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 2,966 Dollar 2,234 Pound |
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Steamboat Lötschberg 1914 sold to private |
Details | 6,426 Dollar 4,840 Pound |
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L’Astrolabe 1811 – 1850 | Details | 3’600 sFR 4,449 Dollar 3,351 Pound |
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Gallia sold to private |
Details | 6,179 Dollar 4,654 Pound |
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Fleute DERFFLINGER | Details | 3’600 sFR 4,449 Dollar 3,351 Pound |
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Neuchatel sold to private |
Details | 2,472 Dollar 1,862 Pound |
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Karacke SANTA MARIA | Details | 1’800 sFR 2,225 Dollar 1,676 Pound |
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SPRAGUE | Details | 7’500 sFR 9,269 Dollar 6,981 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 9,763 Dollar 7,354 Pound |
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Hohenzollern (1893) | Details | 4’800 sFR 5,932 Dollar 4,468 Pound |
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Amerigo Vespucci | Details | 5’200 sFR 6,426 Dollar 4,840 Pound |
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Hanse-Kogge von 1470 | Details | 2’000 sFR 2,472 Dollar 1,862 Pound |
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Robert E. Lee | Details | 8’000 sFR 9,887 Dollar 7,447 Pound |
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WAPEN VON HAMBURG | Details | 3’800 sFR 4,696 Dollar 3,537 Pound |