenborg 1:100 / Billing's Boulogne Etaples 1:20 Billing's Half Moon 1:40 - some scratch required Revell U.S.S. United States 1:96 - plastic/ wood modified / Academy Titanic 1:400 Trawler Syborn - semi scratch / Holiday Harbor dual build - semi scratch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sjors Posted July 20, 2018 Share #339 Posted July 20, 2018 I'll be waiting for the end result before I give any comment Sjors Jack12477, popeye the sailor, Piet and 4 others 7 Quote Currend builds: USS Constitution by Sjors - Model Shipways - Scale 1:76 HMS Victory by Sjors - Jotika - Scale 1:72 On hold: VOC Reconnaisance yacht Duyfken by Sjors - Kolderstok - Scale 1:50 Finished builds: HMS Snake (1797) by Sjors - Caldercraft - Scale 1:64 Nuestra Señora del Pilar by Sjors & Anja - OcCre - Scale 1:64 H.M. Brig-Sloop Flirt 1782 by Sjors - Vanguard Models - Scale 1:64 HMS Agamemnon by Sjors - Caldercraft / Jotika - 1:64 San Ildefonso - OcCre Le Mirage - Corel Smit Rotterdam (sea tug) - Billing Boats - 1:75 Sovereign of the seas - De Agostini Spirit of Mississippi - OcCre Santissima Trinidad - OcCre Corsair - OcCre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cog Posted July 20, 2018 Share #340 Posted July 20, 2018 1 hour ago, Sjors said: I'll be waiting for the end result before I give any comment Sjors Running in safe mode Sjors Jack12477, Sjors, popeye the sailor and 4 others 7 Quote Carl "Desperate affairs require desperate measures." Lord Nelson Search and you might find a log ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piet Posted July 26, 2018 Author Share #341 Posted July 26, 2018 Thank you Denis, Sjors and Carl for visiting and your comments. Ah yes, Sjors is making me to hold my breath awaiting his comment Well, we have come to the end of this project. I need to split my end posts into at least two parts because I like to add a few pictures I have not shown before. Let me start with the final diorama display as it sits above my drawing table and see what I can add that relates to the end of this ship and the rest of the ABDA fleet that was decimated in Februray 27, 1942 by the IJN. I had a real problem taking decent picture with the glass case, too many reflection no matter what I tried. For any other positions of the model please refer to some my previous posts. Below the pictures of the diorama I have posted six photos made by Kevin Denlay, the first diver who saw the wreck of Hr. Ms. Java on the bottom of the Java Sea floor. Kevin was present during the memorial service in Surabaya on February 27, 2013 and send me these photos. Taken outside in the shadow of the house Taken outside the house with a light blue bed sheet as backdrop. The dimensions are 24 X 8 X 10 inches. The diorama in her place above my drawing table and next to Hr. Ms. O19 "All Ships Follow Me" - - - Admiral Doorman's command was "ik val aan, volg mij" (I attack, follow me) Laying of the wreath - - - The bell in the foreground is Java's ship's bell. Attention Wreath with the colors and inscription "Koninklijke Marine" (Royal Navy) Crosses of the fallen. Yes, my father's name is among them. Hr. Ms. Java's ship's bell, placed on board at her commission 9 may, 1925. Peter Bloemendaal, lmagna, JesseLee and 14 others 17 Quote Piet, The Flying Dutchman. "Your greatest asset is not the quantity of your friends , rather the quality of your friends." (old Chinese proverb) Current Builds: Hr. Ms. Java 1925-1942 VOC Ship Surabaya Planned Builds: Young America Diorama - scale 1:3000 Future Builds: KPM ship "MS Musi." Zuiderzee Botter - scale 1:25. VOC Jacht in a 6" lamp, Buginese fishing Prauw. Hr. Ms. Java - Royal Navy Netherlands Cruiser. Completed Builds: Hr. Ms. O16 Submarine Hr. Ms. O19 - Submarine Royal Navy Netherlands Ship Yard Diorama with Topsail schooner - Friendship Sloop Gwenfra Muscongus Bay Lobster Smack Golden Hind - Cutte Sark (both not in this forum) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piet Posted July 26, 2018 Author Share #342 Posted July 26, 2018 I have obviously compiled quite a bit of history about the two most important antagonists of the ABDA fleet. They are the Hagura and the Nachi, both are heavy cruisers with 8 inch guns and several torpedo launchers as well as spotter airplanes. According to Jeffrey R. Cox, the author of "Rising Sun, Falling Skies . . ." It was the "long lance' torpedo of the Nachi that struck "Java' at her port side. The United States Navy managed to sink Nachi in 5 November, 1944 with aerial bombardment, ship's gunfire and torpedoes. Bitter sweet revenge, if we can call it that. IJN Nachi 5 November, 1944 5 November, 1944 5 November, 1944. Here the bow is missing and the stern is separated from the ship and sinking. JesseLee, jud, Jack12477 and 6 others 9 Quote Piet, The Flying Dutchman. "Your greatest asset is not the quantity of your friends , rather the quality of your friends." (old Chinese proverb) Current Builds: Hr. Ms. Java 1925-1942 VOC Ship Surabaya Planned Builds: Young America Diorama - scale 1:3000 Future Builds: KPM ship "MS Musi." Zuiderzee Botter - scale 1:25. VOC Jacht in a 6" lamp, Buginese fishing Prauw. Hr. Ms. Java - Royal Navy Netherlands Cruiser. Completed Builds: Hr. Ms. O16 Submarine Hr. Ms. O19 - Submarine Royal Navy Netherlands Ship Yard Diorama with Topsail schooner - Friendship Sloop Gwenfra Muscongus Bay Lobster Smack Golden Hind - Cutte Sark (both not in this forum) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piet Posted July 26, 2018 Author Share #343 Posted July 26, 2018 (edited) This will be the final post of my diorama project of Hr. Ms. Java. I may have mentioned in one of my previous posts that unknown but presumable a Chinese salvage company lifted most of the ship wrecks from the Java Sea floor. There were sonar images made showing the depressions of the Ruyter, Java and other ships but unfortunately only the sonar image of the Exeter remains available in public domain. I like to show you all how "Java's" last resting place looked like, which is very similar. Translation: "TODAY FOURTY YEARS AGO THE NIGHT FELL OVER JAVA, Doorman waited for the death with his wounded. SURABAYA BY B. LULOFS, De Telegraaf (is a news paper), 27-02-1882, This chart shows the locations of the last resting place of several ships with their crew. Sonar image of the hole in the Java Sea floor where Exeter rested on her starboard side - Credit MV Empress - Public Domain Date November 2016. By this time the wrecks have been cut up and send to the smelters. Interviews with the people who did the cutting up revealed that they found many human remains and as best as they could were placed on bags and buried. There is even a makeshift burial place for most of the remains. This then is the END, an empty hole, not only in the Java Sea bed but in my heart for the ignominious end by unscrupulous grave robbers of hundreds of men. However, mu memory is still vivid of the wonderful times I have had with my father and that no one can take from me. I wish all the best to everyone who joined me on my journey. Edited July 26, 2018 by Piet Peter Bloemendaal, Canute, mtaylor and 9 others 12 Quote Piet, The Flying Dutchman. "Your greatest asset is not the quantity of your friends , rather the quality of your friends." (old Chinese proverb) Current Builds: Hr. Ms. Java 1925-1942 VOC Ship Surabaya Planned Builds: Young America Diorama - scale 1:3000 Future Builds: KPM ship "MS Musi." Zuiderzee Botter - scale 1:25. VOC Jacht in a 6" lamp, Buginese fishing Prauw. Hr. Ms. Java - Royal Navy Netherlands Cruiser. Completed Builds: Hr. Ms. O16 Submarine Hr. Ms. O19 - Submarine Royal Navy Netherlands Ship Yard Diorama with Topsail schooner - Friendship Sloop Gwenfra Muscongus Bay Lobster Smack Golden Hind - Cutte Sark (both not in this forum) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmagna Posted July 26, 2018 Share #344 Posted July 26, 2018 Thank you for sharing and taking me along Piet. ABDA and what happened has always been special to me. But you brought it alive in a way I will always treasure. Canute, popeye the sailor, jud and 4 others 7 Quote Lou Build logs: Colonial sloop Providence 1/48th scale kit bashed from AL Independence Currant builds: Constructo Brigantine Sentinel (Union) (On hold) Minicraft 1/350 Titanic (For the Admiral) 1/350 Heavy Cruiser USS Houston (Resin) Currant research/scratchbuild: Schooner USS Lanikai/Hermes Non ship build log: 1/35th UH-1H Huey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sjors Posted July 26, 2018 Share #345 Posted July 26, 2018 Piet, My comment.......just fabulous!!!!!!!!! Unbelievable that someone get this out of his hands. You should be proud of what you have done. Thanks for the history lessons. You are better then my history teacher 20 years ago Thanks again. Sjors JesseLee, cog, popeye the sailor and 6 others 9 Quote Currend builds: USS Constitution by Sjors - Model Shipways - Scale 1:76 HMS Victory by Sjors - Jotika - Scale 1:72 On hold: VOC Reconnaisance yacht Duyfken by Sjors - Kolderstok - Scale 1:50 Finished builds: HMS Snake (1797) by Sjors - Caldercraft - Scale 1:64 Nuestra Señora del Pilar by Sjors & Anja - OcCre - Scale 1:64 H.M. Brig-Sloop Flirt 1782 by Sjors - Vanguard Models - Scale 1:64 HMS Agamemnon by Sjors - Caldercraft / Jotika - 1:64 San Ildefonso - OcCre Le Mirage - Corel Smit Rotterdam (sea tug) - Billing Boats - 1:75 Sovereign of the seas - De Agostini Spirit of Mississippi - OcCre Santissima Trinidad - OcCre Corsair - OcCre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cog Posted July 26, 2018 Share #346 Posted July 26, 2018 (You didn't do to bad Sjors, lets hope Piet finds the same ) Thanks for the ride my friend. A very memorable build, which I will certainly reread. popeye the sailor, mtaylor, Piet and 6 others 9 Quote Carl "Desperate affairs require desperate measures." Lord Nelson Search and you might find a log ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canute Posted July 26, 2018 Share #347 Posted July 26, 2018 Piet, thank you for letting us see a part of your personal connection with the star-crossed ships of ABDA. You've done a superb job in your memorial. jud, Piet, cog and 6 others 9 Quote Ken Started: MS Bounty Longboat, On Hold: Heinkel USS Choctaw paper Down the road: Shipyard HMC Alert 1/96 paper, Mamoli Constitution Cross, MS USN Picket Boat #1 Scratchbuild: Echo Cross Section Member Nautical Research Guild Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jud Posted July 26, 2018 Share #348 Posted July 26, 2018 (edited) Ditto on all of all the words of admiration, a fine project successfully executed in spite of the emotional ride. Your Love of, and your pride for your Father shows. jud Edited July 26, 2018 by jud popeye the sailor, Old Collingwood, lmagna and 5 others 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popeye the sailor Posted July 26, 2018 Share #349 Posted July 26, 2018 wonderful narration and a great model Piet. you did a great job on the case as well. Piet, Old Collingwood, Canute and 5 others 8 Quote I yam wot I yam! finished builds: Billings Nordkap 476 / Billings Cux 87 / Billings Mary Ann / Billings AmericA - reissue Billings Regina - bashed into the Susan A / Andrea Gail 1:20 - semi scratch w/ Billing instructions M&M Fun Ship - semi scratch build / Gundalow - scratch build / Jeanne D'Arc - Heller Phylly C & Denny-Zen - the Lobsie twins - bashed & semi scratch dual build Billing T78 Norden in dry dock: Billing's Gothenborg 1:100 / Billing's Boulogne Etaples 1:20 Billing's Half Moon 1:40 - some scratch required Revell U.S.S. United States 1:96 - plastic/ wood modified / Academy Titanic 1:400 Trawler Syborn - semi scratch / Holiday Harbor dual build - semi scratch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack12477 Posted July 26, 2018 Share #350 Posted July 26, 2018 (edited) Great model and great diorama Piet. It is a fitting memorial to your Father. And thanks for the history lesson. Very informative, albeit a bit painful for you, but informative for all of us and very well told. Thanks Edited July 26, 2018 by Jack12477 JesseLee, Old Collingwood, cog and 6 others 9 Quote Jack "No one is as smart as all of us" - Is ón cheann a thagann an cheird The craft comes from the head --------------------------------------------- Current build: US Constellation Non-ship builds: USCG UH-65A Dolphin M16 Multi-gun motor carriage diorama M4A3 Sherman Tanks dioramas 1936-1939 Mercedes Benz 540K 1934 Rolls-Royce Phantom II JSDF Light Armor Vehicle Figures: The Last Bridge: Raider Reaper Edge of Universe: Ianis The Last Bridge: Vadim with cart Completed build log(s): 18th Century Longboat , Marie Jeanne, Willie L Bennett 1888 50 ft Gaff-rigged Ice Yacht Scratch Build The Sullivans (DD 537) Liberty Ship SS John W Brown USS England (DE 635), Artesania Latina Titanic Lifeboat Gallery: Swift , Armed Virginia Sloop, Santisima Trinidad Captain's Launch , 18th Century Longboat , Marie Jeanne Other: Rhinebeck Aerodrome Tour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtaylor Posted July 26, 2018 Share #351 Posted July 26, 2018 No words, Piet. This has been a very special project and at times, very hard to read but well worth every post and reveled memory. To say: War is hell" is an understatement. Many times moreso for the families than for those doing the fighting. I salute you and your father. This is a fitting tribute not just to him but to all those who have gone in harm's way. cog, popeye the sailor, Piet and 7 others 10 Quote Mark "The shipwright is slow, but the wood is patient." - me Current Build: Past Builds: La Belle Poule 1765 - French Frigate from ANCRE plans - ON HOLD Triton Cross-Section NRG Hallf Hull Planking Kit HMS Sphinx 1775 - Vanguard Models - 1:64 Non-Ship Model: On hold, maybe forever: CH-53 Sikorsky - 1:48 - Revell - Completed Licorne - 1755 from Hahn Plans (Scratch) Version 2.0 (Abandoned) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piet Posted July 27, 2018 Author Share #352 Posted July 27, 2018 My heartfelt thanks to all your kind words, they mean VERY MUCH to me. I am truly at a loss for words in response, other then thank you, all of you have been very encouraging in this build. Till we see each other again on another build, lmagna, Old Collingwood, Canute and 5 others 8 Quote Piet, The Flying Dutchman. "Your greatest asset is not the quantity of your friends , rather the quality of your friends." (old Chinese proverb) Current Builds: Hr. Ms. Java 1925-1942 VOC Ship Surabaya Planned Builds: Young America Diorama - scale 1:3000 Future Builds: KPM ship "MS Musi." Zuiderzee Botter - scale 1:25. VOC Jacht in a 6" lamp, Buginese fishing Prauw. Hr. Ms. Java - Royal Navy Netherlands Cruiser. Completed Builds: Hr. Ms. O16 Submarine Hr. Ms. O19 - Submarine Royal Navy Netherlands Ship Yard Diorama with Topsail schooner - Friendship Sloop Gwenfra Muscongus Bay Lobster Smack Golden Hind - Cutte Sark (both not in this forum) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Collingwood Posted July 27, 2018 Share #353 Posted July 27, 2018 4 minutes ago, Piet said: My heartfelt thanks to all your kind words, they mean VERY MUCH to me. I am truly at a loss for words in response, other then thank you, all of you have been very encouraging in this build. Till we see each other again on another build, Dont make it too long piet, your friendship and skill on here is so warm and your attitude to your work is second to none. OC. jud, lmagna, mtaylor and 6 others 9 Quote Current builds 28mm Battle of Waterloo attack on La Haye Saint Diorama. 1/700 HMS Hood Flyhawk with PE, Resin and Wood Decking. Completed works. Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic. HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts. HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine plastic. Black Pearl 1/72 Revell with pirate crew. Revell 1/48 Mosquito B IV Eduard 1/48 Spitfire IX ICM 1/48 Seafire Mk.III Special Conversion 1/48 Kinetic Sea Harrier FRS1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riverboat Posted July 27, 2018 Share #354 Posted July 27, 2018 Fabulous!!!! work Piet....... amazing how realistic it looks ....awesome!!! Frank cog, Jack12477, mtaylor and 8 others 11 Quote completed build: Delta River Co. Riverboat HMAT SUPPLY USRC "ALERT" in progress: Red Dragon (Chinese junk) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piet Posted August 3, 2018 Author Share #355 Posted August 3, 2018 Thanks OC, no, it wont be long for the continuation of what's still on the bench and perhaps an addition. Thank you very much Frank, so good to see you again, be good. Cheers, riverboat, Old Collingwood, popeye the sailor and 3 others 6 Quote Piet, The Flying Dutchman. "Your greatest asset is not the quantity of your friends , rather the quality of your friends." (old Chinese proverb) Current Builds: Hr. Ms. Java 1925-1942 VOC Ship Surabaya Planned Builds: Young America Diorama - scale 1:3000 Future Builds: KPM ship "MS Musi." Zuiderzee Botter - scale 1:25. VOC Jacht in a 6" lamp, Buginese fishing Prauw. Hr. Ms. Java - Royal Navy Netherlands Cruiser. Completed Builds: Hr. Ms. O16 Submarine Hr. Ms. O19 - Submarine Royal Navy Netherlands Ship Yard Diorama with Topsail schooner - Friendship Sloop Gwenfra Muscongus Bay Lobster Smack Golden Hind - Cutte Sark (both not in this forum) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Collingwood Posted August 3, 2018 Share #356 Posted August 3, 2018 Looking forward to seeing your next build piet. OC. popeye the sailor, mtaylor, ESF and 1 other 4 Quote Current builds 28mm Battle of Waterloo attack on La Haye Saint Diorama. 1/700 HMS Hood Flyhawk with PE, Resin and Wood Decking. Completed works. Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic. HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts. HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine plastic. Black Pearl 1/72 Revell with pirate crew. Revell 1/48 Mosquito B IV Eduard 1/48 Spitfire IX ICM 1/48 Seafire Mk.III Special Conversion 1/48 Kinetic Sea Harrier FRS1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ESF Posted August 5, 2018 Share #357 Posted August 5, 2018 Piet, I just discovered your wonderful project. Your finished build has a terrific sense of motion and action, and combined with your story telling the diorama truly captures what must have been a harrowing moment of desperation. Well done, and Godspeed to you and your family. Thank you for sharing this remarkable journey. Steve cog, lmagna, popeye the sailor and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piet Posted January 3, 2019 Author Share #358 Posted January 3, 2019 Thanks Lawrence for your best wishes. Gwen and I wish you and Bernadette a very great and healthy 2019. No more updates on Hr. Ms. Java, she is finished and parked above my drafting table. I don't know when i can start building again. I'm tied up with study in nutrition and a few other things. Cheers, Old Collingwood, lmagna, mtaylor and 4 others 7 Quote Piet, The Flying Dutchman. "Your greatest asset is not the quantity of your friends , rather the quality of your friends." (old Chinese proverb) Current Builds: Hr. Ms. Java 1925-1942 VOC Ship Surabaya Planned Builds: Young America Diorama - scale 1:3000 Future Builds: KPM ship "MS Musi." Zuiderzee Botter - scale 1:25. VOC Jacht in a 6" lamp, Buginese fishing Prauw. Hr. Ms. Java - Royal Navy Netherlands Cruiser. Completed Builds: Hr. Ms. O16 Submarine Hr. Ms. O19 - Submarine Royal Navy Netherlands Ship Yard Diorama with Topsail schooner - Friendship Sloop Gwenfra Muscongus Bay Lobster Smack Golden Hind - Cutte Sark (both not in this forum) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevDen Posted September 12, 2019 Share #359 Posted September 12, 2019 Realise this is an old thread but just stumbled on it by chance (and read through it) and thought I'd join up and make a post in the hope that Piet see's it. Now I am certainly not going to chastise you for posting my u/w stern photos Piet, far from it. No problem there whatsoever. It is just that I lost your email address some years ago with a computer crash. And hence, lost touch Anway, will keep this brief for the time being and hope that I hear back from you. Best, Kevin Denlay Piet, Canute, mtaylor and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirabell61 Posted September 12, 2019 Share #360 Posted September 12, 2019 Piet, your plexiglass display case looks great ! Nils popeye the sailor, Piet, mtaylor and 2 others 5 Quote Current builds -Lightship Elbe 1 Completed - Steamship Ergenstrasse ex Laker Corsicana 1918- scale 1:87 scratchbuild - "Zeesboot" heritage wooden fishing small craft around 1870, POB clinker scratch build scale 1:24 - Pilot Schooner # 5 ELBE ex Wanderbird, scale 1:50 scratchbuild - Mississippi Sterwheelsteamer built as christmapresent for grandson modified kit build - Chebec "Eagle of Algier" 1753--scale 1:48-POB-(scratchbuild) "SS Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse" four stacker passenger liner of 1897, blue ribbond awarded, 1:144 (scratchbuild) "HMS Pegasus" , 16 gun sloop, Swan-Class 1776-1777 scale 1:64 from Amati plan -"Pamir" 4-mast barque, P-liner, 1:96 (scratchbuild) -"Gorch Fock 2" German Navy cadet training 3-mast barque, 1:95 (scratchbuild) "Heinrich Kayser" heritage Merchant Steamship, 1:96 (scratchbuild) original was my grandfathers ship -"Bohuslän" , heritage ,live Swedish museum passenger steamer (Billings kit), 1:50 "Lorbas", river tug, steam driven for RC, fictive design (scratchbuild), scale appr. 1:32 under restoration / restoration finished "Hjejlen" steam paddlewheeler, 1861, Billings Boats rare old kit, scale 1:50 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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