Thx, sometime years of listening to others and reading helps. 
That the nice thing of forums.
That the nice thing of forums.
Halve Maen (Half Moon) 1:50 Corel kit [COMPLETED BUILD]
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Happy to see another Halve Maen build. I am working on one also (Half Moon). Looks like it's coming along nicely. I was a bit disappointed in the inconsistency of the walnut included in the kit at this stage--and it looks like yours had something similar. Do you plan to do any painting or staining at all?
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I'm just loving what seems like a sudden renaissance of Dutch ship building among the group.
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There is an excellent book on this method recently published by @Ab Hoving -- essentially a translation/elucidation of Nicolaes Witsen's work on Dutch shipbuilding from this period, published out of the Nautical Archaeology program at Texas A&M. In addition to providing detailed coverage of the Dutch shell first method, Dr. Hoving also includes some excellent images of models that followed this process. An excellent addition to the modeling library of any Dutch ship lover, even if it is a bit pricey.
Hoving, A. J., Wildeman, D., & Sleeswyk, A. W. (2012). Nicolaes Witsen and Shipbuilding in the Dutch Golden Age (A. Lemmers, Trans.). Texas A&M University Press. (https://www.amazon.com/Nicolaes-Shi...keywords=nicolae+witsen&qid=1597371968&sr=8-1)
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Thx, I have the Dutch version of this one and it is indeed an excellent book. With it you c a n build the example ship that Witsen used as a template for his book.
And he is t h e expert here, I am just a hobbyist doing what I like.
Hello Eric, I do not mind the inconsistency of the walnut. Next model of mine will be made of oak! The colour of the first planking Tanganika I do not like, so the inside of the gangboard I want to cover with walnut. Covering the inside is not indicated in the building plan as there is not enough walnut in de box.
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I Have ordered this book as Kindle e-book. At first glance it look good! It contains many more drawings than the book I discussed in this log before. For me as an engineer much more appropriate
Very nice build. I have the Batavia kit and also visited the ship in Lelystad. We are also lucky here in Aus, as there are 2 Batavia museums and the Duyfken replica , moored in our port of Fremantle. Have had a short 4 hour tour on the Duyfken, on our Swan river, it was wonderful. It's a fully operational , working replica. Good luck with the Halve Maen.
Thank you Frankie,
I am interested in the deck details of the Duyfken replica. I did not found proper photo’s of the walls on internet. The walls of the Halve Maen replica are all closed, with small doors. This door is just visible behind the man. I was informed that extensive research is done for the Duyfken, so I very interested in the layout of the Duyfken deck.
The Corel drawings indicate an open wall structure.
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Planking the walls with walnut
Last week I covered the walls with walnut. Unfortunately there was not enough walnut planking in the box. Luckily I was able to buy 10 mm wide planking in Rotterdam. Thickness 0,6 mm, the colour is much more consistent than those supplied by Corel.
The 10 mm planks were cut into strips of 3-4 mm. Each side was sanded. With these I could make realistic walls:
Bulkhead frames not symmetrical
The bulkhead frames are not symmetrical so in order to make the opening in the back wall of the main deck symmetric I placed tree walnut frames. Two at starboard, one at port. Those Walnut frames I placed where not indicated at the drawings.
finished wall
Covering the lockers on the main deck
According to the Corel building plan the lockers on the main deck should be covered with walnut planking simultaneously with the walls. The planking
be about 1,5 mm thick. The new 10 mm walnut planks I just bought are 0,6 mm thick, so I had to construct some parts of the lockers:
New locker lids
finished lockers
Last week I covered the walls with walnut. Unfortunately there was not enough walnut planking in the box. Luckily I was able to buy 10 mm wide planking in Rotterdam. Thickness 0,6 mm, the colour is much more consistent than those supplied by Corel.
The 10 mm planks were cut into strips of 3-4 mm. Each side was sanded. With these I could make realistic walls:
Bulkhead frames not symmetrical
The bulkhead frames are not symmetrical so in order to make the opening in the back wall of the main deck symmetric I placed tree walnut frames. Two at starboard, one at port. Those Walnut frames I placed where not indicated at the drawings.
finished wall
Covering the lockers on the main deck
According to the Corel building plan the lockers on the main deck should be covered with walnut planking simultaneously with the walls. The planking
be about 1,5 mm thick. The new 10 mm walnut planks I just bought are 0,6 mm thick, so I had to construct some parts of the lockers:
New locker lids
finished lockers
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I took some photos when i viewed the Duyfken with my grandson, I believe these pics are glimpses into the area you are referring to. Can't quite see but i believe they are open. Does this help?. I can always do another visit, it would be a pleasure. Veel geluk. Just realised these pics are looking forward , where I believe you are looking for pics to the stern? Where's the pic you have there taken? Anyway, very happy to get the pics you're after, it would be a beautiful daytrip for me.
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Thanks! For now they are very helpful. I am not sure if the Halve Maen replica is as accurate as the Duyfken and the Batavia. About 15 years ago I had visited Fremantle shipwrecks museum. At that time I was focused on the Batavia with I frequently visited in Holland. I do not remember having seen the Duyfken
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The Halve Maen and the Duyfken are ships of very much the same time, 1606 versus 1609, so I'm thinking the replicas are very similar and accurate, the Dutch are very particular about that, I can get whatever pics you want from the Duyfken, it's a 30 min drive for me, it would be a pleasure. I have a very big Dutch background and have the Batavia kit, so I'm all ears with anything to do with our heritage. Ik hou van Australie en van Holland ook. Cheers.
Planking the deck
Caulking the deck
Corel advises to blacken the edges/sides of all the planks with a pencil. So I did sand all the sides of the planks and marked each side with a back pencil. Then I sanded the sides to make the colour less pronounced.
The end result looked like this:
I did not like the result at all! It was to pronounced. Maybe its the pale colour of the wood. At this forum I see deck planking with or without caulking. I decided to
do the planking again without caulking.
Caulking the deck
Corel advises to blacken the edges/sides of all the planks with a pencil. So I did sand all the sides of the planks and marked each side with a back pencil. Then I sanded the sides to make the colour less pronounced.
The end result looked like this:
I did not like the result at all! It was to pronounced. Maybe its the pale colour of the wood. At this forum I see deck planking with or without caulking. I decided to
do the planking again without caulking.
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Thanks. The replica of the Halve Mean is made in the USA, not by the Dutch. I do not know the accuracy but last 30 years lots of research is done. The books I have read/ am reading mention the Duyfken as an accurate ship.
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Not sure what happened but I've used pencil and it is very subtle, it should only give the slight appearance of an edge.
