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 3,041 Dollar 2,265 Pound |
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Steamboat Lötschberg 1914 sold to private |
Details | 6,589 Dollar 4,908 Pound |
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L’Astrolabe 1811 – 1850 | Details | 3’600 sFR 4,561 Dollar 3,398 Pound |
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Gallia sold to private |
Details | 6,335 Dollar 4,719 Pound |
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Fleute DERFFLINGER | Details | 3’600 sFR 4,561 Dollar 3,398 Pound |
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Neuchatel sold to private |
Details | 2,534 Dollar 1,888 Pound |
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Karacke SANTA MARIA | Details | 1’800 sFR 2,281 Dollar 1,699 Pound |
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SPRAGUE | Details | 7’500 sFR 9,503 Dollar 7,078 Pound |
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Pommerscher Segelkahn „KARL“ | Details | 150 sFR 190 Dollar 142 Pound |
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Sovereign of the Seas | Details | 7’900 sFR 10,010 Dollar 7,456 Pound |
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Hohenzollern (1893) | Details | 4’800 sFR 6,082 Dollar 4,530 Pound |
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Amerigo Vespucci | Details | 5’200 sFR 6,589 Dollar 4,908 Pound |
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Hanse-Kogge von 1470 | Details | 2’000 sFR 2,534 Dollar 1,888 Pound |
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Robert E. Lee | Details | 8’000 sFR 10,136 Dollar 7,550 Pound |
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WAPEN VON HAMBURG | Details | 3’800 sFR 4,815 Dollar 3,586 Pound |














