VOC ship The Prins Willem (scale 1:75) Year 1651

[Steef66]

The hull is ready on the outside. I give the outside a wash with Danish oil to seal the sanding dust in the tiny cracks. Now I have to clean the inside

 

[Montenegro]

Llevas un avance espectacular, el detalle de los mástiles es excelente saludos!!

 

[Steef66]

Llevas un avance espectacular, el detalle de los mástiles es excelente saludos!!

You have a spectacular advance, the detail of the masts is excellent greetings!

Thanks!

 

[Steef66]

little update:

at the end I will try to get the last pieces of glue

 

[Steef66]

Thanks for the Likes everybody
Today I decided to replace the keel. The first one was to damaged/broken
Nerve breaking job to do

 

[Steef66]

Almost ready, almost...

 

[Steef66]

Ready, I only need to make the oars

 

[Steef66]

The oars are made, just painting

 

[Steef66]

End result

 

[Peter Voogt]

Hi Steef,
It was some time ago I visited your build-log. A lot to read and look.
Wow, you have made some big steps with those tiny ornaments and boat. They look great!
The little boat and the oars gives me a deja-vu. You can be proud you made these steps.
Regards, Peter

 

[Steef66]

Hi Steef,
It was some time ago I visited your build-log. A lot to read and look.
Wow, you have made some big steps with those tiny ornaments and boat. They look great!
The little boat and the oars gives me a deja-vu. You can be proud you made these steps.
Regards, Peter

Thanks Peter.

 

[Steef66]

Today I started to make 1 of the 2 chesstree
little piece of boxwood, 15,5 x 5 x 5,5 mm

 

[Steef66]

A picture to show how small

 

[shota70]

very impressive

 

[ziled68]

A picture to show how small
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Hello Stephan,
I really enjoy watching your progress especially when it comes to carvings. You must eat a lot of carrots in order to see these small details. Looking forward to your next post.
Raymond

 

[Steef66]

Thanks all for the likes and the compliments.

The final work before starting mast making and rigging on the hull takes always a lot of work.

Starboard is ready, all gun ports, windows and doors are fit. Is difficult because not one port is the same in measurement. Every port needs to be fit in. Not al how it should be, but it is in style the first builder made it.

The chesstree:


closed doors preparing:



Windows:



And the gun ports next to the lion:

 

[Steef66]

I can start with the standing rigging yes!
Masts dry fit in place

 

[Steef66]

Starting with the lower main mast. Top and lower mast trestle and cross trees glued together.
The cap got a lot of iron (boxwood and messing)

 

[Steef66]

Question about rigging
in the shrouds there are.... I think knots or blocks?
or are these shroud trucks to lead ropes. And why on al the shrouds of all masts?
Someone can help me find out? The picture is the rigging plan from the museum

 

[mati.n]

Hi Stephan,

This element is called shroud truck



It's used to arrange running rigging in order to relevant belaying pin.
For example: buntline, leechline or brace.

Look at rope no 84 or 104.

Please have a look also on below photos from Batavia plans from Batavia Werf.




I hope it's clear now

Not sure why it's on all shrouds... but in Batavia plans not all of them are in use... or just rope in not on the drawing.