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VOC ship The Prins Willem (scale 1:75) Year 1651

Steef66 said:
Thanks Grant for you comment.

Over the past few days, I haven't really felt like working on my ship. My dog Beauty (9 years old) was sick, and we didn't know exactly what was wrong with her. It turned out she had diabetes. That was a shock, because now she needs special care in the form of daily insulin injections and special food. She's been getting this for a few days now, and we can already see a difference in her health. She's doing a little better and is also a bit more active. She'll be just fine. As long as she gets good care. And she certainly gets that from us; she's our little child.

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She is watching Animal planet here. :)

But today I felt like trying something new on my ship. I had to make parrel trucks for the mizzen yard.
And with a scale of 1:75, those things have to be very small. They are not available ready-made, so making them myself is the only solution. After much trial and error and a number of failures, I found a good method. All I have to do now is make the holes in them.
Here are a few photos and a video at the end. It's going pretty fast this way, and I'll keep going for a bit. Because I think I'll need a lot more.

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Hi Stephan. Yep owning dogs is a guarantee for a broken heart. I had to put my German shepherd down a while ago and it hurt- they steal your heart. I’m glad Beauty is doing well again. Cheers Grant
 
GrantTyler said:
Hi Stephan. Yep owning dogs is a guarantee for a broken heart. I had to put my German shepherd down a while ago and it hurt- they steal your heart. I’m glad Beauty is doing well again. Cheers Grant
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Thanks Grant, yeah they steal your heart. I lost already 3 dogs in my life. The last one still hurts when I think about him. He could dribbel a ball like Wesley Snijder between his front legs.
 
Even you, mon ami, deserve a “Love” for making the parrels from scratch - that’s real craftsmanship. But since only one symbol is allowed, you’ve been getting most of the “Love” for taking care of your loved one, and rightly so, because that’s what truly matters. I know exactly what I am talking about... I am sure you will take all necessary care to improve her life.

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Jimsky said:
Even you, mon ami, deserve a “Love” for making the parrels from scratch - that’s real craftsmanship. But since only one symbol is allowed, you’ve been getting most of the “Love” for taking care of your loved one, and rightly so, because that’s what truly matters. I know exactly what I am talking about... I am sure you will take all necessary care to improve her life.

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Thanks Jim, your words are appreciated. Everybody who ones a pet, knows the feeling of the care you give to your little animal.
 
Thanks for the likes and visit.

I made a little jig for the holes in the parrel.
I hope the picture tels the story.
I used these clamps, used for hanging christmas cards, drilled a hole from side to side when clossed and make a round bed (round bur in right size) in the crosspoint on each side. Clamping the parrel and drill from the front a hole straight thru the middle.

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Making the parrels goes a lot quicker now.

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See drawing above, I start on the woodstick from above and make the top round. I keep turniong the stick between my mingers all the time.
When the top is round, I move slowly to the side with the bur. Still keeping the stick turning around between my fingers. The ball appears and looks even more perfect then the one in the video. The bur I used was new, but after using it, the sharpness is a little bit less and that is perfect. But make sure not to burn the bur or wood. Smoke is end of life.
 
Steef66 said:
Thanks Grant for you comment.

Over the past few days, I haven't really felt like working on my ship. My dog Beauty (9 years old) was sick, and we didn't know exactly what was wrong with her. It turned out she had diabetes. That was a shock, because now she needs special care in the form of daily insulin injections and special food. She's been getting this for a few days now, and we can already see a difference in her health. She's doing a little better and is also a bit more active. She'll be just fine. As long as she gets good care. And she certainly gets that from us; she's our little child.

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She is watching Animal planet here. :)

But today I felt like trying something new on my ship. I had to make parrel trucks for the mizzen yard.
And with a scale of 1:75, those things have to be very small. They are not available ready-made, so making them myself is the only solution. After much trial and error and a number of failures, I found a good method. All I have to do now is make the holes in them.
Here are a few photos and a video at the end. It's going pretty fast this way, and I'll keep going for a bit. Because I think I'll need a lot more.

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Link to bur: LINK

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Your method for making wooden trucks is ingenious! As an alternative for other builders, if you want to save time making trucks for parrels, and you aren't interested in making them from wood, here is a nice shortcut. Use brown glass beads.
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Prepare the parrel rigging assembly like this from the drawing above using tape, and slip the yard through the end loops after wrapping the assembly around the back of the mast. Even at 1:100 scale, it can be done with enough preparation and patience.
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Maarten said:
Smart solution Stephan, they look very good.
Good to hear beauty is doing well.
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Thanks, and it goes fast. 1 parrel takes a minute to make, include the hole.

Beauty is doing well. Less begging and drinking. But it keeps strange to stick a needle in your dog. Can’t get used to it. :(
 
DARIVS ARCHITECTVS said:
Your method for making wooden trucks is ingenious! As an alternative for other builders, if you want to save time making trucks for parrels, and you aren't interested in making them from wood, here is a nice shortcut. Use brown glass beads.
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Prepare the parrel rigging assembly like this from the drawing above using tape, and slip the yard through the end loops after wrapping the assembly around the back of the mast. Even at 1:100 scale, it can be done with enough preparation and patience.
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Thanks but it takes less then a minute to make 1 parrel with hole. And it goes everytime faster. So waste of time?
 
I made another video, it shows better how it works.
And I can tell you, when you sit down and start making these parrels, it takes about an hour to make 70 of them. I took a little longer because I wanted to film it. Less then 20 seconds to make a ball out of the stick and about 15 seconds to drill a hole. And it works the best when the stick is round and not square.

 
The rack for the mizzen mast is ready. The slides were quite a challenge. I have many types of wood in the form of strips, all from old building kits. However, when constructing something this small, you need a type of wood such as castello or boxwood. I have 3x10 mm castello strips, which I used for this.

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First, I sawed a long strip of 70x3x1.2 mm and stuck it to the smooth side of the table with double-sided tape. Then, using a mini kanna, I planed it down to a thickness of 0.75 mm. There is a discussion here on the forum about a drum sander. Whether or not to buy one or build it yourself. I'll be honest, if you build on my scale, as I do now, you don't need one, at least not often. If you are going to sell kits as a business, then it is not an unnecessary luxury. But even if you are making a larger model and need to cut large quantities of wood to size, this can be a useful tool. However, as I mentioned above, most of the work can be done with a small plane, scraper, or sanding block.

The rack

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I think the uneven shape of the sleds and balls has a certain charm, especially for a Dutchman. Things weren't so precise back then; it just had to be functional.
What you see in the photo is a rough assembly; the original rigged rack will look different later on.

Archaeological picture of a parrel

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so mine parrel of 1,7 mm. at scale 1/75 is just 0,6 mm. to big. I can live with that.
 
Steef66 said:
Hi Every one. :) My name is Stephan I'm 54 years old. Excuse me for my bad English sometimes, I'll try to write it, please correct me when I make mistakes. It will be a good lesson to me.

This will my first log here on SOS. 2 years ago, before this ship I started with model building. My first project ever was the Endeavour from Veliero(1:100), bought on marketplace. In a month I was addicted, and 6 months Later I was ready.

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After that I started to build the Spansk Galeon from Billing Boats (1:66) The kit was just like the kit from Veliero more than 50 years old and most of the wood was to old or mold.
It became a part kit part scratch build. 13 months to complete it.
The rigging took the most time to make, I study a lot about it. But I completed it using the book from Peter Kirsch Die Galleonen (german)

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After that project I started to completing the build of the Prins Willem, back in 2007 Jan started to build the Prins Willem, but couldn't complete it. Last year he asked if there was anybody who wants to build it to the end. I was lucky to get the honor.
The ship reached me in good conditioning and a closer look makes me realise this would be a lot of work.

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The dek is cherry wood, the hull is pear and most of the black wood is ebony. Canons and sculptures are boxwood. Very nice word especially the hull and deks.

I started to clean my desk and reorganise my "hok" (the director calls my hobby-space "hok" :) )

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In the next days I will let you see how far I am building this ship.
Please enjoy this log
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what rank is your director? mine is a vice admiral
 
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