Overview of ship models to be sold
Material: various woods in the form of well-supported strips of pear, oak, linden, pine, walnut, mahogany, abachi and boxwood. For invisible areas also plywood is suitable.
As metals mainly brass and copper in thin plates (0,1mm), rods and tubes are used. The sails are made of thin, white cotton batiste. Jute whipping yarn from 0.2mm is used for the standing and running goods. Glass was not present in the antique shipbuilding.
Tools and machines: Instruments for measuring, drawing, sawing, cutting, drilling, gripping, holding, painting, magnified viewing, and soldering. As machines, various drills, saws, small lathe and milling cutters are necessary.
A basic technique for woodworking is bending in the steam! Also carving, etching and soldering are basic works that are complemented by resin casting.
For the construction of steamboats (wheels or screws) we recommend the setting of nickel silver sheet (0.1 – 0.25mm).
The next step in model making will surely be 3-D printing.
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Galeone Veneto | Details | 2’400 sFR 3,059 Dollar 2,258 Pound |
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Steamboat Lötschberg 1914 sold to private |
Details | 6,628 Dollar 4,893 Pound |
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L’Astrolabe 1811 – 1850 | Details | 3’600 sFR 4,589 Dollar 3,388 Pound |
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Gallia sold to private |
Details | 6,373 Dollar 4,705 Pound |
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Fleute DERFFLINGER | Details | 3’600 sFR 4,589 Dollar 3,388 Pound |
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Neuchatel sold to private |
Details | 2,549 Dollar 1,882 Pound |
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Karacke SANTA MARIA | Details | 1’800 sFR 2,294 Dollar 1,694 Pound |
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SPRAGUE | Details | 7’500 sFR 9,560 Dollar 7,058 Pound |
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Pommerscher Segelkahn „KARL“ | Details | 150 sFR 191 Dollar 141 Pound |
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Sovereign of the Seas | Details | 7’900 sFR 10,070 Dollar 7,434 Pound |
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Hohenzollern (1893) | Details | 4’800 sFR 6,118 Dollar 4,517 Pound |
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Amerigo Vespucci | Details | 5’200 sFR 6,628 Dollar 4,893 Pound |
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Hanse-Kogge von 1470 | Details | 2’000 sFR 2,549 Dollar 1,882 Pound |
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Robert E. Lee | Details | 8’000 sFR 10,197 Dollar 7,528 Pound |
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WAPEN VON HAMBURG | Details | 3’800 sFR 4,844 Dollar 3,576 Pound |














