marktiedens
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Thanks I`m still not sure whether I like it or not but after all the tedious cutting & glueing I will leave it as it is.Actually I think I`m a pretty slow worker.
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Here`s a little update - galleries coming along. Tore off the handrails - rebuilding them.Also more painting to do.
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Great job - another excellent modification Mark
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Excellent work so far - this is a difficult ship to model
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According to the box cover 1180mm!I like the larger kits - easier to detail.Now back to more painting
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John - thanks.I keep finding more things to rebuild.Maybe the handrails next. Matti - I couldn`t think of a different or easier way to do it without cutting apart the decorations.
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Thanks ZyXuz.Your comment is much appreciated I wish I was a better photographer - always have trouble with the close up photos.
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I thought I would build a new capstan while some paint was drying.the kit one is on the left & mine is on the right.
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I have had good luck drilling pieces like this by lightly clamping them in a small vise with the grain parallel to the vise jaws so it can`t separate.
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I have also been a Toyota mechanic for the same amount of time. I think it is safe to say they will not go under. Mark
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Thanks Matti - after being a Saab mechanic for 30 years I tend to like things of Swedish design.
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Thanks Michael - I appreciate the nice comment.I hope it doesn`t stand out too much & overpower the decorations.
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Here`s a sample.First picture is before & the second is after. Only 5 more towers to build.
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I did manage to cut a strip a little smaller.This is as small as I can make it & still keep my sanity!
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Excellent job so far - I am also still dealing with the galleries on mine - very fiddely work.
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It is possible if you are very carefull.The problem with making them thinner is they tear very easily since card stock is basically just thick paper.I might give it a try & see what happens.
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I have come up eith a way to simulate the white crescents on the gallery roofs.I got some card stock & cut out half circles with my leather punch. Then I cut it off. Then I cut more half circles off the other side & trimmed it a bit with a precision cutter. I don`t know what it will look like on the model until I get them all glued on.
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Andre - thanks.It was difficult getting all the planks to look level all the way around. Matti - thanks.I don`t know why I did not build them right the first time. Michael - the kit is from Mantua-Sergal.It is a large kit - listed at 46 inches long. Now I am working on a way to show the white crescents on the gallery roofs.
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I have come up with a fix for those awful looking cupolas.I decided to cut them down & plank the insides of the decorations.Only took 4 nights to do one but it looks much better.Now on to painting,painting,& more painting.
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Great build you have going there.Still working on changes to my Sergal kit after viewing yours & other builds of this unique ship. regards,Mark
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Thanks for your nice comment.Now for the first change.The bow entrys as the kit shows are vertical.I di not like the look so I cut off the doors that I made & made some plugs out of balsa to support the planking.then I re-made the doors so the entry ways were slanted as on the real ship. [a ttachment=73138:Vasa 001 (3).JPG] next project is to re-do the cupolas - the kit supplied parts are awful. Mark
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Wonderful build.As a result of looking at your build I am planning more changes to my Sergal Vasa build.
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Thanks for the nice comments.Here are some more pictures. upper decks main deck planking - I used tanganyika instead of the supplied walnut.I darkened the edges with a pencil & simulated the nailing by drilling a small indentation & then sanded the deck so the sawdust would settle in the the holes & then applied the finish. I am in the process of fixing the 2 bow entrys - they should be slanted instead of vertical.
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Hello everyone.Sorry about starting this log in the middle of the build but I was to this point when I joined MSW.The build has gone relatively well to this point.All the laser cut parts fit together with very little adjustments.First & second planking went well - decided not to treenail the hull.I am attempting to paint the ship similar to the model at the Vasa museum.I say similar because many of the castings are not correct - probably due to the kit being designed before all the decorations were known.Please let me know how the pictures come through since I do not have any edit or reply option buttons on this page. starboard view stern view starborad bow
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