Vasa by puckotred - DeAgostini - Scale 1:65

[puckotred]

Thanks y'all!

[puckotred]

Ok, a small update again, done (almost) painting the dekorations for this time. Some touch ups to do but that's for later.

 

A little guy that will go next to the harpist from earlier:

 

 

The framing of the Cherubs:

 

 

The repainted lionheads and whatever the other two decorations are:

(Lot of touch-up to do here)

 

 

And this is how the Cherubs will be placed:

 

 

So far these parts have been painted:

 

 

So, now you'll have to wait another 3-4 weeks....

[cobra1951]

Great job

But can I survive for 3 or 4 weeks

[puckotred]

  I ask the same question every month...

[amateur]

And we'll give the same answer every month

 

The quality of the casting is quite good. That makes it a bit (not much) easier to do a great paint job.

I'm wondering: when they keep sending you one piece of carving every month, this buidllog will go on for ages.  

I guess there will be monthly packages with just a bit of wood, and loads of statues and lions to be painted.

 

Jan

[puckotred]

It will go on for about 3 years... 36 monthly shipments... 

Edited November 12, 2016 by puckotred

[JanV]

that should have been perfect for me, my build takes now already over 4 years and will take much longer due to moving to our new house in the early spring next year.

[Sjors]

Mr.Pucko.

 

I think your real name is Vincent van Gogh ?????  

Very nice painting !

 

Sjors

[puckotred]

Thanks Sjors!!!     

[puckotred]

A new shipment has arrived.....

 

And this is the contents:

Mainly reinforcements for the upper deck

 

Another Cannon:

 

 

A couple of Griffins:

 

 

Tiny men:

 

 

A "license-plate"

 

 

And now we come to the point where quality-check thought: "Well, F**k this... I'm out of here" 

This is probably the wood for planking the hull.... Seems like bamboo or something. And I hope to God the will be a second layer planking or we have a serious problem here...

 

 

 

 

 

 

There is no planking shown in this months building instructions so we'll have to wait and see in late December/early January...

 

I'll try and get time to start building this evening... But I think tomorrow will be the day....

 

 

[cobra1951]

Hi Mr Pucko

That planking has let the whole thing down, up to now the quality of your parts looked really nice but those planks are really bad, if i were you i would email them those pictures and request replacements now, you may get them before you get to the stage they are needed 

Edited December 2, 2016 by Cobr@

[amateur]

That's a serious drop in quality.....

Areal shame. Unlessthis is tobe used to plank the inside of the hull (which it isnot, i presume) you have an issue there.

 

Jan

[CDW]

I noticed the same thing while I was building my DeAgostini Victory hull. The planks were of very inconsistent quality between the various shipments, sometimes good and sometimes very poor.

[BLACK VIKING]

I would definitely ask for a replacement pack Pucko . I know it's only the first planking but its not the quality you should expect

 

BV

[Foxtrott]

Hi Pucko,

 

don't worry - make the best of it:

 

I would recommend you, to order the wood in your prefered quality from a reliable dealer. So you are free to choose much better kinds of wood - pear for exampel.

Maybe you will also need a circular saw for modellers purpose.

 

Cheers, Alexander

[Nirvana]

I would definitely ask for a replacement pack Pucko . I know it's only the first planking but its not the quality you should expect

 

BV

And specially for that price.

Bamboo as for planking? 

Wondering if DeAgostino is doing this to all the "subscription" kits?

[donrobinson]

terrible planking, if it is just the first planking a person could maybe live with it. If it is the one and only layer of planking then "Houston we have a problem"

[puckotred]

Thanks all for the reactions... I will go through all the planks and see how they are on both sides now that the initial shock has settled. The crappy side can go inwards. Did this on a Caldercraft kit that also had terrible strips, they promised to send replacements twice and never did so I gave up and built it anyway.

 

 

Hi Pucko,

 

don't worry - make the best of it:

 

I would recommend you, to order the wood in your prefered quality from a reliable dealer. So you are free to choose much better kinds of wood - pear for exampel.

Maybe you will also need a circular saw for modellers purpose.

 

Cheers, Alexander

If only I had the money to do that...

[BLACK VIKING]

Hi Mr Pucko the good thing with Deag is they supply a lot more wood than you need. Having built three of their kits I have lots left over

 

BV

[puckotred]

I went through the planking material and decided that most of it can be used by facing the bad cutting inwards... 

 

Because of horrible teenagers and a deadly manflu it took some time to post the update. 

 

There wasn't much to build this time but here it is:

 

The reinforcements from the frames to the "well" should be at a 90 degree angle. but even if the frames are positioned by slots in all the reinforcements they where still off. I knocked the worst of them loose and glued them so that mostly they where at an angle.

 

 

Fitting the second "well":

 

 

This is how she looks now from above:

 

And front:

 

 

Now on to painting the decorations....

 

I'll be back!

 

[cobra1951]

Must have been tricky getting that part of the build done

[puckotred]

Bob: Yes, blood, sweat and tears and all that... 

[puckotred]

New shipment has arrived! 

 

The front part of the main deck, a couple of decorations and hull planks:

 

 

The two decorations:

 

 

And these are the 107 2x5x300 mm planks I got so far:

 

 

 

Quality was MUCH better now. Maybe they just sent me some leftovers last time...

Not much have been done due to two teenage nervous breakdowns and Der Frau having a dito, the two younger kids having christmas celebrations at school and me in the middle of it all looking stupid... But I'll try to do a little painting of the decorations now and then... and fair the frames... and plank the hull...

 

Until then....

[BLACK VIKING]

Those planks look a lot better. Hope you get over the flu quickly and looking forward to seeing your your next update

 

Happy Christmas BV

[Sjors]

A little late for the comment about the bamboo but I had the same problem.

I only use the bamboo to light up the candle's!!!!!!!

I had some wood left from the Aggy and Hennie ( who is also building the Aggy)had some wood left so I used that.

Much , much better !

Good luck with the flu....

It  just leave our house......

 

Sjors

[puckotred]

The flu has left the house here as well. if only the teenagers could do the same!!!

 

Sjors: Was your bamboo also 2x5mm?

[Sjors]

Yes it was Mr.Pucko   

 

Sjors

[puckotred]

Hello folks...

Due to a lot of things happening at home I have not been able to do any building...

 

I have to do a lot of sanding and fairing on the frames and can not do this in the kitchen. 

My work has also moved to a larger building and we have a lot to do there putting everything in place so I just can't sit down there and sand my ship as the others run around doing all the work...

But a new shipment has arrived. Issues 29-32.

 

 

This was in the bag:

 

 

Mostly hull planks (81 of them. Good quality), one section of the deck and 3 decorations.

There are now 188 hull planks at 300mm each. Thats 56,4 meters...

 

(Around issue 48 the second planking will start so the poor quality planks will be covered)

 

 

 

And the decorations:

 

I will start painting the decorations again as soon as things quiet down here. Have patience...

 

[amateur]

What is the rightmost part?

The other two i recignize (atbleast, more or less)

Jan

[puckotred]

Hello Jan;

 

it's these. Swans or geese.