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NAZGÛL got a reaction from GrandpaPhil in Wasan 1628 by Nazgul - FINISHED - Billing Boats Vasa 1:75
Hey all! Last days I've managed to do some more details. The railing was less problems to get in place than I imagined. It fitted very well to the shape of the ship. It was a good advice to do it last Nigel as its fragile by it's nature. The ropes holding the anchor and the others hanging will be corrected when the model is positioned on the stand and I can tell how it should hang.
And with this it turns out I'm done with the model. It's a mixed feeling as I'm happy to have reached my goal but also feel a little sad as I'll miss working on it and talking to you all about it. It has been a great inspiration and source of knowledge, so thanks eveyone for the help and support!
These will likely be the last outdoor pctures of her and I will now start on the case so more to come.
/Matti
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NAZGÛL got a reaction from Blue Ensign in Wasan 1628 by Nazgul - FINISHED - Billing Boats Vasa 1:75
Thanks pops! Here is the original part compaired to the one I scratched. I think it's a generic part used in more kits.
Yeah the ones in the kit was the same size, but I shaped one down.
Here are reference pictures:
Landström also have great drawings on it.
/Matti
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NAZGÛL got a reaction from Blue Ensign in Wasan 1628 by Nazgul - FINISHED - Billing Boats Vasa 1:75
Hey all! I did the anchors yesterday. I planned to scratch them as the kit version was to round in shape and they where the same size. When looking closer I realized they could be reshaped to a better shape and that one could be resized quite easily so that's what I ended up doing. The plastic was easy to work with.
I made the wooden parts out of wood instead of the plastic ones that came with the kit.
The rings are rope with CA to make it hard, with smaller thread looped around it.
When I was working o the rigging the other evening I used a lamp to see the details. When we looked up on the ceiling it gave a pretty cool shadow effect.
/Matti
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NAZGÛL got a reaction from Blue Ensign in Wasan 1628 by Nazgul - FINISHED - Billing Boats Vasa 1:75
Hey all! I´ve got ill since posting last time, a small inflammation in the heart. I now eat medicine that will cure the inflammation and after that I should be fine again.
Anyway I made some small progress on the model last days. I have decided what setup I want and I will make her when she got her masts in place, perhaps during the early summer of 1628. I think the unfinished look is interesting and dynamic.
So I have made the second step of the main mast and the rigging for how to raise it after info from Fred Hocker. When it was in place I could glue the tops and then continue with the ropes that connect the shrouds to the tops.
I have also prepaired the railing. Fragile stuff so fingers crossed I will be able to add them later on.
/Matti
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NAZGÛL got a reaction from Blue Ensign in Wasan 1628 by Nazgul - FINISHED - Billing Boats Vasa 1:75
Hi everyone! There's a lot on my plate at the moment, so I haven't had time to be as active as I'd like lately.
I have finished the skankläder (war cloth?) for the tops. I then started with the tackles. I was surprised how much work they where. First I reshaped all the block to make them more like the real ones. Then I drilled the holes slightly bigger to fit the ropes I wanted. After that I made the hooks connecting them to the channels before putting the tackles in place.
/Matti
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NAZGÛL got a reaction from Blue Ensign in Wasan 1628 by Nazgul - FINISHED - Billing Boats Vasa 1:75
Cheers Max, we work the same way then.
I have been working with the tops. It's funny how fast this step feels after doing slow work like the ratlines.
What I've done is making holes for the connections for the ropes/next level deadeyes holders.
I also tried to make the skanskläder for the mainmast:
/Matti
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NAZGÛL got a reaction from Blue Ensign in Wasan 1628 by Nazgul - FINISHED - Billing Boats Vasa 1:75
Ah, the final ratlines of this stage is done, phew. I was bound to make mistakes as it was my first time, and the final mast became better than the first. But I'll look at the mistakes as lessons learned and move on.
I made a side by side with one of my ref pics, and besides the oversized deadeyes and that I didn't get the right number of ratlines/spacing, I'm happy with how the shaping of the ratlines came out.
Now it will feels good to make other things like finishing the tops and planning for the railings.
/Matti
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NAZGÛL got a reaction from Blue Ensign in Wasan 1628 by Nazgul - FINISHED - Billing Boats Vasa 1:75
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:
/Matti
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NAZGÛL got a reaction from Blue Ensign in Wasan 1628 by Nazgul - FINISHED - Billing Boats Vasa 1:75
Hey all! Ok so I made the ratlines for the starboard side of the mainmast. Lots of beginner misstakes, but it was quite enjoyable work. To be honest shaping the dead eyes and metal parts for them was more challenging on the nerves as there where many stages. Once these are on you have a result. I like that as it gives energy to continue. I decided to do not go by a template, but did them freehand, by the eye and tried to look at the reference instead. I did end up with more rows then the original at the museum.
I still need to weather the ratlines and give a light coat of varnish to hide the CA but this is where Ï'm at now.
/Matti
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NAZGÛL got a reaction from Blue Ensign in Wasan 1628 by Nazgul - FINISHED - Billing Boats Vasa 1:75
Thanks for the input Keith, its appreciated!
Here is a more high res pic:
You may be right, but to my eye it looks right on the model.
I do tend to like downscaling details pretty often on my models...
/Matti
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NAZGÛL got a reaction from Blue Ensign in Wasan 1628 by Nazgul - FINISHED - Billing Boats Vasa 1:75
Hey again!
I'm finally done with the channels and its details. Also did the collar holding on to the bowsprit.
First a pic I took at the museum.
And how mine turned out:
Time to start planning those ratlines now...
/Matti
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NAZGÛL got a reaction from Blue Ensign in Wasan 1628 by Nazgul - FINISHED - Billing Boats Vasa 1:75
Cheers pops!
I tried to take dark background images earlier. I don't get why the LED lights look so weird in the image. IRL it is quite dim and have a grey/greenish tone, as the windows are tinted. The camera pick the light up as bright and almost blue.
Now it's back to shaping deadeyes and the metal parts for them so I can continue with the foremast.
Thanks for the likes everyone!
Matti
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NAZGÛL got a reaction from Blue Ensign in Wasan 1628 by Nazgul - FINISHED - Billing Boats Vasa 1:75
Hey all! Small update. I added the clamps holding the bowsprit ropes. I blended them to match the other wood, so they aren't very obvious. I also made the mainstay collar, trying to get it like the real one at the museum. Paintwise its washes and trying to get everything to blend and look balanced. I'm glad I repainted the lower area of the beakhead.
/Matti
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NAZGÛL got a reaction from Blue Ensign in Wasan 1628 by Nazgul - FINISHED - Billing Boats Vasa 1:75
I don´t know, consider walking up this in heavy wind...
What a hard life.
/Matti
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NAZGÛL got a reaction from Blue Ensign in Wasan 1628 by Nazgul - FINISHED - Billing Boats Vasa 1:75
Hey again!
I've mounted the bowsprit and finished the ropes holding it.
It was lots of work as I had to reshape thin down the L shaped timbers holding the bow. Looking back I think it was good to wait with drilling the rope holes until knowing where to put them. That gave me liberty to arrange the beek head "floor planks" the way I wanted and then arrange the rope holes acccording to them, not the other way around. That said, I would have thinned down the L shaped parts slightly pre assembly to make it easier to get room for the holes, and this is a tip for builders of the kit. This way made me nervous about destroying anything...
I never was happy with the paint job on the lower beakhead parts, and this gave me an opportunity to make it better.
/Matti
Edit: I just realized that I didn't explain that the kit construction is with the ropes running "outside" the lower beakhead construction (wrong). Remember that I broke the beakhead earlier and strengthened it when repairing it. This made my beakhead stronger and that's good when doing this mod to the build.
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NAZGÛL got a reaction from Blue Ensign in Wasan 1628 by Nazgul - FINISHED - Billing Boats Vasa 1:75
Hey all! Here are some pictures of the shrouds:
Quite enjoyable stage of the build, and changes the look of the model alot, at least in my eyes.
The ratlines will be testing my nerves though Im sure...
/Matti
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NAZGÛL reacted to NMBROOK in Wasan 1628 by Nazgul - FINISHED - Billing Boats Vasa 1:75
Excellent work on the cabinet mate I look forward to seeing what you tackle next.I am not around much of late,very busy sorting things ready for our move at Easter.
Kind Regards
Nigel
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NAZGÛL reacted to popeye the sailor in Wasan 1628 by Nazgul - FINISHED - Billing Boats Vasa 1:75
yea......if you like to read stereo equipment manuals I look at them as kind of a 'read between the lines' sort of instruction.
I built the Cux87 and the Mary Ann........both of these kits are advanced beginner kits. the panel diagrams didn't match the Mary Ann's parts panels.......but if I looked in the Cux instructions, the diagrams matched to a 'T' I found that to be rather funny
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NAZGÛL got a reaction from jollymillar in Wasan 1628 by Nazgul - FINISHED - Billing Boats Vasa 1:75
The BB Vasa instructions have measurements in the part list when it comes to planks and such.
In my kit (the latest version I think) there are an extra set of plans showing the new diagrams of the lasercut part. They changed the setup compaired to the earlier version. Maybe thats the reason for your differences, but its weird that they didn't add the new diagram.
The plans felt hard to get at first, I remember joking some about drunk danes doing them. But they have all info there, but not made as an easy read. The 1:1 sheet is often helpfull. It's also helpful to look at reference of the real ship and the 1:10 to see how it should look.
/Matti
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NAZGÛL reacted to popeye the sailor in Wasan 1628 by Nazgul - FINISHED - Billing Boats Vasa 1:75
that's what those markings are...........easy reference in case something is damaged. what I find that Billing's needs to improve on, is to include measurements in the instruction sheets.....I've done a couple that were poor in that dept. another thing, is that comparing the diagrams in the instruction sheets and the actual parts panels, they might not be identical.........why this happens, I have no idea. I suppose someone in the laser cut dept had better ideas
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NAZGÛL got a reaction from jollymillar in Wasan 1628 by Nazgul - FINISHED - Billing Boats Vasa 1:75
Cheers Lawrence! Yeah time flies when having a good time building. Looking forward to see your scratch building.
I needed to check through the instructions a few times to find what goes where, but once I got the logic it was no problems. I can't say but the numbers you asked sounds like what plywood sheet the parts are laser cut on.
You may want to consider how to do the open gunports early when building this kit.
/Matti
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NAZGÛL got a reaction from GrandpaPhil in Wasan 1628 by Nazgul - FINISHED - Billing Boats Vasa 1:75
Thanks JM, once you get what goes where she builds in to a nice model. Feel free to ask and perhaps me or the other Billing Vasa builders can help.
Karl, your model turned out beautyful!
Vasa was a regal class ship, a kings powerful ship named after his heraldic name. Regal ships where usually named after things that were symbols of the king, The Spectre, The Crown, The Sword, The Apple (like Vasa sister ship Äpplet) and so on. Vasa is the family name (heraldic name?) of the king Gustav II Adolf. We call the time period between 1521-1654 vasatiden (The Vasa time) in swedish history because of these kings (and one queen). The V or W is because they had no clear spelling rules back then and wrote anyway they wanted.
Here's their heraldic symbol, same as on the Vasa ship. The thing in the middle is a vasakärve, a bundle of seed. These symbols are still common is swedish authorities.
I just finished the display case and got the model inside. The case is customized with a set of legs from an old table I had and some planks to fasten them. The display case is shortened to fit the model amd get nicer proportions of it.
Cheers!
/Matti
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NAZGÛL got a reaction from MarisStella.hr in Wasan 1628 by Nazgul - FINISHED - Billing Boats Vasa 1:75
Thanks JM, once you get what goes where she builds in to a nice model. Feel free to ask and perhaps me or the other Billing Vasa builders can help.
Karl, your model turned out beautyful!
Vasa was a regal class ship, a kings powerful ship named after his heraldic name. Regal ships where usually named after things that were symbols of the king, The Spectre, The Crown, The Sword, The Apple (like Vasa sister ship Äpplet) and so on. Vasa is the family name (heraldic name?) of the king Gustav II Adolf. We call the time period between 1521-1654 vasatiden (The Vasa time) in swedish history because of these kings (and one queen). The V or W is because they had no clear spelling rules back then and wrote anyway they wanted.
Here's their heraldic symbol, same as on the Vasa ship. The thing in the middle is a vasakärve, a bundle of seed. These symbols are still common is swedish authorities.
I just finished the display case and got the model inside. The case is customized with a set of legs from an old table I had and some planks to fasten them. The display case is shortened to fit the model amd get nicer proportions of it.
Cheers!
/Matti
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NAZGÛL got a reaction from WackoWolf in Wasan 1628 by Nazgul - FINISHED - Billing Boats Vasa 1:75
Thanks JM, once you get what goes where she builds in to a nice model. Feel free to ask and perhaps me or the other Billing Vasa builders can help.
Karl, your model turned out beautyful!
Vasa was a regal class ship, a kings powerful ship named after his heraldic name. Regal ships where usually named after things that were symbols of the king, The Spectre, The Crown, The Sword, The Apple (like Vasa sister ship Äpplet) and so on. Vasa is the family name (heraldic name?) of the king Gustav II Adolf. We call the time period between 1521-1654 vasatiden (The Vasa time) in swedish history because of these kings (and one queen). The V or W is because they had no clear spelling rules back then and wrote anyway they wanted.
Here's their heraldic symbol, same as on the Vasa ship. The thing in the middle is a vasakärve, a bundle of seed. These symbols are still common is swedish authorities.
I just finished the display case and got the model inside. The case is customized with a set of legs from an old table I had and some planks to fasten them. The display case is shortened to fit the model amd get nicer proportions of it.
Cheers!
/Matti
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NAZGÛL got a reaction from Farbror Fartyg in Wasan 1628 by Nazgul - FINISHED - Billing Boats Vasa 1:75
Thanks JM, once you get what goes where she builds in to a nice model. Feel free to ask and perhaps me or the other Billing Vasa builders can help.
Karl, your model turned out beautyful!
Vasa was a regal class ship, a kings powerful ship named after his heraldic name. Regal ships where usually named after things that were symbols of the king, The Spectre, The Crown, The Sword, The Apple (like Vasa sister ship Äpplet) and so on. Vasa is the family name (heraldic name?) of the king Gustav II Adolf. We call the time period between 1521-1654 vasatiden (The Vasa time) in swedish history because of these kings (and one queen). The V or W is because they had no clear spelling rules back then and wrote anyway they wanted.
Here's their heraldic symbol, same as on the Vasa ship. The thing in the middle is a vasakärve, a bundle of seed. These symbols are still common is swedish authorities.
I just finished the display case and got the model inside. The case is customized with a set of legs from an old table I had and some planks to fasten them. The display case is shortened to fit the model amd get nicer proportions of it.
Cheers!
/Matti
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