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VOC SPIEGELRETOURSCHIP BATAVIA 1628 - KOLDERSTOK 1:72
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Is she the Admiral or the Warden?Hello Everyone
Well it was on with the bracing of the bulwarks on the Port Side.
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Inner bracing completed and sanded even. The deck is not dirty - it's just sawdust after the sanding! (The pictures are taken hot of the press!)
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The excess material is cut away from the bulwarks so that we can see a rough line emerging. At this stage, I am not finishing this as the railing first has to go on. Thereafter everything will be finely finished on both sides.
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Then it was on to the railing on the forecastle. As I have no powertools, each little spar has to be cut with an X-Acto knife, painted and glued into position. Then out came the file and the tops are filed even. Inevitably in this process, there are a few who do not make it!
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While waiting for the glue to dry she enjoyed a rare outing in the afternoon "sun" from the balcony of the Nantong Penitentiary!
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When the Admiral inspected the results, it was summarily dismissed! So, there is only one way of doing this. Yep - do over!
Effort Number Two:
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This is a very difficult one to call as the little spars not only run along an incline towards the bow, but also round a corner!
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Overview. I am happy with this effort, but will now wait in anticipation for the Admiral to come home.
Stay well and happy everyone - until next time!
Heinrich
Whatever the Admiral/Warden says I'm in 100% agreement with
You'd better be!Whatever the Admiral/Warden says I'm in 100% agreement with
Looks pretty good from my side of the world.
Jan
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@DonRobinson Don in my case - I have to agree 100%! I didn't agree with the previous ones, but with Anna, it is a pleasure to agree ! 
And she is an engineer -I'd better listen!
And she is an engineer -I'd better listen!
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@Pathfinder65 Hello Jan - in real life without these bloody macro-ups, my previous attempt also looked good to me, but Eagle-Eyes disagreed! Luckily I received a clean bill of health for the second attempt!
Yes. I noticed the bars of the penitentiary.@Vfordyce Hi Victator! She is the Admiral an all-encompassing term which means she is the warden as well!
Wow, she’s looking great Heinrich! You’ve been a busy beaver!
Soon you’ll be making masts!
Soon you’ll be making masts!
I know about those...lol@Dean62 Thank you Dean. I have just finished with the top railing on both sides after an all-nighter!
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Hello Everyone
Well it was on with the bracing of the bulwarks on the Port Side.
View attachment 205491
Inner bracing completed and sanded even. The deck is not dirty - it's just sawdust after the sanding! (The pictures are taken hot of the press!
View attachment 205492
The excess material is cut away from the bulwarks so that we can see a rough line emerging. At this stage, I am not finishing this as the railing first has to go on. Thereafter everything will be finely finished on both sides.
View attachment 205494
Then it was on to the railing on the forecastle. As I have no powertools, each little spar has to be cut with an X-Acto knife, painted and glued into position. Then out came the file and the tops are filed even. Inevitably in this process, there are a few who do not make it!
View attachment 205496
While waiting for the glue to dry she enjoyed a rare outing in the afternoon "sun" from the balcony of the Nantong Penitentiary
View attachment 205497
When the Admiral inspected the results, it was summarily dismissed! So, there is only one way of doing this. Yep - do over!
Effort Number Two:
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View attachment 205499
This is a very difficult one to call as the little spars not only run along an incline towards the bow, but also round a corner!
View attachment 205500
Overview. I am happy with this effort, but will now wait in anticipation for the Admiral to come home.
Stay well and happy everyone - until next time!
Heinrich
Wow...what a beautiful ship and a beautiful build. Really loved what you did with the bow section and the railings. I always have trouble keeping my railings properly aligned. Did you pin the vertical spars to the bottom and top rails? Pray tell, how did you manage to keep them perfectly aligned? Thanks for sharing. Keep safe always my friend.
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@WarrLight Dear Reggie. Thank you for the kind words. I wish I could give you an answer that would result in an easy and failsafe solution . But alas ...
The railings were intended to be 3mm wide and 2mm wooden strips, but I managed to run out of those. I had no option but to laminate two pieces of 3mm x 1mm strips to get the desired size. As such I didn't want to risk drilling holes in the bottom to insert pins as I was afraid that I would split the two laminated pieces. So it was a case of very carefully filing the bottom of each little strip so that it would match the angle of the railing on which it needed to be glued. Even though I regard CA glue as "evil", I had no other option but to use it on the railings. I used the Pattex Gel which I have found to be the "least evil". After the strips were glued in place and the superglue had properly settled, I would then use a small file to file the tops even before gluing on the top railing. For the railings, I used PVA as per normal, properly weighted down with plenty of drying time.
The railings were intended to be 3mm wide and 2mm wooden strips, but I managed to run out of those. I had no option but to laminate two pieces of 3mm x 1mm strips to get the desired size. As such I didn't want to risk drilling holes in the bottom to insert pins as I was afraid that I would split the two laminated pieces. So it was a case of very carefully filing the bottom of each little strip so that it would match the angle of the railing on which it needed to be glued. Even though I regard CA glue as "evil", I had no other option but to use it on the railings. I used the Pattex Gel which I have found to be the "least evil".
After the strips were glued in place and the superglue had properly settled, I would then use a small file to file the tops even before gluing on the top railing. For the railings, I used PVA as per normal, properly weighted down with plenty of drying time.
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Hello Everyone
As mentioned earlier this morning, the top railings have now been completed after an all-nighter.
Looking at this picture, I realised that one can't see very much, but before taking some "nicer" and clearer pictures (by my mediocre photographic standards), it was first time to do something that I was not looking forward to ...
... cut off these terrible-looking overhangs.
The Bluenose's "Backdrop" sheeting doesn't even come close to providing an adequate background for the Haarlem.
After the bulwarks had been trimmed level with the stern, some serious touching-up is required. This is because of the overlapping, "Clinker-style" laying of the planks that does not allow for a straight-line cut. This is no big deal as the final painting will be air-brushed in any case. Of course it remains to be seen whether my Chinese paint supplier will be able to supply me with the actual paint (not of the spray-can variety).
The starboard side did not seem to have taken such a severe beating.
The cleaned-up bow section (minus overhangs) is clearly visible here, but will require a substantial amount of finishing work before I'm happy.
That is all for now - tomorrow is another day with another challenge. Thank you all so much for looking and for following and please feel free to comment - criticism included!
Kind regards - Heinrich
As mentioned earlier this morning, the top railings have now been completed after an all-nighter.
Looking at this picture, I realised that one can't see very much, but before taking some "nicer" and clearer pictures (by my mediocre photographic standards), it was first time to do something that I was not looking forward to ...
... cut off these terrible-looking overhangs.
The Bluenose's "Backdrop" sheeting doesn't even come close to providing an adequate background for the Haarlem.
After the bulwarks had been trimmed level with the stern, some serious touching-up is required. This is because of the overlapping, "Clinker-style" laying of the planks that does not allow for a straight-line cut. This is no big deal as the final painting will be air-brushed in any case. Of course it remains to be seen whether my Chinese paint supplier will be able to supply me with the actual paint (not of the spray-can variety).
The starboard side did not seem to have taken such a severe beating.
The cleaned-up bow section (minus overhangs) is clearly visible here, but will require a substantial amount of finishing work before I'm happy.
That is all for now - tomorrow is another day with another challenge. Thank you all so much for looking and for following and please feel free to comment - criticism included!
Kind regards - Heinrich
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Wow, wow. That little ship is taking on a personality of it’s own. Excellent work.
Jan
Good job on the trimming Heinrich. That is one job that always makes me nervous as you never know if the plank(s) are going to crack, split, break or de-bond. I normally use side cutters but with the clinker style I'm not so sure they would work, what did you use?
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Hi Don. I just used an X-Acto Knife and took my time. Luckily the wood is so strong on these Kolderstok kits that you can dish out a severe dose of punishment. Buyt - obviously - the clinker style requires lots of finishing and cleaning-up afterwards. However, that is the way that the Dutch built them!
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@Pathfinder65 Hi Jan. That is the beauty of the Kolderstok kits. You can really bring your personality into the build.