For over ten years I have been building models of sailing ships in asmall scale (1:150). This scale brings some limitations, but has the advantage that I can accommodate a larger amount of models in my apartment. Lately, I've been building mostly waterline models that I arrange for photos against natural backgrounds. I have already shown a few of my models here on the forum. However, I also have a wooden past. Among others I have built the Norske Löwe from Billing Boats and the yacht Mary from Mamoli. I have a special interest in Dutch state yachts, and for a long time there has been a plan to build a large scale model of one by Billings Boats. A great incentive is that the High Admiralty has released a particularly prestigious place in our living room for it. Unfortunately, I am very reluctant to build hulls, so I waited a long time until late last year when I found a completed model whose hull was good enough to rebuild. I was able to remove all ornaments and attachments from the hull with little effort. For two months now, I have been busy replacing the manufacturer's very crude parts with new builds. In doing so, I do not have to rely on my imagination alone. On the contrary. The model for this model kit is a model of a state yacht, which is kept in the Amsterdam Maritime Museum. It is a very large scale model which, according to the museum, was used as a toy for children at the time of its creation (around 1750). A very elaborate and certainly very expensive toy, about 180 centimeters long and high and with fully functional rigging. There are a few studio shots of the model that the museum has posted on the web. I myself was able to take a few dozen photos of my own during a visit to Amsterdam, which I am now using as a template for the redesign. I show below a few photos of the Amsterdam model, the billing Boats modeal as I bought it and of the current state of it. The ornaments are mostly formed from modeling clay (Magic Sculp) and partly molded and cast several times. At the moment they are all still loosely attached. Some of them will soon be scanned in three dimensions and then printed laterally reversed.
The Amsterdam Model
the great cabin
Amsterdam
Billing Boats
mine
the bow
Amsterdam
Billing Boats
mine
the cabin front
Amsterdam
Billing Boats
mine
to be continued
Schmidt
The Amsterdam Model
the great cabin
Amsterdam
Billing Boats
mine
the bow
Amsterdam
Billing Boats
mine
the cabin front
Amsterdam
Billing Boats
mine
to be continued
Schmidt