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

[Peter Voogt]

Dear Peter
it's looks beautiful model, you are doing incredible work my friend

Thanks for you friendly compliments, Shota.

Really stunning work Peter. Looking forward seeing her in real coming Sunday.

Thanks, Maarten. In real she looks better ….. so be patient for a while…….

That ocre color on the inside of the bulwark is absolutely stunning; together with the other colors it makes a fitting scheme.
And of course another lecture in modelling....

Thanks, Johan. A certain color can make of brake a model. This combination is tested for many years on the original……..

I can fully understand you. She is an absolute masterpiece. I hope you show us the model tomorrow.

Thanks, Christian. For sure ….. from all sides and also split in halves.

Regards, Peter

 

[Peter Voogt]

Probably the last time she had to lie on her side on the building board.
To make her recognizable everywhere.
Made water-slide decals for the registration number:

The number '9' is perhaps a bit to modern ........

Some neat imitation paintwork with rivets visible through the paint.

And her name on the stern:

Which should also be separable.

I see that I have to set a little black line on top of the left part of the decal to let it visual connect with the handrail.
Greetings, Peter

 

[Herman]

Very well done. So well done you can easily mistake the pictures of the model for the original.

 

[Mirek]

Witaj
Piękna praca Piotrze te nity wyglądają tak realistycznie. Pozdrawiam Mirek

 

[Daniel20]

I count myself as being truly fortunate to be following along on this build. Your Balder is a feast for the eyes!

 

[Peter Voogt]

Very well done. So well done you can easily mistake the pictures of the model for the original.

Thanks, Hermen. From now and then I also have to look carefully myself ..............

Hello,
Beautiful work, Piotr, these rivets look so realistic. Best regards, Mirek

Thanks Mirek. I am also very happy with how they appear through the paint.

I count myself as being truly fortunate to be following along on this build. Your Balder is a feast for the eyes!

Thank you very much for your enthusiastic presence, comments and additions, Daniel.
Regards, Peter

 

[Peter Voogt]

There were still things on the to-do list that I actually wanted/should have done sooner.
In the forecastle, each crew member has their own "Stoppekist." (Stuff-box). They keep their personal belongings in it. No forage, as that's provided by the company.

The boxes are stored under the bench seat.

Most of them have a name. The boxes must be neatly stored away.

For 'instruction and amusement', I'm showing a few steps of making them.
I made a design in PS and added some colors to brighten it up:

With these names, I honor the following people (from top left to bottom right):
- my father, who encouraged me from a young age to investigate things and acquire technical skills. I was allowed to open/unscrew everything, etc., but it had to be put back together again.
- my grandfather, the herring cooper. (See my post #1) A very warm-hearted man who always made me feel welcome. I inherited an old ship's clock/barometer and a ship's compass from him.
- the former chairman of the Balder Foundation, who helped me immensely, especially at the beginning of this project, and is still very interested.
- the volunteer coordinator, who is always ready to answer questions and is very helpful when I visit to inspect details.
- also a small box for myself.

Everything cut out with a new sharp knife:

For size reference:

I also scored the fold edges and pre-folded the box.

After careful gluing:

Also a handle on each side for lifting.

Placed in the forecastle:

They live there with 12 m/w. So, 6 wooden boxes on each side.
Now it's time for the stoves .......
Regards, Peter

 

[RDN1954]

An hommage to people close to your heart; this alone elevates this build to another level.

 

[RDN1954]

Probably the last time she had to lie on her side on the building board.
To make her recognizable everywhere.
Made water-slide decals for the registration number:
View attachment 530879
The number '9' is perhaps a bit to modern ........
View attachment 530880
Some neat imitation paintwork with rivets visible through the paint.

And her name on the stern:
View attachment 530881
Which should also be separable.
View attachment 530882
I see that I have to set a little black line on top of the left part of the decal to let it visual connect with the handrail.
Greetings, Peter

When I first saw your plating of the hull, I deemed the clearly visible seams of the skin plates a bit excessive. Now, when seeing the comparison between the original Balder and your interpretation, I must admit your model quite accurately looks like it's 1:1 namesake, .

 

[Peter Voogt]

An hommage to people close to your heart; this alone elevates this build to another level.

Thanks very much for this respectfully words, Johan. Allow me to use them ……. somewhere on this SoS a moment ago ….
Regards, Peter

 

[Peter Voogt]

When I first saw your plating of the hull, I deemed the clearly visible seams of the skin plates a bit excessive. Now, when seeing the comparison between the original Balder and your interpretation, I must admit your model quite accurately looks like it's 1:1 namesake, .

You mentioned a point where I also had doubts. I started with the 0.13 mm sheet from Evergreen. But it was so thin that a little too much glue even caused holes. And it was very flexible around the frames. Moving on to the 0.25 mm sheet, I also saw the clear seams. But on an earlier test piece, I noticed that the seams also filled up a bit with paint during spraying, making them less prominent.
It now mainly depends on how the light falls. Angled light is, of course, the way to magnify any difference in level.
But the 1:1 comparisons are giving me a better feeling all the time.
I still need to get behind the camera properly to make some real comparisons where the camera angle is roughly the same. But that's really not easy. With a regular camera and f.i. a 50mm lens on a 26.80 m ship length, that would be 1mm on a 54 cm model........ uuuuuh ......... I'm going to get started with my 16mm.
Regards, Peter

 

[Maarten]

Hi Peter, great gesture to the people, fantastic idea.

 

[GrantTyler]

Very well done. So well done you can easily mistake the pictures of the model for the original.

True story- my thoughts exactly

 

[GrantTyler]

There were still things on the to-do list that I actually wanted/should have done sooner.
In the forecastle, each crew member has their own "stoppekist." (Suff-box). They keep their personal belongings in it. No forage, as that's provided by the company.

The boxes are stored under the bench seat.
View attachment 530927
Most of them have a name. The boxes must be neatly stored away.

For 'instruction and amusement', I'm showing a few steps of making them.
I made a design in PS and added some colors to brighten it up:
View attachment 530928
With these names, I honor the following people (from top left to bottom right):
- my father, who encouraged me from a young age to investigate things and acquire technical skills. I was allowed to open/unscrew everything, etc., but it had to be put back together again.
- my grandfather, the herring cooper. (See my post #1) A very warm-hearted man who always made me feel welcome. I inherited an old ship's clock/barometer and a ship's compass from him.
- the former chairman of the Balder Foundation, who helped me immensely, especially at the beginning of this project, and is still very interested.
- the volunteer coordinator, who is always ready to answer questions and is very helpful when I visit to inspect details.
- also a small box for myself.

Everything cut out with a new sharp knife:
View attachment 530929
For size reference:
View attachment 530930
I also scored the fold edges and pre-folded the box.

After careful gluing:
View attachment 530931
Also a handle on each side for lifting.

Placed in the forecastle:
View attachment 530932
They live there with 12 m/w. So, 6 wooden boxes on each side.
Now it's time for the stoves .......
Regards, Peter

Good evening Peter. A very thoughtful addition. Cheers Grant

 

[dockattner]

A nice detail - and an even nicer tribute. Class.

 

[Webber007]

Supermodel! Any museum would be happy to have such a model in its collection.
p.s. In my opinion, the pink boxes somehow stand out from the color scheme of the ship

 

[Peter Voogt]

Hi Peter, great gesture to the people, fantastic idea.

Good evening Peter. A very thoughtful addition. Cheers Grant

A nice detail - and an even nicer tribute. Class.

Thanks for this, Maarten, Grant and Paul.
When I saw the names during one of my first visits, I already had an idea.There are some things I could criticize about it when enlarged. But this small, under the benches, and soon with the stove in front, I think it's not too bad.

Supermodel! Any museum would be happy to have such a model in its collection.
p.s. In my opinion, the pink boxes somehow stand out from the color scheme of the ship

Thanks for the compliments, Anatolii. About the ‘pink color’: Either some of the crew were ahead of their time (LHBTQ+) or the original color was affected by the salty and smoky conditions in the forecastle .……
Regards, Peter

 

[Dean62]

Hi Peter, just catching up on your progress, as I was a few pages behind... I don't know what I could say that hasn't already been said!
Your ship is a real masterpiece and I don't think you could improve on what you have done. I think you have shown before with the Robert E Lee, the Bluenose and now the Balder, that you posses the skill to duplicate detail at scale, above and beyond what most people are capable of and with a large degree of innovation and creativity. A true artist in my mind, with a analytical approach, leaving no stone unturned. My hats off to you and your great build logs, where you not only share your skills, but your techniques. It's members like you that help everyone else. Keep shining you crazy diamond!

 

[Peter Voogt]

Hi Peter, just catching up on your progress, as I was a few pages behind... I don't know what I could say that hasn't already been said!
Your ship is a real masterpiece and I don't think you could improve on what you have done. I think you have shown before with the Robert E Lee, the Bluenose and now the Balder, that you posses the skill to duplicate detail at scale, above and beyond what most people are capable of and with a large degree of innovation and creativity. A true artist in my mind, with a analytical approach, leaving no stone unturned. My hats off to you and your great build logs, where you not only share your skills, but your techniques. It's members like you that help everyone else. Keep shining you crazy diamond!

I don’t know what I could answer that hasn’t already been written by me on all the complements!
So, Thanks you very very much for this very fine compliments, Dean. It's a model I can really let my imagination run wild. It's also like a great climb: it's not just about the destination and the view from the top, but also about the journey there. Above all, it's about continuing to enjoy everything you encounter along the way. I'd love to share with you all what I encounter along the way. Still not reached the top ……. hope to entertain you for a while …….
Regards, Peter