Norwegian Whale Boat by G.L. - FINISHED - scale 1/10 - SMALL
1. Introduction
Since a couple of months I am busy with a new model, but I did not take the time yet to sort my pictures and to start a log of it.
It is time to get started behind the keyboard before the backlog becomes so large that it is no longer manageable. Here we go:
The plan of my next model is drawn by Jules Van Beylen, former curator of the Belgian National Maritime Museum in Antwerp.
Just like the gaff sailing boat, one of my previous models it is described in
9. Davits and cranes
I still have the feeling that something is missing in this project so I will not consider it as finished for the time being and continue to work on it. In the book 'Guide 'To build a whaleboat' by Erik Ronnberg you can find a detailed drawing of the davits and the cranes on a whaler.
I decide to make davits and cranes as a display stand for my whale boat. It will be a somewhat didactic diorama-style display stand to remain in the style of previous models that I bui
