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

[Steef66]

@Steef66
Hello Stephan,
I think this method is great, and with practice it's very quick.
Most importantly, you can determine the correct size.
Thanks for the impressive video.

Thanks Johann,
for drilling the hole it will need a better jig. To often the hole is not through the middle of the parrel. So the jig needs to be re-evaluated. Maybe I try a 3D printing thing to design, or I need to find better clothespins.

I have wooden beads in my stock of old kit stuff ( https://www.modelerscentral.com/fittings/parrels-parrel-beads/parrel-wood-packet-2-row-15-64-6mm/ ), they are 2,55 mm. in diameter. Just a little to big. Scale 1/32 is better suited, maybe 1/50

I'm happy you enjoyed the video.

 

[Steef66]

Thanks al for the visit and the likes
The jig for drilling holes in the parrel trucks has been completed, tested, and found to be very good. I can now drill three pieces at a time, and they are drilled exactly through the center. No more mistakes.



I have redesigned a clothespin in AutoCad so that I could use the spring from an original clothespin. I have attached the STL file for this in the appendix. If you have a FDM printer you can print it for yourself. I used 100% infill and no support.
I have also attached a PDF file for the slides. If you print it at 105%, you will have the correct size for 1/75 to 1/50.

I'll try to make a short video how to use the jig, there is a little explanation necessary for it.

 

[Dave Bekers]

Hi Stephan, nice to see your posts on SoS. Good luck with the Prins Willem scratch build ! Greetings, Dave

 

[DARIVS ARCHITECTVS]

Thanks al for the visit and the likes
The jig for drilling holes in the parrel trucks has been completed, tested, and found to be very good. I can now drill three pieces at a time, and they are drilled exactly through the center. No more mistakes.

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I have redesigned a clothespin in AutoCad so that I could use the spring from an original clothespin. I have attached the STL file for this in the appendix. If you have a FDM printer you can print it for yourself. I used 100% infill and no support.
I have also attached a PDF file for the slides. If you print it at 105%, you will have the correct size for 1/75 to 1/50.

I'll try to make a short video how to use the jig, there is a little explanation necessary for it.

Very clever.

 

[Steef66]

Kurt, Dave thanks for your comments. And ofcourse everyone for the likes and visit.

I paused this build for a moment, there where other things that took my time. I sold 2 rope walks, which had to be build, the problems with the sickness of my dog, and the repair on my 3D printer. There where problems with the autolevel sensor. It seems to be broken. And I use that repair for some little upgrades and maintenance.

Before I go further with the ship, I need to repair the spritsailmast. It broke of (again) because I was clumpsy. You call that clumpsy? In Dutch we say "lomp bezig" or "klunzig" sounds like clumpsy.

 

[OlivierF]

Yes Clumsy would be the correct word to use in mixed company or around children. However, there are many more “colorful” expressions that I use at times! Usually associated with swearing!

 

[DARIVS ARCHITECTVS]

Don' feel too bad. I broke the spritsail topmast off La Couronne three times during construction. Perhaps that's why they stopped making them and invented the spanker sail instead.

 

[Steef66]

I still haven't looked at the damage; there's a blue plastic bag covering it. So how bad is the damage? But I didn't want to think about that either, because I'm sure it will be fine. It's not the first time I've broken something and managed to fix it perfectly.

This morning, I ventured to experiment with aging the sails. I got to work with paint and ink. I also tested sandpaper to simulate tears.

I'm letting it sink in what I will and won't do and how I'm going to apply the colors. This is my test sail and, to be honest, it doesn't look bad, although it's a bit excessive. Maybe it needs to be a little more subtle.



I think adding a subtle touch of green is quite nice (except for the top left corner).
I think I'll only do this at the bottom. Then I'll darken the vertical stripes slightly, but only minimally. And then I'll darken the edges at the top and bottom, also minimally. I'll do another test on the other side.
I think I'll leave out the wear and tear, I'll only leave that to the museum model.



The updates will not be as frequent, as I am currently writing for ‘De Modelbouwer’ and in between I am also making another ropewalk, which is for sale. So if you are interested, please let me know.
The proceeds will go to my dog Beauty, who has diabetes, for which I am raising money.
If anyone would like to help: LINK

 

[Steef66]

A small test to see whats's happening.





I gonna test again with another colour. I think this is still to dark.
And A0 and Y are the favoured way to do it. Only are the pencil marks on this testsail to heavy, I used H2 pencil on my other sails and that is much better.