Ahoy everyone,
A year ago, my then sweetheart gave me the kit for the Zeven Provincien for my birthday. I looked longingly at the box from time to time, but was disciplined enough to continue building my Columbus fleet. But when I had finished the Pinta, my discipline came to an end. Besides, the next birthday was approaching, and how could I hope for new presents when I hadn't yet touched the present from the previous year?
And so several great things happened last month:
On March 5, I started building the Zeven Provincien.
On March 15, I married my sweetheart.
On March 17, it was my birthday again and I received presents again.
That's just a bit of background history to amuse everyone.
I don't need to present the kit here; the designer himself has shared his test build with us here. (Of course, that sets the standard for me now - oh dear, I hope I don't embarrass myself too much...)
The construction of the ship progressed quite quickly at the beginning. This was mainly due to the fact that I got the complete package, i.e. all the lasercuts. This meant that the frame was finished quickly. For the "zero" planking, I glued narrow, thin strips of paper to the edges of the frames - this made it much easier to attach the vertical parts.
The first and second planking of the fuselage then also went well.
We'll continue in a moment.
A year ago, my then sweetheart gave me the kit for the Zeven Provincien for my birthday. I looked longingly at the box from time to time, but was disciplined enough to continue building my Columbus fleet. But when I had finished the Pinta, my discipline came to an end. Besides, the next birthday was approaching, and how could I hope for new presents when I hadn't yet touched the present from the previous year?
And so several great things happened last month:
On March 5, I started building the Zeven Provincien.
On March 15, I married my sweetheart.
On March 17, it was my birthday again and I received presents again.
That's just a bit of background history to amuse everyone.
I don't need to present the kit here; the designer himself has shared his test build with us here. (Of course, that sets the standard for me now - oh dear, I hope I don't embarrass myself too much...)
The construction of the ship progressed quite quickly at the beginning. This was mainly due to the fact that I got the complete package, i.e. all the lasercuts. This meant that the frame was finished quickly. For the "zero" planking, I glued narrow, thin strips of paper to the edges of the frames - this made it much easier to attach the vertical parts.
The first and second planking of the fuselage then also went well.
We'll continue in a moment.