Wasan 1628 by Nazgul - FINISHED - Billing Boats Vasa 1:75

[firdajan]

What to say, Matti ?  Your craftmanship is unbelievable. These carvings centairly takes a lot of time, but I´m sure the result will be more than perfect. Keep the pictures coming.

 

Still watching 

 

Jan

[NAZGÛL]

Cheers Jan! Your build got me look at paper models for some future project.

 

 

/Matti

[smarinid]

Nice work Matti.

Beautiful.

[NAZGÛL]

Thanks! Started to paint the Gideon soldiers for the upper galleries.

 

 

/Matti

[NAZGÛL]

Hey all! Painted and mounted the Gideon soldiers and the bigger tritons on the galleries. As before I sanded them thin and reshaped them. I ended up with two soldiers more than I needed so I could add them to the stern row, Im happy I could do that as it ties the back and sides together and looks more like the real ship.

 

Getting closer to finish the galleries. Ive counted how many figures Ive painted and stoped at 150. Im enjoyng it (once the towers were done) but now Im looking forward to start with the bow.

 

 

/Matti

[realworkingsailor]

That's really looking nice. Great job on all those figures.

 

Andy

[dafi]

Wonderful!

 

DAniel

[newbuilder101]

It just keeps getting better and better!

[AntiSpiral]

wow lovely work, looks great!

[themadchemist]

Hello Matti

I guess I have lurked long enough and it is time to step out of the shadows and make a comment.

 

First I must say, I have always loved the Wasa's lines. I never realy liked the red though. Maybe its from seeing her in the blue so many times, but I have to say your colour blending and choice on the shade of red has converted me.

The muted tones and colour blending of your work shows that you have lots of experience in mastering your abilities. Your mastery has created such a realistic portrayal of her, Great job! She's one beautiful build and your photography only helps to bring out the details of the colours and shading. I love the outdoor photos as they really show her true colours and beautiful detailing work.

Edited October 20, 2013 by themadchemist

[marktiedens]

Great work Matti! I just counted my stern figures - 192.  I am also working on the bow figures.

[NAZGÛL]

Cheers for all the kind comment everybody! Like I said before your builds are a big inspiration for me and helps for inspiration and how to do things.

 

Keith, Im glad you like it. I love the red Wasa with polychrome sculptures, but imo its easy to get the red and yellow to feel disharmonic, I had to redo the red a couple of times. I try to get a muted natural look when mixing colors, like blood red and bone yellow and sky blue.   

 

Mark, thats a lot of figures. I forgot that I will add the small sculptures on the gallery sides/windows when I guessed how many I need to paint.

 

 

 

/Matti

[themadchemist]

That's what converted me, was the organic feel of your red. To me I envision autumn leaves.

Your red tones down the polychromic carvings. Although the scultures have also been given a softened feeling which makes it really work. As you state, Harmonically. The resonance of the spectrum flows together, rather then create clashing boarders. Blurring the lines, without destroying them. Just as the great impressionist artists did in their works.

Understand, I use to hate the red. It just looked wrong to my eyes. Now, with your impressions, I not only like it, but prefer it to the blue. You seem to have fixed what didn't work in my eyes. Now I see reality where before it was cartoon-esk.

 

Its the equivalent of shouds with out of scale ratlines, in my opinion. The Details are what make a good build great. Personally I feel the best tip any new builder can get is -

  Slow down and feel your work, allow yourself to learn the slow processes and always let patience guide your decisions. Passion should always be your drive.

 

Of course we all bring different tool kits to this hobby, your prior paint detailing really shows through. I love seeing an artisan that has paid the price of time, when they are creating.

[NAZGÛL]

Cheers Keith, I like the way you look on painting aestethics and you managed to describe what I try to do make painting the model.

 

 

/Matti

[NAZGÛL]

Thanks mate! This week is insane but this weekend I hope go make the figures that sits on the gallery windows. I allready prepaired the galleries and the spots where they will sit.

 

 

/Matti

[Salty Sea Dog]

... I love seeing an artisan that has paid the price of time, when they are creating.

Well said Keith! Your work is amazing to watch as it unfolds Matti. I think we are all richer from watching your process and artistry. Thanks for sharing!

[md1400cs]

Nice Matti, always looking great.

 

R/

 

Michael

[NAZGÛL]

Cheers guys, Im glad for your interest!

 

After redoing the window area for the towers and reshaping the tritons, I painted the tall sculptures.They are sanded thin to be in scale.

 

I also painted the smaller ones that sits between the tall ones, but shape and sizewise they didnt look right on her so I will not use them.

 

I mounted the tall figures on the top tower also (its not the way BB made it, but its not to far off compaired to the original this way). It also lets me change the way the tower windows looked earlier. I prefer this look much more.

 

This means Im about 20 figures from being finished with the galleries.

 

 

/Matti

 

 

[pete48]

looking realy good, Fantastic detail work

[Andre]

Great details !! A pleasure to follow your build.

[NMBROOK]

Wonderful work Matti,your skill with colours and shading is outstanding,your build is so life like.

Kind Regards Nigel

[NAZGÛL]

Thanks Pete, Andre and Nigel!

 

 

/Matti

[riverboat]

Just gets better and better!!!

Frank

[Nirvana]

Matti,

 

That last picture of the stern against the sky, I loved it!

With the tree down in the background I almost got a feeling it was the real thing.

Nice progress!

[marktiedens]

Great look as always!

 

 

Mark

[Blue Ensign]

Fine decoration Matti, I just love those 3/4 stern shots showing the run of wales and the beautiful sheer lines.

 

B.E.

[WackoWolf]

Excellent work Matti. Keep the pictures coming.

[NAZGÛL]

Thank you Frank, Per, Mark, BE and Wolf!

 

This week is not as hectic and I would like to get more done on the model. Theres a risk we will get the St Jude storm over here too, so fingers crossed no trees falls down and breaks something. 

 

 

/Matti

[NAZGÛL]

The storm hit the Coast cities but didnt reach my area. im relieved but feel sorry for the people that was hit by it.

 

/Matti

[NAZGÛL]

And... done with the galleries. I feel relieved that I will not have to bend and shape every figure from now on and Im looking forward to do some wood work again. 

 

 

/Matti