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 2,953 Dollar 2,206 Pound |
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Steamboat Lötschberg 1914 sold to private |
Details | 6,398 Dollar 4,780 Pound |
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L’Astrolabe 1811 – 1850 | Details | 3’600 sFR 4,430 Dollar 3,309 Pound |
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Gallia sold to private |
Details | 6,152 Dollar 4,596 Pound |
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Fleute DERFFLINGER | Details | 3’600 sFR 4,430 Dollar 3,309 Pound |
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Neuchatel sold to private |
Details | 2,461 Dollar 1,839 Pound |
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Karacke SANTA MARIA | Details | 1’800 sFR 2,215 Dollar 1,655 Pound |
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SPRAGUE | Details | 7’500 sFR 9,229 Dollar 6,894 Pound |
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Pommerscher Segelkahn „KARL“ | Details | 150 sFR 185 Dollar 138 Pound |
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Sovereign of the Seas | Details | 7’900 sFR 9,721 Dollar 7,262 Pound |
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Hohenzollern (1893) | Details | 4’800 sFR 5,906 Dollar 4,412 Pound |
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Amerigo Vespucci | Details | 5’200 sFR 6,398 Dollar 4,780 Pound |
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Hanse-Kogge von 1470 | Details | 2’000 sFR 2,461 Dollar 1,839 Pound |
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Robert E. Lee | Details | 8’000 sFR 9,844 Dollar 7,354 Pound |
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WAPEN VON HAMBURG | Details | 3’800 sFR 4,676 Dollar 3,493 Pound |














