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Dutch Fluit form Hoving Plans

Ondras71 said:
Very beautiful model of this strange ship design !!! Congratulations!! Thumbsup Fire First Place Metal
Do you build another Dutch ship?
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I've been busy with other models, but hope to do a second Dutch vessel at some time in the future. Hoving's book has excellent plans for 10 types of 17th century Dutch ships. It's a bit costly at $75 U.S. but that comes to only $7.5 per plan which is not expensive, and the accompanying text is well written and extensively illustrated. By the way, as you can tell from this web site, Ab Hoving is very generous in sharing his time and considerable knowledge. He answered a number of questions for me during the construction of my fluit.
 
In another forum Ab responded to my building Roter Lowe, the plan from the book Risse von Schiffen des 16./17. Jahrhunderts is outdated and false. I try to find the maximum in his books. Personally, I don't want to steal his time. :cool:
 
Well done Polydoc. Congratulations. This is not an easy model.
Did you ever consider painting your models? It adds a lot to the atmosphere.

Oh, and Ondras: you can always call on me. I like scratch builders. Don’t get me wrong, I have nothing against kit builders, but there is usually not much to say about kits that make the builder happy...
 
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Ab Hoving said:
Well done Polydoc. Congratulations. This is not an easy model.
Did you ever consider painting your models? It adds a lot to the atmosphere.

Oh, and Ondras: you can always call on me. I like scratch builders. Don’t get me wrong, I have nothing against kit builders, but there is usually not much to say about kits that make the builder happy...
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Greetings Abe. I'm starting to study the rigging on my ship, and I will probably have to address you. The plan is wrong .. o_O Have a nice evening and a lot of energy for the next work. Ondras
 
Ab Hoving said:
Well done Polydoc. Congratulations. This is not an easy model.
Did you ever consider painting your models? It adds a lot to the atmosphere.

Oh, and Ondras: you can always call on me. I like scratch builders. Don’t get me wrong, I have nothing against kit builders, but there is usually not much to say about kits that make the builder happy...
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Yes. I am a scratch builder and build for atmosphere and colour. I am just beginning my search for a suitable‘Fluiet. Regards. Woronora River.
 
Ab Hoving said:
Well Woronora River, perhaps you like this one? 90 feet long. Basic design. scale 1/77.
And another one, 125 feet long same scale.
Good luck.
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Thank you so much. I think this information and particularly the correct scale will help me immensely. I am
sitting in the sun on Saturday afternoon devouring your articles on your builds of the Fluits. Even though your techniques in paper construction are a mystery to me I’m confident I can get a pleasing result from wooden plank on frame. I use the method all the time. Sometimes I only have a basic picture to work from. These drawings will be excellent. I have a couple of projects currently on the bench (Batavia and HMS Bounty) which I have built using kit plans. I’ll attach some pics shortly.

Thanks again
 
Ab Hoving said:
Well Woronora River, perhaps you like this one? 90 feet long. Basic design. scale 1/77.
And another one, 125 feet long same scale.
Good luck.
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Thanks Ab.
Can I get a shape of the decks to go with these drawings or is that something I’ll have to calculate myself.
Regards, Woronora River.
 
You are welcome Woronora River.
I do not know your system of building, but the reason why I don't have the shapes of the decks available is that I never felt the need for any. It comes automatically with the build. If you happen to have the free downloadable shipbuilding program Delftship (Google that) I can send you the file with the design, so you can see the vessel in 3D, but further drawings than what I sent you have not been made (and are not necessary as far as I know).
Perhaps you find some support in my tutorials?
 
What is the meaning of the small irregularities in the lines in the stern of the second flight?
 
Ab Hoving said:
You are welcome Woronora River.
I do not know your system of building, but the reason why I don't have the shapes of the decks available is that I never felt the need for any. It comes automatically with the build. If you happen to have the free downloadable shipbuilding program Delftship (Google that) I can send you the file with the design, so you can see the vessel in 3D, but further drawings than what I sent you have not been made (and are not necessary as far as I know).
Perhaps you find some support in my tutorials?
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Thanks Ab. I think I can work around this. Just looking for an easy way out.
 
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