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Michael,

I haven't visited the Wasa museum yet, I hope to visit it next year.

In the mean time I have downloaded many foto's from the museum website (both the original ship and the reconstruction 1:10 model) and I ordered the book: "Vasa A Swedish Warship Fred Hocker 2011" as preparation for starting the build myself .

Regards Andy

Hi Michel 

I love reading you build log of the Wasa, 

I will start building the Wasa as soon as my current build of the Prins Willem (Corel) , a Dutch east Indiaman of 1651, is finished.

I have painted the model and made a lot of changes to the kit after studying the original model in the Rijks Museum in Amsterdam to make it look more historical correct. 

Hi Andy,

 

Welcome!

 

Do you have any more picts of your ship? The couple I see are very nice! Is it a kit model your building?

 

Frank

 

Its a kit by Corel named Prins Willem (a Dutch east Indiaman 1651) I painted it in its original coulors and corrected some of to the rigging

You can find the bull log on (I am sorry its in Dutch): 

http://www.modelbouwforum.nl/forums/bouwverslagen-historische-schepen/148350-prins-willem-17de-eeuws-voc-schip-95.html

(I am sorry its in Dutch), and all pictures on: 

http://www.modelbouwforum.nl/forums/members/abrouwer-albums-prins-willem-1649-voc.html

 

You are right in not using the Corel blocks they are to rough and full of splinters. I had to use them on the Prins Willem for I could not find 4mm blocks in the stores.

 

Andy

I have ordered the Wasa 

 

Frank,

I just started reading and following your build of the Wasa. I will start building the Wasa as soon as I haven finished the Prins Willem (a Dutch East Indiaman ),

your build report will be very helpful in correcting the Wasa model.