Maritimes Museum Peter Tamm Sen. Foundation
Anxious to enter the museum at 10:00AM
Bob Wiringa-as always:relaxed
Ulrich Rudofsky, Peter Chudziak, Johann & Anna Goldenstein, Rob Tas
Let me in!
1250 Display
Carlo Marquart
The beginning of a great collection
Paul & Renee Jacobs "frame" Paul's book: Miniature Ship Models: A History and Collectors Guide
The making of a 1250 model: Queen Mary
Building a master, and the required tools
The mould, made from silicon rubber
Carlo Marquart demonstrates the flexibility of the mould
The first model straight out of the mold
The first process of finishing the model: filing, sanding, cleaning In the back: Jessica & Manuela Marquart
Painting the model: primer and final colors
Painted models
Finished master piece
The master at work: Carlo Marquart
Display of models made from wood
Wilhelm Heinrich Collection
Diorama of the battle at Aboukir (1798)
More than 30000 1250 models on display on deck 9
WW II recognition models
Gold
Bone Ships, tools on the bottom
Prisoners inside a ship on the Thames making models out of bones
My wife's favorite: made out of amber
A silver ship on a silver platter
Artist studio for paintings created on the back of glass
Through the glass, painting looks 3 dimensional
Under Sea Exploring
Oil Drill Bit
Harpoons
Whaling Ship
It's 5 minutes to 12 all over the world
After 2 1/2 hours: time for a break Carlo Marquart, Harald Scheel, Tom Vargas, Jessica Marquart, Egbert Kraus, Arne Chudziak (hidden), John Olsen, Dr. Hjalmar Heinen
Dr. Hjalmar Heinen, Peter van Staalduinen, John Olsen, Bob Wiringa
Side Yard Display: Guns
Let me in !
Tom Vargas, Ulrich Rudofsky
Harald Scheel, One Man Sub
Carlo Marquart, Two Man Sub
Rob Tas, Ulrich Rudofsky-view towards Hamburg
Ulla Chudziak getting a Hamburg coffee
On the back of a cruise ship
Replica of a cruise cabin
Functioning Periscope
You close the eye of a dead person carefully Just as carefully you should open the eyes of the living
Kaiserliche Yacht Hohenzollern Dishes from the Hohenzollern with the royal insignia and W (for Kaiser Wilhelm II)
One of my favorite ships: Askold
Bismarck at the bottom of the ocean floor
Lego Model
I don't get sea sick from the ocean, but from human beings. I am afraid that science is still helpless against that evil.
No one would have crossed the ocean, if there would have been a chance to leave the ship in a storm.
Loch Ness Monster
Display of models for sale, including a few Neptun
In the Museum Store
Display of CM models for sale
Some of the models are priced very reasonably, to attract new collectors
Hamburg Harbor Rickmer Rickmers
Carlo Marquart, Bob Wiringa
Manuela Marquart, Rob Tas, Peter van Staallduinen, Ulrich Rudofsky, Dr. Hjalmer Heinen
Ulrich Rudofsky, Dr. Hjalmar Heinen, Egbert Kraus
Bob Wiringa, Paul & Renee Jacobs, John Olsen, Carlo Marquart
Ramform Challenger Bergen in dry dock
U 434 of the Tango class Largest non nuclear submarine
F 263 Oldenburg The 5 ships of the Braunschweig class, built from 2006-2008, still experience major technical problems, preventing the Navy from using these ships
Hanseatic in dry dock
Schaarhorn, built in 1908, still available for charters
Elbe Philharmonic Hall, Hamburg, Germany Construction started in 2007, not finished, yet
A 1412 Frankfurt am Main, built 2001-2002 Berlin class
Copper House, St. Pauli Great selection of Asian Foods
Our final dinner in Hamburg
Harald Scheel, Carlo & Manuela Marquart