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DE 7 PROVINCIËN (1665) 1:50

Steef66 said:
Great to see an update, the wood is indeed looking great.
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Thanks Stephan. Yes finally an update. As is the case for many others, construction work came to a standstill this summer. The garden, painting our house, and preparing for my retirement, have taken up quite a lot of time. Next summer I hope to be carving statues, enjoying my free time in the garden.
 
Herman said:
Hi to you all, reporting back in the shipyard ;)I actually returned early september but postponed posting until there was some progress to show.

The lower wales have been painted brown, the lowest clinker plank and the plank inserts on the foredeck, wulf and heck green. ‘Nails’ have been inserted on the outside of the hull both for the guns and the knees. Keel fittings also. The upper profiled wale was installed when the green paint on the lowest clinker plank was dried sufficiently. I used oil paint, so drying takes weeks (even months before covering the paint with Shellac, as I intend to do). That slows the work on the ship down, but one advantage, I learned visible brush strokes can be levelled after a day or two using a somewhat moistened brush.

That about sums It up for the last weeks.

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Very nice
 
Hubac’s Historian said:
Absolutely gorgeous and clean execution. This is one of those models - and forgive me, if I am repeating myself - that conveys the hand of the maker. It’s what makes it special to me.
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Thank you Marc for your nice and wise words.
I hope it will later be special too for one of my heirs, bringing back memories of the maker with all (im)perfections.
 
dockattner said:
Fantastic, Herman! She looks better and better!
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Thank you Paul. Adding details helps bring the model to life.
Even though I’ve successfully, at least in my eyes, added some color now both by paint and by adding the profiled wale in castello, I still don't dare to go much further. The paintwork on your Vasa was out of this world.
 
Herman said:
Thank you Paul. Adding details helps bring the model to life.
Even though I’ve successfully, at least in my eyes, added some color now both by paint and by adding the profiled wale in castello, I still don't dare to go much further. The paintwork on your Vasa was out of this world.
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Thanks - but that project was a bit of a lark. You'll notice my subsequent models have become increasingly wood-based. Love your approach to the hobby, Herman!
 
The next part I finished and installed was the part of the bulwark that protected the riflemen. I had already made it but in the meantime the outside was painted green and against the upper side a profiled rail was made and attached. The small gates for it were also made, but not yet on the model as I still have to make hinges for it.
Now might be the time to go look for some copper plates (0,3 -0,4 mm?). Until now copper parts were made of electrical wire and a copper ring, originally for plumbing… need to upgrade:rolleyes:

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