Question of the day - Henry Hudson "HALF MOON"
Henry Hudson's Halve Maen — My First Wooden Ship Model
Since the question of the day is Henry Hudson, I thought I would share a model that has a special place in my collection.
This is Henry Hudson's Halve Maen (Half Moon), the ship he sailed in 1609 during his famous voyage in search of a passage to Asia. His journey eventually took him into the river that would later bear his name.
This was actually the first wooden model ship I ever built. The kit is from Imai, in 1/40 scale, and it took me a little over a year to complete.
Being my first wooden ship, it was quite a learning experience. I had to learn the basics of wooden planking, painting, fitting all those tiny deck details, and—of course—the seemingly endless world of rigging! 😂
For reference, I used the book The Colonial Merchantmen Susan Constant 1605 by Brian Lavery.
It was extremely helpful in studying the details and appearance of early colonial merchantmen and gave me a valuable reference while working on the Halve Maen.
At the time, I had no idea how much work could be hidden in a wooden ship model until I started doing it.
Looking back at it now, there are certainly things I would probably do differently, but that is part of the fun of this hobby. Every model teaches you something that eventually finds its way into the next one.
One thing I am particularly happy about is that I still have her very well protected inside a custom-made wooden and acrylic display case. After spending more than a year building her, I wasn't about to let dust become her permanent crew! 😂
The Halve Maen may not be the largest model in my collection, but she will always be an important one to me because she was the ship that started my journey into wooden ship modeling.
Here are a few photographs showing her from different angles and some of the details I worked on.
Henry Hudson's Halve Maen, Imai — 1/40 scale.
Since the question of the day is Henry Hudson, I thought I would share a model that has a special place in my collection.
This is Henry Hudson's Halve Maen (Half Moon), the ship he sailed in 1609 during his famous voyage in search of a passage to Asia. His journey eventually took him into the river that would later bear his name.
This was actually the first wooden model ship I ever built. The kit is from Imai, in 1/40 scale, and it took me a little over a year to complete.
Being my first wooden ship, it was quite a learning experience. I had to learn the basics of wooden planking, painting, fitting all those tiny deck details, and—of course—the seemingly endless world of rigging! 😂
For reference, I used the book The Colonial Merchantmen Susan Constant 1605 by Brian Lavery.
It was extremely helpful in studying the details and appearance of early colonial merchantmen and gave me a valuable reference while working on the Halve Maen.
At the time, I had no idea how much work could be hidden in a wooden ship model until I started doing it.
Looking back at it now, there are certainly things I would probably do differently, but that is part of the fun of this hobby. Every model teaches you something that eventually finds its way into the next one.
One thing I am particularly happy about is that I still have her very well protected inside a custom-made wooden and acrylic display case. After spending more than a year building her, I wasn't about to let dust become her permanent crew! 😂
The Halve Maen may not be the largest model in my collection, but she will always be an important one to me because she was the ship that started my journey into wooden ship modeling.
Here are a few photographs showing her from different angles and some of the details I worked on.
Henry Hudson's Halve Maen, Imai — 1/40 scale.
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