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Hans the build log is a joy to compile - it is a splendid kit to work with. Thank you for the nice wishes!
HIGH HOPES, WILD MEN AND THE DEVIL’S JAW - Willem Barentsz Kolderstok 1:50
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Thank you for the nice words, Peter!
Beautifull done so far Heinrich my friend,
And i wish you and admiral Anna a very nice Christmas , and a very good and healthy New Year, altough you have to wait a little longer then the rest of us
And i wish you and admiral Anna a very nice Christmas , and a very good and healthy New Year, altough you have to wait a little longer then the rest of us
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My dear Peter. Thank you so much for the very kind wishes. I will convey your message to the Admiral as well. Actually, I'm lucky, because I get to celebrate two New Years' Days - on the 31st of December/1 January and the Chinese New Year early in February.
By the way - I am still following your build of the Hermione Lafayette and just wanted to say that I am confident you will get those side galleries to come out perfect! Please give all three zeeduivels a BIG hug from uncle Heinrich!
Heinrich, once I peeked into the box, I couldn't resist
Nothing is quite finished or glued as yet. Have to get out my very fine brushes and paint the Zwaan.
Also, seasons greetings to you and Anna and calm seas for 2022. Your help and encouragement have been appreciated to get me back into shipbuilding and developing my interest in the Dutch ships. Kudos to Kolderstok for their fine models
Now I should return to the Speeljacht construction.
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Wow Ron!!! That looks brilliant - and what is more - it is totally unique to your build. This is the first WB I have seen with a stern decoration! Yes, peeking into the WB box does strange things to the human mind! 
Thank you so much for your kind and very generous words. If my contributions can help in any way to make the hobby more pleasurable and enjoyable, then I am most grateful for that.
Yes, peeking into the WB box does strange things to the human mind! Thank you so much for your kind and very generous words. If my contributions can help in any way to make the hobby more pleasurable and enjoyable, then I am most grateful for that.
Didn't really like my first Zwaan attempt so I cut another with more definition.
I do not have the skill of Dean62 to hand carve so I used my CNC. Rough cut with a 3/16 dia. bit and finish cut was with a .5mm tapered ball nose cutter.
The stepover on the finish cut was .001 inch per pass.
Ok, I'll quit hijacking Heinrich's log and get back to my project.
Ron
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@rtibbs You can NEVER hijack my log enough my friend! 
These are great and valuable contributions to the building of the WB. The second version has visible more definition than the first - well done.
By the way, if you want to paint the stern section surrounding the swan as per the replica below, I think I have found the right color.
Just have a look at the color of the transom and wales on @modelshipbuilder65 (Rick)'s exquisite build of the Royal Caroline. (I can urge you all to have a look at Rick's build log if you want to see some high-class model building. https://shipsofscale.com/sosforums/threads/1-30-hms-royal-caroline-build.7586/)
The Blue color Rick used is called Peacock Teal, but clever Heinrich has neglected to ask him from which manufacturer ...
These are great and valuable contributions to the building of the WB. The second version has visible more definition than the first - well done.By the way, if you want to paint the stern section surrounding the swan as per the replica below, I think I have found the right color.
Just have a look at the color of the transom and wales on @modelshipbuilder65 (Rick)'s exquisite build of the Royal Caroline. (I can urge you all to have a look at Rick's build log if you want to see some high-class model building. https://shipsofscale.com/sosforums/threads/1-30-hms-royal-caroline-build.7586/)
The Blue color Rick used is called Peacock Teal, but clever Heinrich has neglected to ask him from which manufacturer ...
That looks great! Awesome resource!
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you Heinrich and Anna!
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Hi Ron. Awesome. I admire you guys who can make and craft such detail- I’m still trying to cut a 90• correctly. Brilliant job.
Good morning from a beautiful Cape Town. Heinrich it was your encouragement, assistance and approach to model building which made me look at this hobby differently.This Has brought so much more joy to my building and I Thank you for that. Wishing you and your family a Merry Christmas or as they say in Melkbosstrand- Geseende Kersfees.
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Man, I tell you ... I am so jealous of these guys with their wonderful talents. @rtibbs Ron can start a business on the sideline making Swans for Kolderstok.
By the way, I am with you on that accurate cutting of a 90 degrees anything!
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Grant you make me blush ... but I am eternally grateful for such beautiful sentiments. Thank you so much for that! Geseende Kersfees to you and your family my friend!
Grant, watching logs from you and others on the forum sometimes makes me want to find a different hobby but I’ll keep trying to improve my skills at ship building. Probably at my age it’s to late to start another hobby anyway.
This is the color "Groenspaan" (dark copper green) from the Kolderstok range. Could be an option...
Indeed, that makes two of us.Probably at my age it’s to late to start another hobby anyway.
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Hello Everyone. Work in the Nantong Shipyard continues unabated, but planking below the wales now, means that the going is S-L-O-W.
Even with the planks already laid down, it still sometimes requires a "re-adjustment". Here the push pins on the four bulkheads indicate that such an "adjustment" is in still in progress - hence no sanding at all on the portion below the wales.
The Port Side however, is up to QC and has been provisionally sanded. It is simply amazing to see what light does to the color of the wood. This picture was taken with the natural light coming from the bow's side.
But turning it so that the light squarely hits the side of the ship, creates this effect.
And when it is turned even more, this is what it looks like.
I cannot wait for the day that I can hit this walnut with Tung Oil though - I think it is really going to be all color! Now I still need to put down one plank on either side so that the transom is fully planked and then it's on to the garboard strakes.
Even with the planks already laid down, it still sometimes requires a "re-adjustment". Here the push pins on the four bulkheads indicate that such an "adjustment" is in still in progress - hence no sanding at all on the portion below the wales.
The Port Side however, is up to QC and has been provisionally sanded. It is simply amazing to see what light does to the color of the wood. This picture was taken with the natural light coming from the bow's side.
But turning it so that the light squarely hits the side of the ship, creates this effect.
And when it is turned even more, this is what it looks like.
I cannot wait for the day that I can hit this walnut with Tung Oil though - I think it is really going to be all color! Now I still need to put down one plank on either side so that the transom is fully planked and then it's on to the garboard strakes.