World of Paperships

Welcome at "World of Paperships"! Last update: 24-04-2012 News: New model: Museumship s.s. Christiaan Brunings Flagship of the National Maritime Museum in Amsterdam, this model was waiting already for a long time on WoP's cardboard wharf for its final publication! Now the model is ready! With a scale of 1: 250 and a total length of 12,8 cm you may say it is really "cute"!. Just like all other WoP models, it is printed on DigiGold mc paper using a HP Indigo 5001 digital offset printing press. The model can be built in two versions: a more simplified version for beginners or those who do not have / do not want to spend the time to build the advanced, detailed version. A 1: 100 scale version will be available later this year. A lasercut set is also available. This set can be advised as the model has a number of small details such as the bollards and davids which may be difficult to cut, especially by beginners. New free download: To create a small diorama with the Christiaan Brunings, you can download a jetty as a free download from this site. This set is inspired by the Amsterdam Museum jetty. See also the photographs on the Gallery page. For those who already bulid the Sydney ferry Golden Grove, (or who is planning to do so!), WoP has also created a free download model (scale 1: 100) of a typical Sydney ferry wharf. The model is based upon the small wharf of Darling Point situated in the Sydney Harbour bay. Of course the model can also be used in combination with another model. Select your downloaded pdf file and print it out on 160 or 200 grams A4 size paper! To use the Sydney ferry jetty in combination with a 1:250 scale model, set your printer at scale 40%. Laser cuts sets: WoP is extending its range of lasercut details sets for all published models. They may contain details such as the railings, open side covers of the paddlewheel boxes, paddlewheel sides, anchor, seat supports etc. These sets enable also less experienced builders to create models which are hardly reckognizable as a paper models anymore. Free download models: Several models can be downloaded for free through the "Shop" page. Just click on the pics and a pdf file can be downloaded to be printed on your own home printer. The pdf files are not protected so you adjust them to your own needs and/or taste! However, they are copyright protected so any commercial use of these sets (in whatever form) is STRICTLY forbidden! Customized lasercut details: WoP also offers a new service to experienced model builders! In cooperation with a wellknown maquette-building studio, WoP can deliver laser cut cardboard sets based upon your own plans. Whether you need one copy or larger amounts, contact me for more information. In case you are familiar with graphic or CAD software, I will provide you with all required technical drawing specifications to obtain the best result! Of course, WoP can also do the drawing work for you! All for very reasonable prices so do not hesitate and super your models according to your own taste just like other builders from the Netherlands and abroad already did! Plans 2012: The publication of the Sydney Ferries "Lady Herron" at scale 1: 250 is somewhat delayed as I am waiting for some more information on specific details. But.. your patience will be awarded with another unique model!The lasercut set for the Damsterdiep will also become available later this year. About World of Paperships: WoP was founded in November 2008 by Dutch cardboard model-builder, designer and former cartographer Jeroen van den Worm. His experience in shipmodel-building includes classic-type wooden sailing ships (of which some are rewarded of being of museum quality) as well as plastic kits and every thinkable kind of cardboard model. This combined with long-standing professional experience in the application of graphic design software, enables him to design models that will appeal to beginners as well as experienced builders. WoP is based in the Dutch small historical city of Oldenzaal, in the eastern part of the Netherlands near the German border. World of Paperships is a trademark of GeoComm (Communication of GeoInformation and Webmap design), Oldenzaal, The Netherlands. GeoComm is registered at the Dutch Chamber of Commerce, Enschede, the Netherlands, reg. number: 06083031 Our products are protected by copyright. Illegal use of any of our products (be it digital and/or in analogue form) will be proscecuted by law.	New models	Available now! Maritime Museumship: "Christiaan Brunings" In 1900 the Christiaan Brunings was commissionened by the Dutch Government at the Amsterdam Shipyard Jan Meursing. It had a long life as Directorate ship and icebreaker. After the WWII it served as a hydrographic survey vessel untill 1968. It was then sold at scrapprize to the Dutch Maritime Historic Museum Association. Since then it is pampered and kept in excellent condition. The ship can now be admired at the jetty of the just fully renovated National Maritime Museum in Amsterdam. For more information about the ship also have a look http://www.christiaanbrunings.nlThe model can be built in a more simplified and a detailed version. A lasercut set with smaller or more fragile parts such as bollards and davids is available. The model can be placed in a small diorama. The design is based upon the actual MMA jetty. The diorama can be dowloaded for free through the "shop" page of this site, and be printed at your own home printer. *Traditional Dutch inlandwater cargoship, type spits:* "Ebenhaezer" The spits is a traditional European inland cargo barge that can still be seen today on nearly all Europeanl waterways. Their economic role is limited nowadays but many are owned by 'spits" lovers or are converted to houseboats. While building this model you can follow your own taste by choosing between various parts printed in different colors. There are many optional details: rope pulleys, two bicycles, a captain’s family car which can be placed on the hatches etc. Model length: 38 and 15.2 cm Additional lasercut sets can be ordered separate. *Traditional Dutch inlandwater cargoship, type lux(e)motor:*"Damsterdiep" The "lux(e)motor" is a typical, traditional Dutch inland waterways barge. It can still be seen in large numbers on the Dutch waterways, often converted into a pleasure yacht or houseboat. It is also a popular shiptype in the U.K. and France. Scale 1: 100 and 1: 250, model lenght 28 or 11.2 cm. Both scales are included in basic and a more detailed version. Free download Sydney Ferry Wharf Darling Point Select the image to download your free pdf file! Please be ware that any commercial use is NOT allowed without the written permission of World of Paperships, NL. Free download jetty (based upon the jetty of the National maritime Museum in Amsterdam) Select the image to download your free pdf file! Please be ware that any commercial use is NOT allowed without the written permission of World of Paperships, NL.