URO Posted April 1, 2016 Share #1 Posted April 1, 2016 Fellow Shipbuilders: The following is my Build Log for the Vasa. This was my first experience with a wood kit model and as I built the Vasa I referred to a few of your Vasa ship build logs which greatly helped me. I particularly used the site by Vasa by Karleop , Ulyses Victoria, and Markitiedens. Since Karleop was a Billings build it was extremely helpful. I'm very appreciative of these sites and those who took the time to do them. Since the Billings instructions are so poor these sites were a great resource. I also used the Vasa museum site with photos of their model as a paint reference. I had the privilege of visiting Stockholm a few years ago and marvelled at seeing the Vasa in person. My experience as a ship model builder is fairly limited. When I was a youngster I built a number of plastic ship models and as an eighth grader I built a wood model of the French galley La Reale from a picture in a book, which I still have in a glass case. I am now 60 and will be getting back into this wonderful hobby and this is my first experience since my younger years. It has been very interesting learning from your sites and doing research on the internet to finish this ship. I am a surgeon which might have helped with some of the fine work, but not much . Even so, it took me two years to build Vasa because of my limited time. I modified the model by using the ships original color of red instead of the Billings blue, adding the long boat, and by adding crew figures that I bought from an internet site. I hope you enjoy my endeavor. I know I did. PLANKING THE FRAME AND STAINING Baker, Ray1981, Elijah and 5 others 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
URO Posted April 1, 2016 Author Share #2 Posted April 1, 2016 HULL PAINTING AND SIDE CUPOLAS CANNON BOW AND STERN BEGIN TO TAKE SHAPE Elijah, reklein, GrandpaPhil and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
URO Posted April 1, 2016 Author Share #3 Posted April 1, 2016 BOW AND STERN DETAIL reklein, WackoWolf, marktiedens and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
URO Posted April 1, 2016 Author Share #4 Posted April 1, 2016 STERN DETAIL BOWSPRIT GOES UP MAIN , FORE, AND MIZZEN MAST GO UP STANDING RIGGING AND RATLINES MAST AND RATLINE DETAIL WackoWolf, Elijah, marktiedens and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
URO Posted April 1, 2016 Author Share #5 Posted April 1, 2016 RIGGING DETAIL Elijah, reklein, GrandpaPhil and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
URO Posted April 1, 2016 Author Share #6 Posted April 1, 2016 MORE RIGGING DETAIL LONGBOAT FOREMAST SAILS AND RUNNING RIGGING marktiedens, Elijah and WackoWolf 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
URO Posted April 1, 2016 Author Share #7 Posted April 1, 2016 MAIN MAST SAILS AND RUNNING RIGGING MIZZEN MAST SAILS AND RUNNING RIGGING marktiedens, Elijah, WackoWolf and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
URO Posted April 1, 2016 Author Share #8 Posted April 1, 2016 BOWSPRIT SAILS AND RUNNING RIGGING STERN DETAIL SAILS AND RIGGING COMPLETE PAINTED SAILOR FIGURES 1:75 SCALE marktiedens, Elijah, reklein and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
URO Posted April 1, 2016 Author Share #9 Posted April 1, 2016 SAILOR FIGURES IN PLACE GrandpaPhil, marktiedens, Elijah and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
URO Posted April 1, 2016 Author Share #10 Posted April 1, 2016 COMPLETED VASA SHIP MODEL DISPLAYED HOPE YOU ENJOYED THIS VASA BUILD LOG! marktiedens, WackoWolf, reklein and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reklein Posted April 1, 2016 Share #11 Posted April 1, 2016 Holy Cow !!!, That's a great model,specially for a person with your experience. Looking forward to seeing more. What was your source for the figures? Bill Elijah and WackoWolf 2 Quote Bill, in Idaho Completed Mamoli Halifax and Billings Viking ship in 2015 Next Model Shipways Syren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marktiedens Posted April 2, 2016 Share #12 Posted April 2, 2016 Very nicely done. Mark Elijah 1 Quote current build - HMS Vanguard - Model Shipways Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
URO Posted April 2, 2016 Author Share #13 Posted April 2, 2016 To Reklein, thanks for your comments. The figures were bought from a site named HOBBYLINC. www.hobbylinc.com. -British Sailors and Marines HAT8098), and English Pirates Sea Warriors XVIII Century(ORF72001) 1/72 scale. Elijah and WackoWolf 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elijah Posted April 6, 2016 Share #14 Posted April 6, 2016 Wow! Wonderful job! I saved the source of the figures . Quote -Elijah Current build(s): Continental Gunboat Philadelphia by Model Shipways https://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/15753-continental-gunboat-philadelphia-by-elijah-model-shipways-124-scale/ Completed build(s): Model Shipways Phantom http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?showtopic=12376 Member of: The Nautical Research Guild N.R.M.S.S. (Nautical Research and Model Ship Society) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baker Posted April 13, 2016 Share #15 Posted April 13, 2016 Good job !! Very nicely done. patrick. Elijah 1 Quote Regards, Patrick Finished : Soleil Royal Heller 1/100 Wasa Billing Boats Bounty Revell 1/110 plastic (semi scratch) Pelican / Golden Hind 1/45 scratch Current build : Mary Rose 1/50 scratch Gallery : Revell Bounty Pelican/Golden hind 1/45 scratch Shore leave, non ship models build logs : ADGZ M35 funkwagen 1/72 Einhets Pkw. Kfz.2 and 4 1/72 Autoblinda AB40 1/72 122mm A-19 & 152mm ML-20 & 12.8cm Pak.44 {K8 1/2} 1/72 10.5cm Howitzer 16 on Mark. VI(e) Centurion Mk.1 conversion M29 Weasel 1/72 SAM6 1/72 T26 Finland T26 TN 1/72 Autoprotetto S37 1/72 Opel Blitz buses 1/72 Boxer and MAN trucks 1/72 Hetzer38(t) Starr 1/72 Cleaning the 1/72 military collection Si vis pacem, para bellum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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