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Hello everyone,
 
Small update, still working on adding details to the weather deck. I started the first series "mooring stays"? Is that what these are called?
 
In any case here is the first example. I will follow that with the second style, which is still in progress. Pics are self explanatory, assuming they post in order (:-)
 
PS: Those upper and lower deck cannon entries are so irritating to look at. I should have recessed the framings Grrrrrrrrrrr. Much too late for that fix...
 
Regards,
 
Michael

Matti,
 
I have looked at your photo of the stern several times, and each time I look at it I'm so impressed. Beautiful detail work. I also think that the wash colors that you developed for the hull, and upper sides make your ship really special. Beautiful build. I'm really enjoying following it.
 
 
Regards,
 
Michael

Hello everyone,
 
Small update, still working on adding details to the weather deck. I started the first series "mooring stays"? Is that what these are called?
 
In any case here is the first example. I will follow that with the second style, which is still in progress. Pics are self explanatory, assuming they post in order (:-)
 
PS: Those upper and lower deck cannon entries are so irritating to look at. I should have recessed the framings Grrrrrrrrrrr. Much too late for that fix...
 
Regards,
 
Michael

Hello everyone,
 
Small update, still working on adding details to the weather deck. I started the first series "mooring stays"? Is that what these are called?
 
In any case here is the first example. I will follow that with the second style, which is still in progress. Pics are self explanatory, assuming they post in order (:-)
 
PS: Those upper and lower deck cannon entries are so irritating to look at. I should have recessed the framings Grrrrrrrrrrr. Much too late for that fix...
 
Regards,
 
Michael

Some further progress...
 

 

 

Ferit.
 
Nice mouse, as we all knew it would be.
Love that knot link -- Thanks,
 
R/   Michael

Continuing with the heads and a nice opportunity to tried out my newly arrived toy 
 

 
I decided to purchase a proxxon drill stand (MB200) with the compound table KT70 for my micromot 50/EF instead of buying a (proxxon) Bench drill press
 
The main reason for this was that I also can use this setup when I need to drill in different angles (besides the fact that it is also a cheaper solution)
Additionally I can now also use it for several other applications like milling and grinding as the micromot easily can vary speeds from  5000-20.000 rpm .
I already had the optional food-switch for the micromot so I can also easily start the machine without removing my hands from the subject.
So far I’m very pleased with the setup
 
Underneath some pictures after the install of the heads & the doors (I allready made these doors earlier in the build) and opening up for the anchor davits in the bulwarks.
 

 

 

 

 
 
 

Starboard hand rails done!also added some nice black nails to the wales - seems to add a little character to the hull to me.
 

 

 

Steve,
 
Thanks for your very nice remarks. I'm not sure that they are so well deserved (:-) I sometimes feel that I still have not well mastered this art form, but I enjoy learning and I like improving my skills. But a big thanks....
 
Yes, the Vasa is a beautiful ship, that luckily for us modelers have available in that beautiful museum from which we can emulate its look. After spending so much time with this Corel example (also trying to fix errors after installations grrrrrrr ) and, as well as following some of the Billings builders of same. I've come to the conclusion that each has its "up and down sides". 
 
In my opinion, had I been as "educated" as I am today from the many sources that I have consumed and noted in resent posts, and were I to start the build today, the Corel would still be my choice. Of course speaking in hindsight is always very easy. Easy because NOW I would know what to alter as I was building. I think that would work Hmmmm.
 
PS: I've looked in on your completed and current builds. In my opinion the Vasa is right up your alley. Your quality of detail work is so impressive; you do really beautiful work. Well, the Vasa certainly has become famous with over one million visits per year. Certainly a cash cow for Stockholm.
 
Again thanks for looking in and posting.
 
Regards,
 
Michael

Spencer,
 
I have found that the best way to do this is to first drill holes just slightly smaller than the nail that you are trying to drive into the wood. Much easier.
Also if you hammer a nail in, there is a very big risk that you will split the plank. This has worked for me, though I'm sure that there are several excellent other approaches. Also the risk of the nail going sideways is also a big risk. The resulting scar is not pretty. Ouch. Don't buy a tiny hammer (:-)
 
The drill first technique has worked well for me.
 
R/ Michael

Matti,
 
Nice. You really solved the issue. Nice work. It will look really great when all of the figures are properly shaped and fitted.
 
Michael

Hi Ferit
I have looked at your build often but never commented (there are so many logs here - some I look at often and never say a word - yours is one of those) - it is fantastic, I love your work and your subject.
 
I sense that you feel intimidated by other builds here. We all are. This place for me is about being inspired and inspiring. There are no poor builds on this site - they are to each one's eyes the best they can do with all the support that the site musters. Give and receive advice and make. Above all, enjoy this hobby - what anyone else is doing doesn't matter a bit - enjoy it for yourself and only for that.
 
Ferit - your work is great and it inspires me - keep it up and, please, keep building this ship and others to come!
 
Cheers
Alistair

Looking very good, as usual (:-) Nice update.
 
Michael

Ferit,
 
Thank you, to think that I inspire YOU. I'm touched; so nice of you. I so appreciate your interest in this build, and as you have read 1000s of times your Berlin is, well perfect 
 
Regards,
 
Michael

Karl,
 
Too perfect to easily comprehend. Stunning
 
Michael

JS,
 
Thanks for your nice thought. YES I know (:-) I now know, of soooo many errors with this build, including what you rightfully pointed out as incorrectly shaped weather deck entry housings. 
 
FYI: I started this build about nine years ago, and after an initial start it sat in a closet for several years. It was, at the time being build exactly as Corel intended, along with its many errors. I was ignorant and had not looked for source material. THAT has changed.
 
Over the last 2 years or so I have been "catching up" with the build, which included a lot of re-building. I purchased several books, including the Museum book Vasa 1, the Hocker, and Landström books, I should receive his (L) this week (I note that your photos come from that source) I also have the pdf version of same, along with several sheets of the museum plans; I have also been helped by other members who are also building the Vasa.
 
Adding to that, my files now contain many hundreds of photos of the 1:1, the 1/10th as well as many of Clayton's photos. So going forward from 2 years ago I became much more aware of how it should look. But JS, this is all recent history (:-) I built the weather deck nine years ago from the Corel plans.
 
So this build, in its current state, has gone through some "re-building. I wanted to fix the errors that could be fixed. The weather deck entry door will not be part of those repairs. Too late.
 
I have learned a lot here at MSW by reading, looking, and by many times thinking OMG some of our member builders are astonishing; specially on the scratch built side of the "wall". I'll never climb over that wall..ha ha....
 
For your edification, as well as my piece of mind. I offer these examples of "fixes. I appreciate your looking into this build, thanks.
Stern as Corel intended+some extras even back then.My repair of Corel stern in progressmostly repairedA super excellent exactly as Corel intended build, from a European builder.this one speaks for itselfMy attempt at doing the stern as best I can per the 1:1
Regard,
 
Michael

Jeronimo,
I was trying to find the words to describe this magnificent build, but words fail me.
I'm speechless !!
Even though I will probably never venture to the dark-side of modelling (scratch-building), I'll be following along from now on just for the stunning eye-candy.
You are a master-modeller !!
Keep it coming.

Hello fellow hobbyists,
 
I would like to, firstly, thank all of you who have been so kind in taking the time to post comments, letting me know how much you appreciate my version of this Wasa build.
 
Your kind words have continued to be a real source of encouragement. I also thank those of you who were also kind enough to add a "thumbs up" to certain posts or jpg's. There is so much art to appreciate on MSW, that I am touched that you have found the interest, and the time to look at, and respond to my efforts.....Again thank you......OK.. An update.
 
 
 
 It's hard for me to believe, but the stern, and galleries in their entirety, are actually almost completed. This part of the build was very labor intensive. In retrospect, I would have done some things differently but as we say here "put a fork in it - it's cooked" and so it is. Oh what is missing are the two wood trim timbers that appear on each side of the flag and lantern spar, just above the upper gilded curved carving on the stern. I will try my first attempt at sculpturing those two pieces of wood.
 
Speaking of doing things differently; I SO regret not indenting the hull canon port framings as I was framing those. I tried to initially indent the four small pieces of wood in each port, but I didn't have enough of a lip, if you will, and nothing was aligning correctly. So I flushed them all flat along the hull. This work was done before joining the MSW community. I have since learned of a great technique. Always hindsight isn't it? So, that detail failure just glares at me now.  It will be an issue when adding canon doors. Hmmm. On the plus side only hobbyists such as us would even notice such a glaring error. I thought of pulling them all out. But I think that I would make a mess of things.
 
Segwaying forward with this posting, I enclose "full body shots" (pardon the pun) to offer a better perspective of the project as it looks so far. I also include a few other pics. as partial updates on side tasks that have been completed to date; for example deck, and hull figures were (some removed) painted and attached.
 
I'm will be taking a break for a while. I have to do some traveling again. Hmmm, and I thought that I was finally retired. I'll tune in, from wherever I happen to be, and continue to admire builds that I very much enjoy following.
 
When I find myself back on my side of the world again, I will continue with deck details that need to be added. I also plan on removing the existing ladders. (Not correct). I will also re-work the front bow cross railing that leads to the bowsprit. That is also not correct. And I removed the most stern ladders. Those will be replaced with a "bench" type looking thing with a wooden sculpture on each side above the "benches" So it goes. And then onto the masts....
Again thanks for your kind words...Always, always appreciated.
 
Regards,
 
Michael
 
 

Yeah, I enjoyed my time there. I lived in Playas del Coco, Guanacaste, on the Pacific side near Nicaragua. Great people, but they believe all Americans have a money press, and the thievery was pretty rampant. I had a bar and restaurant there for a while. Great place to visit, but not to be in business. The cost of living is very high. I could buy Imperial Beer (the National Beer) in Houston, cheaper than I could buy it wholesale in CR.

JS,
 
Thanks for your nice thought. YES I know (:-) I now know, of soooo many errors with this build, including what you rightfully pointed out as incorrectly shaped weather deck entry housings. 
 
FYI: I started this build about nine years ago, and after an initial start it sat in a closet for several years. It was, at the time being build exactly as Corel intended, along with its many errors. I was ignorant and had not looked for source material. THAT has changed.
 
Over the last 2 years or so I have been "catching up" with the build, which included a lot of re-building. I purchased several books, including the Museum book Vasa 1, the Hocker, and Landström books, I should receive his (L) this week (I note that your photos come from that source) I also have the pdf version of same, along with several sheets of the museum plans; I have also been helped by other members who are also building the Vasa.
 
Adding to that, my files now contain many hundreds of photos of the 1:1, the 1/10th as well as many of Clayton's photos. So going forward from 2 years ago I became much more aware of how it should look. But JS, this is all recent history (:-) I built the weather deck nine years ago from the Corel plans.
 
So this build, in its current state, has gone through some "re-building. I wanted to fix the errors that could be fixed. The weather deck entry door will not be part of those repairs. Too late.
 
I have learned a lot here at MSW by reading, looking, and by many times thinking OMG some of our member builders are astonishing; specially on the scratch built side of the "wall". I'll never climb over that wall..ha ha....
 
For your edification, as well as my piece of mind. I offer these examples of "fixes. I appreciate your looking into this build, thanks.
Stern as Corel intended+some extras even back then.My repair of Corel stern in progressmostly repairedA super excellent exactly as Corel intended build, from a European builder.this one speaks for itselfMy attempt at doing the stern as best I can per the 1:1
Regard,
 
Michael

JS,
 
Thanks for your nice thought. YES I know (:-) I now know, of soooo many errors with this build, including what you rightfully pointed out as incorrectly shaped weather deck entry housings. 
 
FYI: I started this build about nine years ago, and after an initial start it sat in a closet for several years. It was, at the time being build exactly as Corel intended, along with its many errors. I was ignorant and had not looked for source material. THAT has changed.
 
Over the last 2 years or so I have been "catching up" with the build, which included a lot of re-building. I purchased several books, including the Museum book Vasa 1, the Hocker, and Landström books, I should receive his (L) this week (I note that your photos come from that source) I also have the pdf version of same, along with several sheets of the museum plans; I have also been helped by other members who are also building the Vasa.
 
Adding to that, my files now contain many hundreds of photos of the 1:1, the 1/10th as well as many of Clayton's photos. So going forward from 2 years ago I became much more aware of how it should look. But JS, this is all recent history (:-) I built the weather deck nine years ago from the Corel plans.
 
So this build, in its current state, has gone through some "re-building. I wanted to fix the errors that could be fixed. The weather deck entry door will not be part of those repairs. Too late.
 
I have learned a lot here at MSW by reading, looking, and by many times thinking OMG some of our member builders are astonishing; specially on the scratch built side of the "wall". I'll never climb over that wall..ha ha....
 
For your edification, as well as my piece of mind. I offer these examples of "fixes. I appreciate your looking into this build, thanks.
Stern as Corel intended+some extras even back then.My repair of Corel stern in progressmostly repairedA super excellent exactly as Corel intended build, from a European builder.this one speaks for itselfMy attempt at doing the stern as best I can per the 1:1
Regard,
 
Michael

Ferit,
 
Actually with the few thousands of hours that I have in the air, the very last thing that was ever on my mind was jumping out of the machine for sport. Hmmmm not for me.
 
PS: Oh !, I just read that the the best hotels in Europe are found in Turkey Congratulations (:-)
 
http://news.yahoo.com/best-hotels-europe-found-turkey-151700813.html
 
As always, a pleasure to share conversations
 
Michael 

Michael, the BB instructions also suggest the candle and also makes it look easy. I love that cover pic, makes me wanna wear a suit when building models!
 
Cheers Jan, Im a fan of your paper modeling!
 
 
/Matti

Michael,I thought I was the only one with the "Period Model Boat Manual"  
frank

JS,
 
Thanks for your nice thought. YES I know (:-) I now know, of soooo many errors with this build, including what you rightfully pointed out as incorrectly shaped weather deck entry housings. 
 
FYI: I started this build about nine years ago, and after an initial start it sat in a closet for several years. It was, at the time being build exactly as Corel intended, along with its many errors. I was ignorant and had not looked for source material. THAT has changed.
 
Over the last 2 years or so I have been "catching up" with the build, which included a lot of re-building. I purchased several books, including the Museum book Vasa 1, the Hocker, and Landström books, I should receive his (L) this week (I note that your photos come from that source) I also have the pdf version of same, along with several sheets of the museum plans; I have also been helped by other members who are also building the Vasa.
 
Adding to that, my files now contain many hundreds of photos of the 1:1, the 1/10th as well as many of Clayton's photos. So going forward from 2 years ago I became much more aware of how it should look. But JS, this is all recent history (:-) I built the weather deck nine years ago from the Corel plans.
 
So this build, in its current state, has gone through some "re-building. I wanted to fix the errors that could be fixed. The weather deck entry door will not be part of those repairs. Too late.
 
I have learned a lot here at MSW by reading, looking, and by many times thinking OMG some of our member builders are astonishing; specially on the scratch built side of the "wall". I'll never climb over that wall..ha ha....
 
For your edification, as well as my piece of mind. I offer these examples of "fixes. I appreciate your looking into this build, thanks.
Stern as Corel intended+some extras even back then.My repair of Corel stern in progressmostly repairedA super excellent exactly as Corel intended build, from a European builder.this one speaks for itselfMy attempt at doing the stern as best I can per the 1:1
Regard,
 
Michael