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A Dutch Fluyt in shell first, reconstructing the "Ghost ship" scale 1:36
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Also the smallest is now a little tweaked. Look for the 10 differences 
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How it is now.
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Brilliant! You are a rare talent!
Amazing craftsmanship Maarten, to fashion 3 figures of different sizes that essentially look the same is talent.
Great carving, Maarten. Very special that each one has his own expression and details.Also the smallest is now a little tweaked. Look for the 10 differences
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There are two possibilities:
- You have giant fingers
- The head is really small
That is superb.
Thx Paul, guess your carving production starts soon.
Thx Daniel, exactly the same is nearly impossible, they all are slightly different like in the original.
Thx Peter, it was nice to fiddle around with the details and change the expressions.
The smallest is 4,8 mm, 6,5 mm and the big one 9 mm
Brilliant Maarten. Some o the carving lines are smaller than your finger print. 3D printing couldn't do better- Kudos. Cheers Grant
Superb carving Maarten, hats off.
Thx Grant, but I had a fingerprint transplant
Thx Herman.
Thx
The deck is now finished and nails are added to every beam and carling.
These decks were just nailed, no treenail.
You can also see this on Vasa.
For my deck I used 0.3 mm anealed wire.
The next step is the hatch coamings.
You see different varieties but I selected again the ones of Vasa for this deck, a solid profile layed on top of the deck planks.
The profile size is 5x6 Amsterdam duim for the main coaming and 4x5 Amsterdam duim for the fwd coaming.
Next the fwd coaming and the covers.
These decks were just nailed, no treenail.
You can also see this on Vasa.
For my deck I used 0.3 mm anealed wire.
The next step is the hatch coamings.
You see different varieties but I selected again the ones of Vasa for this deck, a solid profile layed on top of the deck planks.
The profile size is 5x6 Amsterdam duim for the main coaming and 4x5 Amsterdam duim for the fwd coaming.
Next the fwd coaming and the covers.
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A nice nailing of the deck planks, Maarten. With a nice size contrast with the nails in the beams. And the corner connections of the coming are fitted ‘spot on’.
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Indeed, nice work.
Very nice, Maarten. Perfect scale on the nails!
My planning is to put a layer of shellac on the deck, sand it with steelwool and then tip the nails with some ballistol.
The size is 0.35 mm which is +/- 1/2 Amsterdam duim and comparable to the square iron nails we had in the flooring of our 15th century house here in Zutphen. One of the nails we found during restauration work I still have in a small frame.
Love that!