Speeljacht by Olli Sukunimisson - Seahorse - 1/50 - CARD - 17th-Century Dutch Pleasure Boat

[Olli Sukunimisson]

Hello everyone!

 

I've got it, I've got it! Poland Post, in collaboration with Finland Posti, delivered this beautiful kit to me in just a couple of weeks. We live in an incredibly fast world (seriously, just a tiny bit of sarcasm).

 

The kit looks perfect and promises a brand-new kind of pleasure. It’s taking all my willpower not to start building it right now. I do want to try re-cutting it from thin plywood and creating a wooden version. This method seems much harder at the start, but it looks promising in the final stages—sanding a wooden hull should be more error-proof than a paper one. But maybe I’m wrong; we’ll see.

 

So, let’s begin this new journey! The next post might be delayed, though—there’s a long queue for the public cutter at Helsinki Central Library.

[Olli Sukunimisson]

PS: yeah! I've found a very pleasant shop in the center of Helsinki - https://hobbypoint.fi

[Knocklouder]

Good luck on your journey!!!     

Bob M. 

[Olli Sukunimisson]

An entirely different experience—still fun, but now my desire to make a wooden version is even stronger than before. IMHO, wood is much more forgiving—you always have nearly unlimited chances to fix any mistakes. But now I know what details I should check in the EPS before cutting.

 

Edited August 21, 2024 by Olli Sukunimisson

[Olli Sukunimisson]

PS: Strange, but there was no laser-cut piece for part 14. Luckily, you can fix anything with a pizza box

[Olli Sukunimisson]

I've discovered a super cool free vector editor called Inkscape, and I'm now creating EPS files for a laser cutter. In principle, a simple black and white scan should be enough, but I’m sure that vector paths will work better. Additionally, I'm adjusting the sizes to fit 1mm plywood. So, the work is still in progress.

[Olli Sukunimisson]

Heh, it's great fun for extremely accurate and pedantic people, but an unproportionally tough challenge for us chaotic good creatures. The result is definitely inspiring, but the process is a true test of my Finnish sisu.

 

Dear Mr. Hans van Nieuwkoop from Kolderstok,

Could you please finish my Duyfken kit? Please, please, please—save me!

[ccoyle]

That looks familiar.

[Olli Sukunimisson]

 The queue for the laser cutter is extremely exhausting. I am definitely not good at waiting. Out of boredom, I slightly redrew the Seahorse plan, assuming that the main parts would be cut from 2mm plywood and the hull would have a slightly different design. Now, I'm cutting out parts from cardboard to see how it looks in real life and to catch any potential mistakes. So far, it looks like this.

 

 

Edited September 8, 2024 by Olli Sukunimisson

[Olli Sukunimisson]

 in progress. 

[Olli Sukunimisson]

Well, I think it's pretty good for a prototype. Definitely, it is cuttable and buildable. I will change a couple of details, but in general, I don't anticipate any problems with transforming it into plywood.

Many thanks, Tomek (aka 0Seahorse). Your kit is beautiful and perfect for creativity.