Wintergreen

Roger that!

That whipping technique is usually used to stop line ends to fray. It is quick and easy when you get the hang of it. For a more secure whipping one can use needle and sew it on. Anyway, your whippings on the mast look the part!

Keith, that is indeed true! Albeit, the first time after surgery I had troubles standing up concentrating for any period of time due some uneasiness in the "behind". Now I'm fine though. But as you guess, I have a lot of life to live now. Got myself a brand new mountainbike and the sailboat is also now in the water. The boat was on the hard the entire last season. I have actually contemplated over the build and realized what would have been "bobo" down the line. Anyhow, I'll see if I can get myself in the mood for building anytime soon or not.

Okay, so this may be your first ship model, but man, you have painted before! That Cap'n looks extraordinary. Keep it up!

Congratulations on the success with your first ever small boat! My first try went into the bin for reference. Keep it up!

On the pictures Janelle provided you can also see the relative thickness of the knees. The kit provided are definitely too thick. Nice work on the harpoon 🙂

Looking good Henke! I see that you keep the gun tackles to a minimum, which I think is a sensible choise. If not done exactly to scale, gun tackles can definitely bug up an otherwise nice ship model. There will be more than enough details when the rigging comes together to "oh" and "ah" over in the end 😉 Keep it up!

My guess is that they wanted a kit to be out as soon as possible. It was probably quite a hype when they found the ship in the late 1950:s. And for the first decades it was kept in a temporary location primarily used for conservation of the ship. Though it doubled up as a museum. It wasn't until 1990 that it was moved to its current location in the dedicated Vasa museum. That said, you're doing a good job on enhancing the old kit harbor johnny!

Good save and good job on that forward decking Vaddoc! Tricky is an understatement I think. Keep it up!

Mine Got/Good Heavens!

BE, who said planking was easy? Slow and steady will make it and it looks good now 🙂 Keep it up!

Spot on, Andy 😆

Well @KeithAug not much shop time on my part. Have been in hospital for the last 5 days. Back at home now though. It was en emergency visit and they kept me. Internal bleedings that needed urgent action. It was one of those s**t happens score cards that I drew. Note to self- don't be tempted to draw another card, even if it looks promising...

What every one else said @Django! We all have our ruck sacks with different kind of baggage. It's part of what we are in some sense. I'm glad that you could disengage the model from the baggage you carry. PTSD is a powerful spell! I have it close, and it is, as you state not the persons fault not being able to coup with it. People that suffers from PTSD needs therapy so they can come back to being "normal" functioning individuals. Again, well done on the restoration!

I am with Keith, Siggi - excellent!

As others have said, it is amazing the amount of thought that goes into your creations @Chuck! I remember when you designed the Confederacy, extraordinary model that too. I'm in awe over the cleanliness and precision you deliver and that you make it available to the common people as well. Even tho I will probably never buy any of the kits, I still applaud you for taking the time and effort in making them! And why is that, one might wonder? Well, over here, on the other side of the pond it is just over my budget when shipping and customs/VAC is added. Keep it up!

Amen to that Mark. Healing takes time and I know it. Patience, patience, patience... Please don't Keith! Its too valuable (for us)! Yes yes, I know, it's just a joke 😉 Well, not actually, only for the 10 sec it took to change the heater. I have my mind on it though, which is a start at least. 🙂

Well thank you Andy 😊 I prefferably use white glue and is quick with a damp brush to wipe away any excess. @wefalck - apart from large steel ships I think the real vessel is "easier" to build than its scaled down counterpart. Given that there is adequate tooling and staff around. Tolerances are easier to manage in 1:1 than in 1:something I think. Work can be done on several places at once in 1:1 not so in scale. Of course it only is comparable as long as the scaled down version is an exact replica.

Finally feeling reasonable well to sit in front of the computer again! Without giving away any gory details - it has been a rough week. Period. Though I'd catch up my log with my actual progress as it stands Sunday before last. Deck framing is complete. All frames are secured to the beam shelf with a 19 mm screw bolt, aka 1 mm bamboo tree nail. Actually done after the photo session below. The entire deck will not need much fairing. The lighter carlings around the main hatch and the forward hatch needed a little shim to sit at correct height. Can not be seen in the photos below. What is left is to trim some of the timber tops. I will probably add some filler pieces to have support for the waterway and covering board. There will also be filler pieces/carlings where deck planks are supposed to end. Not all ends land on a deck beam. These will come later I think. So, this is where it stands at present. I think I will go out and crank up the heat again in the shop now... When I know there is a period where I will not be able to go out on a regular basis I set the heat to a minimum, which is 10 degrees to save energy. Otherwise it sits at around 15-16 degrees and with my 400V air heater it is quick work to get a descent 18-20 degrees out there. But starting from 10 is not okay since all the tools will be too cold for comfort. Pax et bonum!

Indeed, and also, we wouldn't feel so special 😁 At work we tag it to our salaries, if it was easy - they wouldn't pay us 😄 Keep it up, Peter!

I can't see how many pieces there are but it is a sizeable puzzle you've got your self into 😲 Keep it up!

Those clamps are clever. Looks similar to a couple old ones I have out in the shed bar without the reach. Need to remember this. Thanks for sharing.

Correction. One cute nurse found 😄

@KeithAug, on the mend probably. But no to the other subjects. Like old wine that didnt age too well 😄 they are nice though. I'm in a lot of pain despite morphine. Will probably stay another night.

Yep, all those frame pieces looked to be a chore for a rainy day 😉 Nice little library you've got there to. I guess Mr Underhills books are found in nearly all serious model boat builders library (I have them too) 😄 Keep it up!