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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 reacted to Salty Sea Dog in Wasan 1628 by Nazgul - FINISHED - Billing Boats Vasa 1:75   
    Nice! It really doesn't get much better than this. What did you use for the broom straw?
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    NAZGÛL reacted to NMBROOK in MORDAUNT 1681 by NMBROOK - Euromodel - 1:60 - Beyond Bashed   
    I have fully sanded the deck smooth.After this,the deck was wiped with an extremely diluted mix of Liver of sulpur gel,http://www.metalclay.co.uk/patinas/,thiswas to take the shine off the copper,rather than turn it black,which a stronger mix would have done.It has removed the shine and darkened the copper ever so slightly.So far two coats of poly have been applied and the deck has been rubbed down ready for the third.
     
    Happy New Year everyone
     
    Nigel




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    NAZGÛL reacted to JesseLee in Wasan 1628 by Nazgul - FINISHED - Billing Boats Vasa 1:75   
    I agree, stunning!
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    NAZGÛL reacted to NMBROOK in Wasan 1628 by Nazgul - FINISHED - Billing Boats Vasa 1:75   
    Fabulous work mate Everything blends together in harmony!
     
    Happy New Year
     
    Nigel
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    NAZGÛL got a reaction from hexnut in Wasan 1628 by Nazgul - FINISHED - Billing Boats Vasa 1:75   
    Hey all! Here are some progress pics:
     
    I've put the ropes on the anchors. I based them on the description in Landströms book.

     
    I want to have a svabel so I scratched one.

     
     
    And here I have rigged one of the anchors, the svabel. I also made and positioned the penterbalk but it's not showing on the pics.

     

     

     
     
    /Matti
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    NAZGÛL got a reaction from fmodajr in Wasan 1628 by Nazgul - FINISHED - Billing Boats Vasa 1:75   
    Thanks Steve! It's the broom used for cleaning the anchors and toilets.
     
     
    /Matti
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    NAZGÛL got a reaction from themadchemist in Wasan 1628 by Nazgul - FINISHED - Billing Boats Vasa 1:75   
    Hey all! Here are some progress pics:
     
    I've put the ropes on the anchors. I based them on the description in Landströms book.

     
    I want to have a svabel so I scratched one.

     
     
    And here I have rigged one of the anchors, the svabel. I also made and positioned the penterbalk but it's not showing on the pics.

     

     

     
     
    /Matti
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    NAZGÛL got a reaction from msberkman in Wasan 1628 by Nazgul - FINISHED - Billing Boats Vasa 1:75   
    Hey all! Here are some progress pics:
     
    I've put the ropes on the anchors. I based them on the description in Landströms book.

     
    I want to have a svabel so I scratched one.

     
     
    And here I have rigged one of the anchors, the svabel. I also made and positioned the penterbalk but it's not showing on the pics.

     

     

     
     
    /Matti
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    NAZGÛL got a reaction from trippwj in Wasan 1628 by Nazgul - FINISHED - Billing Boats Vasa 1:75   
    Hey all! Here are some progress pics:
     
    I've put the ropes on the anchors. I based them on the description in Landströms book.

     
    I want to have a svabel so I scratched one.

     
     
    And here I have rigged one of the anchors, the svabel. I also made and positioned the penterbalk but it's not showing on the pics.

     

     

     
     
    /Matti
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    NAZGÛL got a reaction from Salty Sea Dog in Wasan 1628 by Nazgul - FINISHED - Billing Boats Vasa 1:75   
    Hey all! Here are some progress pics:
     
    I've put the ropes on the anchors. I based them on the description in Landströms book.

     
    I want to have a svabel so I scratched one.

     
     
    And here I have rigged one of the anchors, the svabel. I also made and positioned the penterbalk but it's not showing on the pics.

     

     

     
     
    /Matti
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    NAZGÛL got a reaction from Mike Y in Wasan 1628 by Nazgul - FINISHED - Billing Boats Vasa 1:75   
    Hey all! Here are some progress pics:
     
    I've put the ropes on the anchors. I based them on the description in Landströms book.

     
    I want to have a svabel so I scratched one.

     
     
    And here I have rigged one of the anchors, the svabel. I also made and positioned the penterbalk but it's not showing on the pics.

     

     

     
     
    /Matti
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    NAZGÛL got a reaction from riverboat in Wasan 1628 by Nazgul - FINISHED - Billing Boats Vasa 1:75   
    Thanks Steve! It's the broom used for cleaning the anchors and toilets.
     
     
    /Matti
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    NAZGÛL reacted to CaptainSteve in Wasan 1628 by Nazgul - FINISHED - Billing Boats Vasa 1:75   
    Just stunning, as always, Matti.
     
    I feel like I've been transported back to the 17th Century !!
     
    (PS: Help me out ... Google doesn't know what a 'svabel' is)
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    NAZGÛL got a reaction from riverboat in Wasan 1628 by Nazgul - FINISHED - Billing Boats Vasa 1:75   
    Hey all! Here are some progress pics:
     
    I've put the ropes on the anchors. I based them on the description in Landströms book.

     
    I want to have a svabel so I scratched one.

     
     
    And here I have rigged one of the anchors, the svabel. I also made and positioned the penterbalk but it's not showing on the pics.

     

     

     
     
    /Matti
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    NAZGÛL got a reaction from mtaylor in Wasan 1628 by Nazgul - FINISHED - Billing Boats Vasa 1:75   
    Cheers mate!
     
    Happy new year to everyone!
     
     
    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 riverboat 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 themadchemist 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 popeye the sailor in Wasan 1628 by Nazgul - FINISHED - Billing Boats Vasa 1:75   
    Cheers pops! I'm trying to fix the other stuff holding the anchors now. Nice work to do.
     
    Thanks for the likes everyone!
     
     
    /Matti
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    NAZGÛL reacted to popeye the sailor in Wasan 1628 by Nazgul - FINISHED - Billing Boats Vasa 1:75   
    there's no question about that.......I can agree how manufacturers can be so generic with their supplied parts.  my experience with Billing kits has shown this many times    with the degree of detail that you've put into your vasa,  I can see why you chose to scratch these parts     you've truly captured the original!
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    NAZGÛL got a reaction from canoe21 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 reklein 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 canoe21 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   
    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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