JanV

This looks really nice, well done . Impressive rat lines, this will be one you can enjoy forever    

Jan,
 
Congratulations!!
It looks great!

Finally the Vasa is finished.
Thanjs for all the support during the build. Started in 2011 but had a long stop due to various private issues.
 
Next model will be a Fluyt from Kolderstok models

Finally the Vasa is finished.
Thanjs for all the support during the build. Started in 2011 but had a long stop due to various private issues.
 
Next model will be a Fluyt from Kolderstok models

Finally the Vasa is finished.
Thanjs for all the support during the build. Started in 2011 but had a long stop due to various private issues.
 
Next model will be a Fluyt from Kolderstok models

Finally rigging is finished
Now only a few items on punchlist

 

Finally rigging is finished
Now only a few items on punchlist

 

Finally rigging is finished
Now only a few items on punchlist

 

Finally rigging is finished
Now only a few items on punchlist

 

Nice to have seen this beauty in real in Duizel
 

Sorry, forgot to post updates on this build.
Finished during holidays and now located in the living room, next to my Statenjacht

Sorry, forgot to post updates on this build.
Finished during holidays and now located in the living room, next to my Statenjacht

Finally restarted with my Wasa after 6 years due to moving to new house, renovations etc.
Started with the raftlines
 

Finally restarted with my Wasa after 6 years due to moving to new house, renovations etc.
Started with the raftlines
 

Sorry, forgot to post updates on this build.
Finished during holidays and now located in the living room, next to my Statenjacht

Then a little update.
All the bulwarks and stripes and more of that funny stuf is on it.
Painted and happy.
Last saturday we had a model meeting in the Netherlands from a Dutch forum.
They helped me with the black stripes because they don't follow the bulwarks.
So now I am happy 🙂
 
 

Continued with hull planking
 

 
And dry fit for canon
 

Before placing the model in the display case: one last detail: I made four oars for the life boat. The diameter of the length of the oars are 1 mm round nutwood.

 
I had first made the wooden parts of the display case and then measured the sizes of the glass that I needed.
The thickness of the glass of the lid is 4 mm, the thickness of the vertical glass windows is 5 mm. Without glass, the display case was kind of wobbly, but inserting the glass in the groves gave enormous stability to the complete set-up, even when the lid was not yet present.
The lid of the case was made to house LED strips, for which the cable is housed in one of the vertical beams of the display case. The cable is hidden in a groove of the vertical beam, and a matching thin strip of wood, also with a groove, was then 'clicked' over the cable. So, this part is without glue.
 

 

 
Most parts of the display case are without glue. Glued are the only the big base, the lid, the small pins on the top horizontal strips. To add stability, I also glued the horizontal top strips to the top of the vertical beams.
 
To fix the stand of the model at the desired location on the base, I had made a small combined strip of wood that fits exactly under the stand, and glued this strip on the base. This allowed me to insert the ship into the display case from the small side.
 

 

 
The Vasa in the display case is now COMPLETED. I am very happy with the results.
 

 

 

Here are some detail images of the finished build. last post for this build
 
THANKS mates - was a fun one - learned a lot about the inside.
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

In the last weeks working on the display case.
I had bought oak wooden planks, and I used mainly my table saw to make the planks and also to make the grooves in the various parts. I used my small milling machine to make the slots for the poles.
My colleague helped me with the milling of the rounded curved planks, because I do not have such 'large scale' equipment.
The display case is made such that it can stand on its own, without glueing, because of the (simple) mortise and tenon joints.
The cover is prepared to house led strips.
I used tung oil to treat the wood.
 
Now it is ready, except for the glass that needs to go in it. I calculated that the weight of the 5 mm glass for such large areas (width of case is 110 cm and height is 80 cm and depth is 40 cm) of glass is really large. I guess about 40 kgs of glass...
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Continued with hull planking
 

 
And dry fit for canon
 

Continued with hull planking
 

 
And dry fit for canon
 

Update April 17 2021
Running rigging of Main Mast finished. Working with the fore mast now.
Here a few general photos of the Main Mast.
 
By the way... if you have problems with your knots untying, do yourself a favor and go to a music store... yes.... a music store, and get a cake of rosin, the stuff violinists rub their bows with. A few passes of your thread over it and your knots will never undo.
Pros: knots will not untie...
Cons: knots will never untie... once is tightened it is forever...
 

 

 

 

 
And a couple of general views. As old Frankie and Elvis said: "And now, the end is near...."
 

 

 
Thanks for watching!!!
 
 
 

Good to see progress again after this long period.
 
 
 
 
 

Good to see progress again after this long period.