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 2,803 Dollar 2,139 Pound |
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Steamboat Lötschberg 1914 sold to private |
Details | 6,074 Dollar 4,634 Pound |
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L’Astrolabe 1811 – 1850 | Details | 3’600 sFR 4,205 Dollar 3,208 Pound |
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Gallia sold to private |
Details | 5,840 Dollar 4,456 Pound |
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Fleute DERFFLINGER | Details | 3’600 sFR 4,205 Dollar 3,208 Pound |
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Neuchatel sold to private |
Details | 2,336 Dollar 1,782 Pound |
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Karacke SANTA MARIA | Details | 1’800 sFR 2,103 Dollar 1,604 Pound |
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SPRAGUE | Details | 7’500 sFR 8,761 Dollar 6,683 Pound |
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Pommerscher Segelkahn „KARL“ | Details | 150 sFR 175 Dollar 134 Pound |
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Sovereign of the Seas | Details | 7’900 sFR 9,228 Dollar 7,040 Pound |
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Hohenzollern (1893) | Details | 4’800 sFR 5,607 Dollar 4,277 Pound |
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Amerigo Vespucci | Details | 5’200 sFR 6,074 Dollar 4,634 Pound |
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Hanse-Kogge von 1470 | Details | 2’000 sFR 2,336 Dollar 1,782 Pound |
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Robert E. Lee | Details | 8’000 sFR 9,345 Dollar 7,129 Pound |
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WAPEN VON HAMBURG | Details | 3’800 sFR 4,439 Dollar 3,386 Pound |