Stephan Kertész
Forum veteraan
Misschien dat dit helpt de volgende keer.
KOLDERSTOK BATAVIA / HAARLEM
- Topicstarter Heinrich
- Startdatum
Al met al toch goede vorderingen, groet Arjen.
@ArjenSpiek Dankjewel, Arjen.
Hello Almal.
The good news is that tomorrow is Chinese New Year. That means I have leave until the 17th of February. Hey, I know it's not much, but it's better than nothing.
In my last post you will remember that I showed the kraanbalke just lying loose on the foredeck. So now it was a case of making schijven. Without power tools this becomes an interesting little exercise. Looking around for anything that was round and could remotely resemble a "wooden circle", the answer came to me during a sleepless night. Chopsticks !!!
There were sawn into as thin discs as I could without breaking them and sanded smooth on a flat piece of sandpaper.
I present my chopstick schijven!
Inserted - I was quite happy with how they looked.
The kraanbalke were then thinned down - from where they lie flush on the deck, stained with Kolderstok's Dark Oak (water-based) beits and glued to the deck. Finally, I could put Kolderstok's nails to good effect.
Next up was the kaapstaander which went together very nicely. Instead of being adventurous and painting the Dutch colours myself, I opted to go with the kit-supplied decal. If it fades with time - so be it - I'm sure that would have been the case on the original ship as well. By the way, the rounded top of the kaapstaander comes from the Falkonet Leudo'. For my sondes of not painting the kaapstaander myself, I did add the contraption (I have no idea what it is called - in Dutch, or English) that "locks" the kaapstaander and prevents it from moving. Necessary on the Haarlem, because I have a fully-functioning (rotating) capstan!
The crane-or penter bars were next to go onto the foredeck and required a fair amount of calculation of angles and careful measuring to get just right.
A new interpretation on the Flying Dutchman? What do you think @flying_dutchman2 Marcus?
I also started assembling the Port Side gallery.
Dry-fit.
This picture is most significant. The gap between the zwart zierlijst and the yellow slingerlijs at the stern measures EXACTLY 1mm !!!!
This gents is a dry-fit without any sanding, removing of wales or any attempt to get it to fit into place. It is simply hung from the top berghouten. That is how accurately this ship was built and how symmetrical the planking and wale heights are. Kudos @Kolderstok Hans! If the builder delivers, the kit delivers.
With that my dear friends, it is all for now. Work will continue with the rest of the deck fittings and the planking of the side gallery.
From my side - a Very Happy Chinese New Year to you all and may the Year of the Ox be a bullish one!
Vriendelijke groet - Heinrich
The good news is that tomorrow is Chinese New Year. That means I have leave until the 17th of February. Hey, I know it's not much, but it's better than nothing.
In my last post you will remember that I showed the kraanbalke just lying loose on the foredeck. So now it was a case of making schijven. Without power tools this becomes an interesting little exercise. Looking around for anything that was round and could remotely resemble a "wooden circle", the answer came to me during a sleepless night. Chopsticks !!!
There were sawn into as thin discs as I could without breaking them and sanded smooth on a flat piece of sandpaper.I present my chopstick schijven!
Inserted - I was quite happy with how they looked.
The kraanbalke were then thinned down - from where they lie flush on the deck, stained with Kolderstok's Dark Oak (water-based) beits and glued to the deck. Finally, I could put Kolderstok's nails to good effect.
Next up was the kaapstaander which went together very nicely. Instead of being adventurous and painting the Dutch colours myself, I opted to go with the kit-supplied decal. If it fades with time - so be it - I'm sure that would have been the case on the original ship as well. By the way, the rounded top of the kaapstaander comes from the Falkonet Leudo'. For my sondes of not painting the kaapstaander myself, I did add the contraption (I have no idea what it is called - in Dutch, or English) that "locks" the kaapstaander and prevents it from moving. Necessary on the Haarlem, because I have a fully-functioning (rotating) capstan!
The crane-or penter bars were next to go onto the foredeck and required a fair amount of calculation of angles and careful measuring to get just right.
A new interpretation on the Flying Dutchman? What do you think @flying_dutchman2 Marcus?
I also started assembling the Port Side gallery.
Dry-fit.
This picture is most significant. The gap between the zwart zierlijst and the yellow slingerlijs at the stern measures EXACTLY 1mm !!!!
This gents is a dry-fit without any sanding, removing of wales or any attempt to get it to fit into place. It is simply hung from the top berghouten. That is how accurately this ship was built and how symmetrical the planking and wale heights are. Kudos @Kolderstok Hans! If the builder delivers, the kit delivers.With that my dear friends, it is all for now. Work will continue with the rest of the deck fittings and the planking of the side gallery.
From my side - a Very Happy Chinese New Year to you all and may the Year of the Ox be a bullish one!
Vriendelijke groet - Heinrich
Hebben de kraanbalken geen gesloten einde?
Stephan Kertész
Forum veteraan
Bij de Batavia in Lelystad zijn ze open. Groet Arjen.
Nice touch of the bright red "seats of ease". In fog as well as stormy weather one can find the bathroom. 
Marcus
Marcus