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 3,060 Dollar 2,257 Pound |
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Steamboat Lötschberg 1914 sold to private |
Details | 6,631 Dollar 4,890 Pound |
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L’Astrolabe 1811 – 1850 | Details | 3’600 sFR 4,590 Dollar 3,385 Pound |
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Gallia sold to private |
Details | 6,376 Dollar 4,702 Pound |
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Fleute DERFFLINGER | Details | 3’600 sFR 4,590 Dollar 3,385 Pound |
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Neuchatel sold to private |
Details | 2,550 Dollar 1,881 Pound |
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Karacke SANTA MARIA | Details | 1’800 sFR 2,295 Dollar 1,693 Pound |
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SPRAGUE | Details | 7’500 sFR 9,563 Dollar 7,052 Pound |
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Pommerscher Segelkahn „KARL“ | Details | 150 sFR 191 Dollar 141 Pound |
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Sovereign of the Seas | Details | 7’900 sFR 10,073 Dollar 7,429 Pound |
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Hohenzollern (1893) | Details | 4’800 sFR 6,121 Dollar 4,514 Pound |
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Amerigo Vespucci | Details | 5’200 sFR 6,631 Dollar 4,890 Pound |
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Hanse-Kogge von 1470 | Details | 2’000 sFR 2,550 Dollar 1,881 Pound |
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Robert E. Lee | Details | 8’000 sFR 10,201 Dollar 7,523 Pound |
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WAPEN VON HAMBURG | Details | 3’800 sFR 4,845 Dollar 3,573 Pound |














