"De Zeven Provincien" 1:100 (scratch) - Seahorse New Design [COMPLETED BUILD]

[Hubac’s Historian]

This, I will say, is an extremely successful completion! I am very interested in your sailcloth with its barely perceptible weave. It looks very good at 1:100. What is the cloth?

 

[tomsimon]

@0Seahorse it is so soft on the eyes to view, so dreamy. Immaculate and magnificent. And, that deck, wow and stunning. Congratulations, Tomek on completing De Zeven Provincien and providing the pictures.

 

[0Seahorse]

Thank you for comments.
@Hubac's Historian@ For the first time I used printed sails, which I add to my models at my e-shop. Yes, it's strange I've been selling something I've never used, but most of the time I build test models, so sails are test, too. Then, when all is correct I order printed sails at a company specialized in cloth printing. The name of the cloth is "woal 77g/m2", which I believe means "veil /voile 77g/m2". But there are many types of veil and some are very loosely woven and transparent, so they are unlikely to work well in sailing ship models. Unfortunately, this company does not sell clear, unprinted material, I would buy it right away at 100 meters. If you are more interested in the subject, here is the link: https://ctnbee.com/en/custom-print-voile-fabric

 

[Uwek]

My Congratulations - Bravo !!! This model is looking very good
And I agree with the before mentioned - the sails are very good also

 

[Hubac’s Historian]

Thank you for the link!

 

[The learner]

Model looks great, fantastic work, I think that using paper as a medium in all modeling and ship modeling in particular On the salis can you talk more about the process on how you placed an ordered them

 

[Bonden]

Hello @0Seahorse , I started building your model a month ago. It's great fun, but I also see that there are many questions. I would therefore be very happy if you could help me here and there, as the building instructions unfortunately don't answer some questions. I am currently preparing the front bulkhead, which is based on part 51a. What I see from the instructions and also from your photos here is that the whole red-colored front points into the interior of the ship. So far, so good. But then I see this picture here: https://shipsofscale.com/sosforums/attachments/21-09-21-05m-jpg.257400/ and look in vain in the instructions for how to design this side. What numbers do the parts have that I need for this? It would be nice if you could help.
Many thanks in advance - and see you soon for the next question.

Best regards

Bonden

 

[0Seahorse]

Hello @Bonden.
It gives me satisfaction and honor that you work on my model. I will always be happy to help and advise. The instructions are Figure 50.
Parts 116 (with additional markings) are in four places, as in the screenshots below.





The pleasure is all mine
Tomek

 

[Bonden]

Hello Tomek,
thank you very much for the quick reply. Thanks to your pictures I have now found the parts. But be prepared for more questions - the kit is very sophisticated and not everything is immediately recognizable from the instructions. I will definitely create a separate build report here in the next few days, then we can exchange ideas there. (You can have a look at what I've done so far on my homepage...)

Best regards

Bonden

 

[Bonden]

One more question about the bulkhead I'm looking for: If I'm reading the instructions correctly, the parts I'm looking for for the outside should only be fitted once the bulkhead has already been installed, right? But I would much rather do this "on land" - there's nothing wrong with that, is there?

 

[0Seahorse]

It will certainly be easier to build the entire bulkhead outside the model, but consider part 87P/Lb, which is to be glued on the inside at the very front near the front deck. You'll probably have to trim it a bit. But I guess that shouldn't be a problem.



Tomek

 

[Bonden]

Ok, thanks for the tip! I will take it into consideration.

 

[Bonden]

Hello Tomek,
I need help again. I can't find the parts 107e. I see in the instructions that this is a beam under the foredeck (part 107), and I assume that it is made of several layers of cardboard. Unfortunately, I can't find the parts. Thank you in advance...

 

[0Seahorse]

Sorry, it looks I made a mistake. It's marked as 72a (not 107e). It's on this sheet (left upper corner)

Tomek

 

[Bonden]

Looking through the sheets, I already thought: 72a could fit.
Great, thank you, then we can continue!

 

[WilliamM]

Hello after a long break.

Progress is hardly visible, mainly because the preparation of "Leudo" for release took me (as usual) 4 times more time than I expected. But something has been built, so some photos of the progress on de Ruyter's flagship are.

The sides rose very slowly, more the right one, where the gun ports will be closed.



It was all glued as in the photo below:
1 - the first plating layer which extends above the deck
2 - brackets
3 - "spacer" strips on the deck
4 - inner bulwark planks (amidships)
5 - next outer layers

The gunports frames were gradually glued into the bulwark prepared in this way. And it worked, because even if there were slight shifts in relation to the internal and external openings, pasting separate individual parts of the frames hid and eliminated minor errors.

The front wall was created, but now it has only a structural role and you still have to wait for its decoration and charm:

I don't even remember why, but I glued some parts of the planking three or even four times:
or I printed the wrong version and after gluing something did not fit, or I wanted to change something, and after gluing I came to the conclusion that the previous version was better, etc. etc. The strained material can be seen e.g. at the last gunport at the stern:

I put in the gratings and some of the gun carriages.

Some artillery will be hardly visible, so I treated it as a sample. However, midship artillery will be printed and cut out manually - it will take more time, but I'm expect a better effect. It is comforting that you can use 2 mm blocks - you will always see what you are doing without a microscope:

Best wishes
Tomek

You are doing extremely well! I love building in paper; one can build in any scale to match a collection. And, the detail is spectacular!

Bill

 

[Sid]

Hi everyone,
thanks for comments. I'm glad you like the model (as a builder, I know all the stumbles and mistakes, but I like the general view as well).
Some time has passed since the last update, but it was not time wasted because I can announce that I have finished working on the hull of "De Zeven Provincien" !!! Hurrah!!!!
I made gunport lids (I have a slightly "bent" eye, because a large part of them is slightly twisted in the same direction; similarly with the holes for the ropes lifting these covers, they are all slightly shifted to the left )) There was a lot of work on the starboard too, because I did not print the hinges for gunport lids, believing that sticking thin strips would be nicer. I don't know if it's nicer (probably not), but it's definitely more time-consuming.
But after dealing with nearly 80 gunport lids, it looked better and better. At the same time, I had to make deadeye attachments because it was getting tight in some places. In fact, I didn't simplify them, I just changed the shape of two lower parts (1 and 2), which I covered with small circles (3). Details in the drawing.
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Equipping the bulwarks and decks with various types of riggin equipment is a normal job and nothing interesting to write about.

I helped myself with a 3d printer again and it was a move almost brilliant )) I printed 180 belaying pins: delicate, small, nicely contoured shapes. The end result and the time needed for them is incomparable to those made of wire and thickened on top with a drop of thick glue. I am delighted with this solution, especially since I printed in brown resin right away (pigments are not cheap, but the time savings justify the expense)
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It remains to finish the work on the decorations: the designs of the sculptures were prepared by an external company (I do not have such skills myself) and after minor corrections they were printed and painted. Even though the design on the computer matched everything together, there were in fact slight variations in dimensions, as the number of parts must have resulted in a multiplication of minor errors. For example, the central figure of the goddess, supported on her back on the upper decorative handrail, did not reach the pedestal with her legs (the handrail is too high). So I had to thicken the pedestal. Similarly, I had to thicken the pedestal for the side figures of Neptune / Poseidon.
In the meantime, I glued the sloop for the second time, because the previous one was over 1 meter too long, and now I have the second time to glue the boat, which I made 2 meters too long (I still do not know how I rescaled and why I did not check the dimensions after rescaling. And I spent a few hours gluing the boat together before realizing that something was wrong: - (((()
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All that's left to do is put a few dozen eyebolts in the decks and set the sloop amidships.
Some pictures below:
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Greetings
Tomek

I came across you post. Beautiful ship and fantastic work on the model. was also very impressed with the 3D print sculptures. If ok to ask where did you get those files from
Thx steven

 

[0Seahorse]

If ok to ask where did you get those files from

Well, they were designed specifically for this model by a 3D modeling company. I can't design everything myself, so in this case, I had to use a paid third-party service.
Tomek

 

[Sid]

Well, they were designed specifically for this model by a 3D modeling company. I can't design everything myself, so in this case, I had to use a paid third-party service.
Tomek

Thanks Tomek for your reply. it is something i have been trying to do here and have had no luck...everyone i talk to is more industrial based and for large orders/projects, Im assuming they were in Poland and would you by any chance know if they would do something like that for me (here in australia). if so please let me know who they are