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NAZGÛL
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Thanks for the kind words Frank, Andy, Nigel and Ferit! /Matti -
Shes really starting to come together. The lines work well with the sculptures. /Matti
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Hey all! Working more slowly, but I have done a little progress on the towers. I have also redone the angles of the pinacles of the top towers. /Matti
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Very impressive! /Matti
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Hey Buck thanks! Im a teacher. I just started to study also, and thats why its so hectic. Im still working on the ship, but at a slower pace. /Matti
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Yeah, and some male sculpts on Vasa have that too. Im going to slow down the tempo in this build. Work is hectic and I dont want building this to start feeling like a chor. /Matti
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Glad if I could help. CA glue and baking soda is great for some work. Here is a pic of a herm that could be interesting for someone into sculptures like Vasas. This is from a church in Västerås (wich has a lot of things from early history so I try to visit when I can). Its made in the early 1600s in Lübeck and the paint is original according to the staff. To the left is one from Vasa, to the right the one from the church. . /Matti
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Cheers Michael I hope so! Thanks Alistair! Its great thats your kid has done so well. Mark, twins huh? Thats twice the fun! Tony, for this I used CA glue in gel form. It fills the gaps and gives me time to get it right. I can then hold it in position, and pour the baking soda on it, making the glue dry instantly. /Matti
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Thank you so much Lawrence and Buck! And I agree parenthood is great. /Matti
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I will Frank, and I notice how quick the years started to move by. Thanks Nigel! /Matti
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Cheers Nigel! Yeah the towers will take some determination to finish. I added one more, and that one is also bent to the left to get it to fit. But the soldering iron works brilliantly. Also added the tips on the other towers so I can continue. I didnt get a perfect angle of them compaired to the sculptures, but theres a lot of angles meeting there, makin it difficult. I like to build things with my sons, Here is a medieval swedish paper house we built earlier to company their playmo castle and ships. Its agood subject as they can do a lot themselves with a little help, and its playable afterwards. /Matti
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Yeah its great! He is very interested in modelbuilding and painting. Its a good feeling to share interests. Thanks for the nice comment. Making these details take some time, bur I want to finish the galleries before staring on the bow. Thanks for the likes also. /Matti
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Nice! /Matti
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Got time to mount four sculptures on the first tower. I used CA gel and baking soda to make it cure in the right position and fill the gap. Good to have a partner to help with that, I had my 5 year old helper. /Matti
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Thanks for the support Lawrence! Still a lot at work, so Ive been to tired to get a lot done at the evenings this week, but I have done a few sculptures and will do one of the towers first. Before continuing with the rest of the shaping. I will also experiment to see if I can get a decent fit on the tower. They all have indivual shape and Id hate to make many at a time and mix them up... /Matti
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Thanks Ferit! I feel the soldering iron works great and gives controle with these small stuff. /Matti
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Cheers for the idea Clipper! The original towers are suggested to just get horizontal grooves, not the layer on layer way I did mine. That way they would sit tight. I have enough difficulty getting the sculptures in the right shape allready, and dont have the skill to get the contours perfect without breaking them. I dont think it will be a big problem when they are in place. Im looking forward to follow your build, and Im sure you could do the towers as you suggested. /Matti
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Thats a clever way to get controle over the heat, Lawrence. Ill keep that in mind in the future. Im starting to get the hang of bending those sculptures. Sanding them thinner made it way easyer. /Matti
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Well I have quite a pile of them to do, so Im far from safe yet, but thanks! Hopefully I get the hang of it as Ill do them. /Matti
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Did some tests. The soldering iron works like a charm and is pretty undramatic to work with., so thanks for the advice mate. The first was tricky though as the piece was to thick to bend easy, but I got it into shape after a while. But when testholding it against the tower made me decide I have to thin them down. After I sanded them to maybe 50-60% of their original thickness, bending them was quite easy With the soldering iron and it looks much better on the tower aswell. Im still on the fence of not putting any on the top towers as a nod to the original on the museum. I do the other towers first, giving me time to decide. /Matti
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Yeah you are right, id probably superglue the tie to the table or worse... Bending... Ah yeah agreed, but the sculptures are plastic, and boiling water dont make it soft enough for the more sharp bends. I duct taped the soldering iron to a board so it will not slip or get dangerous earlier. Ill let you know how it works. /Matti
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Michael, the BB instructions also suggest the candle and also makes it look easy. I love that cover pic, makes me wanna wear a suit when building models! Cheers Jan, Im a fan of your paper modeling! /Matti
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Actually my job is kinda hectic at the moment, so I only had time to do the long sculptures below the galleries, and was planning to start the delicate ones now. Thanks for the concern and great idea! In Sweden we cant buy the old style light bulbs anymore and the new low energy ones dont get a good heat I think. I could be wrong, but they have a plastic cover. I think I can get the soldering idea to work, starting far away from it and go closer little by little. Thanks again Buck! /Matti
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