VOC ship The Prins Willem (scale 1:75) Year 1651

Bela · Nov 2, 2023

Ok, then that's it. The dead eyes are too big. That's why the ropes seemed so weak.

Steef66 · Nov 2, 2023

Bela said:
Ok, then that's it. The dead eyes are too big. That's why the ropes seemed so weak.

Yes on a 1/75 scale it is difficult to scale right. You're talking about a diameter of half a mm. less or more. Which could make a huge difference in look. In a very early stage of the build I used the drawings of Corel. And they use also rope that is to big for the job.

RDN1954 · Nov 2, 2023

Steef66 said:
You see the big cup of coffee, well you need that include the magnifier glasses to the left.

Doing the standing and running rigging on a ship like this, you definitely need more than just coffee and magnifying glasses

Steef66 · Nov 2, 2023

RDN1954 said:
Doing the standing and running rigging on a ship like this, you definitely need more than just coffee and magnifying glasses

RogerD · Nov 2, 2023

I just read through your last few pages and I’m stunned and in awe at your incredible skills. It’s fascinating to see such fine workmanship and those details, wow!

Hoss6262 · Nov 2, 2023

Thanks Stephan for sharing the technique making the hooks on such very small blocks. The end result is impressive indeed. I often go back to Andrey Kudin's video blog to help guide me on my ship. His work is quite amazing. Keep up the great work mate!

Tobias · Nov 4, 2023

Wonderful work on the mini blocks and a great explanation of how you make them.

ConsNZ · Nov 4, 2023

Steef66 I am constantly in awe of the things you do and have done. Your an amazing innovating artist. It's a pleasure following your work(s) and trying to learn. Regards.

Steef66 · Nov 17, 2023

Everybody again thanks for the kind words and likes. This makes me to go one.

Small update, lots of work. The fore topmast shrouds and tackles are ready.

The next thing are preparations of the backstay and stay. Scale 1/75 is actually to small for these kind of details.

RDN1954 · Nov 17, 2023

Steef66 said:
Scale 1/75 is actually to small for these kind of details.

Wholeheartedly agree! I have been struggling with the 1:72 scale of my BN build for close to two years now.
And then to realize some daredevils are modeling at 1:144 or worse...

Peter Voogt · Nov 17, 2023

Steef66 said:
Everybody again thanks for the kind words and likes. This makes me to go one.

Small update, lots of work. The fore topmast shrouds and tackles are ready.

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The next thing are preparations of the backstay and stay. Scale 1/75 is actually to small for these kind of details.

Nice And precise work again, Stephan.
Regards, Peter

shota70 · Nov 18, 2023

Dear Stephan
great work, looks beautiful

Steef66 · Nov 26, 2023

@everybody Thanks for the nice compliments, likes and visit to my log.
The fore topmast shrouds, stay and backstays are in place. Next is the spritmast shrouds.

Thanks for the visit

Tobias · Nov 26, 2023

Hello Stephan,
Very neat work on the rigging. I still love the little carved wooden figures.

Steef66 · Nov 26, 2023

Tobias said:
Hello Stephan,
Very neat work on the rigging. I still love the little carved wooden figures.

Thanks Tobias, they look better then thoose I made of clay on the galleon. (Last picture) I was too looking to the wooden ones and was thinking to replace those one the galleon with wooden ones too.

Steef66 · Nov 26, 2023

There is a little problem that I got with the rope I use and made by myself with Serafil. For example the backstays. When I fasten the tackle and set the stay tight, the rope starts to turn around. I made a video to show the problem.

Anybody any idea what is the problem?

It is a little a pain in the @ss when this happens. It takes because of that a lot of time to adjust the ropes.

Jimsky · Nov 26, 2023

So many tiny details considered the scale, it is a feast to the eyes! Bravo mon ami!

Hoss6262 · Nov 26, 2023

Stephan, I love this ship. The wood tone is warm and little like a contemporary model, but much cleaner. I hope to achieve the same look, someday. Your rigging is so well done. I never get tired of looking at it.

Steef66 · Nov 26, 2023

Jimsky said:
So many tiny details considered the scale, it is a feast to the eyes! Bravo mon ami!

Thanks Jim, there indeed a lot of tiny things to look at, some made by Jan and some made by me.

Hoss6262 said:
Stephan, I love this ship. The wood tone is warm and little like a contemporary model, but much cleaner. I hope to achieve the same look, someday. Your rigging is so well done. I never get tired of looking at it.

Thanks Ken, cherry (deck) and pear (hull) are just perfect for shipmodeling in my opinion. The Black wood you see isn't painted, it is real african blackwood, it is so deep in colour.
And the wood is finished with Danish Oil.

Steef66 · Dec 22, 2023

Thanks all for the nice comments, likes and visit. There was not much work done till now. Just not much time to do undisturbed my work here. But the last few days I did a little work and here is the update.
The ratlines on the sprits mast are done.
And I started to fit the marsen on the main topmast en fore topmast. I cleaned them of glue residu and did a time about the deadeyes. How do I fit them??? I found a solution I like to share with you. How to fit 3 mm deadeyes.

First the shrouds on the spritssail mast or how it is called.

Repeated work like always, happy the last ratline is done. On the topgallant mast there will be no ratlines.

This is the goal

The brass will be blacken in a later stage (before I fit them on the top)
The difficult was to hold them in place like the ones a step lower. But that was not easy without burning the deadeyes (this happens when trying to solder)
So I needed a solution without soldering. I found one and the clue is 2 holes in the platform. I show you.
The holes: