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

[Peter Voogt]

I hope I can see that too in real tomorrow, damn busy atm ... ;-)

You are more then welcome, Dirk. And to meet some others fir the SoS, standing nearby next to each others.
Regards, Peter

 

[Dean62]

Peters motto is…have ships, will travel!
Looks like fun Peter…enjoy and be careful with your babies!

 

[Peter Voogt]

Thanks, Dean. That’s for sure, traveling and meeting the fellow builders is the most nice part. See the face behinds the models and threads.
Regards, Peter

 

[Maarten]

The master at work.

 

[Dubz Modelling World]

@Peter Voogt @Maarten and @shota70

It was a pleasure to meet you in real guys

 

[Dean62]

@Peter Voogt @Maarten and @shota70

It was a pleasure to meet you in real guys

Excellent photos! Good to see the faces behind the work.

 

[shota70]

@Peter Voogt @Maarten and @shota70

It was a pleasure to meet you in real guys

my dear friends
The pleasure and honor of meeting you were entirely ours, and indeed it's Good to see the faces behind the work.

 

[Peter Voogt]

The master at work.
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Thanks for this ‘Action Pictures’, Maarten. Not very often that I see myself …….
Regards, Peter

 

[Peter Voogt]

Excellent photos! Good to see the faces behind the work.

That’s one of the nicest parts of this kind of meeting. And the advantages of the ‘relative short’ distances of Europe.
A real International meeting.
Regards, Peter

 

[Peter Voogt]

@Peter Voogt @Maarten and @shota70

It was a pleasure to meet you in real guys

Thanks for your visit and detailed pictures, Dirk. That’s the great pleasure of this kind of meeting: to see the ‘the face’ behind to builds and posts on this SoS. But now it’s ‘the Person’ of the posts and the stories.
A ‘public personal’ PS to Dirk @Dubz Modelling World : Was you daughter enjoying her ice cream? And ice cream is now related to visit a museum?
Why ‘public’: This way we can our youngsters get interested in visiting museums.
Regards, Peter

 

[Dubz Modelling World]

Oh she enjoyed the ice later ... felt sleeping in the car before, haha. And yes she enjoyed the museum trip too, when I asked her how she liked the day I got both thumbs up :-D
Deal is always I demand a little patience but if she is really done and wanna go, we go asap

 

[RussF]

Peter, I so wish I could have seen your model, and you, in person. I have been in awe of your craftsmanship since I joined this forum. Seeing photos of minute details you have replicated that are so close to full scale that one would have a hard time distinguishing one from the other from just photos. My jaw hit the floor, however, when I saw the photo above showing you leaning over your model working on her. Stated dimensions are one thing, but when you actually SEE how small this model really is in comparison to you, it sheds a whole new light on your remarkable capabilities. My hat's off to you! You truly have some works of art there!

 

[BradNSW]

Wonderful pictures of the different ships displayed at the museum!!!

It looks like SOS members may have stolen the show with their superb models, especially those two "crazy guys" who "cut their models in half"!!

I love the way you displayed the Luger, with the plans between the two halves.

Thanks for sharing the pictures of this superb event, especially the faces behind the remarkable works.

 

[Peter Voogt]

Peter, I so wish I could have seen your model, and you, in person. I have been in awe of your craftsmanship since I joined this forum. Seeing photos of minute details you have replicated that are so close to full scale that one would have a hard time distinguishing one from the other from just photos. My jaw hit the floor, however, when I saw the photo above showing you leaning over your model working on her. Stated dimensions are one thing, but when you actually SEE how small this model really is in comparison to you, it sheds a whole new light on your remarkable capabilities. My hat's off to you! You truly have some works of art there!

Wonderful pictures of the different ships displayed at the museum!!!

It looks like SOS members may have stolen the show with their superb models, especially those two "crazy guys" who "cut their models in half"!!

I love the way you displayed the Luger, with the plans between the two halves.

Thanks for sharing the pictures of this superb event, especially the faces behind the remarkable works.

Russ and Brad: I am writing this answer in a combination of both your posts; otherwise I would be guilty of a 'double post'. I write a heartfelt thank you to both of you for the kind words and compliments. Posts like these sometimes leave me a bit speechless.
Regards, Peter

 

[GrantTyler]

Very cool Peter and lovely photos of the four guys from SOS. WOW those pics Dirk took of your Balder split in two showing all the details are fantastic. Cheers Grant

 

[Peter Voogt]

Very cool Peter and lovely photos of the four guys from SOS. WOW those pics Dirk took of your Balder split in two showing all the details are fantastic. Cheers Grant

You also thanks, Grant. And yes, Dirk @Dubz Modelling World made a nice collection of pictures from details with are hidden somewhere in the 147 pages of mij log ...... Perhaps I will create later a table of contents to insert into post #001...
Regards, Peter

 

[Marquinius]

Exquisite workmanship. And really lovely to see the model in its full glory. Lovely images.

 

[Peter Voogt]

Exquisite workmanship. And really lovely to see the model in its full glory. Lovely images.

You also thanks, Marco. It’s much appreciated.
Regards, Peter

 

[Peter Voogt]

The next challenge was the jib:

The eyelets along the luff are attached to rings on the forestay. The tack is secured on the Balder using tackle blocks hooked onto an eyelet on the 'klapmuts', the small 'deck' section in the bow. (Inset, top left) On the Balder, this is done using double-sheave blocks, although the specifications call for single-sheave blocks.
The sheet is secured to the horse (traveller) located on the deck, forward of the mainmast. (Inset, middle left)

As previously mentioned, I will not be 'setting' the jib on my model. I will show it furled in its position 'behind the fleet' (the fishing gear). A quick reminder:

After cutting the sailcloth out of the Navarra, gluing the seams, drawing in the stitching lines, and attaching the bolt rope along the edges complete with all the eyelets:

It is impossible to attach and furl the jib directly on the model, so I first mounted it onto a brass rod. I initially tried alternating the orientation of the eyelets flipping them by half a turn each, but this resulted in folds that were far too large when the sail was gathered. During fishing operations, the mainmast is lowered because it catches too much wind, which would otherwise prevent the vessel from lying straight behind its fishing nets. With such large folds, the furled jib would end up catching even more wind.

I started over, this time adding two smaller extra folds between every two eyelets:

That looks much better. I then used the brass rod and a small wooden batten to create a jig, which helped determine the shape and positioning for the final lashing of the furled jib.

I added a temporary loop to the downhaul and used that line along with a series of marling hitches to secure the sail in its furled position.

Next came the challenge of attaching the sail to the rings on the forestay:

Then, the halyard, tack, and sheet were secured with their respective blocks and lines.

Resulting in this:


Another challenging chapter completed ......
Regards, Peter

 

[Dubz Modelling World]

Wow, what a great result! Super!