JanV

The anchors, like so many aspects of this model, were more difficult than I thought they would be.  The original ship appears to have had several anchors, all of different sizes, and it's not clear which were deployed when the ship sank.  The kit provides two identical anchors, so that's what I used.
 
The anchors and stocks are both made of black plastic.  Cleaning up the flashing and painting the anchors flat black makes them look fine, but simulating wood using paint doesn't turn out well, so that meant scratching a pair of stocks.  None of the pictures I could find showed iron bands around the stocks, so I left them off.  The anchors were pretty generic and didn't look like the originals, so I reshaped them, particularly the flukes, so they looked a little closer to the real thing.
 
The kit plans don't say anything about anchor rings either, so I scratched them from wire and puddened them with rigging line.  Then I seized a cable to the ring with an anchor bend, using the heaviest rigging line I had, which was about 1.5mm diameter. The result was pretty good, certainly much better than if I'd used the plastic anchor stocks:
 

 
Then I needed to make a pair of cathead blocks.  The 1:10 model has some decent photos, and they show an iron strop around a double block, with a hook on one end.  I couldn't make the iron strop look good, so I went with rigging line.  The hook was just wire, bent into shape and painted black:
 

 
Here are a couple of pictures of the port anchor installed.  I ended up glueing it to the hull at one fluke edge and one end of the stock, otherwise it flopped around annoyingly.  The bottom of the anchor is seized to a frame; the top is rigged to the cathead with the cathead block, the hook going around the anchor ring.  I couldn't find good detailed photos of the 1:10 cathead rigging, so I took my best guess.  The free end of the line winds around the front railing a few times and then is left in a coil.
 

 

 
The starboard anchor was more complicated because of the anchor davit on that side.  I rigged the top of the anchor just like on the port side, but the bottom is attached to the bottom of a pair of blocks, the top block in turn being attached to the davit.  The free end of the rigging is looped around a belaying pin:
 

 
And finally, a picture of the anchor cable.  It's pretty thick, so I needed to soak it in water for a bit to get it pliable enough to hang properly.  After brushing it with diluted white glue and letting it dry, it hung down nicely.
 

 
Wow, getting very near the end now.  The display case is ready for pickup, and I need to install the flags, clean up any final bits and pieces, and I'm done!  The flags look to be tricky - the material is somewhat water-repellent, which will make wetting and glueing difficult.

I have sorted the yards for each mast and kept them in a plastic bag. I made a sketch based on the Corel drawings which blocks needs to be on each yard. 
I also printed the sails already based on FModjars build (thanks)
 
based on input from Fred Hocker I will use the Corel drawings (till Vasa II is issued )
 
the single blocks 5mm are fixed, next will be the 4mm blocks.
 

 

Hi, this is my project in this moment. I make it from 4 years I can say that is fantasy , without historicity authenticity. 

Hi Sjors
 
enjoy the rigging, the most "exiting" part of our hobby

Shrouds and lanyards on both side are done.
I only have to tie up the lanyards at the starboard side but the port side is done.
So a few pictures before I go further.
Also one picture of how she looks totally .
Difficult to get that in one shot.
She is BIG !!!!!!!
 
Sjors
 
 

Concerning the sails I am also following the sizes according Frank's log. I have to check again Karl's log.
 
But in order to save time and make it realistic, during the first and only trip of the Vasa only 4 sails were set.
2 on the foremast, middle one on the main mast and the lowest one on the Mizzen mast (I am not so familair with the names of the sails in English)
 
this is based on information from the museum

just a quick picture before the Vasa is being packed in plastic for the coming months
 

 
in the next period I will continue with the yards and maybe the sails.

just a quick picture before the Vasa is being packed in plastic for the coming months
 

 
in the next period I will continue with the yards and maybe the sails.

just a quick picture before the Vasa is being packed in plastic for the coming months
 

 
in the next period I will continue with the yards and maybe the sails.

due to private reasons is my build now in almost dead-slow.
we are at this moment trying to sell our house and for this reason my workshop is cleaned-up now and the Vasa protected under plastic
 
I started with the preparation of the yards for all the masts
 

 

 
made also a temporary sketch with all blocks summarized for each yard
plan is to finish all yards completly so they can be mounted directly to the masts.

First of all to all my followers all the best for 2016
 
continued with the standing rigs on the platforms of main mast and foremast
 

 

finally some time to continue.
finalized the lines on the main mast
 

 

Noted that I missed some latest postings. 
 

 

 
I expect to continue during the X-mas holiday period (14 days off from work )
 
in the meantime a smal project in between
 
 
the Golden Yacht, a ship in a bottle
 

finally started with the rigging. first the standing rig. 
I am not so familiar with the English terms for the rigging, so I will show mostly pictures with small comments
 

Lawrence,
 
Thank you - always so nice to see you dropping in. So I have spent the last two + hours going through Frank and Karl's logs during sail construction. So informative. Wonderful reference. Frank what step-by-step details! Thanks mates...
 
OH Frank I need to apologize, I don't know why I thought that your Admiral stitched those sails. It was you. You are the artist. Apologies my friend. 
 
So I found this place close to my home.
 
https://www.sewingarts.com/
 
Guess who will be signing up for sewing classes? 
 
The shrouds are coming along, slowly. I've learned some things - I'll post some details coming up. But I'm still not comfortable with the way I seize the shrouds, knots are all wrong. Hmmm,
 

 
 

Finally an update!!!
 
I am finished with the hand rails. It was a long process. Building, adjusting, and painting them took longer than I thought, plus some family matters that made this update a long one. About a month and a half to complete.
 
I also applied a coat of Boiled Linseed Oil to the decks.
 
I am now done with Sheet 1, pages 1 and 2 of the instructions. I will move now to deck furniture, ladders, capstans etc, as well as the golden metal adornments.
 
I love this ship. I like it so very much. It remained in my wish list for so many years until thanks to a drastic discount at Model Expo, I could afford it.
 
I have made a few mistakes and some things are not 100% of my liking, but I am learning so much I am very happy.
 
Thank you for watching!!!
 
Dry fitting a hand rail

 

 

 
Testing the hand rail with the cannons to check for correct height and placement.
Hardest part was to adjust the hand rail in a way that no light could be seen between the rail and the bulwark.

 
Finally done!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
A few minor details still to do, mostly on paint touch up. No big deal!

Hi Sjors
 
enjoy the rigging, the most "exiting" part of our hobby

Thanks you all and also for the people who found the like button on the right side of the screen     
 
I'm happy that i see that there are more people happy   
 
@ Kevin,
 
No problem that you missed it what about the serving.
I just love the look of those cables at the moment !
It's a shame to hide that !
 
@ Sam,
 
I have to come to the city of Angels ??????
Am I allowed to come there ?????
Don't forget, I'm still working and have only 3 weeks vacation instead of a whole year !
When we are coming to the USA I have to take a round trip now ...... Pfffffffff
Thanks for the compliment   
 
@ Popeye,
 
Thanks !
You have a nice way to saying it...
It's not frequency but quality   
I like that !
 
@ Hennie,
 
You should be happy with what you are doing with your Aggy !!!!!!!!
 
@ Jan,
 
Are you kidding me ?
Most " exiting"??????
It's fun, that's true.
You see results with every block and rope you attach to the model....
But I understand what you mean   
 
@ Bob,
 
Thanks !!
A step back and 3 steps forward.
That's the true nature of model building !
 
@ Bill,
 
Nice to hear from you again my friend !!!!
Don't stay away so long anymore !!!!
You make us nervous.......
Thanks for the lovely words what you have written by Augie.
And now back to the workbench and make some sawdust.....please ???????
 
@ Piet,
 
Old Vlaardinger     
Thank you !!!!!
 
 
Sjors

Hi Sjors
 
enjoy the rigging, the most "exiting" part of our hobby

Concerning the sails I am also following the sizes according Frank's log. I have to check again Karl's log.
 
But in order to save time and make it realistic, during the first and only trip of the Vasa only 4 sails were set.
2 on the foremast, middle one on the main mast and the lowest one on the Mizzen mast (I am not so familair with the names of the sails in English)
 
this is based on information from the museum

Hi Sjors
 
enjoy the rigging, the most "exiting" part of our hobby

Hi Sjors
 
enjoy the rigging, the most "exiting" part of our hobby

Hi Sjors
 
enjoy the rigging, the most "exiting" part of our hobby

Concerning the sails I am also following the sizes according Frank's log. I have to check again Karl's log.
 
But in order to save time and make it realistic, during the first and only trip of the Vasa only 4 sails were set.
2 on the foremast, middle one on the main mast and the lowest one on the Mizzen mast (I am not so familair with the names of the sails in English)
 
this is based on information from the museum

Concerning the sails I am also following the sizes according Frank's log. I have to check again Karl's log.
 
But in order to save time and make it realistic, during the first and only trip of the Vasa only 4 sails were set.
2 on the foremast, middle one on the main mast and the lowest one on the Mizzen mast (I am not so familair with the names of the sails in English)
 
this is based on information from the museum