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 2,629 Dollar 2,111 Pound |
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Steamboat Lötschberg 1914 sold to private |
Details | 5,695 Dollar 4,574 Pound |
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L’Astrolabe 1811 – 1850 | Details | 3’600 sFR 3,943 Dollar 3,167 Pound |
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Gallia sold to private |
Details | 5,476 Dollar 4,398 Pound |
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Fleute DERFFLINGER | Details | 3’600 sFR 3,943 Dollar 3,167 Pound |
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Neuchatel sold to private |
Details | 2,190 Dollar 1,759 Pound |
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Karacke SANTA MARIA | Details | 1’800 sFR 1,971 Dollar 1,583 Pound |
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SPRAGUE | Details | 7’500 sFR 8,214 Dollar 6,597 Pound |
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Pommerscher Segelkahn „KARL“ | Details | 150 sFR 164 Dollar 132 Pound |
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Sovereign of the Seas | Details | 7’900 sFR 8,652 Dollar 6,949 Pound |
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Hohenzollern (1893) | Details | 4’800 sFR 5,257 Dollar 4,222 Pound |
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Amerigo Vespucci | Details | 5’200 sFR 5,695 Dollar 4,574 Pound |
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Hanse-Kogge von 1470 | Details | 2’000 sFR 2,190 Dollar 1,759 Pound |
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Robert E. Lee | Details | 8’000 sFR 8,762 Dollar 7,037 Pound |
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WAPEN VON HAMBURG | Details | 3’800 sFR 4,162 Dollar 3,343 Pound |