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 2,965 Dollar 2,233 Pound |
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Steamboat Lötschberg 1914 sold to private |
Details | 6,425 Dollar 4,839 Pound |
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L’Astrolabe 1811 – 1850 | Details | 3’600 sFR 4,448 Dollar 3,350 Pound |
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Gallia sold to private |
Details | 6,178 Dollar 4,653 Pound |
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Fleute DERFFLINGER | Details | 3’600 sFR 4,448 Dollar 3,350 Pound |
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Neuchatel sold to private |
Details | 2,471 Dollar 1,861 Pound |
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Karacke SANTA MARIA | Details | 1’800 sFR 2,224 Dollar 1,675 Pound |
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SPRAGUE | Details | 7’500 sFR 9,267 Dollar 6,979 Pound |
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Pommerscher Segelkahn „KARL“ | Details | 150 sFR 185 Dollar 140 Pound |
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Sovereign of the Seas | Details | 7’900 sFR 9,761 Dollar 7,351 Pound |
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Hohenzollern (1893) | Details | 4’800 sFR 5,931 Dollar 4,466 Pound |
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Amerigo Vespucci | Details | 5’200 sFR 6,425 Dollar 4,839 Pound |
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Hanse-Kogge von 1470 | Details | 2’000 sFR 2,471 Dollar 1,861 Pound |
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Robert E. Lee | Details | 8’000 sFR 9,884 Dollar 7,444 Pound |
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WAPEN VON HAMBURG | Details | 3’800 sFR 4,695 Dollar 3,536 Pound |














