Commodore’s Log

07-02-2026 Illustration of the ‘Corvette’ completed It went well, especially as the heatwave is now over. The longitudinal view of the corvette, based on a French model, is also finished. Although I had to improvise quite a bit because the … Read More

06-27-2026 Illustration: Frigate online The current heatwave has even made its way into my workplace. Nevertheless, I intend to add the next finished illustration to the gallery – a French-style frigate – as part of the series on ship types. … Read More

06-23-2026 Oh dear… No new post for over six weeks. But don’t panic. There’s always a bit of something going on – behind the scenes. Back in May, I finished the first illustration for the new series of posts on … Read More

02-18-2026 Gallery für AI Last late summer, I started experimenting to see if I could use AI to give my illustration work for Nauticalfiction a new boost. The biggest impact was that I started doing the technical drawings for the … Read More

02-03-2026 Mission accomplished Done! The illustration of the armed cutter is finished, completing my series on small warships / non-rates. The image can now be viewed in advance in the gallery. I will try to create the corresponding data sheets … Read More

01-31-2026 Navy schooner ahead Another non-rate of the Royal Navy is currently entering the gallery with the navy schooner. These manoeuvrable little ships were used for light patrol duty, hunting pirates and occasionally as coastal privateers. Enjoy!

01-28-2026 Brig-Sloop enters gallery At the moment, I am making good progress with my illustrations for Inside Age of Sail. So good, in fact, that I can’t keep up with adding the drawings to the gallery. It’s high time to … Read More

01-10-2026 Ship sloop joins the gallery As promised, the drawing of the ship sloop will be arriving at the gallery today. I started the drawing for the brig -sloop today. Let’s see when there will be new data sheets for … Read More

07-01-2026 Back to action I’m back from my holiday. Unfortunately, I didn’t have time to write the planned review of the year before the break. 2024 ended with me feeling like I hadn’t achieved anything. My limited time and productivity … Read More

10-17-2025 The 3rd spyhole finally online I had two good runs this week working on the new texts for Inside Age of Sail. The draft version of the information on the Royal Navy’s rating system is two-thirds complete. Nevertheless, I … Read More

09-24-2025 Credit for the 1st Rate I am now back on Facebook sharing my illustrations. Initially, I am showing the drawings on my personal account, ‘KreuderHorst’. However, I am also a member of several groups. In ‘Historische Segelschiffe Modellbau’ (Historical … Read More

09-18-2025 First illustration project completed The first series of new illustrations for Nautical Fiction has been completed. Today, the drawing of the first-rate ship of the line has been added to the gallery. But that was only the first step. … Read More