marktiedens

Nice job on the cathead braces.Luckily for me my kit has castings that are very close to the real ones in appearance.

Looking good.

regards,Mark

Thanks.Lots more figures to paint.Many of them are incorrect but the one nice thing is they are all laid out on sticky cardboard in the positions that they go on the ship.

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.

Here`s a little update - galleries coming along.

Tore off the handrails - rebuilding them.Also more painting to do.

Great job - another excellent modification

Mark

Excellent work so far - this is a difficult ship to model

According to the box cover 1180mm!I like the larger kits - easier to detail.Now back to more painting

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.

Thanks  ZyXuz.Your comment is much appreciated  I wish I was a better photographer - always have trouble with the close up photos.

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.

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.

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

Thanks Matti - after being a Saab mechanic for 30 years I tend to like things of Swedish design.

Thanks Michael - I appreciate the nice comment.I hope it doesn`t stand out too much & overpower the decorations.

Here`s a sample.First picture is before & the second is after.

Only 5 more towers to build.

I did manage to cut a strip a little smaller.This is as small as I can make it & still keep my sanity!

Excellent job so far - I am also still dealing with the galleries on mine - very fiddely work.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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next project is to re-do the cupolas - the kit supplied parts are awful.

Mark

Wonderful build.As a result of looking at your build I am planning more changes to my Sergal Vasa build.