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Hi all, De Zeven Provinciën by Kolderstok, 1:72 scale in oak finish. I've been looking forward to this for a few years now, and it was a nice bonus that I got to experience the current De Zeven Provinciën (Dutch Royal Navy) from top to bottom due to my work. I still have a lot to learn when it...

Hi everyone! So far I've been quietly reading and watching some of your awesome projects, in both the scratch and kit section. Today I'm starting a thread about a project that's finished by now, but I think will be of interest to some of you. The original build log was published on the Dutch...

This cross-section is the latest kit in the Kolderstok series, and it was developed and build by Matthias Noback. It contains a very good building instruction , and there is no plywood used at all, it is build of Basswood except for the masts. The kit is developed according to the book written...

‘Batavia’ VOC 1:72 Kolderstok by RobertD

The kit arrived this morning from the Netherlands. I am very impressed with the quality of the kit and with the way it was packaged and delivered. The box arrived virtually undamaged and the content seems to be complete. If any item is missing, it will turn out later (I don't anticipate any such...

Duyfken (Little Dove in Dutch). A Dutch East Indies ship, built in 1595, supposedly the first European ship to sight Australia in 1606 under Willem Janszoon.

A Flute Ship in Oak. For a long time I had planned to build a flute. A flute was the most common type of ship for freighters in the 17th century. They mainly sailed on the Baltic Sea with the "moedernegotie". Many were also equipped as wood grinders because shipbuilding was booming in the Zaan...

Time to reopen the doors to the shipyard and get started with a build log. I originally planned on the Willem Barentsz as my next build after the Speeljacht and I do have the kit on the shelf. What changed my mind to go with the Statenjacht were a few things. (1) I really like the lines of...

This posting is for the open box of Kolderstok's Statenjacht I will open a build log and hopefully will be able to show some progress even though my build time is limited these days My first concern upon receiving the kit was the condition of the box. Looks like it was sandwiched during...

This is my introduction of a new kit we (=Kolderstok) have developped in the last two years. It is a 17th century Fluytschip, or Fluit. When you translate Fluit into English you get flute. Where the name fluit is derived from is not really known, but in general you can say that the shape of...

I start this build log following in the steps of Heinrich and his fantastic build log of the WB. I'll be a happy camper if I can accomplish half of what he has done. So Heinrich my friend , here we go. Jan

https://www.worldatlas.com/seas/barents-sea.html Barents Sea Covering an area of 1,405,000 km2, the Barents Sea (which includes the White- and Pechora Seas), is part of the Arctic Ocean, located along the northern coasts of Norway and Russia. It is bounded by the Svalbard archipelago in the...

This won’t be a short build log as I’m just getting back into model shipbuilding after a three-year absence with other projects. Also, since the Admiral is currently having medical issues which require me to be a full-time caregiver, I’m sure my time in the shipyard will be limited until we...

Ok , folks, after much ado and encouragement, I have been busy with the beautiful VOC Batavia. This ship is close to my heart , as I am from Dutch parents, yet born in Australia. I have personally seen the replica in Lelystad. The history of this ship is extraordinary, the story behind it is...

Batavia from Kolderstok in oak The VOC retourschip Batavia has had my attention for over 35 years. Living in the Netherlands I can visit the replica ship in an hours’s drive. From 1985 to 1995 I visited the Batavia shipyard once or twice a year. I have seen laying the keel and ten years later...

Kolderstok kit of the Duyfken arrived yesterday. I was temporarily allowed to uh and ah. Sneak peek into box. The packaging was exceptional. Kit is now on the shelf waiting for December 25. Build log start will probably be January or February. Jan

Dear Friends As promised earlier, I invite you all to join me in the build of the Kolderstok Batavia (hereafter the Haarlem as I will explain later). As this is my first build of such a high-end kit, I welcome all input, so please feel free to give as much advice and criticism as you possibly...

Dear Friends I have been asked by Maarten and Uwe to submit a kit review on my newly acquired Kolderstok model of the Batavia VOC Spiegelretourschip. This is I do with pleasure. On Tuesday 28 January, I ordered the VOC Retourschip (Return Ship), Batavia from Hans Nieuwkoop - the founder and...