Unboxing UNBOXING - MAMOLI FRIESLAND 1663 -1/75 scale

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The kit is well packaged, divided into 2 boxes, 1&2, which makes better sense rather than stock piling everything on top of each other where parts can be damaged.
On opening the boxes the first thing that hits you are the plan sheets and instructions.
There are 2 Massive plan sheets incorporating Plans A, B,C & D. After this there are 10 other plans numbered 1-10, on a confusing note plans 1-6 are incorporated on the opposite side of the instructions( obviously try to minimise sheet usage) which does help in a way, but you have to hunt and organise the instructions also regards you chosen language and organise this so it's more straight forward and easy to use. Plans 7-10 are as is and much more easy to use.

WOOD :
There are 5 sheets of plywood incorporating the False keel and between 15-18 bulkheads all that's need for building the frame. Next up there are 2 sheets of thinner plywood for all the Decks and Galleries. There are another 7 sheets of various size for Cannon carriages, galleries, Gun ports, Crows nests etc...
There are also 4 bundles of various woods and thickness for planking, decking etc..

DETAILED PARTS.
There are 11 short pieces of silver photo etc for various things like Hinges, Lanterns etc.. 3 of these look to be cheap strops for the deadeyes, which I won't be using as I intend to use modelling wire for the strops and chainplates bought separately.

All the Architectural pieces are done in cast metal which I think has been downgraded from the older kit models of this ship. That said the mouldings look fabulous and very detailed. A couple of them will take some fitting as they are quite heavy, working with so much cast metal especially at the bow, there will be a need to dry fit a lot of wood and metal together to get the correct fitting before permanently fixing it. It's of course easier to work wood rather than metal.

Cannons are all in cast metal 26 dummy Cannons for the lower deck, and 54 Full Cannons for the upper decks.

Deadeyes and Blocks are all wood, thread is a let down, most all in a shiny beige/gold colour and no black thread. This is of no matter as I am used to replacing most threads in kits and of which I have plenty in stock to do so.

Flags are a kind of silk screen/paper not sure if I will use these, maybe the pennant ones, but will probably try and get fabric ones from a couple of companies I know.

Finally there is also a Small Dusek/Mamoli catalogue booklet with kits from both manufacturers.
There are a lot more pieces I photographed but I can only post up to 25 so if anyone wants a closer look at anything specific just let me know.

All in all I am very pleased and impressed with the kit. Obviously there will be a few changes and upgrades along the way, but what kit doesnt need this, there is nothing here that isn't insurmountable, and once finished builds up into a beautiful ship from a period when the Dutch ruled the waves.

I hope you all enjoy this unboxing as I have and if there are any questions I will try my best to answer them.

All the best and happy building.
Rob.

Length : 775mm
Height : 714mm

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The last one in the latest post is a bit smuggled in terms of details, but the majority are very detailed.
 
This is a nice kit to build. build it some 30 years ago and it really builds into a great model.
You can use the Hohenzollern model as template, this is what mamoli used as template for this model.
 
This is a nice kit to build. build it some 30 years ago and it really builds into a great model.
You can use the Hohenzollern model as template, this is what mamoli used as template for this model.
Hi Maarten

Thank you, do you have a link to the Hohenzollern book regards to pictures and information?

Thanks Rob.
 
Hi Rob,

See here a post of the book by Stefan.

There is a book in Dutch and one in German.
 
Thank you both Maarten and Uwek for those links, I actually remember this book being mentioned, but as of yet I am struggling to find either of them, and at a reasonable price, at this moment I have found only one of the German translation on ebay, which is priced at £20 or so the downside is the seller from Germany is wanting £48 postage which is absolutely ridiculous and I will definitely not be purchasing that.
However I will keep hunting, hopefully something will turn up, then again I only need pictures as I Don't speak Dutch or German so the written stuff will be of no use unless I translate it with Google or the like.

Thanks again guys for your help
 
Thank you both Maarten and Uwek for those links, I actually remember this book being mentioned, but as of yet I am struggling to find either of them, and at a reasonable price, at this moment I have found only one of the German translation on ebay, which is priced at £20 or so the downside is the seller from Germany is wanting £48 postage which is absolutely ridiculous and I will definitely not be purchasing that.
However I will keep hunting, hopefully something will turn up, then again I only need pictures as I Don't speak Dutch or German so the written stuff will be of no use unless I translate it with Google or the like.

Thanks again guys for your help
These are the offers on abebooks:
and from bookfinder:

I am pretty sure, that once of these sellers will send it with reasonable postage costs to UK

BTW:_ translations can be done easily with the translation app on a smartphone - it is working with chinese texts so from german to english it will be a good translation quality
 
when you are still looking for the book, maybe this could be a possibility

Heinrich Winter used directly from a modeler in germany for 20 Euro
 
when you are still looking for the book, maybe this could be a possibility

Heinrich Winter used directly from a modeler in germany for 20 Euro
Hi Uwek

I have now ordered the book yesterday from one of the Abe book sellers you sent me links too, and got it at a very reasonable price including postage.

BTW the link you posted seems to be broken, or maybe it's just from my end.

Regards
Robert.
 
Take also a look at this wikipedia page about the Hogenzollernmodell



The book written by Heinrich Winter in german language is called

Der holländische Zweidecker von 1660/1670

Winter, Heinrich

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Published by VEB Hinstorff Verlag Rostock 1978, 1978

On the used book market available for 10 to 15 Euros, sometimes much cheaper
Thank you very much Uwek for those links to the Abe book sellers.
My Copy of "Der Hollandische Zvierdecker von 1660/1670 complete with the 5 sheet plans has just arrived.
Again thank you very much.

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