JanV

Hi Carl, the gallery is made with PIWIGO a standard application provided by my provider. I have free storage of 10GB, so this can be workable for years now.

It is not doable to update all previous postings in MSW, as when opening for editing I cannot see the original filenames quickly.

But this gallery is a good alternative.

I have uploaded the pictures on my on server http://www.veraart.net/fotoforum/index.php?/category/1 
Files are not sorted, filenames unchanged, as this might be easier to update the various posts.

Due to change of policies from Photobucket all pictures are blocked (can be released by paying $ 400,00)

I am going to setup an new photo sharing system on my own account as I am posting on various forums.

within a few weeks I expect to post some new pictures and summary of the build.

just got some time on the weekly evening of our Modelbuilding club to restart the building activities

well done Sjors.

anything new scheduled already?

we have been moved to our new house. in the coming weeks/months a lot of small jobs to do, like painting and wall papers.

and most important to make a new workshop area for my shipmodelling

all shipmodells survived the move, and the Vasa already has a new "temporary" location in our living

good to see you back Anja, I will follow you again

as of last week my build is now in full stop.

we are moving to a new house by mid of February and are now busy to pack all item collected after 23 years living in this house.

first job was to save all the modelbuilding items and tools and pack them correctly.

I hope to have everything unpacked and ready for restart the build around the summer as we have also to do some modifications in our new house.

Goal will be to have the Vasa ready to show as it is now during the Meeting of Historical Shipmodels in the Netherlands on May 7, see link below in my signature

Hi Sjors

Looking forward to see your updates.

Looking forward to see your future updates

that should have been perfect for me, my build takes now already over 4 years and will take much longer due to moving to our new house in the early spring next year.

last week we finally sold our house after 2,5 years and bought an new house.

early spring we are moving to the new house.

after finalization of all the painting etc I can prepare my new shipmodel workshop.

until that period the build of the Vasa will be almost on fulstop.

congratulations on this prefect finished buidl of your Vasa.

Hi Jan, a set of drawings would be great, are they in scale 1:75? 

What are the big and small rowing boat called? Im seeing different names used around the net. 

the drawing I have is from a long boat as found near the wreck of the Vasa. 

you have to scale this to 1:75.

if you send me your email in a private message I will forward you the drawings and some pictures from the original in the Vasa Museum.

check also my log of the Vasa. I can forward you the drawings I used.

Hi Chris,

enjoy your free time with your daughter and the coming newbie. 

before you know you have time again for your ship modell 

maybe in your spare free time fix a work space in your new house out of range of children and then after a busy day you will start again

I had the same experience with my children and new job.

For those who are not on the Vasa forum, the museum is now tendering the issuance of the book Vasa II as public (European/Swedish) tender.

Fred Hocker expect publisher to start the final preparations for the book before the end of this year, so let us have a goal for the book on spring 2017

Hi Martyn,

The Corel Kit has been developped in the early 70's just a few years after the recovery of the Vasa. there has not been any re-design from the kit.

As far as I understood Billing Boats re-designed their kit but no kit is really perfect, although the newest kit from DAgostini seams to be the most accurate kits, but this is just on the market this year, so we have to wait for this final result.

Hi Michael, now I see you are working also on the 1:75 scale from Corel. I faced also the same problems

with some models it is an "art" to install items with some items not installing, like these blocks and all details. I also saw some builders who used only a small ball to simulate the blocks as this in these scales 1:75 almost impossible to do that realistic

This is something you see a lot in other kits

Try to hold a piece of wood over frames 7-8 and 10-11 and then define how much has to be removed or added, this will be the simplest way. 

waiting for  a correct one from DA will take a long time I expect.