Batavia kit building by Janos [COMPLETED BUILD]

Not too much change but here is Batavia's state today. The masts are dry fit yet, I am about to mark the deadeye's positions, installing the deadeyes and then installing the gunport covers before I proceed with further rigging. Changes will definitely be more visible from now on.
Janos

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janos said:
I think the reason for this might be in most cases that we got used to our own and we prefer to use it. And, there is also a fear that the supplied quantity might not be enough...
János
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I use my own too and parts of other kit builders . I am away in Queensland at the moment and will post some of my achievements so far , also I used Indian black ink for the deadeyes on the chain plates , so there is a personal to each and one of them and am sure the ‘Gentlemen 7 of the VOC’ wouldn’t mind
 
Robertd said:
Looks very well in a la natural , are you going to fit the 3d ornaments ? or just leave as is , in your case I would leave them off , they are not great quality and definitely not without a bit of colour , cheers Rob
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Yes, Robert, the 3D ornaments will be used. Generally I am not very much for this but I have to agree with Hans on this. To this scale carving would be very difficult and I have to admit that I would not be able to produce more detailed decorations for Batavia. And those heads are not so bad at all... but I am not sure what will remain of the details after a few coats of painting (primer and a new coat at least, then probably some wash).
Actually the colour scheme will be somehow mixed. Golden figure head, yellow ochre for anything else and muted colours on the tafferel. I am eager to find out how it will work...
János
 
janos said:
Yes, Robert, the 3D ornaments will be used. Generally I am not very much for this but I have to agree with Hans on this. To this scale carving would be very difficult and I have to admit that I would not be able to produce more detailed decorations for Batavia. And those heads are not so bad at all... but I am not sure what will remain of the details after a few coats of painting (primer and a new coat at least, then probably some wash).
Actually the colour scheme will be somehow mixed. Golden figure head, yellow ochre for anything else and muted colours on the tafferel. I am eager to find out how it will work...
János
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When in your shoes I would carve them in Boxwood en with only a stain/finish on them they could look fantastic. You have the skills and it would be fun. But you are the captain.
 
janos said:
Yes, Robert, the 3D ornaments will be used. Generally I am not very much for this but I have to agree with Hans on this. To this scale carving would be very difficult and I have to admit that I would not be able to produce more detailed decorations for Batavia. And those heads are not so bad at all... but I am not sure what will remain of the details after a few coats of painting (primer and a new coat at least, then probably some wash).
Actually the colour scheme will be somehow mixed. Golden figure head, yellow ochre for anything else and muted colours on the tafferel. I am eager to find out how it will work...
János
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Maybe (or more probably) not yet known to everybody, but the complete ornament set for the Batavia has been re-designed and is now completely 3D printed.
János was/is one of the first builders who has received this new set of ornaments, so let's wait what will come out of it :-).
I'll bet you're in for a surprise.
 
janos said:
Not too much change but here is Batavia's state today. The masts are dry fit yet, I am about to mark the deadeye's positions, installing the deadeyes and then installing the gunport covers before I proceed with further rigging. Changes will definitely be more visible from now on.
Janos

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I am pretty much very pleased by this photo :-)
 
I am on the running rigging now and it goes painfully slowly. The quality of the plans helps a lot, although the standing rigging was a bit better documented. The 'authentic' blocks, supplied with the kit, are of very good quality, and I just hope the quantity will be enough. I am not doing sails so hopefully I am not going to run out of them. With the deadeyes I had a problem as the smaller diameter (4 mm) ran out and I had still quite a few of the big ones (5 mm) remaining. So I had to use a few big ones at places
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where the small ones were marked. Repeating myself but I still have to praise the quality of the plans, first of all that of the masts and yards and the standing rigging.
(Oops, I left the cursor in a bad position when I inserted the picture, which does not show too much about the running rigging at all)
János

Merry Christmas again!
 
janos said:
I am on the running rigging now and it goes painfully slowly. The quality of the plans helps a lot, although the standing rigging was a bit better documented. The 'authentic' blocks, supplied with the kit, are of very good quality, and I just hope the quantity will be enough. I am not doing sails so hopefully I am not going to run out of them. With the deadeyes I had a problem as the smaller diameter (4 mm) ran out and I had still quite a few of the big ones (5 mm) remaining. So I had to use a few big ones at places
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where the small ones were marked. Repeating myself but I still have to praise the quality of the plans, first of all that of the masts and yards and the standing rigging.
(Oops, I left the cursor in a bad position when I inserted the picture, which does not show too much about the running rigging at all)
János

Merry Christmas again!
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I really like your build , so professional , this is my version of the ‘Batavia’ , still working on the standing rigging , anyway one anchor so far , nearly Christmas Janos , all the best wishes from my side , Rob

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