olympic1911 Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 Hi Folks, I'm Peter and I'm from Germany and like to show you my model of a Dutch Two-Decker from 1665. It made completely from wood, oak to be precise and it is in 1/22nd scale. The hull is about 7 feet Long (2.1m). I've been working on it for two years now, and I hope you like it. Peter ] 35 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitestar12chris Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 Very nice Peter, will follow with interest. All the best Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitch K Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 Wow! That is some work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 Fantastic!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wizard4 Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 That is just so cool Peter Cheers Ray Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 Amazing work! Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeyJ Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 Fantastic work, love the quality of the woodwork. Is it seven feet without the bowsprit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seadog Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 Lovely work,,,and oak! Not the easiest wood to work either. She's beautiful. Will you be rigging her or doing it 'Admiralty style' with stump masts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxy Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 Very nice work Peter. We do not see many Dutch built ships, but they had a few in there time. 'Oak'. now there's a hard material to work with. Your first cannon looks good. foxy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuck Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 This build completely blows me away, its fantastic !!! But please if you don't mind, how will you get it out of the house once finished. ?!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olympic1911 Posted November 18, 2015 Author Share Posted November 18, 2015 (edited) Thanks for your replies everbody, you're making me feel very welcome here. Here are some pictures of the original model which was built to the same scale. It was most likely built around 1660-1665 and doesn't represent a specific ship, rather a type of ship. Though the dimensions match the "Hollandia" of 1665 the coat of arms at the stern is very different. This is the coat of arms of Prins Willem III who later became King William of England thus some scholars believe the model represents the "De Jonge Prins" which was in reality a much smaller ship with less cannon. Apparently the comtemporary model found ist way to Berlin shortly after it was built but was sadly destroyed in an air-raid in WWII. However the model was very well recorded by a private enthusiast before the war who measured it and took numerous pictures. His drawings were put together to produce a set of plans which was published in a book in the 1960s. Though the plans aren't top-notch they serve well as a basis to produce an accurate replica. @seadog, yes I'm planning to fully rig her just like the original model. Fully rigged she will be 2.75m high which means she'll be displayed on the floor! I'm planning to make the topmasts to be lowered, just like on the original ships which will make moving here around (a bit) easier. @MikeyJ, no, with bowsprit she'll be 2,67m which is roughly 8 feet. I'll keep you posted. Thanks for checking in. Peter Edited November 18, 2015 by olympic1911 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seadog Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 Thanks for your replies everbody, you're making me feel very welcome here. Here are some pictures of the original model which was built to the same scale. It was most likely built around 1660-1665 and doesn't represent a specific ship, rather a type of ship. Though the dimensions match the "Hollandia" of 1665 the coat of arms at the stern is very different. This is the coat of arms of Prins Willem III who later became King William of England thus some scholars believe the model represents the "De Jonge Prins" which was in reality a much smaller ship with less cannon. Apparently the comtemporary model found ist way to Berlin shortly after it was built but was sadly destroyed in an air-raid in WWII. However the model was very well recorded by a private enthusiast before the war who measured it and took numerous pictures. His drawings were put together to produce a set of plans which was published in a book in the 1960s. Though the plans aren't top-notch they serve well as a basis to produce an accurate replica. @seadog, yes I'm planning to fully rig her just like the original model. Fully rigged she will be 2.75m high which means she'll be displayed on the floor! I'm planning to make the topmasts to be lowered, just like on the original ships which will make moving here around (a bit) easier. @MikeyJ, no, with bowsprit she'll be 2,67m which is roughly 8 feet. I'll keep you posted. Thanks for checking in. Peter OK, that's brilliant! I am really in awe of this project. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longshanks Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 Awesome Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve27752 Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 I love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philtn Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 Outstanding work so far Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ex-FAAWAFU Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 Good Heavens! Makes my playing around with a few bits of plastic feel rather inadequate; that is fantastic! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thom216 Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 That is beautiful work! As a new(ish) member to the board myself, welcome. It will be great to see the progress on that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jockster Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 Some really nice woodwork happening here, will enjoy following this one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thom216 Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 Looks like it'll be a couple of more years too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olympic1911 Posted December 6, 2015 Author Share Posted December 6, 2015 Thanks a lot Folks! I'm glad you like it! :-) I've spent the past few weeks working on the main gundeck and I got a little tired of fitting in deckbeams and knees and the rest so last week I decided to carry on with the hull planking.The planks are six millimeters thick so some of them need to be soaked in water before bending. They are then heated with an industrial hot-air-blower whilst getting them into shape. I drew the plank seams onto the hull a while ago and the lines now assist me when cutting out the planks from oak blocks. Here you can see how it is done: Small cardboard snippets are tacked to the hull using the Planks that are already in place as guides. Once each snippet is in place the plank seam is drawn on it. Cardboard templates for every plank are made this way. Yes it is laborious and tedious but the advantage is that I have control of every line of each plank. The result is great! Once the planks are on the hull and the glue has dried all I need to do is sand the planks and hardly any seams are visible. This is what a card template looks like when removed from the hull. It can now the used to transfer the shape onto oak wood. Especially at the curved bow many individual planks are required to plank the hull. Here a small plank has been shaped with water and hot air and is now tacked to the hull and left to dry. Large planks amidships present no problems, These don't need to be heated, they are glued to the hull and once the glue has dried the clamps can be removed and the hull sanded. Looking good: Peter 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 That's not modelling - you really are shipbuilding !! Simply incredible work, magnificent looking model - errr, ship...!!! Keith 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seadog Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 Indeed! Stunning. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longshanks Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 ^^As Above^^ This is shipbuilding!! Kev 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 Beautiful workmanship Peter,looking forward to more....... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxy Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 Indeed its cracking work and done like it should be done in wood. Lovely work Peter. 'wunderbar'. foxy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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