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Hi everyone, A very minor update. I'm working again so have less time with the boat. But I'm enjoying my part-time return to my first love (aviation). I tried my hand at sculpturing, No let me rephrase; I tried my hand at shaping two pieces of wood to represent the cathead braces. Not "winners" but painted, they sort of disappear visually. The 1:1 braces are so beautiful, way beyond my capacity as a wood shaper (:-) These will have to do. You will note that the gratings have been removed, working on completely re-installing those, as they should have been. Mine were such a disappointment. There is also a pic of the completed ladders. Thanks for looking in, much appreciated. Regards, Michael
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Matti, Again !! love the look of your build. Such nice work--congrats. PS: I'm working on fixing my weather deck gratings, took hints from yours (:-) Copying is the best form of flattery. R/ Michael
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Ferit, You keep "outdoing yourself"; each update is more excellent than the one before. Your deck detail photos are amazing. Thanks for the larger format pics, they help us to appreciate your super detailing. Regards, Michael
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Karl, Love watching your building updates. A real pleasure for the eyes-superlative craftsmanship. R/ Michael
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Joachim, Enjoy your time away. Will look forward to your future updates. Your motor barks are so well crafted..... R/ Michael
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Matti, Yes I was nervous when I pulled the glued gratings away, because I had no deck timbers left over, so I could not replace any that came away with the grating frames. But they came up almost without damaging the deck. One area got chipped, but my new framing will cover the scar. Yes, I plan on closing one of the grating with a hatch. I ordered some new pre-assembled gratings from Cast Your Anchor in Canada. Nice people. They always seem to have what I need. So waiting for the parts. Looking forward to the repair. Thanks for your nice thoughts always appreciated. R/ MIchael
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Thanks Joachim, always nice to read your kind words. I'm happy that I am learning as I go along, and that I am at a stage of this build where I can still go back to "fix" errors. I appreciate our members who help to point out some of my BIG errors (:-) R/ Michael
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Nigel, Beautiful work. First rate superlative quality attention to details. A pleasure to follow along. Regards, Michael
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Rigging ropes right handed or left handed?
md1400cs replied to md1400cs's topic in Masting, rigging and sails
Gentlemen, Thanks for your responses, they did clear up my ignorance; much appreciated. Regards, Michael -
Hi everyone, I've done a search, but came up with nothing. I'm sure that it has been discussed, but at the risk of being redundant, here is my question, as I'm ready to purchase some rope. What was supplied in my kit is (as I've learned here as well) not acceptable looking. So, why are there two options when purchasing after market rope, right or left handed? Does it really make any difference, except to the purists? I thank anyone in advance for any help. Regards, Michael
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B. E. Thank you for your kindly worded "intervention". A point of curiosity about the grating, was it a 'fixed' feature on Vasa, it doesn't look like it could be taken up? After you posed the question it then glared at me how incorrect it all was. I sincerely appreciate your input. As you will note below, dry-dock will last a bit longer as needed alterations, have begun. I looked at Matti's and at JanV's they so got it right. OK, now armed with photos, this will be an easy, but very important visible fix. THANKS... PS: Thanks for mentioning this before, deck cannons, masts and standing rigging were in place (:-) R/ Michael
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Matti, Looking great. You also go the excellent and correct height on your lower tower cap piece. Gongrats! R? Michael
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B. E. I so appreciate your comments, you are one of my sages. Hmmm There goes an other needed thing to fix. The gratings are not deep, its a result of the lighting, but you are right, it never occurred to me (in my ignorance) that gratings were meant to also be removed as needed. That is a big error on my part, the framing is all wrong. So, you are two-for-two ! I learned about my wrong capstan from you posting about them with Ferit, and now I'm learning about my incorrect framing of my weather deck gratings. I really DO appreciate the question. Please don't be shy; if you see other ignorant errors on my part PLEASE share, I really want to continue learning as I go on. PS: Thanks for the nice remarks about my work (:-) Don't disappear on me, ok? Regards, Michael
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Buck, the WOW really belong on your builds, I so like your detail work. Thanks for your nice comment. Michael
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Mark, Thanks, I appreciate your interest in this Vasa, your post is super appreciate. Michael
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Nigel, Thanks as well. I Keep seeing things that need "to be fixed" Hmmm turning into an egg hunt. I do prefer the look of the ladders, as it seems all kits come with the same generic looking ones. Michael
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Matti, Thanks, I appreciate your comments. As you know I think that you Vasa is also very special Michael
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Ferit, As usual your kind remarks are appreciated, thanks. Dry dock...funny Michael
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Hello, Here is another "retro-update". I decided to remove the original, kit included, stairs so that I could replicate more closely what has been installed on the 1:1 in Stockholm. The pics are self-explanatory (the first pic was my original installation). I purchased two sets of stairs and glued the step's vertical timbers together so that I could then reshape them with the curves. The Stockholm Vasa ladders are, I think, new so I assume (that word again) that the museum historians copied ladders that were in use at the time that included those curves. I also noticed that some of the 1:1 photos have a curved deck cutout at the top of the stairs, so I did some cutting and fixing as well. My center area between the two ladders is incorrect, but too late to deal with that. I may add some kind of figurine details on that center wall. Hmmmm Moving on I will now start on the bow figures. They will be painted similarly to my stern figures. With these figures I will attempt to add some sort of slim framing that I see on the 1:1 photos. I have to think about how to do this. Again, I so appreciate, and I am certainly motivated with your kind posts as well as those of you whom are kind enough to just visit this build in progress. Thanks everyone. Regards, Michael
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Jan, I know that I have said this twice, but I so love the old look that you have so perfectly captured with your Vasa. This last photo is perfect. Are you thinking of aging the wooden decorative pieces as well? I notice that your weather deck canon decorative pieces are "fresh" looking. PS: Your galleries are so beautiful !! R/ Michael
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MONTANES by Garward - OcCre
md1400cs replied to Garward's topic in - Kit build logs for subjects built from 1751 - 1800
Garward, Stunning, as is all of your work. I looked at your entire log. Thanks for re-posting. Regards, Michael
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