AL Zuiderzee Botter 1912

[grsjax]

Got a chance to look over the newer AL 1:35 scale Botter from AL along side the older 1:50 scale Botter.  AL must have some weird measuring devices as the newer 1:35 model is considerably smaller than the old kit.  Any ideas why this is so?

[realworkingsailor]

Knowing a little bit about Dutch flat bottom boats, they’re not all the same size, even though they share the same design (the Lemsteraak, for example can be built anywhere from 8.5m long to well in excess of 16m long). Likely AL used a different size “prototype” for the 1/35 scale kit.

 

Andy

[grsjax]

9 hours ago, realworkingsailor said:

they’re not all the same size

That could be the issue but it looks like they are are the same vessel with identical markings.  

[realworkingsailor]

 

 

4 hours ago, grsjax said:

That could be the issue but it looks like they are are the same vessel with identical markings.  

Probably just a shortcut. If you look at the photos of both kits, there are differences. The new kit has an extra fender strake, wash boards at the bow, a different hatch arrangement for the fish hold, different lee-boards, etc. 

 

Andy