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Hubac's Historian

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  1. Hubac's Historian
    There should definitely be a rail there, yes.
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    Michael - will you present your model in the dark colors of the preserved Vasa timbers?
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    Now I see where you are headed. I had thought, perhaps that you would not paint between the guns. Personally, I liked the variation and grain of your chosen material. Be that as it may, she will look very smart fully painted.
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    Per, this earlier comment on Heller deck heights, I was at my father’s, this past weekend, so I took a measurement of the Heller Victory: From the top of one deck ledge to the top of the next (or, in terms of the real ship - underside to underside of deck planking) measures 7/8”, or 7’ at scale. Subtract 8-10” (approx.) for the sided beams, and 3-4” for the decking thickness, and one arrives at a clear headroom of just under 6’, which corresponds with my recollection of visiting Victory in 1994. At the time, I was just a hair less than 6’ tall. I am shorter, now. That same exercise applied to SR results in 17/16”, or 8’6” from deck plank underside to plank underside. Ultimately, that allows for a comfortably clear headroom of 7’+. The 17th C. seaman’s diet was not robust enough to produce giants like that. As I say, though, the interspace between gun ports is sufficiently long to mitigate the impression of incorrect deck heights.
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    WWII was such an interesting time period in battleship development; every nation had their version of the super-ship. I read recently that the US Navy is trying to develop an effective projectile range of hundreds of miles, as opposed to the obsolete Iowa class range of 25 miles. If they can achieve that, we may yet see an era of the deluxe super-ship extraordinaire!
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    She’s an interesting fish, out of water; I had no idea how full she was below the waterline. The ship looks so sleek in period footage. I will gladly follow along on this one, as you are doing some really nice, clean work.
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    This is some incredible work you’re doing, Channell!
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    You have rendered me speechless.
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    Oh my! What are your plans for this battlefleet?
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    I love that Airfix kit. The detailing is better than on the more recent Revell version. Years ago, I scrapped my first attempt at it, which was somewhat regrettable because the paint was really good. I have a second one, though, and someday I’ll get to doing something good with it. Anyway, I’ll sure enjoy watching you build it!
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    Michael, which version of the Vasa will you build?
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    I wouldn’t say it’s a necessity, but it’s a nice detail if you choose to take it to that level. I chose not to because I was having a difficult enough time re-joining the knee extensions, where I had cut them. After all of that, I wanted to paint and move on.
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    Confirmed, albeit, a little hard to see in this photo from Fred Hocker’s book:
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    It is a feature rarely seen on models, but I think it’s origin predates, even the ships of the first marine. I’d have to check, but I’m pretty sure this breakwater exists in the original timber of the Vasa. It’s purpose is to relieve turbulent stress on the knees of the head.
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    This looks interesting!
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    Beautifully done, Mike!
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    will you show us a few pics of the other hulls, in process? Just curious.
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    My suggestion would be not to worry about changing the hull shape. If anything, you need more of a concavity in this area, so it would be more a problem of subtraction than addition. Sometimes - most times, in fact - I think, the pre-determined kit architecture can’t reasonably be defied. More importantly, though, the Heller shape is close enough to be reasonably representative, here. If you have it in mind to attempt these sorts of plastic surgeries - and there will be a whole host of incongruities, in the bow area, between the Heller Hull and the SP monograph - then, I think you would be far better served carving a solid hull from the SP plan-set, and then detailing that with either wood or styrene. I have always thought that the primary motivator of modifying this kit was that one could use the basic hull shells as a their basis; not having to construct a hull, from scratch, is a huge time-saver. You will want that time later, as the project progresses, because adding all of the missing detail and the particulars of the SP ornamental plan will be extremely time consuming. ... my two cents.
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    The unfortunate thing, I think, is that the hobby has fallen out of favor with young people. With today’s tech, kit manufacturers could put out product that is vastly superior to Heller’s best efforts in 1977. But, there isn’t a long-term market for it. My son sees me working on the model, all the time, in the evenings. We’re slowly building a model plane together, but he has little drive or inclination to work on the thing himself. It is very difficult to compete with tech for young people’s attention.
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    All great advice - thank you, gentlemen!
  21. Hubac's Historian
    Well, Mark - that should take the guesswork out of the whole equation. Thank you for the references!
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    I do not think it is accurate to say that blue colors could only be derived from blue stones, prior to 1706. I am pretty sure paints were being mixed with copper oxides to produce lighter blues.
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    I enjoyed watching the feature, Doris. The recognition of your talents is well deserved.
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    Glad to see you back, but your pics don’t seem to be showing.
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    Coming along beautifully, MD - nice, clean work!

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