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Amazing! I can't believe the scale...

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Great shaping!

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That's really clever! The model looks great.

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Cheers Nigel!

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Thanks all for the comments and likes!

Mark, if I got it right, there should only be some minor adjustment needed. I plan to stop with the rigging after putting ratlines on the finished shrouds and wait for the Vasa II book. Actually I'm not sure what rigging set up I will give her, because I think of the model as in the summer before her departure, during the preparations. I find it poetic, all that hard work they did only to go under later on. I also always prefered the second act, in the middle of things.

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Hey all, here is an update finally. I've done the other side of the mainmast and made the portside of the mizzen mast. I found it difficult to imitate the sagging curves of the original, but it was easier on the mizzen as the shrouds are angled straight up. First a reference pic I took at the museum:

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Cheers Lawrence and Tony! I don't plan to use the lantern and didn't prepaire for any lighting for it.

We can't know how one would look, but after seing lanterns on Vasa models like Marks, I got an urge to do one so I may change my mind later on.

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Very nice walkthrough of your work, thanks for showing.

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Great model based on a great ship! Well done Hans!

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Lovely pictures mate! I'm happy to hear you have some freetime.

Those shiplines are just beautyful and your model really shows them.

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Ouch I missed this, beautyful work Mark! Love the cannons.

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Nice work Max, those cannon riggings look great!

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Nice vid Mark! I remember that Mythbusters did their own test like this. And after some googling here is a compilation of their test:

http://videos.howstuffworks.com/discovery/6542-mythbusters-pirate-pig-splinter-test-video.htm

And yeah the pigs makes it all feel... well bad taste. But if I remember correctly their experiment had the right velocity and thickness of wood, and the pigs does show how a human would be affected by the hit pretty well. 

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Yeah, life must have been hard, and all the diseases that killed huge numbers...

Repairs must have been difficult.

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Sorry to hijack into that log, but I found an interesting post. Wasa museum is building a small section of the hull, historically correct.

It is under construction, and the latest info is here: http://www.vasamuseet.se/sv/Skeppet/Skeppsbloggen/Hakan-Altrock/Nyanser-av-gratt/

Looking forward to see it!

Here they shoot a replica cannon at that section. Beautyful stuff!

http://www.svtplay.se/klipp/2419510/efter-lang-vantan-vasakanonen-avfyras

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Sorry to hear of the problems, Nigel. I'm sure you will work it out.

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Thanks guys! I've had less time to work on the ratlines, but I seem to have picked up speed so I'm soon getting done with the other side of the main mast. So much more enjoyable part of the build compaired to what I thought before starting.

Cheers for all the likes!

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Nice work, the details look in scale!

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Cheers pops! Yeah, well work's hectic now, and doing the ratlines are relaxing to do. I thought it would be tedious as there are so many knots, but when one line is done, it's done. After applying some varnish that is.

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Hey Law! I'm doing the mainmast ratlines on the portside.

Thanks for checking the build buddy!

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Superb work mate,  your attention to wood color gives your models such harmony!

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Nice work Jan! I hope to learn your method for my next build.

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Love your model Jesse, the rope work is top notch!

Sorry to read about the bowsprit, but you managed to repair it well! I would have prefered CA, as in my opinion its easier to hide the seams with some gentle sanding.

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I did the "interior" pre planking. Check out Karleops build, he also have open gunports.

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Glad to help Andy! What's your plan for the inside of the gunports?

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