NAZGÛL
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Ok, the BB mast instruction is actually better then the other, but it's still a lot of thinking before getting into action. I hope to be able to leave the plans and look at reference as soon as possible as thats the way I like to build. Does this setup look right? And could anyone just give the english words for the masts? I've written red letters. Cheers! /Matti
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I would sand it now. I think it's not something bad that different areas have different nuances. I try to do it the other way around, to make everything slightly different in color. That makes the look more vibrant and alive imo. It boils down to a matter of aesthetic choice and what look you want. If you want it clean and perfect then wait. /Matti
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Nice progress on your great build Vivian! /Matti
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Cheers guys, I hope so and it's good to have the members here to ask when needed! Trying to read up on how it works and look before starting. /Matti
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Nice work Bob, really nice! /Matti
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Thanks Vivian and Pete! /Matti
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Cheers Mark! Yeah it is. So far I've been able to work out stuff from my previous modelbuilding but now I have to start from zero... /Matti
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I finished the small sculptures for the rudder. I used the BB lion as except his head looking straight up is pretty good. I reshaped the legs and removed the long tail to get that rather cute teddybear shape as can be seen on the 1:10 model. BB didn't include the mascaron with his tounge out and I really wanted that character on the ship so I carved him out of pear wood. FIrst the one on the 1:10 at the museum: And here are mine: It was first after finishing them it occured to me that I just made the last planned sculptures for this model. It's a mixed feeling as I really enjoy the sculptures. The stern is also finished now. /Matti
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Nice cannons and carriages! Great detail work Michael. /Matti
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Yeah, agreed! If you get bitten by the bug then there is Vasa 1 and soon Vasa 2 is released. They are written by Fred and other researchers and are really thorough. /Matti
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Thanks Pete! There is a lot of history to read if you are interested in her story. Two books I can recommend is Warship Vasa by Fred Hocker. It's both about the ship and the history of the days she was built. Very good allround book with many great pictures. Fred Hocker is head of research in the museum and therefore the book is a great source of knowledge and is both in depht yet a pleasure to read. The other is Björn Landströms book The royal warship Vasa. It's written in the 80-ies and we know today some of the facts in the book to be wrong (like blue and gold Vasa, or Gustav Adolf changing the pland during the build). But Landströms drawings and indepht studies in how the ships where built is a huge inspiration to read. There are many more books but these are great starters and look at the times she was built. /Matti
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Clean work Jan, glad to see you at it again! /Matti
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Really nice build going on Jesse, glad to have found it! /Matti
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Nice way to solve the size! Vasas gunports vary so much in size it would drive anyone insane to get them all right... I'm really looking forward to see her planked. /Matti
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Excellent work on the masts Karl! It's hard to keep up with your speed. /Matti
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No problem mate. Thanks! /Matti
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Thank you Farbror Fartyg, still giggle when I see your name (Uncle Ship). Karl, yeah it's a great film. Sorry but I feel awkward about having a link to a pirate version posted in my thread so if you could remove the link I'd appreciate it. I know I'm old fashioned about stuff like that. /Matti
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Thanks Keith and Pete! Keith I definately share your fascination about the ships histories. The struggle, guesses and deigns by gut feel of early shipbuilding compaired to todays computer generated perfect products is truly fascinating. And it is what makes the early ships and other products so much beautyful and alive. Actually it is a whidespread myth that Gustav Adolf changed Vasas design in the middle of constrution. He did change his mind before Master Hübertsson started the build though, after a third of the swedish fleet got destroyed after a storm near Riga, he changed the order from one big and one small vessels to two medium sized ships. These two ships became Vasa and her sister Äpplet (the apple); Vasa is the same size that was ordered. Äpplet was very similar to Vasa from all we know, but was widened one meter. That made her stable enough to be in a long service for 30 years! She was even considered for another rebuild before sunken at Oxdjupet outside of Stockholm. One meter was the difference between success and failure. Hübertsson also constructed the ship Tre Kronor before Vasa and that ship was such a good sailor that Gustav Adolf chosed her as his flagship when the fleet went to war against the catholics in Germany later so Hübertsson must have been a good shipbuilder. I'd say the reason Vasa sunk was that her construction was new to both Hübertsson and swedish shipbuilding, something like a prototype for how the Swedish ships where going to be built later on. But all timbers to allow for the cannons made her top heavy and unstable. Captain Hansons decision to keep her gunports open after knowing she was unstable is, in my opinion, a strange one as they never got to test her before sending her on her first mission and he knew she did not pass the stability test. I think a strong fear of superiors and a faith in a higher power protecting her was a big part of the decisions made for Vasa. Captain Hanson where found innocent and was put in charge of salvaging her. I hope I didn't mix up any facts now... /Matti
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Nigel, it's great for some details so try it out. Thanks Chris and Lawrence, I'm glad you like it! The grass looks worse than it is. We have a rather dry period now, but rain is soon to come... /Matti
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Such nice lines! Everything looks top notch Nigel! /Matti
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Thanks! Yeah thin CA, glue one side and you have a few seconds before it soaks in (it turns grey). I dont cut the lenght before the part is in place. That gives me a long piece of paper to hold and then just place the glued end in place and cut it with an exactoknife or scissors. Gives great controle. /Matti
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Thanks guys your nice comments, they give energy to building her! The rudder is in place and all left to do on the whole stern now is the hanging lion. First pics of the real one I took earlier: And how mine turned out. The rudder was on of those things that changed the whole look, well at least for me. /Matti
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Wow, thanks guys, really happy you like it! Keith, I'm still amazed what you managed to do in small scale detailing. Thanks for your kind words. Pictures outside not only gives nice backgrounds and light, tt's also a great way to see how the paintjob works. Cheers Nigel, I use regular paper soaked in CA glue. It works great for thin details like these and it's shapeable before turning really hard. The surface is great for looking like iron after painting it. I try to keep the details small and thin and I find tis method to work well for that. It takes some practice to get the right amount of glue, and mounting the detail quick enough though. When used to it you get great controle, The shafts are simple brass rods in a nice scale in the right lenght. /Matti
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