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 2,898 Dollar 2,177 Pound |
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Steamboat Lötschberg 1914 sold to private |
Details | 6,279 Dollar 4,717 Pound |
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L’Astrolabe 1811 – 1850 | Details | 3’600 sFR 4,347 Dollar 3,265 Pound |
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Gallia sold to private |
Details | 6,038 Dollar 4,535 Pound |
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Fleute DERFFLINGER | Details | 3’600 sFR 4,347 Dollar 3,265 Pound |
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Neuchatel sold to private |
Details | 2,415 Dollar 1,814 Pound |
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Karacke SANTA MARIA | Details | 1’800 sFR 2,174 Dollar 1,633 Pound |
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SPRAGUE | Details | 7’500 sFR 9,056 Dollar 6,803 Pound |
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Pommerscher Segelkahn „KARL“ | Details | 150 sFR 181 Dollar 136 Pound |
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Sovereign of the Seas | Details | 7’900 sFR 9,539 Dollar 7,166 Pound |
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Hohenzollern (1893) | Details | 4’800 sFR 5,796 Dollar 4,354 Pound |
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Amerigo Vespucci | Details | 5’200 sFR 6,279 Dollar 4,717 Pound |
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Hanse-Kogge von 1470 | Details | 2’000 sFR 2,415 Dollar 1,814 Pound |
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Robert E. Lee | Details | 8’000 sFR 9,660 Dollar 7,256 Pound |
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WAPEN VON HAMBURG | Details | 3’800 sFR 4,589 Dollar 3,447 Pound |