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Thanks GL Tamiya matt white ( XF2 ) thinned with isopropylalcohol is used.

Michael, As always : Beautiful !!

And greetings from Belgium

Welcome midelburgo, There is very little known about this ship. Newly built in England or rebuilt in England or anywhere else. If you ever built this ship , There were then certain rules then to build a ship. But there is a fair amount of margin in shape, colors and other things. No one can say that you are wrong, But you can never prove that you are building it correctly (my opinion) Painting the upper part of the hull. Of course no one knows how this ship was painted. And it is quite possible that it has been repainted during the 3-year journey. So I go for shapes and colors that were common at the time. Shapes?? Choice enough : arrows, triangles, lines, diamonds, round shapes Colors ?? Apparently "all colors of the rainbow" (belgian saying) were used and on some ships there are simply no colors I am going for white and green arrows Presumably there will be white and red later on the part on the poopdeck. First there is painted white First try. Reasonable, but not really good. so, remove and redo Second try. Masking tape is attached to the non-adhesive side of a sticker. The shapes of arrows are drawn and cut out. The pictures speak for themselves. I am satisfied with it. This method takes a lot of time but the result is quite ok. Now further painting on the for and after castle. As always, thanks for following

Yes I have seen this already ( also the pictures,not the real ship ) And can you believe this : They even found a cog in "my backyard" . The village Doel is not far away from Verrebroek, Less than 10 km. Great news then. Great ideas and great plans for the future. But now, no money to make them come true. But There are plans to start in 2023 Hopefully they will ever do something with this ship, It is on my wish list as the next model to build. English https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/shipwrecks/0/steps/7971 Dutch search for : "kogge in Doel" or "kogge van Doel" https://www.hln.be/regio/beveren/doelse-kogge-pas-vanaf-2023-herbouwd~a140776c/

Jorge, and greetings from Belgium

Welcome to MSW Miroslav

Welcome to MSW Neil, And greetings from a Belgian living in Belgium

Great to see your model grow. A special way of building, looks like a big challenge Nice work Hakan

Welcome back Michael Yep, there will be a little bit of weathering on the colors. But certainly not too much.

Great progress and beautiful work GL A very clever idea, this tool

Thank you Mike, always welcome. And a smal update "Nails" are applied before painting, needles have been used for this. After being placed in the hull they are flattened with a file. I have not installed treenails here. Because the planks of the upper part of the hull are normally thinner and lighter than the planks of the lower hull. And now we can continue with painting Thanks for following

well done, Dick. Beautiful model with a lot of detail.

When I built my Vasa, I have attached a few pdfs of the Billings building plans These were then free and legally downloadable on the site of Billing Boats. Maybe you better start a construction log. Then you will find help and advice more quickly. Good luck with the restauration of your model.

Thank you lawrence, Normally the shipyard is indeed closed in the winter. But I have hung a new lamp on the ceiling in my hobby room. So that in the winter months I have enough light to see enough for shipbuilding. This new lamp has become a good investment. If I have time available on the weekend, I continue to build on the Golden Hind. The treenailing has taken more time than planned, but afterwards I have no regrets that I have them fitted on the model. The painting of the upper hull is now started.

Welcome to MSW. And succes with your first build

To be honest, I would not expect too much from the value (sorry) This is probably a unique model, but it is not an exact copy of the Vasa Have you already read this post?

Thanks for the positive comments. I almost have the result I wanted to achieve. So, i probably will not change it much anymore.

Welcome to MSW Mozartman, Greetings from Belgium.

Oscar, Welcome to MSW and good luck with the Charly.

Your model is indeed a scratch build or semi scratch build model of the Vasa. Greetings from Belgium

Looks great Nils. Nice painting on the figures

Thank you Steven and GL My loose hand, or freehand, is best before drinking a triple beer (or any other beer). Ps, I can not drink too much. For some reason I always have a hangover in the morning and 2 days headache later on...

Thanks Steven The idea that I think of : a thin layer of white paint with a light wash of green over it. So that the wood structure and treenails remain somewhat visible Like this : Work in progress ( with one thin layer of white paint)

Painting, I do not make a brand new ship fresh from the shipyard. But a ship that has been at sea for a while. The intention is to create a somewhat weathered appearance. The explanation of the color described in the book “Risse von shiffen des 16. Und 17 jahrhunderts” is very believable . So, for the color above the waterline, I looked for a reddish brown or chestnut brown color where a little pale yellow appearance comes through. Tamiya matte paint XF 64 red brown is been used. strongly diluted with iso propyl alcohol. 2 layers of XF 64 paint has been used above the waterline. Between the two layers is carefully sanded with a scothbrite. As well as after the last layer. For the time being there is one layer of diluted Tamiya matt white below the waterline. No masking tape was used to paint the water line. Why: in the 16th century there was no masking tape yet. So painting is done with “de losse hand (Flamish) “ or "a loose hand" (dont now correct word in English, sorry). Thanks for following and likes. Next step, painting the upper part of the hull. Index see post 1