kees de mol Posted October 18, 2014 Share #1 Posted October 18, 2014 Hi all, When I went looking for a new ship to build, I got a picture from my grandfather who looked through the window of a ship's bridge in his younger years. Unfortunately my grandfather deceased at a very young age. It seemed beautiful to build a ship where he sailed on. An uncle of mine then indicated they would like to have a model of the 49 KW, Antje in 1959. My grandfather has been a fisherman on this ship and my uncle went with him several times as a kid. I have nothing promised to him but I started to look for information. First, I came across a book with the following information to N.V. Viss. Me. Kennemerland Dageraad Woubrugge Year 1959 43,96 x 7:34 x 3.54 Capacity 291 Brt 07.18.1959 trial and transfer 1969 made suitable for beam trawling 1972 TX 46 Antje eig. P v.d. Vis Sold in 1974 to Argentina is San Lucas Unfortunately, there was further found little information on hand to be so I'm on several facebook pages and forums calls going to do if someone had more information, pictures or drawings. Immediately there were people who wanted to help me. They often had not the requested information but they knew people who had sailed on the ship. Unfortunately, many people already deceased but I managed to find a few people out after a lot of phone calls and mail, and some also had pictures. At the wharf The Dageraad During the trial I finally managed to get to 32 original photographs of the KW 49 and I am very happy with it. Luckily I met a man who had sailed on the VL 16, a ship that was similar to the KW 49 He had a lot of pictures for me and even in color. The VL 16] The TX46 (formerly KW 49) popeye the sailor, yvesvidal, mtaylor and 10 others 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kees de mol Posted October 18, 2014 Author Share #2 Posted October 18, 2014 (edited) Drawings showed a different story. Several museums I have been called and talked to a lot of people, to heirs of the builder but no one knows where the drawings have remained. Well, I discovered that there were things from the yard (Dageraad in Woubrugge) in the National Archives in The Hague. I went through here, but unfortunately only found a contract, no drawings. Some time later I was contacted by a gentleman who did not have the original drawings but drawings of similar trawlers. He has sent me and it will definitely help me to build the Trawler The final line plan I have compiled from a line plan of a Belgian trawler that I got from a helpful fellow modellerThe National Archives in The HagueThe final line planA general plan of a similar trawlerBesides I have a lot of photos gathered from similar trawlers from that time so I always have a useful picture for details. Obviously, I can always go to former crew members to ask them how to build somethingthe purchase contractMeanwhile I have "enough" material to build, and as I said, I am so first started modifying a drawing. I then copied the drawing several times. I'm going to make the hull with the so-called pile construction method. This will come clear in the next updates This way you get a rough shape of the hull that you still need to smooth sanding. In the course of my report I will show you all the steps.The model will be built in the 1/75 scale where it will have a length of about 58 cm.The first steps Edited November 9, 2015 by kees de mol mtaylor, tarbrush, Wishmaster and 8 others 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega1234 Posted October 19, 2014 Share #3 Posted October 19, 2014 Hi Kees. Good luck with this build. I've got no doubt that with you building it, it'll be a beauty! All the best. kees de mol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piet Posted October 19, 2014 Share #4 Posted October 19, 2014 Hoi Kees, that's one nice looking ship and a fitting tribute to your grandfather and uncle. I didn't see the body plan in your lines drawings or didn't you show them? I'm looking forward in following this build. Cheers, avsjerome2003 and kees de mol 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarbrush Posted October 19, 2014 Share #5 Posted October 19, 2014 (edited) Hi Kees, I love these trawlers, I am pulling up a chair to watch this one. I would love to see more of the 32 photos you mentioned. Edited October 19, 2014 by tarbrush kees de mol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kees de mol Posted October 19, 2014 Author Share #6 Posted October 19, 2014 I'll post some of the pictures I have. So you have an idea of the ship Iam building Wishmaster, avsjerome2003, tarbrush and 5 others 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kees de mol Posted October 19, 2014 Author Share #7 Posted October 19, 2014 some more hexnut, Piet, popeye the sailor and 7 others 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirabell61 Posted October 19, 2014 Share #8 Posted October 19, 2014 Kees, with your skill and your experience I`m sure you will build a model your grandfather would be proud of. Will be looking out for the keellaying soon.... Nils kees de mol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kees de mol Posted October 19, 2014 Author Share #9 Posted October 19, 2014 I didn't see the body plan in your lines drawings or didn't you show them? Hello Piet. Thank you for your post. The lineplan I show is the only plan I use. In the last picture of my second post you can see what I do with it and in future posts it becomes more clear I think. Regards, Kees Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captainbob Posted October 19, 2014 Share #10 Posted October 19, 2014 It is good you found so many pictures. It will be a fine model. Bob kees de mol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarbrush Posted October 22, 2014 Share #11 Posted October 22, 2014 loved the photos, really looking forward to this build! kees de mol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kees de mol Posted October 22, 2014 Author Share #12 Posted October 22, 2014 Some photo's of the VL 16 wich was the sistership of the KW 49. They are the same in construction Piet, hexnut, avsjerome2003 and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kees de mol Posted October 22, 2014 Author Share #13 Posted October 22, 2014 (edited) now is the test of your scratch building ability It will be the burden I have to carry the next few months Edited October 22, 2014 by kees de mol mtaylor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael mott Posted October 22, 2014 Share #14 Posted October 22, 2014 I will be following along. Michael Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kees de mol Posted October 27, 2014 Author Share #15 Posted October 27, 2014 (edited) Today I have sawn the mulitple sections of the hull. After this I will glue them together and then it's time for sanding, sanding and more sanding. I keep the lineplan nearby to control myself while sanding and then I will have an accurate hullform. Regards, Kees Edited November 9, 2015 by kees de mol mtaylor, cog, tasmanian and 10 others 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kees de mol Posted November 1, 2014 Author Share #16 Posted November 1, 2014 Well what can I say. I glued the sections together and added the topsection (wich is curved) and then I wanted to start sanding. But I had a bad feeling about it and started to measure everything again and compared it whit the plans I had. I turned out I had made a big mistake with making the drawings and the sections. The sections where not wide enough, they are arround 2 cm to short. That was a bummer But in the meantime I recieved (unexpected) a really good lineplan wich I would not have to adjust. So I am still going strong and just started a new build. It will take some time but there will be a new update soon. This time with a good hull with good measurements Regards, Kees mtaylor, Omega1234 and PeteB 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cog Posted November 1, 2014 Share #17 Posted November 1, 2014 Kees, Lucky you found out now and not when you would have been half way down the line ... Glad you got that new lineplan, which makes me excited to see your next update mtaylor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kees de mol Posted November 10, 2014 Author Share #18 Posted November 10, 2014 (edited) Today I sanded the new hull i made from mdf sections. The sanding went well and with the drawings and some photo's I managed to make a good shaped hull. Now I am going to finish the bull with some filler and sanding and then to the next step. Edited November 9, 2015 by kees de mol Mike Y, popeye the sailor, archjofo and 10 others 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega1234 Posted November 10, 2014 Share #19 Posted November 10, 2014 Hi Kees. That's a nice shapely hull. Look forward to more updates. Keep'em coming! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Hans* Posted November 10, 2014 Share #20 Posted November 10, 2014 This is a nice way of building a ship - quite something diffirent from bulkheads and planking. Keep up the good work Kees! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarbrush Posted November 11, 2014 Share #21 Posted November 11, 2014 looks really good Kees! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amateur Posted November 11, 2014 Share #22 Posted November 11, 2014 What is the white stuff between the mdf-layers? Second question are you going to simulate hull-plating? I like your choice of model. Not many models of these ships around. Jan kees de mol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kees de mol Posted November 11, 2014 Author Share #23 Posted November 11, 2014 Hello Jan, The white stuff is filler to fill the gap between the straight sections and the upper curved section. I will try to simulate the hull plating but it will be very difficult because I have very little refference material Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kees de mol Posted November 12, 2014 Author Share #24 Posted November 12, 2014 The hull got her first base coating. WackoWolf, mtaylor, tarbrush and 9 others 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popeye the sailor Posted November 16, 2014 Share #25 Posted November 16, 2014 glad I caught your build this early! my goodness..........looks a lot like the Nordkap! Interesting way to build a hull.......very nice! kees de mol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Lad Posted November 16, 2014 Share #26 Posted November 16, 2014 That''ll make a fine model, Kees - and very special to you as she was your grandfather's ship. Johnb kees de mol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kees de mol Posted November 16, 2014 Author Share #27 Posted November 16, 2014 (edited) I've come a little further with the hull of the Antje. A solid hull, thats not wat I needed because the ship offcourse is hollow. To make a hollow hull I decided to go for vacuumforming. On the internet I searched for info and I made a vacuummachine. It didn't work in one try. The first time my vacuumboc imploded, the second time the styreen sheet came out of the frame but the tird try worked out well. I got a nicely shaped hollow hull. It is a little thin but I can solve that by gluing rinforcements on the inside or lay up some glasfibre. But the most important thing is, that I can go on now with the build! YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYttdMcivDc Edited November 9, 2015 by kees de mol mtaylor, gieb8688, Omega1234 and 7 others 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirabell61 Posted November 16, 2014 Share #28 Posted November 16, 2014 Hi Kees, Thanks for sharing this.... thats a very short but not less impressive Video of the vacuum shaping of the styrene plate. What are you using as a heater in the heating box.... ? With what styrene thickness have you achieved this result ? Thats also a good Demonstrator to Keep in mind, in example for other vacuum molding objects Nils kees de mol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kees de mol Posted November 16, 2014 Author Share #29 Posted November 16, 2014 (edited) Hello Nils, Thanks. I used 2 patio-heaters for heating the styreen.Like these things http://www.vandergun-zonwering.nl/voor-buiten/terrasoverkapping/terrasverwarmers-somfy.html and I used 1 mm styreen. Earlier I used 2mm but that dint want to soften enough. The hull is almost 60cm long but you can use this for smaller objects offcourse. Regards, Kees Edited November 17, 2014 by kees de mol Mirabell61 and Mfelinger 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amateur Posted November 17, 2014 Share #30 Posted November 17, 2014 Hi Kees, Didn't see that one coming. I thought you were up to a good oldfashioned solid hull... Jan kees de mol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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