Wooden model making: Ships and other models succeed this way
Wooden model making is probably one of the most stimulating leisure activities that one can imagine. There are long traditions in this type of model building, especially when it comes to ships.
But not only those who limit themselves to making wooden models to ships are only exploring a part of this wonderful building pleasure crowned by decorative results.
Create a ship in wooden model making
Wooden model making, in which ships are created, is, however, a type of model making that can look back on a long tradition. With a wooden model construction ship, you can create something that can be used as an impressive decoration for your Living room can serve or is a wonderful gift for anyone who is interested in seafaring inspire.
- You should then first select a specific template that you want to use as a guide. This can be a ship of a certain type, e.g. B. a Viking ship. But also a very specific model, e.g. B. the Titanic, here you have the advantage that you can fall back on many illustrations for the details.
- Then you would have to decide on the scale in which you want to build your ship. A common scale is 1: 200, with this scale models are created that still fit reasonably on a shelf (although the Titanic will already be over a meter long). However, making fine details becomes more difficult.
- Larger models are more cumbersome, but life on the ship can be made expressive; smaller models cannot be equipped with very detailed equipment.
- After you have made this decision, you can purchase the construction plan or, if you have the necessary knowledge, make a construction drawing yourself.
- When building a ship, you start with a so-called frame crack, the representation of the bow from above, which contains all the frames of the hull. These cracks in the frame are now transferred to the timber, sawn out and placed on the slipway. The board on which a wooden model is built is called the slipway.
- After the frames, the hull is manufactured, the entire frame of the ship can now be erected (with the keel on top). When the keel bar is in a line, the side bars are attached, usually with glue.
- The fuselage must now be planked, then it can be sanded, most model builders cover the fuselage with a layer (glass fiber) plastic.
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Other possibilities in wooden model making
However, you do not have to limit yourself to ships when making wooden models.
- When planning your work, always keep in mind that the aim is to produce a model that, in a very specific reduction, shows objects that surround us in real life.
- So you can use a wooden model e.g. B. use it to gain comprehensive insights into an area that you deal with professionally in addition to building fun.
- The physiotherapist in training could e.g. B. build a wooden model of the human body himself, he will have to deal with many questions that are crucial in his daily work.
- A budding veterinarian builds the wooden model of the animal, which he will probably treat the most, and learn a lot about its physique.
- And anyone who intends to build a house first builds a small wooden house as a model. There are templates for every conceivable object to help you build.
A wooden model is not necessarily finished with just creating the body. You can put the pure wooden model on the shelf, which goes well with modern apartments. Most wooden model buildings, however, are still beautifully decorated with details, painted in bright colors and perhaps even surrounded by a suitable seascape or landscape.
