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BALDER, Vlaardingen Herring Lugger from 1912, scratch build scale 1:50 Plate-On-Frame
- Thread starter Peter Voogt
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Have you met him before? I have …….
I have told you ………What he is doing there???
It’s all about the wands …….
How a bit of color affects the appearance... 
The masts have been given their reddish-brown color and white tops. Now with a view on the plated and painted hull side:
Here too, I used Schmincke Aero Color pigmented ink.
I also worked out all the lines based on the old specifications. Almost 23 meters (scaled lenght) of line in 8 different thicknesses need to be used.
This includes 12 shroud ropes, 2 backstays, 2 forestays, and 27 other lines.
Regards, Peter
The masts have been given their reddish-brown color and white tops. Now with a view on the plated and painted hull side:
Here too, I used Schmincke Aero Color pigmented ink.
I also worked out all the lines based on the old specifications. Almost 23 meters (scaled lenght) of line in 8 different thicknesses need to be used.
This includes 12 shroud ropes, 2 backstays, 2 forestays, and 27 other lines.
Regards, Peter
She looks incredible with that little touch of color, it comes alive.
Awesome!!
Awesome!!
Beautiful!!
Bill
Bill
Good morning Peter. Yes! I was a concerned with the wood colour, it detracted, however I knew you had it covered.How a bit of color affects the appearance...
The masts have been given their reddish-brown color and white tops. Now with a view on the plated and painted hull side:
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Here too, I used Schmincke Aero Color pigmented ink.
I also worked out all the lines based on the old specifications. Almost 23 meters (scaled lenght) of line in 8 different thicknesses need to be used.
This includes 12 shroud ropes, 2 backstays, 2 forestays, and 27 other lines.
Regards, Peter
A very true story.How a bit of color affects the appearance...
Cheers Grant
You are right (again), Grant.
With the picture of the main mast and it's color, I had to create a color that looks:
But it was almost impossible to make this comparison ...... different light, different camera+lens etc etc. Even with my Canon+14mm fisheye as close as possible and crop it in PS a lot .....
But is was again a nice experience.
Regards, Peter
Very realistic work again Peter.
The colour with the schminke inks look spot on.
The colour with the schminke inks look spot on.
Thanks, Maarten. It's a combination of Carmine (28 302) and Brown-Brasil (28 602), with a ratio of 10:7.
Last Thursday, the colour was also approved by the volunteers at the Balder. I was there again to measure various parts of the rigging. The model was then examined with many critical eyes. Again, with comments such as “I didn't even know that”. They also discussed the water locks on my model, which someone thought were not positioned correctly. It turned out that they were correct positioned. And one of them pointed on the 'geestrollen': the vertical ones are to short. And he is correct! Time for a little re-do.
And I also received a volunteer gift for the New Year:
Two very well-known products, especially in the region:
-iron cookies, because they are made in an iron, also famous in Katwijk and Scheveningen;
-Schelvis Pekel, a famous liqueur from Vlaardingen.
It's always nice to receive such appreciation.
Regards, Peter
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The first steps for rigging: the chain plates with deadeyes.
There are some differences between the mainmast and the mizzen mast. First, for the mizzen mast:
The plates extend through the handrail on the bulwark and have an eye on top.
The lower deadeye with a hook is inserted into this eye. The upper deadeye, wrapped around a shroud covered with tarred twine, is tensioned with a rope.
The hook entrance of the lower block is tied to prevent the hook from accidentally falling out of the eye. This is important for the mainmast, because when the mast is lowered during fishing, the hooks must be absolutely sure not to fall out of the eyes. This has also been done for the mizzen mast.
Here too, it became a matter of exploring what was possible. The deadeyes of the mizzen mast are 15 cm in diameter. That is 3 mm in scale. The chain plates are 8 cm wide, which is 1.6 mm wide.
*I made the eye from the smallest eyelets in my stash. But the 'indicated 2 mm' is actually 1.7 mm internal and 2.44 mm external. The wire itself is 0.4 mm in diameter. That's almost the same size as the deadbolt.
I crimped the ring as much as possible. This way, it has a slight overlap. But that also provides a bit more grip for soldering onto the lip of the iron.
*I sawed the 1.6 mm wide strip for the 'iron' from 0.15 mm brass sheet. Between the eye and the lip, you can see a piece of solder wire with a diameter of 0.75 mm.
Soldering: I slid the eye and the lip against the solder and applied light pressure while heating it with the flame.
For making the sharp pictures I had to use my macro-lense with extension tube.
The next step was the band around the 3 mm deadeye with the hook:
For this, I sawed a 1.1 mm wide brass strip. I bent it into the correct round and drilled a 0.6 mm hole for the 0.6 mm hook wire. I pressed this together with a piece of solder wire. The block fit perfectly, but I used a dab of CA to be sure.
All the brass has been "burnished."
Fitting it in was a skill in itself:
The iron with the eyelet not yet secured in the bulwark. The top deadeye was secured around the mast with a piece of wire.
The hook opening was "tied" with a piece of black Serafil.
This is what it looks like from the inside of the bulwark:
Everything is clamped in place.
To see the proportions, the bottom deadeye with hook and eye has been pasted into a photo of the original:
The eye could be a bit thicker. But 0.1 mm to scale is already quite... I'll see if I can bend an eye from 0.6 mm wire to scale. And flatten the top of the hook a bit to make it a bit more robust.
But everything is again 'on the limit. With reference:
Regards, Peter
There are some differences between the mainmast and the mizzen mast. First, for the mizzen mast:
The plates extend through the handrail on the bulwark and have an eye on top.
The lower deadeye with a hook is inserted into this eye. The upper deadeye, wrapped around a shroud covered with tarred twine, is tensioned with a rope.
The hook entrance of the lower block is tied to prevent the hook from accidentally falling out of the eye. This is important for the mainmast, because when the mast is lowered during fishing, the hooks must be absolutely sure not to fall out of the eyes. This has also been done for the mizzen mast.
Here too, it became a matter of exploring what was possible. The deadeyes of the mizzen mast are 15 cm in diameter. That is 3 mm in scale. The chain plates are 8 cm wide, which is 1.6 mm wide.
*I made the eye from the smallest eyelets in my stash. But the 'indicated 2 mm' is actually 1.7 mm internal and 2.44 mm external. The wire itself is 0.4 mm in diameter. That's almost the same size as the deadbolt.
I crimped the ring as much as possible. This way, it has a slight overlap. But that also provides a bit more grip for soldering onto the lip of the iron.
*I sawed the 1.6 mm wide strip for the 'iron' from 0.15 mm brass sheet. Between the eye and the lip, you can see a piece of solder wire with a diameter of 0.75 mm.
Soldering: I slid the eye and the lip against the solder and applied light pressure while heating it with the flame.
For making the sharp pictures I had to use my macro-lense with extension tube.
The next step was the band around the 3 mm deadeye with the hook:
For this, I sawed a 1.1 mm wide brass strip. I bent it into the correct round and drilled a 0.6 mm hole for the 0.6 mm hook wire. I pressed this together with a piece of solder wire. The block fit perfectly, but I used a dab of CA to be sure.
All the brass has been "burnished."
Fitting it in was a skill in itself:
The iron with the eyelet not yet secured in the bulwark. The top deadeye was secured around the mast with a piece of wire.
The hook opening was "tied" with a piece of black Serafil.
This is what it looks like from the inside of the bulwark:
Everything is clamped in place.
To see the proportions, the bottom deadeye with hook and eye has been pasted into a photo of the original:
The eye could be a bit thicker. But 0.1 mm to scale is already quite...
I'll see if I can bend an eye from 0.6 mm wire to scale. And flatten the top of the hook a bit to make it a bit more robust.But everything is again 'on the limit. With reference:
Regards, Peter
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You captured at scale the essence of the real lower dead eye. I also like your simple but effective brass wire dead eye spacer.
Masterful, Peter. The metalworks are very convincing. I believe scale is everything here and you should be very pleased.
“Just WOW! Especially at this small scale, the metalsmith’s work is absolutely amazing. Bravo, mijn vriend!”
In awe of your ability to accurately duplicate (in such detail), complicated pieces using three different materials (wood, metal, rope).
The proportions are perfect and add so much to this incredible build! Thanks for sharing.
The proportions are perfect and add so much to this incredible build! Thanks for sharing.
Thanks, Daniel & Paul & Jim & Brad & all of you who gave me ‘likes’ or just visited.
It took some time, but I am getting better at mastering the material properties. And such a small solder joint is very strong.
Then you can also start pushing the boundaries of what is possible. With the fixed soldering tip, the small parts move or vibrate in no time. Then working with the flame is a the solution. I don’t know if I describe it well but it’s surprising that the solder has a kind of capillary effect and also pulls the particles towards each other.
Regards, Peter
You’re doing great work Peter, as usual. It’s always a pleasure to look at your ship, a lot of detail to take in and it’s all very well done and to scale.
Thank you very much, Dean. Much appreciated!
Then you have a scoop in this reply: since last week I have been an official member of the maintenance team of the original Balder and therefore also a crew member. This is very convenient now that I am working on the rigging of my Balder.
Last Thursday with some other volunteers, including the skipper, we went through some specific lines of the Balder that are slightly different than described in the old specifications that I am working out.
So, here you have a very proud person.
Regards, Peter
By the meeting last Thursday I was also presented with an old 'skipper's cap' that had been worn by a member who passed away last year.
After some investigation by my Admiral and a cousin of mine whom I spoke to this afternoon, both with an interest in genealogy, this man turned out to be my mother's cousin. There is no such thing as coincidence!
Regards, Peter
After some investigation by my Admiral and a cousin of mine whom I spoke to this afternoon, both with an interest in genealogy, this man turned out to be my mother's cousin. There is no such thing as coincidence!
Regards, Peter
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