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 2,998 Dollar 2,255 Pound |
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Steamboat Lötschberg 1914 sold to private |
Details | 6,495 Dollar 4,886 Pound |
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L’Astrolabe 1811 – 1850 | Details | 3’600 sFR 4,497 Dollar 3,383 Pound |
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Gallia sold to private |
Details | 6,246 Dollar 4,698 Pound |
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Fleute DERFFLINGER | Details | 3’600 sFR 4,497 Dollar 3,383 Pound |
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Neuchatel sold to private |
Details | 2,498 Dollar 1,879 Pound |
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Karacke SANTA MARIA | Details | 1’800 sFR 2,248 Dollar 1,691 Pound |
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SPRAGUE | Details | 7’500 sFR 9,368 Dollar 7,047 Pound |
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Pommerscher Segelkahn „KARL“ | Details | 150 sFR 187 Dollar 141 Pound |
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Sovereign of the Seas | Details | 7’900 sFR 9,868 Dollar 7,423 Pound |
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Hohenzollern (1893) | Details | 4’800 sFR 5,996 Dollar 4,510 Pound |
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Amerigo Vespucci | Details | 5’200 sFR 6,495 Dollar 4,886 Pound |
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Hanse-Kogge von 1470 | Details | 2’000 sFR 2,498 Dollar 1,879 Pound |
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Robert E. Lee | Details | 8’000 sFR 9,993 Dollar 7,517 Pound |
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WAPEN VON HAMBURG | Details | 3’800 sFR 4,747 Dollar 3,570 Pound |














