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 2,950 Dollar 2,180 Pound |
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Steamboat Lötschberg 1914 sold to private |
Details | 6,391 Dollar 4,724 Pound |
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L’Astrolabe 1811 – 1850 | Details | 3’600 sFR 4,424 Dollar 3,270 Pound |
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Gallia sold to private |
Details | 6,145 Dollar 4,542 Pound |
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Fleute DERFFLINGER | Details | 3’600 sFR 4,424 Dollar 3,270 Pound |
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Neuchatel sold to private |
Details | 2,458 Dollar 1,817 Pound |
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Karacke SANTA MARIA | Details | 1’800 sFR 2,212 Dollar 1,635 Pound |
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SPRAGUE | Details | 7’500 sFR 9,218 Dollar 6,813 Pound |
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Pommerscher Segelkahn „KARL“ | Details | 150 sFR 184 Dollar 136 Pound |
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Sovereign of the Seas | Details | 7’900 sFR 9,709 Dollar 7,177 Pound |
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Hohenzollern (1893) | Details | 4’800 sFR 5,899 Dollar 4,360 Pound |
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Amerigo Vespucci | Details | 5’200 sFR 6,391 Dollar 4,724 Pound |
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Hanse-Kogge von 1470 | Details | 2’000 sFR 2,458 Dollar 1,817 Pound |
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Robert E. Lee | Details | 8’000 sFR 9,832 Dollar 7,267 Pound |
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WAPEN VON HAMBURG | Details | 3’800 sFR 4,670 Dollar 3,452 Pound |














