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This post shall serve as an introduction and a future build log. If someone finds it truly offensive by combining a brief introduction and build log...sue me (not really, you can just tell me )
- Who I am -
I am DWL (by night known as Wolf). I'm a wage-slave with no money, and with a love of wooden warships.
- Why I'm doing this -
Recent years I've gained a renewed interest in the ships and the hobby of building them, especially the VOC Retourschip type vessels, which occupied a niche and interesting role in history. Thanks to said renewed interest in these ships, I've decided on a little-known VOC ship that I want to kick-off my scratch-building endeavour and improve my skills. What better way to hone my skills and indulge myself in a hobby than building an infinitely more complex and intricate model than the (only) kit I've (ever) built?
- Outline of the build -
I'm planning on building the most average retourschip you can imagine mainly using the VOC Prins Willem and VOC Amsterdam as reference to draw, then build a VOC ship known as "Verbergh" or "Verberg". I've also recently found that the ship's name was likely a mix-up when written down in the ship registers and could've possibly been callled "De Brug".
Other than my...uh...attempt attached below, which was built around 7 or so years ago, I've never delved further into ship building, so I'm excited to learn.
- Who I am -
I am DWL (by night known as Wolf). I'm a wage-slave with no money, and with a love of wooden warships.
- Why I'm doing this -
Recent years I've gained a renewed interest in the ships and the hobby of building them, especially the VOC Retourschip type vessels, which occupied a niche and interesting role in history. Thanks to said renewed interest in these ships, I've decided on a little-known VOC ship that I want to kick-off my scratch-building endeavour and improve my skills. What better way to hone my skills and indulge myself in a hobby than building an infinitely more complex and intricate model than the (only) kit I've (ever) built?
- Outline of the build -
I'm planning on building the most average retourschip you can imagine mainly using the VOC Prins Willem and VOC Amsterdam as reference to draw, then build a VOC ship known as "Verbergh" or "Verberg". I've also recently found that the ship's name was likely a mix-up when written down in the ship registers and could've possibly been callled "De Brug".
Other than my...uh...attempt attached below, which was built around 7 or so years ago, I've never delved further into ship building, so I'm excited to learn.
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