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Hasselter Aak - Esc 1:60 Scratch [Completed Build]

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Location
Lima, Peru
En la medida de lo posible, entregaré un modelo de los barcos que hice recientemente. Ahora os presento un barco de transporte de la zona de Flandes, que es:

Hasselter Aak

Es un tipo de barcaza de transporte de vela, utilizada en Flandes, con longitudes que variaban entre 15 y 25 metros; inicialmente estaban hechas de madera y a principios del siglo pasado comenzaron a construirse en acero con motor. Sus principales características son el fondo plano y la facilidad de navegación por canales poco profundos.

Características:
Hasselter Aak (Países Bajos, Flandes)
Tipo: Barcaza de vela
Función: Buque de transporte
Longitud: 23,89 m (398 mm)
Manga: 5,10 m (85 mm)
Profundidad: 2,34 m (39 mm)
Longitud total: 30,99 m (516 mm)
Altura total: 19,86 m (331 mm)
Escala: 1/60
Fecha de finalización: febrero de 2021

El modelo presentado se basa en un dibujo de G. Schaich (1942) y, en ausencia de más detalles, intenté seguir las características de las primeras barcazas, utilizando fotografías e información de película de Internet de barcazas similares. Para simplificar, inserté el archivo de planta (jpg) en Autocad y redibujé las líneas obteniendo las líneas generales para la quilla falsa, cubierta y marcos, las consolidé, las imprimí en PDF y envié el archivo resultante para ser cortado con láser sobre una plancha de contrachapado. de 3mm. El resto de las dimensiones (longitud y diámetro del mástil, gaff y botavara), etc. Los obtuve directamente midiendo en AutoCAD y los dibujé a mano en un cuaderno de ejercicios.

Más detalles, referencias y fotos de la fase de construcción y del modelo final pueden verse en mi blog:

Modelismo Naval: Mi colección (modelismonavaljoseruesta.blogspot.com)
Modelismo Naval: Cap. 6 "Hasselter Aak" (modelismonavaljoseruesta.blogspot.com)



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A very interesting ship model and very well done
Interesting also that in Peru such a type of vessel is build ....... Thumbsup
 
Nice build José!
For your info: The Hasselter aak is a Dutch ship, originally built in the region around the city of Hasselt in the Netherlands.
There could be some confusion about the ship's origin, because there is a city with the same name
in Flanders (the Dutch speaking part of Belgium) too.
Only 3 shipyards, in Dedemsvaart and Zwartsluis (small towns near Hasselt) built these ships.
Around 40 ships of this type were built from the early 1920's to the 1940's
They were used for transport of peat and agriculture products on the nearby rivers in the Netherlands, but never in Belgium.
The aak did have a limited range because of having no place to live/sleep on board.
There are many variations of the type aak, all named after their place of origin,
for example IJsselaak, Sliedrechtse aak, Lemsteraak (now still being built as luxury sailing yachts), and many more.

I'm curious..how did you find out about the aak and decided to build one in Peru?!

greetings,
John
 
'm curious..how did you find out about the aak and decided to build one in Peru?!
Hello John, actually since the 80s I have traveled to Netherlands several times, whether for tourism or business and in the 90s I spent two months at The Hague in a negotiation with Shell, so spend my weekends in short tourist excursions observing their ships so singular. A lot of years later, I start this hobby, it occurred to me to make a ship model of that country. From the Netherlands I made this Hasselter Aak, also a Damlooper.
Since I have one daughter living in Sweden and the other in Germany, I made some models for my grandchildren. For my swedish grandsons I made a Gunship and a Pajama; and for my German granddougthers a Ziegelkahn and a Quatze; Of couse from my country I have several models that I will gladly include soon in this forum. I have a blog and there you can see the models I have made.
Greetings
José

Modelismo Naval: Mi colección (modelismonavaljoseruesta.blogspot.com)
 
Hej José! How interesting.. I spent some nice time perusing your blog; quite an eclectic collection of models you've built!
It's great to 'meet' people from all over the world who share the passion and fascination for all to do with boats!
Fyi, I am actually Dutch, and now live in Sweden too;-)

Looking forward to seeing more of your models here,
take care, John
 
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