Vivian Galad

Thank u Pops, Mark, Matti and Grant.
 
Thanks for every "like" everyone has clicked too ;)
 
Hans, that remembers me when I was trying to build a medieval village on 1:50 scale with tavern/inn included - maybe that´s a call for some dioramas on my future. Makes me think on building a floating restaurant, too :P
 
Joe, that´s something to wait from all of my buildings, more and more. Thank you.
 
Carl, to answer properly, muito obrigada!!!
 
Raymond. I´m getting ready for some challenges soon. Next kits I´ll try to do more than one at the same time as I already am hoarding some POF material (both for reading as for building) - I´m anxious for fully scratching a ship. Ty for your words, amigo.
 
Piet, glad u liked !!

Janet,
 
   I thank you very much, again, for your words.
 
Denis,
 
   Loved to see a new comment on her. For the past few months life took hard on my way. It´s a honor to be seen like that, thank you.
 
I hope to post some new work in the next few days - Not only for the junk, but also my Oseberg. ^^

Janet,
 
   I thank you very much, again, for your words.
 
Denis,
 
   Loved to see a new comment on her. For the past few months life took hard on my way. It´s a honor to be seen like that, thank you.
 
I hope to post some new work in the next few days - Not only for the junk, but also my Oseberg. ^^

Gods, just perfect! All praises to your work.

Ok here we go.
 
When cutting a brass rod with a sharp knife a burr is created, I use this both to my advantage and at one point it needs to be removed (otherwise you'll have trouble inserting the bolt in the predrilled hole. Here are the steps involved:
 
1. This is the rod after the last bolt was cut
2. The burr is removed using a small steel ruler
3. A new diagonal burr is created to have the bolt firmly set in the predrilled hole ( I use bot 0,5 mm brass rod and a 0,5 mm steel drill to drill the holes, without the diagonal burr the fit is a bit loose)
4. Cutting off the bolt creates a burr this is the dome of the bolt
 

 
Tools needed (I won't cover the use of Liver of Sulphur which I use to blacken the bolts after they are in place):
 

 
Step 1 This is the rod after the last bolt was cut
 

 
Step 2 The burr is removed using a small steel ruler
 

 
Step 3 A new diagonal burr is created by rolling a sharp blade overt he rod to have the bolt firmly set in the predrilled hole
 

 

 
Step 4 Cutting off the bolt creates a burr this is the dome of the bolt
 

 

 

 
 
I use a brass rod with a small hole in the point to push the bolt into place leaving the dome of the bolt proud to the surface. When the are all done I treat them with liver of sulphur to blacken them.
 

 
The end result (it's hard to capture but each bolt has a nice subtle dome):
 

 

 
Remco
 

Vivian: Hola Linda. So nice to hear from you again, although on the other hand, saddened to hear you have had some rough times.
 
Wish you the best, my dear and hope that everything turns OK for you.
 
Abrazos.
 
Ulises

Hi Vivian
 
Just had a look again at your build.
That is just some highly skilled work you are doing.
Wow I take my hat off to you.
You are a master builder Vivian.
Just fantastic.
 
Denis.

90% hidden? Yes, but you - and we - know that it's there! Lovely forelocked bolt and square nuts on that intake.

Thanks for all the kind comments and likes.
 
I forgot to add the pictures I made before the pump well was installed. This is the pump intake that is now tucked away deep inside the hull, unfortunately 90% is invisible now.   The last picture is the main mastpartner with the brass bolts positioned but not yet secured and blackened. As a side note, the fabrication of bolts was refined over time, I used to make the dome shape of the bolt head with a cup burr. Later I discovered that when I cut the brass rod with a sharp knife one end is dome shaped and one is flat. I use this to my advantage now. Still every bolt is scored to give it a little grip inside the predrilled hole. If there is intrest I can make little how-to for the thousands of bolts that are used in this build. 
 

 

 

 
Remco

Gods, just perfect! All praises to your work.

Gods, just perfect! All praises to your work.

Sorry for the long wait, 'life' got in the way....
 
Dave, the wood will darken over time, I like the color of free boxwood too.
Greg, the thought crossed my mind :-)
 
The new pumpwell is installed and the next set of beams too. A bit tricky as they are curved in two ways. 
 

 

 

 
Remco

Thanks, Jan for the feedback. I do like this sort of constructive criticism. I cant claim to have got it right but it seems to me the people who built the Trombetta nave , a very large ship for its time, were less concerned by its speed through the water than with strengthening the hull so it didnt fall apart. There was a great variability in these "futtock riders" and they often go almost to the midpoint of the hull. I did make an attempt to taper them at their lower end. Maybe not enough, who knows?
This is the original illustration of the Trombetta nave which I have followed.



even the modern reconstruction of the Matthew shows these rather bulky futtock riders extending to the waterline ( or below it were the ship to heel at all
many of the contemporary illustrations seem to have been made either of a ship model or of a ship out of water. They seem to show much more of the hull than would be seen in a ship in the water.

If this ship was really afloat it would be sitting much lower and the external bracing thingies would be partly below water!
Cheers
Dick

I reworked the wales. Here they are stained with walnut stain.
I am working on smoothing and fairing the hull below the wales, so imperfections are still seen in that area.
(Well imperfections will still be seen later, anyway.)
 

 

 

 

Well I finally finished the planking below the wales.
I plan to give this ship a weathered but not abused look, so if it looks dirty to you now its on purpose. Some weathering effects will be added to the whole hull once it is fully planked.
 
This first photo is before scraping, sanding and application of Boiled Linseed Oil.

 
After finishing




 
Here you will see the beginning of the second planking above the wales.
You will see that I was trying to cut pieces to fit between the frames.
I finally decided against this method as there are greater chances that something is going to be wrong.
I think I will place full length planks and later cut and shape the gunport openings.
 

 
Thank you for watching, and if you have comments, more than welcome.

Hi Mates,
 
Small update, but time consuming, as I was also working on the mast blocks;
 
with the platform and the mast I thought it best to pre-rig some of the blocks, as well as the deadeyes before mounting. This (rigging) is new territory for me, so I hope that it makes sense later. I did not feel comfortable assembling the platform without the rigging. Also referring to three dif. plan sets had its issues, and settled on what you see here (mostly from Vasa Museum and Billings). Pics are self-explanatory so keeping it brief.
 
Onto the flag mast, cap, and framing structure. Again thanks everyone for dropping by.
 
Cheers,
 
Michael

Hello all,
 
Here is another update with the progress over the last couple of weeks.
Alexandru
 

The new pump well. Not much different from the old one but the stanchions and the louvres are a little less wide than the old one. It looks more delicate. I also enhanced the joints on the door to show the individual planks.
 

 
Remco

Hi Mates,
 
Slowly moving forward actually, surprising indeed. At this stage I am discovering, as all other Vasa builders at MSW have noted, are the rigging issues with this ship.
 
It appears as if the three main kits all have variations for positioning lines, and also where they should attach.
 
So even adding a few eyelets to the lower bowsprit mast has its issues. Karl (karlop) was kind in sending me photos of his Billings rigging plans. I am also following Frank’s rigging ideas [fmodajar] (I plan to add sails so need to add blocks, not shown on the Corel rigging sheets), lastly I do have the Museum plan sheets. What’s still MIA is the Vasa II book, which was due late last year.
 
Regarding the photos;
 
Decided to use the Corel included triple blocks. They needed a full facelift, but I’m happy with how they came out.
 
Using Chuck’s ropes, and blocks (Syren) and I am very happy sourcing from his company.
 
Decided to “shrink” the eyelets, I found them to be out of the box, a bit too out of scale based on photos I have seen of the 1/10th and Clayton’s as well. I initially had used the Brass Black to darken the pieces, but too messy. So will just paint them as I go along.
 
The flat black paint is also great as it removes any shine from the rope’s glue dabs.
 
Platform in place but not attached, need to add lower platform braces and, of course the chainplate bits.
 
As always thanks for dropping by.
 
Cheers,
 
Michael

Thanks all for your kind comments. Greg the pillars were cut freehand and with the help of a piece of paper with the cross slide settings written down.
 
More beams, knees and now its also time to add the hammock battens. They are fragile once glued in place and easily knocked off (yes I tried it...)
 

 

 

 
Remco

Great work, Jesse! She´s there and all beautiful for us to see. Cheers!!!!

Great work, Jesse! She´s there and all beautiful for us to see. Cheers!!!!

Well, she is finished. I really enjoyed this build in spite of the problems I encountered along the way. I used to admire this kit from afar & wish to get it one day. A good friend made that dream come true & I thank him very much for this. I thank you all for the help & guidance during this build. Here are a few of the completed ship photos......
 
 

Added the Main Topmast Staysail. This was the last sail. Been studying another Scottish Maid build while I've been working on mine. They had some extra rigging that my kit didn't instruct & I borrowed some of it & added it to mine too. 
 
Made an adjustment to the base. The sides were straight. I filed & sanded a little out to add some shape to it. I think it looks better now.
 
 
 

Hi Mates,
 
Minor bowsprit mast platform photo update, self-explanatory. So I will keep text thin.
 
This platform is a huge improvement from what Corel offers in its kit. Mark (marktiedens) has a nice comparison photo in his excellent build log, but as he also stated now I also need to spend a lot of time building four more (;-)
 
Also working on detailing the mast as well. As always, thanks so much for your nice comments, likes, and just dropping by.
 
Cheers,
 
Michael