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Lin Feng reacted to fmodajr in Wasa by fmodajr - FINISHED - Corel - 1:75
Hello!
Thanks for all the "Like" clicks!
I had a few minutes (in-between shoveling out from 2 large snow storms) to finish up the upper sections of the 3 masts.
So now I will set them aside and begin work on the bowsprit assembly.
After I am finished the bowsprit, I have to figure out and install the blocks on the masts and bowsprit before I mount them.
Thanks,
Frank
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Lin Feng reacted to fmodajr in Wasa by fmodajr - FINISHED - Corel - 1:75
Photos of the mast caps mounted on the tops of the lower masts.
Photos of the mid sections mounted onto the lower sections and mast caps.
Metal brace attached to the mast and mast caps.
I almost forgot!
I drilled a hole thru the top of the mid section masts for the future rigging of the yards.
Now onto the upper sections of the masts. I did not realize that they would end up this tall!
Thanks,
Frank
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Lin Feng reacted to fmodajr in Wasa by fmodajr - FINISHED - Corel - 1:75
Hello,
Thanks again for all the likes! I know I am repeating myself, but I really appreciate it. Thanks for visiting.
I am now working on the mid section of the 3 masts.
I don't have a lathe, so here is how I tapered the mast sections, using my drill press.
Shaped mid section pieces, ready for staining.
I decided to remake the mast caps from scratch. I did not like the ones that came with the kit. Also, I wanted to keep the wood consistent by using walnut.
I squared up some walnut and drilled and squared the middle to fit the lower mast tops.
Now I glued a second piece on top of the lower piece above.
The next step was to measure the mid section mast dia's at the point where they would meet the mast caps. Then I drilled the holes thru both sections of the mast caps.
Now I cut the mast caps thru the center of the holes drilled above
Photos of finish mast caps shaped, rounded, stained and with metal fittings applied.
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Lin Feng reacted to JanV in Wasa 1628 by JanV - Corel - scale 1:75 - Vasa
the masts are fixed now
the coming months will be a slow build due to some big modifications in my house (new windows in the bed-rooms) -
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Lin Feng reacted to marktiedens in Wasa by marktiedens - FINISHED - Corel - scale 1:75 (Vasa)
A little more progress - got the lower gallery roofs planked. The tricky part was the angled planks between the lower tower & the side of the ship. The area is the circled area on the picture of the real ship.
/Mark
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Lin Feng reacted to fmodajr in Wasa by fmodajr - FINISHED - Corel - 1:75
Thanks again everyone for the likes!
Karl and Michael,
Thanks you for your comments! It is appreciated.
I finished up the last steps to the platform and mounted them to the masts.
I am glad this step is over!
I used 28 gage black wire and twisted them around the deadeyes
Then I drill the correct size holes thru the platforms and inserted the deadeyes.
From underneath the platform, I cut the excess wire and formed a loop. (I will later pass the rigging for the shrouds thru the eyes)
Now I fitted and glued the platforms to the 3 lower masts
Test fitted the masts onto the ship
Now I will be moving onto the mid and upper mast pieces.
Thanks,
Frank
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Lin Feng got a reaction from SkerryAmp in Announcing the Model Ship World Ship Kit Database Project
Please check the entry for the "Wasa" from Billing Boats, the nation is Swedish not Swiss.
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Lin Feng got a reaction from Karleop in Announcing the Model Ship World Ship Kit Database Project
Please check the entry for the "Wasa" from Billing Boats, the nation is Swedish not Swiss.
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Lin Feng reacted to Karleop in Vasa by Karleop - FINISHED – Billing Boats – reviving a poorly built model
Hola:
I just finished installing the sails of the main mast. As I mention before I made some changes in the rigging, adjusting more to the Vasa pictures than to the BB plans.
I haven´t fix the rigging threads yet, and I am waiting to finish all the sails to do that, because:
1) to facilitate the maneuver in putting the new lines,
2) due to the changes in the rigging some of the lines intersect each other, so it is necessary to change the place on the pinracks and this is more easy if you haven't fix the lines already and finally,
3) to make final adjustments to the tension of the yarns
Next challenge: the mizzen sails. I will probably make a combination between the rigging shown in BB plans and Vasa pictures to have a more "logic" rigging.
Saludos, Karl
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Lin Feng reacted to JanV in Wasa 1628 by JanV - Corel - scale 1:75 - Vasa
a dry-fit for the canons
and already the blocks prepared
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Lin Feng reacted to JanV in Wasa 1628 by JanV - Corel - scale 1:75 - Vasa
Some modifications on the mainmast according the original
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Lin Feng reacted to fmodajr in Wasa by fmodajr - FINISHED - Corel - 1:75
Hello!
Thanks for all the likes!
Just a couple of small updates. (Relatives finally left from Thanksgiving weekend!)
I milled out the centers of the cross tree platforms to size.
I painted the platforms a dull black
Then I added deck floor planking using thin (.030 thick) strip walnut.
After I get back from a couple of days of fishing (early christmas gift!) I will start working on the legs to support the upper platform rings I made above.
Thanks again,
Frank
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Lin Feng reacted to Karleop in Vasa by Karleop - FINISHED – Billing Boats – reviving a poorly built model
A sunday update:
One of the main differences I saw between the BB plans and the Clayton´s and museum Vasa pictures are the top mizzen stay and the lines that hold the spars of the main mast topsail to the mizzen mast (braces). Unfortunately in the pictures is impossible to distinguish how are they fixed some of them. So, I figured out how to install them thinking in a logical form. Here you can see my solutions:
Saludos, Karl
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Lin Feng reacted to marktiedens in Wasa by marktiedens - FINISHED - Corel - scale 1:75 (Vasa)
Update -
Upper hull planking finally done & the small windows made & installed - I hope I got them in the right place. I made them by gluing some fiberglass window screen to some clear acetate & just touching the screen material with some brown paint & a really small brush.Also had just enough decorative brass strip left over from my last build to make the surrounds for the companionways.then i made the doors from some 1 by 3mm strips.The hinges were from my spare parts box - a little short but they will do.Now I have started on the false top timbers for the railings.By the way - there is no finish applied to anything yet so some areas may look a little spotty.
Sorry about the picture quality - I don`t have a really good camera(I don`t think I could take a good picture with a good camera anyway).
/Mark
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Lin Feng reacted to fmodajr in Wasa by fmodajr - FINISHED - Corel - 1:75
Hello!
I cut up some wood to size and then notched them, for the different size crosstrees. I then ground the angles on the underside of the notches.
I test fit and assembled the crosstree pieces for the 3 lower masts I built (see above).
I will wait until I finish the upper masts before I assemble the rest.
Top:
Bottom:
So now I have to start working on the 2 large platforms and 4 smaller ones. (I might as well finish them all now!)
I will attempt to NOT use the metal rings that came with the kit and also to modify the platforms in order to make them look a little bit more authentic! We'll see how it goes
I worked on trying to create some rings (to replace the metal rings). Using a thickness sander, I ground up some sheets of wood to 1mm thick.
Then I used the oscillating grinding machine and tried to hollow out the inside diameter of the rings.
Then I sanded down the outside of the rings to create hoops that are stress free (no bending, but brittle).
I will also split some in half in order to create the second upper railing that goes halfway around the platform.
My goal is to build the wooden legs to support these rings. I hope this will work. I also need to cutout the inside of the 6 platforms and create a false deck.
Have a wonderful Thanksgiving everyone!
Frank
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Lin Feng reacted to fmodajr in Wasa by fmodajr - FINISHED - Corel - 1:75
Now I worked on making the straps on the masts. Woolings?
I started by making a loop with the rigging line
Starting with the lower end, I wrapped the line around the mast the correct amount for the width I wanted to achieve.
Then I threaded the top of the line thru the loop
Then from the end of the loop (at the bottom of the wrap), I pulled the loop down behind the wrap
Then I placed some glue at each end and trimmed the ends with a razor blade finishing the wrap.
Finished woolings (straps) on lower mainmast and lower foremast
Checking the lower masts on the ship
Added the metal fitting for the sheave support each side
Now onto the lower crosstrees!
Thanks,
Frank
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Lin Feng reacted to Karleop in Vasa by Karleop - FINISHED – Billing Boats – reviving a poorly built model
Hola!
Now I finished the main course sail. In this case I select to have it partially folded for a more interesting view. At first, I didn t know how to do it because the material in BB for sails is a little stiff and even with water it is not very maneuverable but finally it seems OK. I also change some of the rigging of BB plans to the more logical 1:10 model in Vasa museum.
In behalf of the interested people I send some detailed pictures:
Thanks everyone for the likes.
Saludos, Karl
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Lin Feng reacted to mar3kl in Vasa by mar3kl - Billing Boats - scale 1:75
Thanks for the compliments! Here's a photo of the triton that lies above the large curved triton. This is another cool sculpture effort - I needed to stare at it a bit to figure out what it was supposed to be, then I "saw" it and could paint it properly. It's not exactly like the 1:10 model, but close.
And despite all the curves and angles, the two sculptures fit together quite well. The kit did a pretty good job here.
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Lin Feng reacted to mar3kl in Vasa by mar3kl - Billing Boats - scale 1:75
Here's a photo of the curved triton where the beak meets the hull. They did a nice job on this one - it's got some good detail on it. I like the shell/fan on his head, for example.
And here's the base for the large triton on the top edge of the beak. You can see where I needed to section it to get it to match the curve of the sculpture properly.
After dry-fitting the sculpture to the base again, it still didn't fit quite properly, so I needed to remove some wood from the front and add some to the back for a better fit.
And the finished result. This was another nicely done sculpture, and I'm quite pleased with how the paint came out on it because it's so prominent. The curve of the triton below matches well too. All in all this part of the beak, with all its different curves and angles, came out nicely.
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Lin Feng reacted to mar3kl in Vasa by mar3kl - Billing Boats - scale 1:75
Here are some photos of the figurehead. It's composed of two flat plastic pieces that sandwich the wooden laser-cut prow. The plastic pieces matched the contours of the wood pretty well - some gaps needed building up with filler. For reasons that escape me, the port side piece has no tail, but the starboard side piece does. So I needed to trace the tail I had onto some scrap wood and try to shape it as best I could. You can see the result below.
The main problem was that the wooden prow is flat across its thickness, and it needs to be rounded so it looks like a 3D lion. Also there's no texture of the lion's mane. And in the front, again with the wood being flat there isn't any realistic facial detail.
I dealt with that by building up layers of wood filler and gently carving it into shape, blending it with the plastic on the sides. Here you can see the back of the lion's head, which looks pretty good now.
The face was much more challenging. I know nothing about carving/sculpting, so I just needed to try my best to make something vaguely face-like. It doesn't look too bad, I think. Here you can also see the Vasa coat of arms clutched in the lion's paws.
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Lin Feng reacted to marktiedens in Wasa by marktiedens - FINISHED - Corel - scale 1:75 (Vasa)
update -
Deck & inner bulwarks planked & holes cut for the upper deck guns.Found a nice darker red paint to use on this build - not as "in your face"as the previous red I used. In looking at the pictures of the ship in the museum I noticed the stem side braces - can`t remember the proper name - seem to each be made from two pieces fastened together so I made mine that way. Didn`t like Corel`s design. I also didn`t like the design of the decorative surrounds for the upper gun ports so I went shopping for something maybe a little better. I found some decorative rings at a Michaels craft store which I thought looked a little better - they have a flowery design fairly similar to the real ones & they were the same size as the kit decorations so after a little filing & paint i think they will look ok. The kit was short 2 decorations anyway.
Mark
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Lin Feng reacted to fmodajr in Wasa by fmodajr - FINISHED - Corel - 1:75
Hello,
I started working on the lower masts.
After cutting them to the correct lengths, I squared up the top ends. Then I extended the sides down, where I will be gluing the housings for the sheaves.
Now, I notched slots for the sheaves on both sides.
Squared up the very top for the caps.
I'm not sure what you call these, but I made the housings for the sheaves to go into. The ones for the lower mainmast and mizzen mast are set at a 15 deg angle and the foremast at 3 deg. (this will set the angle of the lower crosstrees)
Pieces glued to the masts
Foremast notched
The 3 lower masts with the dowels tapered and ready for the sheaves.
Side view of the angles for each mast
Now I will be working on the final sanding and touch-up. Then staining of the masts followed by the installation of the sheaves and woolings (bands) on the masts.
Thanks,
Frank
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Lin Feng reacted to md1400cs in Wasa by md1400cs - FINISHED - Corel - 1:75
Hi Mates,
Thanks for your thoughtful comments as well as for just dropping buy, always a pleasure and a source of encouragement.
Continuing with the cannon doors;
All doors have been sized given the minor size variations on the ports. As Nigel pointed out, my errors were actually in keeping with the way Vasa was probably assembled given its early 16th century birth. Love it when my errors turn out to be OK J
Started to put together the opening and closing rope pulls, getting there, need 100 altogether. For the much less visible opening pulls (doors will be open almost vertically) I will only do a single rope wrap not a double, as I’m doing for the closing ropes
Those nails will double as the door hinges
Using the Proxxon to drill through the door and the inserts. I will use the same hole for the pull and pull eyelets.
Again, thanks for taking your time following along, dropping in or just passing by.
Regards,
Michael
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Lin Feng reacted to Karleop in Vasa by Karleop - FINISHED – Billing Boats – reviving a poorly built model
Hi friends:
It seems that I am approaching the final steps, now in the process of placing the sails on the masts. As the first one I selected the fore sail or fore course. One thing to mention is the great number of rigging it has: 18 lines for this sail only!!
Here some pictures:
Thanks for your likes and comments.
Saludos, Karl
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