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 3,126 Dollar 2,290 Pound |
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Steamboat Lötschberg 1914 sold to private |
Details | 6,773 Dollar 4,961 Pound |
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L’Astrolabe 1811 – 1850 | Details | 3’600 sFR 4,689 Dollar 3,435 Pound |
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Gallia sold to private |
Details | 6,512 Dollar 4,771 Pound |
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Fleute DERFFLINGER | Details | 3’600 sFR 4,689 Dollar 3,435 Pound |
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Neuchatel sold to private |
Details | 2,605 Dollar 1,908 Pound |
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Karacke SANTA MARIA | Details | 1’800 sFR 2,344 Dollar 1,717 Pound |
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SPRAGUE | Details | 7’500 sFR 9,768 Dollar 7,156 Pound |
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Pommerscher Segelkahn „KARL“ | Details | 150 sFR 195 Dollar 143 Pound |
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Sovereign of the Seas | Details | 7’900 sFR 10,289 Dollar 7,537 Pound |
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Hohenzollern (1893) | Details | 4’800 sFR 6,252 Dollar 4,580 Pound |
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Amerigo Vespucci | Details | 5’200 sFR 6,773 Dollar 4,961 Pound |
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Hanse-Kogge von 1470 | Details | 2’000 sFR 2,605 Dollar 1,908 Pound |
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Robert E. Lee | Details | 8’000 sFR 10,420 Dollar 7,633 Pound |
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WAPEN VON HAMBURG | Details | 3’800 sFR 4,949 Dollar 3,626 Pound |














