DSiemens Posted May 12, 2016 Report Share Posted May 12, 2016 I just found yesterday that The Admiral a movie about Michiel de Ruyter is on Netflix with English subtitles. It was an incredible film. In modeling it seems I see so much about the English and the French and very little about the Dutch. The film has made me really start to look at the Dutch history both politically and in regards to their ships. https://youtu.be/qRpZNQdTS6M Gwyl Blaser and JesseLee 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JesseLee Posted May 13, 2016 Report Share Posted May 13, 2016 I just found & watched it last week! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chasseur Posted May 13, 2016 Report Share Posted May 13, 2016 If your in Europe it's quit a different story. Russia, Dutch, Danish, Swedish, Spanish navies/ships are modelled in detail. Thanks for the tip the movie sounds very interesting. JesseLee 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gwyl Blaser Posted May 13, 2016 Report Share Posted May 13, 2016 Thanks for the heads up on this video Daniel. I have time this weekend, I might be able to watch it! Gwyl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tubjugger Posted May 18, 2016 Report Share Posted May 18, 2016 I very much enjoyed the movie. It's interesting that the various European powers were engaged in a protracted struggle which strained their economies, yet they all spent lavishly upon the gilded carvings which ornamented their ships. It must have been trying in the extreme to have been a ship's carpenter, since once the shot holes were plugged and the spars repaired, there was all that gilded gingerbread to be worked on. TJ Chasseur, Gwyl Blaser and JesseLee 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSiemens Posted May 19, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2016 I wonder how much of that they repaired and how much was just left as is. These ships didn't last much longer than 10 to 15 years if they didn't sink in battle. I would think there time would be better spent carving and guiding new ones. In all the craziness that was that time period at least the shipwrights had job security. Gwyl Blaser 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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