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Ok, here is Mysterious Blue Thingie, part one:
 
/Matti

This Brass Black is perfect for making brass parts black within seconds. I usually do some liquid in a small old cup and after use I return the liquid back in the bottle. this works now perfect for over 3-4 years now.
 
I assume you found a local supplier for this (used also in wappons, so a wappon specialist can also be of help for this)
 
wishing you and all other regualar visitors all the best for 2014

Finish planking of lower hull using mahogany strips

I veneered the keel with lighter mahogany wood and then I sanded and coated the entire Hull with a satin sanding sealer

Framed the gun ports and added the partial carriages

Overlap the upper planks near the stern

Adding the False Deck

Finishing the first layer of planking


For the second layer of planking I selected and cut some darker Walnut wood for contrast on the wales.


I soaked the planks in a 50/50 mix of ammonia and water, then bent the planks and glued after drying.


 
 

Hi Vasa guys,
 
I found this pic today while "surfing" It's one that I have never seen. Posting it maybe it might be of help to some of you.
 
Have a really good New Year's eve (:-)
 
Cheers, until next year,
 
MIchael

today some small things done:
 
preparations for the waterexits and extra belaying points

 
continued with the rear

 
 
and some paintings (special for Matti )

Keith: Yeah it is pretty low light in the museum and they have climate controle. Here is info from the museum page:
 
http://www.vasamuseet.se/en/Preservation--Research1/To-preserv-Vasa/Climate/
 
Vasa is slowly dying and they are building a construction to make her stronger and make her life longer.
 
Nigel, I just have to try and see if I can make the thingie. Ill start right away.
 
 
/Matti

Those pictures certainly make it obvious as to it's identity Matti               .Looking at the pics,so much of the blue is actual structure and not carving.I personally think it looks like some sort of blue and gold mutant Catfish having a bad day.In the absence of historical evidence,I shall still view it as the 'blue thingy'.You do have something to work to though to replicate it.
Kind Regards Nigel

Hey all! Ive been working on the round gunports on the weatherdeck. They are very unsymmetrical and quite different from eachother and I wanted to try and and get that look on my model.  
 
Here are some pics on the real ship that I took the pics at the museum.








 
And two on the 1:10 model. They are too thick and to me look idealized.
 


 
And finally are pics of how mine turned out. The ones closest to the stern are based on the Landstöm book, he thought they would sit differently, and sits to high. For me the best soultion was to do them in halves.
 




 
Phew, that was a long post, sorry. But I wanted to share the reference images if anyone needs them.
 
 
/Matti

That would be nice to have but I`m too far along in my build for that to do me much good.

A little update - Been working on the gunport lids.Starboard side upper row done.Work on the ship has slowed considerably - blew out something in my shoulder that will require surgery after the first of the year.Can still do some of the small things but not much else. Happy Holidays to everyone at MSW & thanks for looking in.
 

 

 

 
Mark

started with the rear part

 
some extra openings in between the canon openings

 
belaying points prepared

 
and modified, right original from Corel, left modified

Just saw that the Vasa film is available online at Swedish television for a month. A must if you're interested in Vasa or the history of that time.
 
 
http://www.svtplay.se/video/197761/vasa-1628-del-1-av-2
 
 
/Matti

So the museum exercised a little artistic freedom also? It does seem that it would be an extremely time consuming project to identify every single spot of paint on all the figures & decorations.By the way - 5 inches of snow on the ground here. I hate snow!

The last few weeks I have been working on the gunports, the hinges and have attached them to the hull of the ship.
I have attached the hinges using bent nails, which I had seen on this forum as a good method. The gun port openings of my hull turned out not to match always the size of the gunport lids, but this is no problem to me, because they will be open anyway. It took a lot of patience to attach all 50 gunport lids.
The pictures show the ship when I was half way with attaching these lids, and afterwards.


 
 
Next, I placed the guns as well. The holes drilled by the previous builder were not always in the middle, and I have adjusted it as much as I could to have the guns in a continous row when looking along side the ship. The results can be seen, as I have included pictures of both port side as starboard side.



 
I have to wait to attach the ropes to hang the gunport lids in the correct angle, because first the wales and the chainplates need to be in place. I have made the wales myself using nutwood beams. The picture shows my wales, coomparing them with the kit supplied versions. I have attached the wales to the ship using some metal pins (from nails) to have them secure in place.



 
I have also added the extra gunopening at the upper deck. Corel was so nice to send me two of these rings when I e-mailed them that I was missing two of them. The pictures are before and after.

So the museum exercised a little artistic freedom also? It does seem that it would be an extremely time consuming project to identify every single spot of paint on all the figures & decorations.By the way - 5 inches of snow on the ground here. I hate snow!

Some small items done today, before evening diner with my inlaws
 
some details in the front

 
 
extra blocks in the railing

 
sockets for the masts prepared

Christmas update. Been painting the herms that sits by the railings. I also started to add the ledges that runs between the tritons.
 
First a compilation of the herms from the 1:10 at the museum that can be helpfull for us vasabuilders:
 
 
 
Then follows how mine turned out. I choosed to only do the blue version that I think look really nice. They didnt check that many sculptures when doing the paint analysis so I think there is room for artistic freedom when painting the sculptures.
 



 
/Matti

A little update - Been working on the gunport lids.Starboard side upper row done.Work on the ship has slowed considerably - blew out something in my shoulder that will require surgery after the first of the year.Can still do some of the small things but not much else. Happy Holidays to everyone at MSW & thanks for looking in.
 

 

 

 
Mark

Thanks everyone.I`m sure everything will turn out ok after the doctor`s magic touch!

the first attributes glued on the deck.
 

 

A little update - Been working on the gunport lids.Starboard side upper row done.Work on the ship has slowed considerably - blew out something in my shoulder that will require surgery after the first of the year.Can still do some of the small things but not much else. Happy Holidays to everyone at MSW & thanks for looking in.
 

 

 

 
Mark

A little update - Been working on the gunport lids.Starboard side upper row done.Work on the ship has slowed considerably - blew out something in my shoulder that will require surgery after the first of the year.Can still do some of the small things but not much else. Happy Holidays to everyone at MSW & thanks for looking in.
 

 

 

 
Mark

A little update - Been working on the gunport lids.Starboard side upper row done.Work on the ship has slowed considerably - blew out something in my shoulder that will require surgery after the first of the year.Can still do some of the small things but not much else. Happy Holidays to everyone at MSW & thanks for looking in.
 

 

 

 
Mark

Some quick updates of recent works before Christmas. 
 
Rudder & Deck Modification
 
Rudder 
I've done the rudder together with its hinges over the weekends, and also the painting.  The rudder was done by using three 5mm x 5mm walnut strips, and tapper the last one to get into shape.
 

 

 

 
Then, I continued to the hinges. 

Due to my silly mistake on the hull planking, I had to widen the hinges so that they can fit to the hull. Pictures below show the thicker hull compared to the rudder, not so noticeable from both sides; but from behind, it's really obvious.
 

 
Here you can see the mistake of the planking... the sunken keel 
 

 

 
Deck Modification
For the deck, I've decided to remove the gangways at the waist area. I also had some times to put some planking on, and cut the skylight portion off.  Anyway, I've a little bit concern on the ladder position of the quarter deck.. My current plan is to locate the ladders facing towards bow direction and end between 2 guns, but I can't find any ship has similar design. Or should I make a jog plank like the HMS Pegasus (or Ian's modification)?? Hope anyone can help
 


 
As previously mentioned, the bow of ship as shown on the box is different from the instruction. There are two gun port lids instead of just the ladder. I'm following the box's version  and this is how she looks like now
 

 
This should be the last update of this year and since I'm going off for a short vacation in Thailand again tomorrow (actually in few more hours ).. so, wish you all have a Merry Christmas in advance!!