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Thank you very much Dan for the journey.

I learned quite a bit, and can't wait to start my own QAR.

I hope to see your model in person some day at the museum!

With great appreciation,

-Matt

p.s. you're right, the parts were not laser cut!

Wow, Rick! You've put in a lot more into this than I have

I've misplaced my directions altogether, so I'm planning on continuing on by winging it, allong with refrence from the Wasa sites.

I truly look forward to your larger build!

Could you post some pics of your finished kit?

-Matt

I think it's a great idea too, Dan.

Thanks for the photo!

Michael, it looks like a guy squatting down in the top would have plenty of space to operate the swivels up there, the muzzel isn't that long, and the ramrod wouldn't be either, which would take up most of the required room.

Concerning Jan's question, I grew up around black powder guns/muzzel loaders, and so long as the round shot is the correct diameter it would be snug enough in the barel that it will not roll out. Dan is right in that if the shot was loose in the gun, additional wadding would be rammed down on top of the ball in the muzel to keep it in place (I did see on the QAR reaserch site that they did find wadding made out of hemp fibers, so its a very viable option).

-Matt

A great leap ahad in your progress, Dan!

It looks like the vacation did you good

I'd like to see how the swivels were mounted in the tops; i've not heard of that arrangement before, but it makes total sense to devistating effect in battle.

Keep up the beautiful & inspiring work!

-Matt

I agree,

Weathering is a diffrent skill set,

I had the same dilemma with a presentation model I made for a local library,

A "clean" model makes it far easier to appreaciate the technical details without visual distractions or confusion too.

Edward Teach didn't seem the type to keep a very clean ship

Jeff,

I recall that the instructions are in English too, but I think you could build it from the illustrations alone.

The instruction book is very large!

-Matt

Dan, I'm loving your work on the sails and running rigging!

although you state that you are not experienced in it,

the necessity of the job and your standards are bringing you to beautiful results!

Your innovations have taught me much in following your build.

Do you intend to add any weathering to the look of the final model, or will you keep her dockyard clean for the museum?

Thanks!

-Matt

Beautiful work Dan!

Your speed and accuracy on this project is admirable.

The sail issue is a tricky one, I know how to use a sewing machine, but the stiches could never get small enough for my likeing even in a large scale model.

I've stiched the perimeter rope on sails by hand, but have had issues with the fraying of the fabric.

Your solution looks far cleaner!

thanks for the update,

-Matt

Gorgeous work, Dan!

I realy appreciate all the research that is going into this project (and the love too)!

-Matt

Gorgeous! I love how everything is coming together, especially in that last photo.

Great idea about the tied-off lines, I'll definitley use that idea in the future

Thank you for sharing, Dan!

-Matt

Thank you both mtaylor and marktidens for the links, you are both heros!

Great stuff with those links; they'll be a great help

Best,

-Matt

I hope to do it justice!

-Ulises Victoria, I don't remember the scale right now. I'm trying to find where i left the instructions book that has all that info

Can anyone reccomend a good website with good Wasa (Vasa) research?

I remember that the instructions had the gun carriage painted red, but now I'm not sure if it should be simply stained natural wood color?

Thanks all for the interest on this build!

-Matt

Here's a kit I bought about 20 years agowhenI was in Junior High School. It was my first wooden kit. Needless to say, it was very rough arround the edges when I finished it back then.

So, fast forward to today, I found it again at my parent's house and want to refurbish it.

Now so much more is avaliable for refrence and my skills have improved a little bit too

Looking forward to any feedback!

-Matt

Very nice work Dan,

I've been missing your posts!

I like your solutions to the gun rigging; if it works then it's valid in my book

Just a quick question, is thre enough clearance for the guns ajacent to the pumps to be run in/recoiled? It might just be the photo angle, but it looks like the butend of the gun might run into the pump handles if they were to be fired off towards the bow's direction.

Keep up the amazing work, sir!

Matt

Hi Dan,

I got that book when I was a kid, and it helped to fuel my love for the subject.

It is a fine intro into the general topic of ships, and all things nautical.

It can be oddly selective in what info it labels in the pictures,

but it still makes a very complex subject accessible to anyone.

p.s. Thank you very much for sharing your QAR build with us!

-Matt

Very convincing iron look on those anchors! Well done sir!

Did you use a graphite spray for the final metalic look?

p.s. I'm overjoyed to see someone take on this ship, I'ts one I've wanted to tackle for years.