HIGH HOPES, WILD MEN AND THE DEVIL’S JAW - Willem Barentsz Kolderstok 1:50

[Heinrich]

Glad to see you’re back home. Looking forward to your WB continuance. My SB is not getting much attention. Much of my time is occupied by our pool and gardens.

Jan

My dear Jan - your SB build is one of those I have set aside to go through in great detail. I cannot wait to see what you have been up to.

 

[Dean62]

Glad to see you enjoyed your visit and are back home safely.

 

[Heinrich]

Glad to see you enjoyed your visit and are back home safely.

Thank you very much Dean. The NL is one of those builds I have set aside for extra close attention. I am sure I am going to be blown away!

 

[dockattner]

Wonderful that you had a great trip (you did have a great trip right? Mom? Son?) and are now safely back home. Perhaps you will have time for some model building before the next school semester? I would love to see your precision work continue on the rigging.

There are lots of new builders and new builds on the forum recently though I’m sure you will track them down In time…

 

[Heinrich]

Wonderful that you had a great trip (you did have a great trip right? Mom? Son?) and are now safely back home. Perhaps you will have time for some model building before the next school semester? I would love to see your precision work continue on the rigging.

There are lots of new builders and new builds on the forum recently though I’m sure you will track them down In time…

Thank you very much for the kind words, Paul. I indeed had a great time in South Africa (somehow, Cape Town seemed a lot prettier than I remembered! ), it was just too short - but then I imagine, trips like these always are! It is great to be back though, and once I have caught up on what my friends had been up to, I hope to restart the WB!

 

[GrantTyler]

Good morning Heinrich. Ahhh it so good to see this log full of chatter again. Looking forward to you playing with your ship once more. Cheers Grant

 

[Dean62]

Thank you very much Dean. The NL is one of those builds I have set aside for extra close attention. I am sure I am going to be blown away!

Or flown away!
All joking aside, I really do appreciate that you are interested in my work. It’s an honor my friend…glad you’re back!

 

[Heinrich]

Good morning Heinrich. Ahhh it so good to see this log full of chatter again. Looking forward to you playing with your ship once more. Cheers Grant

Hi Grant! It is just as good for me to see what the guys have been up to - everyone (except me) has clearly been hard at work!

 

[Heinrich]

Or flown away!
All joking aside, I really do appreciate that you are interested in my work. It’s an honor my friend…glad you’re back!

Dear Dean - I rate your work as some of the very best on SOS, and apart from that, we are friends! Of course, I am going to check up on you!

 

[Daniel20]

Well hello Heinrich! Glad to see you back posting. I hope your vacation was a refreshing experience for your soul.

 

[Heinrich]

Well hello Heinrich! Glad to see you back posting. I hope your vacation was a refreshing experience for your soul.

That it certainly was my dear friend. I am still working through all the kit builds and then it is forward to Bluenose and the Scratch builds - so many logs to catch up on!

 

[Kolderstok]

Heinrich, I'm quite sure you have enjoyed your break, and as you can see everyone was waiting for your save return!

Jy moet terug werk toe!

 

[Kolderstok]

By the way - lovely painting of your avatar. Dorus Rijkers (or opa Dorus to intimi) has been the rescuer of many sailors.

If you grow a beard you would look exactly like him

 

[Heinrich]

Heinrich, I'm quite sure you have enjoyed your break, and as you can see everyone was waiting for your save return!

Jy moet terug werk toe!

Hello Hans - my scholar and my gentleman. I told @GrantTyler Grant during my visit that if his next ship is not a Kolderstok model, he is in deep trouble with me. I can always get my "crazy advocate" friend to sort him out!

The only problem with "Jy moet terug werk toe" (You must get back to work), is what it refers to? School work or the WB? How are we doing on the Halve Maen or aree you going to really surprise me and tell me that Mr Hamel's ship is ready? You know I have only delayed finishing the WB to give you time for the Swerwer!

 

[Heinrich]

By the way - lovely painting of your avatar. Dorus Rijkers (or opa Dorus to intimi) has been the rescuer of many sailors.

If you grow a beard you would look exactly like him

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Indeed Hans. I am very pleased that I finally have that painting with me. It has been a long time coming. As to the beard, who knows - I might just do that!

 

[Kolderstok]

if his next ship is not a Kolderstok model,

Thank you for gently persuading him to buy one of our models. But of course everyone is fully free to buy whatever he wants. Even when it's not a Kolderstok.

 

[Heinrich]

Thank you for gently persuading him to buy one of our models. But of course everyone is fully free to buy whatever he wants. Even when it's not a Kolderstok.

Nope ... not when I am around! Also note Hans that you cannot persuade a South African "gently" ...

 

[Kolderstok]

The only problem with "Jy moet terug werk toe" (You must get back to work), is what it refers to? School work or the WB? How are we doing on the Halve Maen or aree you going to really surprise me and tell me that Mr Hamel's ship is ready? You know I have only delayed finishing the WB to give you time for the Swerwer!

Well - even I do sometimes not have the inspiration to build. First I had some personal matters which took all our time (my father died last spring), and now it is summertime, and this doesn't help to go on with the builds.
But the Halve Maen is slowly progressing, we have started the development of a model of a 36 pound canon as was on the Zeven Provinciën, and I am in close contact with a nice young guy here in Holland who is also making a nice piece of work - which would perfectly fit into the Kolderstok range.

 

[Heinrich]

Well - even I do sometimes not have the inspiration to build. First I had some personal matters which took all our time (my father died last spring), and now it is summertime, and this doesn't help to go on with the builds.
But the Halve Maen is slowly progressing, we have started the development of a model of a 36 pound canon as was on the Zeven Provinciën, and I am in close contact with a nice young guy here in Holland who is also making a nice piece of work - which would perfectly fit into the Kolderstok range.

I am very sorry to hear about your father, Hans - please accept my condolences.

I think the 36-punder is a great idea and would certainly be a suitable fit into the Kolderstok range. As to the development of new models, it is good to hear that the Halve Maen is progressing. With a lot of time to think and ponder (especially during that 19-hour flight) though, I really like the idea of Option 2 (as you and I previously discussed).

 

[Kolderstok]

I am very sorry to hear about your father, Hans - please accept my condolences.

I think the 36-punder is a great idea and would certainly be a suitable fit into the Kolderstok range. As to the development of new models, it is good to hear that the Halve Maen is progressing. With a lot of time to think and ponder (especially during that 19-hour flight) though, I really like the idea of Option 2 (as you and I previously discussed).

Thank you.

Given the year when Hamel stranded and given the number of sailors on his ship (64) his Jacht was most likely already a bigger ship, so not exactly like the ship from Barentsz or the Halve Maen. I can imagine his ship was more the type of a pinas. The names "jacht" and "pinas" where often used for the same types of ships, and it was mostly the size which made a ship more a pinas then a Jacht.

The pinas is one of the models which is on the "to do" list, so....