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Mark, Looks great. Nicely done detail work. The question now becomes (regarding the stern), are rudder chains needed? Corel says yes, Landström and 1/10th no. The Wasa had the holes along with their round ornamental rings, which were, according to Landström, used for long boat towing ropes. I installed both the ropes and the chains. That, I now see, is certainly wrong. Do you have any info about this issue? I know that in the 17th centuries onward most of the model ships I've looked at have these rudder chains. Hmmmm Again your build is excellent. PS: Yes I can see how those little rings above the heads are a distraction for you.... Michael
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Joachim, Your blocks are so perfect. Amazing work. These will add so much to the beauty of this already perfect build. Michael
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RD, Nice update. Looking very good MIchael
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MArk, Very nice work on your hull planking, gun port framings and your nails. Looks very good. I also used the rail ties, but I did not cut them. Did you blacken the tips? Looks excellent. Michael
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Karl, Buena onda.. Thanks I will also use your pics for sail measurements, if I decide.... Nice of you, PS: Your rigging looks great! Michael
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Guys, None of these are Pocher. The vast majority are from Franklin Mint and Danbury Mint at 1/24th scale. Both no longer produce diecast cars. Pocher are all 1/12th scale much bigger. The others are 1/18th from these sources; German, Italian companies all of which manufacture in China. All come totally pre assembled, I just collect them. http://www.cmc-modelcars.de/en/home/ http://www.autoartmodels.com/en/ http://bbrmodels.it/ http://www.fronti-art.com/pd.php?catnum=5 ---------------- I did years ago start a Pocher Mercedes never finished it. Yes amazing kits. Here are some AMAZING finished Pocher cars. We have our great modelers and so do they http://bellateq.net/mml2/mualfa_fin.html Cheers, MIchael
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Jaydee, Very cool. It's nice to see that this kit included the boilers as well. I have become super interested in this steamer. Looks very nice so far. Michael
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Mark, Yes great skills with your painting details. Very nice. You really captured the colors of the 1/10th beautifully. Michael
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Joe, OOOPPPSSSS, You asked about my other obsession. I apologize as this one response is totally OFF within my log, but I could not help myself since you asked J I have enjoyed collecting for about 25 years. And over that time the amount of incorporated details have gone to the point of “the incredible”. My upstairs case are for all of the extras. Downstairs is my other more formal case. I have about 250 cars. The first three a 71 Mustang is not an important car, but is reflective of details for a 1/24th scale precision diecast. Note the manual trans gear linkage. The other cars the Maserati, Bugatti, and the Panera are current releases in 1/18th scale. Regarding the Maserati if you look carefully just inside the water hose loop you will see that even the chassis number has been included. Yes the door pulls articulate and work, as well as the suspensions in almost all of my collection. These are for-all-intense-and-purposes miniatures of real cars. Some have over 1000 parts. My other collection is of 1/400th aircraft 97% airliners, with just a few very important military aircraft such as the SR71 Cheers, thanks for asking. I’ll stay on topic next time. Hope the pics are not too over the top, I know that I'm way off topic (:-) If the Moderators need to remove this post I understand.... Michael
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Mark, No I won't carve the heads. They do come with the Corel kit. Here's a pic. These two knighheads will be removed and rebuilt, missing pulley grooves, but I will repaint and use the heads, Michael
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Vivian, Love your boat.....It has a real old world natural look to it that is so nice. Michael
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Hey Mates, Nigel thanks for your sage advice. I will read your notes several times as I set up the Proxxon. JayPett, Joe and Buck you guys always help me along -- big cheers to you as well Thanks for the likes and visits always appreciated. Some of you sent me a PM birthday wish SO kind!!. I know that the super majority of us prefer to post a neutral avatar. Many of us have become very nice helpful and caring internet friends. So given that its my Name Day today I thought that I would go out on a limb and post a face of your mate Michael. This one was taken a few months ago (:-) That table is a child's size sorta fits my personality or so I've been told. Our son's room is now my hobby room There's a a rumor of some kind of French drink with bubbles in it for tonight. (:-) Cheers everyone.. Michael
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Hi Mates, Thanks so much for your supportive suggestions, comments, likes and just looking in, all are very much appreciated. Continuing with the braces for the anchors; I focused on the single fish davit beam that was employed to help raise the anchor flutes towards the gunwales. Only one beam was recovered indicative of the single beam being moved port to starboard as needed. ------------------ I used a sanding disk to thin out a piece of wood. Then tapered both upper edges, added grooves on its outer tip and inner ends as well. Added the required ropes and blocks. Drilled four holes in the weather deck to simulate the two rope attaching laces. Knotted two pieces of rope together using a Carrick bend. This knot was a guess (I’m good at that J) Glued the two ropes and also added glue to the knot ends to simulate a natural relaxed looking resting appearance on the deck The last three pics are for my next area, still repairing previous mistakes, and will be giving my Proxxon milling machine its first real user test for adding the grooves into the knightheads - Hmmmm Let’s see how that goes. --------------------------- YES I am sooo irritated at myself for not recessing the gun deck cannon framings. I had thought of it as I was inserting the four bits per opening but the lip seemed too thin AND my skills then were not as good as they are now.. Now its really too late for a retro fix. Next time…. Always my regards, Michael
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Karl, As always Stunning work. You have such a mastery of this hobby, almost beyond words. MIchael
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JP, Looking superb, nice update. As I said before nice to see you active again. MIchael
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Edwin, Your kind post is very nice. Thank You for the kind words. Very encouraging indeed. Thanks for taking the time to let me know your thoughts. Regards, Michael
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Karl, Nice update looking very good PS: Love your backyard looks super peaceful. Michael
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Ulises, Thanks, very nice of you I'm happy that my build is to your liking. Speaking of inspirations, I will certainly go back to your Vasa rigging posts to help me out when I get there. Muchas Gracias Michael
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mar3kl, Thanks. I very much appreciate your support. Yes your points are all well taken and those of us who are building this ship would be more relaxed if we did not 'Fret" so much. Yes a 3D printed sculptures of this ship in a new and correct kit would be SO awesome. Certainly many of us would order and start all over again. It is such an amazing example of a 16th century ship, that to have it resurrected in Stockholm is a wonder to our times. I did have the fortune in the mid 90's to spend a day at the Vasamuseet (:-) Michael
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Matti, OK you are starting in an area that you were not so comfortable (same with me) Looks excellent one would never know of your earlier shared doubts. As Mark says, its one knot at a time (;-) Looks great. Michael
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M, Very nice work articulating your towers, also took me a while how to get this done.Yours Look very good. Nice build progress Michael
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Frank, You are also always SO kind. Thank You so very much for your posts. Michael
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Mark, Yes I've now just joined that choir (:-) It's now much more "peaceful" Thanks for posting, much appreciated. You are right this ship will constantly evolve. Michael
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Mark, Good points. I'm now in that camp as well. Done with the "what ifs".....It's now time just for the forward moving building part, research for its own sake (on this ship) , and the growing skills part. PS: Oh and we would have had to also cast several diff, size cannons (:-) MIchael
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Nigel, I appreciate your thoughts, yes the research bit certainly makes things more interesting. Even along with all of those inherent resulting frustrations it creates The learning bit is inspiring I enjoy this very much. Translating it into a kit build is the conundrum. (:-) Though the research part sort of allows me to share in the thoughts from past lives, and how those people created to the best of their abilities. A nice facet of this hobby. Scratch-building is a huge leap up (for me) . And certainly makes research the leading edge of a project, one that becomes very absorbing as well. Thanks for your confidence in my potential abilities. Presently I don't have that level of comfort. Your RW, for example is breathtaking---I'm not even on the same planet as you (:-) Though my next project will, just after opening the box, benefit from all that I have learned here at MSW from so many artists. Nigel you have always been so kind with your thoughtful comments, a heartfelt THANKS... I am putting my current frustrations on the back burner and will continue with this Vasa, a build that, accuracy frustrations aside, am really enjoying. Again thank so much for being a kind follower, your esteemed mate.... Michael Michael
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