Oh dear ... I have only realized now that me "Calling it a day" may have been very misleading. I only meant to say that my research on this ship has come to an end, not model building per se. I am sure that somewhere in the future there is another ship (thoroughly researched by someone else) waiting for me!
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Thank you, my friend. I am glad for Mr De Weerdt and all his helpers that the ship of De Weerdt finally put to sea. More than that I won't say.Heinrich, an article from the paper of today, de Witte Swaan has chosen sea, for her trials at sea.
I don't know if you already got the article from someone, but i got it also for you ( and everybody interested of course )
Have fun with it.
As long as we do not draw any conclusions with regards to the ship's configuration, I'm okay with it...View attachment 393992
"Stuck in Ice" - a painting by Arnold de Lange which I have not seen up to now. The caption about being "stuck" is perfectly appropriate to me as well.
No conclusions. Mr. De Lange is very consistent in his depictions. He has based his art on the ship of De Weerdt and irrespective of that, I really like his work.
In this case, the art came first, so the latter applies ... I think.
Yes, lots of pictures please - with the parts labeled! And lots of conclusions based on your irrefutable research. Oh, and please include an appendix showing the model you built based on your exhaustive research...A book @Heinrich , write a book. With pictures of course because Paul @dockattner will better understand what you write about.
This is what I wrote:"As long as we do not draw any conclusions with regards to the ship's configuration, I'm okay with it..."
I'm in; I love pictures!Yes, lots of pictures please - with the parts labeled! And lots of conclusions based on your irrefutable research. Oh, and please include an appendix showing the model you built based on your exhaustive research...
Those of you with good memories will recall that @dockattner Paul is actually one of the artistic directors on this build. So, I suppose I might let the cat out of the bag. Paul and I are actually thinking of releasing a kit of the HMS Victory in which we will prove that it was actually of Dutch/Swedish origin. This newly developed kit will feature hundreds of build pics, two test builds and the most comprehensive instruction manual you can find! (All based on extensive research, of course!)
In fact, we have discovered that the Victory is actually a refit of a previously unknown Vasa sister-ship recently found in a warehouse in Amsterdam...I think I need to put a few facts straight.
Good idea, forgot that. Heinrich knowing, it will be bigger and have more pages then the bible. Appendix will be usefull in that case.
Good evening Ron, a bit of both I think depending where your life is at
. Cheers Grant
For the new instruction manual, give ChatGPT a chance with some instruction lines. I am sure it will come with some oh’s, ah’s, mmmh’s etc.I think I need to put a few facts straight.
And because she remained upright and floated they named her Victory.
That is excellent, Roger! I could never figure out the name - you know how bad I am with ship's names - but now I know the real story!
