BALDER, Vlaardingen Herring Lugger from 1912, scratch build scale 1:50 Plate-On-Frame

[Peter Voogt]

Then the moment arrived: the aft also filled, all 114 half frames placed:

With the horizontal floor profiles, stringer plates on the deck and the frames for the access hatch and other hatches.

Before the whole thing goes to the painter, some images.
The entire construction, with the exception of the bulwark:



Also able to remove some parts of the mold so that there is a view to the front and back:

At the front I still have to place a few magnets.

The deck view with all stringer plates and frames for all accesses:

And now I see that I forgot 1 frame ........ but I will probably come across something.
I must honestly admit that I did not expect this as a result. I myself am a little surprised .......
Regards, Peter

 

[Henk Liebre]

Looks great Peter,

Nice to see.
Regards
Henk

 

[Marquinius]

Standing ovation. No hesitation.

 

[dockattner]

Congratulations, Peter. A major accomplishment and so beautifully done!

 

[Alan Smith]

As Oscar Wilde said when somebody remarked on the skill of a trapeze artiste in the circus - "It is not amazing that it is done so well, it is amazing that it is done at all !"

 

[GrantTyler]

Standing ovation. No hesitation.

Ditto

 

[RogerD]

Stunning work Peter, this is in a class of its own.

 

[Peter Voogt]

Looks great Peter,

Nice to see.
Regards
Henk

Standing ovation. No hesitation.

Congratulations, Peter. A major accomplishment and so beautifully done!

As Oscar Wilde said when somebody remarked on the skill of a trapeze artiste in the circus - "It is not amazing that it is done so well, it is amazing that it is done at all !"

Ditto

Stunning work Peter, this is in a class of its own.

Henk, Marco, Paul, Alan, Grant, Roger, all visitors and 'likers': thank you very much for your nice and warm words and for visiting this thread (again and again).
For now, there are still plenty of challenges ahead. I'm starting to get a good idea of what's next and what I definitely shouldn't do yet.
First some riveting, get it 'painting-ready' and then we'll see .......
Regards, Peter

 

[Peter Voogt]

And after all the positive news ........... a big AAAAAI .........


I just hit a clamp from a plank above the Balder. Especially the starboard side suffered damage.
I am now also a member of the club "Restoration during New Build"........
Regards, Peter

 

[dockattner]

I just cried a little bit and its not even my build...

 

[Roger Pellett]

Ouch!

 

[Marquinius]

Welcome to the club. Been there, done that. It'll be alright. But a bummer notwithstanding.

Anyhoo ... onward.

 

[AnobiumPunctatum]

Sorry, but I couldn’t like your last post, Peter. I hope that you have the possibility to repair the damages.

 

[Peter Voogt]

I just cried a little bit and its not even my build...

Thanks, Paul. After a ‘sjit’ and a ‘aaai’ ……. I went downstairs for a cup of thee.

Ouch!

Correct, Roger. That’s a good translation from Dutch to English.

Welcome to the club. Been there, done that. It'll be alright. But a bummer notwithstanding.

Anyhoo ... onward.

I actually I got the membership already many years ago, but forgot to pay the contribution. I can now look forward a few more years. And for sure, Marco, I am going onwards. I am already to far ahead …….

Sorry, but I couldn’t like your last post, Peter. I hope that you have the possibility to repair the damages.

You gota ‘like’ from me, Christian. The port side is already flat and repaired. And on the starboard side 'it is manageable', if that term is applicable.
Regards, Peter

 

[Steef66]

It still hurts to see it here too

 

[Peter Voogt]

It still hurts to see it here too

Thanks, Stephan. And yes, it’s the same story on both forums …….
The starboard part is also almost back al it’s ’old level’.
Regards, Peter

 

[Heinrich]

Dear Peter. There are many truly exquisite builds on SOS built by very experienced modelers who stood first in line when the Big Man handed out woodworking talents. However, in some way or another they are all re-imaginings or re-interpretations of that which is either known to us or has already been done. BUT ... not one single build reflects the far-sightedness or vision coupled to the inventiveness and creativity that your Balder exudes. This is truly a groundbreaking model - and at the time of your build - will always be exactly that!

 

[Peter Voogt]

Dear Peter. There are many truly exquisite builds on SOS built by very experienced modelers who stood first in line when the Big Man handed out woodworking talents. However, in some way or another they are all re-imaginings or re-interpretations of that which is either known to us or has already been done. BUT ... not one single build reflects the far-sightedness or vision coupled to the inventiveness and creativity that your Balder exudes. This is truly a groundbreaking model - and at the time of your build - will always be exactly that!

Dear Heinrich. At first: welcome back to the SoS. We missed your substantive comments. And second: thank you very much for your very nice words. I really appreciate this and it encourages me to go on.
Regards, Peter

 

[Peter Voogt]

And after a few hours of repair and spraying, something suddenly appears that looks like the real ship:






The keel beams are still slightly apart at the back. But I won't show the model anywhere like this.
Regards, Peter

 

[Mirek]

Cześć
Piękna ciekawa praca. Pozdrawiam, Mirek

Hello
Beautiful interesting work. Regards, Mirek