Dear,
what you find below is old stuff, made in an earlier life...
I can't take it away because it booms on the internet...
Gr,
Dirk

Dupré shipmodelkits are synonym of ultra high quality. Our secret is based on the passion we have for classic ships and their history. The Batavia-kit is designed on the original shipdrawings and plans which were very well studied. As a manufacturer we aim at originality and perfection, not at a large number of titles.

Check out the full technical overview of the Batavia-kit.

In a technical point of view we give our customers a preferential treatment by precutting the pieces (95 %) and we provide them of foldseams. Each kit contains an easy step-by-step manual in 5 languages.
After a normal building process you'll see a very nice Batavia shipmodel that can stand along woodbuilding kits.

Don't forget to check out the hints!

We wish everybody who joins us a lot of success and we hope you'll enjoy the voyage!

You can buy this kit on line at the Bataviawerf - Holland.

Batavia kit technical information

The kit contains:

• Detailed step-by-step manual. In 12 pages we guide you to build a nice model of the Batavia. Languages: English, Dutch, German, French and Spanish.

• 6 Double-sided full colour printed cards of 220 g/m2 including 83 parts to build the model. The size of the cards is 22,5 cm x 31,0 cm (8,8 inches x 12,2 inches). 95 % Of the parts are already cut out in a very accurate way! All the parts that need to be folded are already embossed by the knife: they fold easily! • Luxury art print of the ship Batavia: 22,5 cm x 31,0 cm (8,8 inches x 12,2 inches).

• A flyer of the Batavia.

• The kit is included in a nice looking folder and sealed in a polyethylene sleeve.

The Batavia-model:

• Size: height: 30 cm (11,8 inches); length: 40,3 cm (15,85 inches); width: 12,9 cm (5 inches).

• The kit is intended both for beginners and for the more experienced builder: the naked model without rigging: 5-6 working hours. The model with all standing and running rigging: 12 and morehours ...

• The cradle to hold the model is included in the kit.

• There are no ropes included. Each builder can choose the colour of the rigging. The best way is to use some black sewing thread!

Additional building hints to make the Batavia model

• Use the manual and follow the steps correctly. A lot of problems can be avoided by working step by step! Don't rush, take your time!

• Try out the glue: how long does it take to dry out? How long do you need to press the parts before they stick together? If possible use transparent glue or glue that dries out transparently!

• Use a pair of pincers to press the parts, so you can press very hard! If you don't have a pair of pincers use clothe-pegs. Anything is better than pressing with fingers!

• If some parts are too small to be handled properly, use a pair of tweezers!

• Folding paper is much easier when you make a soft cut with a sharp cutter! Make sure you don't cut through the paper. Try it out first! Be careful. If you cut too deeply repair the parts with a piece of tape!

• Use transparent adhesive tape to make the sails and make sure they have a a natural shape! Warp the parts if necessary!

• The flags on top of the masts can be folded in a natural shape! Warp them while looking at the shadows on the flags!

• Where the paper is sharply cut there is a white interior side visible! The model looks nicer when you paint this side with a small brush and corresponding paint.

• To make the rigging of the model, use black sewing thread. The position of the rigging is illustrated on the art print included. To make the knots of the rigging, use a pair of tweezers.

• If you really want the best, you can reinforce the deck: with the remaining card surface you can double the thickness of the horizontal parts of the deck: glue a smaller surface to the interior side, but only the horizontal deck, not the blue vertical parts with the red doors!

• If you make small holes where the cannons are visible, you can refine the cannons: with a needle you can warp small pieces of black paper into cylinders with a bore of 1.5 mm. Place the cylinders into the cannon-holes and glue them.

Further information?

Contact
the Bataviawerf in the Netherlands for more information and sale on line!