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G'day all, I'm new to building wooden models although I started building a model of the Endeavour many years ago and have recently started on it again with renewed interest. I would like to build a model of the VOC ship Batavia but I need to gain a bit more experience by completing the Endeavour first. I am very interested in Australian history and the Batavia is such an important part of Western Australian history in particular that I really want to build a model of this ship.
I have visited the Abrolhos Islands where the Batavia was wrecked and have seen the islands where the murders took place. As a former safari tour guide in the north west of Western Australia I'm especially fascinated by the VOC ships that travelled up our coast on their way to the spice islands, especially those that didn't reach their destination.
I hope to learn a lot from reading through the many threads on this forum. Thanks for letting me join, cheers, Dave.
I have visited the Abrolhos Islands where the Batavia was wrecked and have seen the islands where the murders took place. As a former safari tour guide in the north west of Western Australia I'm especially fascinated by the VOC ships that travelled up our coast on their way to the spice islands, especially those that didn't reach their destination.
I hope to learn a lot from reading through the many threads on this forum. Thanks for letting me join, cheers, Dave.