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

Nomad said:
Great to see you back in the saddle Heinrich. And good luck with all that teaching! I suspect there will be a few students from your school who in the not too distant future will be trying their hand at model ship building ROTF
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Hi Mark. It's good to be working with wood again even if it is not much. About my students building models, I think they are far more likely to design new computer or mobile phone games! ROTF
 
Dean62 said:
Yards look good Heinrich! I do mine with sandpaper and a drill or by hand. I don’t own a lathe, and I don’t want one. ;)
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Good morning Heinrich and Dean. It’s only because you guys don’t need one ROTF . My kids bought me an inexpensive lathe and mini saw for Xmas and I can finally cut decent angles and shape dowels now. I think they looked at my Victory and said this “Toppie” needs help ROTF. These 2 items are such a pleasure for a clown like myself….Your yards are spot on HeinrichThumbsup. Cheers Grant
 
GrantTyler said:
Good morning Heinrich and Dean. It’s only because you guys don’t need one ROTF . My kids bought me an inexpensive lathe and mini saw for Xmas and I can finally cut decent angles and shape dowels now. I think they looked at my Victory and said this “Toppie” needs help ROTF. These 2 items are such a pleasure for a clown like myself….Your yards are spot on HeinrichThumbsup. Cheers Grant
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Hi Grant - @Dean62 Dean is such a natural craftsman that I understand it perfectly when he says he does not need a lathe, trust me, this old toppie also needs one. ROTF I would love a lathe, the milling machine (I think it is the MF70 or something), a bandsaw and a Byrnes table saw. Alas though ...
 
Maarten said:
Hi Heinrich, good to see you back on WB. Although this means your trip back to South Africa is over again. Hope you had a great time visiting family and friends.
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Thank you, Maarten - I had a lovely time in South Africa, but all good things must come to an end as well. It is good to be back on the WB, but I am so out of practice, it is not even funny ... ROTF
 
Heinrich said:
Thank you very much Daniel. You know the funny thing is that after reading @Maarten Maarten's brilliant log on his scratch-built Fluyt, the one thing that has just been made blatantly clear again, is that these ships were not built to any means of perfection. There is no such thing as symmetry in the hull planking and planks were used ad hoc as and when available. Given that as backdrop, I am happy with how the yards look so far.
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Perfection and symmetry have both been mentioned and quite frankly, I try to strive for both.
But.... the further I get into the build, the less certain I am becoming about both.
I am starting to realize that most of the models we build are not of luxurious yachts, but of vessels with which people earned their daily bread. Perfection and symmetry did probably not contribute significantly enough to the profitability to spend much time and money on such frivolities. But... before letting go of our selfimposed striving-for-perfection, when working in scale 1:72, 1mm off in a model is 7,2cm in real life.
Having said that, it would be an added challenge if someone picked up the gauntlet and build a model, not only shell first, but also with more randomized planks and frames.
 
RDN1954 said:
Perfection and symmetry have both been mentioned and quite frankly, I try to strive for both.
But.... the further I get into the build, the less certain I am becoming about both.
I am starting to realize that most of the models we build are not of luxurious yachts, but of vessels with which people earned their daily bread. Perfection and symmetry did probably not contribute significantly enough to the profitability to spend much time and money on such frivolities. But... before letting go of our selfimposed striving-for-perfection, when working in scale 1:72, 1mm off in a model is 7,2cm in real life.
Having said that, it would be an added challenge if someone picked up the gauntlet and build a model, not only shell first, but also with more randomized planks and frames.
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Hi Johan. Right now, there are two Dutch ships (that I know of) that are being built shell first right here on SOS - check out @Steef66 Stephan's Hohenzollern model and @Maarten Maarten's Fluyt in the Scratch-Build section. Both these talented gentlemen strive for maximum accuracy, so have a look at their logs.
 
Pathfinder65 said:
Care to share what you are sifting through???
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For sure, Jan. It was a very broad look which was based purely on what I like and find attractive. I did not have any preconceived ideas such as the nationality of the ship, historical accuracy, POF/POB or anything like that. The only thing that I kept an eye on was size as I cannot go too big. I also have to mention that I only looked at models other than Kolderstok ones. The latter I place in a special category! ROTF
 
Heinrich said:
Hi Johan. Right now, there are two Dutch ships (that I know of) that are being built shell first right here on SOS - check out @Steef66 Stephan's Hohenzollern model and @Maarten Maarten's Fluyt in the Scratch-Build section. Both these talented gentlemen strive for maximum accuracy, so have a look at their logs.
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I am following these builds closely... ;)
 
RogerD said:
I can only echo what others have said Heinrich, it’s great to see you back at the WB. Those handcrafted yards are yet another example of your skillful patience.
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Thank you for the kind words, Roger! It is great to be part of the whole SOS community again.
 
pingu57 said:
And have you made your choice my friend??
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No, my friend - not at all. There are so many models out there that look interesting or that I find pretty that it will be quite some time before I'm able to make a choice. My build tempo is so slow these days that it may still take quite some time before I have the WB completed to my satisfaction.
 
Heinrich said:
Hi Grant - @Dean62 Dean is such a natural craftsman that I understand it perfectly when he says he does not need a lathe, trust me, this old toppie also needs one. ROTF I would love a lathe, the milling machine (I think it is the MF70 or something), a bandsaw and a Byrnes table saw. Alas though ...
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Heinrich, those modern tools don't align with the craftsmen who built the ships we strive to duplicate! ;)
Why should we use tools they didn't have? Of course they didn't have giant wood bending tools either! Therefore to be a purist, you must light a tiny candle used for Birthday cakes and then wet your planks and carefully bend over the open flame! ROTF
 
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