BLACK VIKING

Thank you for the lovely comments Mark and Pat and all the likes  

The shrouds would definitely get in the way Pat as they go back quite a long way 

I will post some more pics hopefully in the next few days.

Martyn

Superb work she looks stunning 

Martyn

Wow sign me up for this one, stunning 

Martyn

Lovely work on the sails. There a bit of a pain but they certainly show off the the ship  

Martyn

Hi all.

Some more work on the Vasa . The rigging has been started and have completed the formast. The mainmast yard with the sail has been rigged before the shrouds where put on as the rake of the shrouds would make it hard to get to the hallards so decided to do them first. I had to make the ramshead block as instructions for the rigging is totally different from what's on the real ship . To break up the ratline tying I painted some more carvings and placed them in their positions. Looking at the Vasa book I noticed a fixed block on top of the mizzen chainwhale that takes the bottom sheet from the mainsail so made some up from some wood stock . The forebrace and mainbrace have been rigged so it's back to ratlining. 

Thanks for following 

Martyn

The same as always m8 absolutely stunning  

Martyn

Stunning work, brilliant attention to detail.

Martyn

Not long ago one of the Chinese companies offered me one of their kits for free as long as I built it and posted on the forums I am on . I told them I would never build rip off kits and I would no way published their kits on forums no matter how much they offer me . As said steer clear of these cheap ripoffs .

Martyn

Wow sorry to hear about this OC . Have you contacted your local housing association or council to see if they can help. Good luck my friend 

Martyn

Wow that's a nice unit OC I think I need one of those for my collection. Looking forward to seeing you back on your lovely build.

Martyn

Hi Mogan very nicely done on the planking. One tip for next time is don't put the nails in all the way so after the glue has dried you can pull them out . Looking forward to the next update.

Martyn

Hi Candice for first time planking you are doing a cracking job of it , well done  

Martyn

Thanks Michael for the brilliant comments   A bit more done on the Vasa . All the guns have been rigged and rope coils made. The masts I have been making over the last few months have been installed and the rigging started. First up the stays and now we have had some nice weather I decided to do some outside for a change. I have changed the stays from the instructions as the upper ones where wrong as they were just tied up to upper masts without blocks. Once these were completed I started on the shrouds, the instructions were also wrong as they show the shrouds tied singularly and not in pairs as they should be so I have done mine in pairs. 

More to follow and thanks for following.

Martyn

Hi Tom it's nice to see another Vasa being built. Looking at some of the pictures I have noticed some of the carvings are in the wrong place on the stern and galleries so it might be worth looking at the instructions again. Hope this helps 

Martyn 

Hi Eddie looking good my friend. Just a bit of a heads up just make sure the back of the galleries are as flat as possible and I was a bit worried that there wasn't enough of an edge to glue the galleries to the hull so I added two blocks of balsa glued to the inside of the galleries so I could use PVA and ca to fix them securely. Hope this helps 

Martyn

Sorry for not posting for a while but life gets in the way.

Any way on with the build . Lots of painting and fitting of the decorations on the side galleries and Stern and boy some of them are small . The stem was painted and the PE fitted . I have started rigging the guns with one pulled back so I can show how the Outhaul tackle was used to pull the gun inboard. Next job finishing the guns then on with more painting.

Thanks for following 

Martyn

Wow stunning work my friend. Every time I see this it gets better and better. 

Martyn 

Stunning pictures and I echo your statement,THANK YOU 

Martyn

Wow definitely want this one Chris can't wait for it to be released.

Martyn

Nice job Snoepert the carvings are right fiddley blighters to paint .

Martyn

Lovely work Ej she will complement the SR . Pulling up a chair for this one mate .

Martyn

Well saved with the tyre m8 it must have been a really scary . The Sol is looking stunning.

Martyn

Lovely work on the masts EJ she is looking stunning.

Martyn

1 hour ago, Old Collingwood said:

Thank you Martyn,    I  was concerned about the different deadeye hights - but it is what it is, so I have made it intentional  from the captain.

 

OC.

I wouldn't worry about the different hight of the dead eyes as I have been on real ships where the dead eyes have been different heights it all depends on how tight the shrouds are .

Martyn

Lovely work OC . Rigging really brings the ship alive. 

Martyn