NMBROOK Posted November 1, 2013 Share #511 Posted November 1, 2013 Stunning work Matti You should feel duly proud for what you have achieved.More than worth the care time and effort and dare I say the odd slightly warm finger. Kind Regards Nigel NAZGÛL 1 Quote Currently working on Royal Caroline Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NAZGÛL Posted November 1, 2013 Author Share #512 Posted November 1, 2013 Cheers Lawrence and Nigel! Yeah I'm missing the summer. And I did burn my fingers a few times, but sanding the smsallest figures thin burned me more. /Matti Quote Billing Boats Vasa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marktiedens Posted November 1, 2013 Share #513 Posted November 1, 2013 Looking good as always. Mark NAZGÛL 1 Quote current build - HMS Vanguard - Model Shipways Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NAZGÛL Posted November 2, 2013 Author Share #514 Posted November 2, 2013 Thanks Mark! I'll try to get the bow done and try to catch up with your build. Im looking through the reference I have to try to get it right. /Matti Quote Billing Boats Vasa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salty Sea Dog Posted November 2, 2013 Share #515 Posted November 2, 2013 That is so cool - love the 3rd picture! NAZGÛL 1 Quote -Buck Current build: AL Morgan's Whaleboat (1st build) Kits in the ships locker: I cannot confirm nor deny that there may be a few kits in there... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NAZGÛL Posted November 2, 2013 Author Share #516 Posted November 2, 2013 Cheers mate! /Matti Quote Billing Boats Vasa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
md1400cs Posted November 3, 2013 Share #517 Posted November 3, 2013 Matti, Yes to all of the above. I really like your perspective on this ship. Beautiful.... R/ Michael NAZGÛL 1 Quote Michael Current build : Sovereign of the Seas 1/78 Sergal Under the table: Golden Hind - C Mamoli Oseberg - Billings 720 - Drakkar - Amati Completed: Santa Maria-Mantua -- Vasa-Corel - Santisima Trinidad cross section OcCre 1/90th Gallery : Santa Maria - Vasa - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NAZGÛL Posted November 3, 2013 Author Share #518 Posted November 3, 2013 Thanks Michael! It feels great to build some wood again. I have built the ground structure for the bow, and stained and weathered it to blend it with the rest of the ship. /Matti Quote Billing Boats Vasa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NMBROOK Posted November 3, 2013 Share #519 Posted November 3, 2013 Looking good Matti Are the cross pieces standard kit parts?I ask because kit makers quite often supply these of far too large a section and yours look spot on. Kind Regards Nigel NAZGÛL 1 Quote Currently working on Royal Caroline Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NAZGÛL Posted November 3, 2013 Author Share #520 Posted November 3, 2013 (edited) Cheers Lawrence and Nigel! Yeah it's a good feeling to move on. I really like the bow on Vasa so I have been longing to start building it. The parts are standard. It seems to fit well, so far anyway. This area is a bit tricky as I had to guess how to build the earlier stages and hope it would work. /Matti Edited November 3, 2013 by NAZGÛL NMBROOK 1 Quote Billing Boats Vasa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NAZGÛL Posted November 4, 2013 Author Share #521 Posted November 4, 2013 Hey all, Ive done some progress on the bow. Also scribed and weathered the side walls. /Matti mtaylor, Salty Sea Dog, Blue Ensign and 5 others 8 Quote Billing Boats Vasa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marktiedens Posted November 5, 2013 Share #522 Posted November 5, 2013 Looks good.Mine don`t really have enough curve to them but they will have to do. Mark NAZGÛL 1 Quote current build - HMS Vanguard - Model Shipways Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NAZGÛL Posted November 5, 2013 Author Share #523 Posted November 5, 2013 Thanks Mark, I think you did great with yours. /Matti Quote Billing Boats Vasa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NAZGÛL Posted November 5, 2013 Author Share #524 Posted November 5, 2013 Cheers mate, yeah I try to get the same feeling on the walls as te rest of the ship. I had to rework them a couple of times to get the finish I want. I dont like the scribed lines to be to black and obvious, but still visiable. After building the galleries and painting the figures it feels like lightspeed building the bow area. /Matti canoe21 1 Quote Billing Boats Vasa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NAZGÛL Posted November 7, 2013 Author Share #525 Posted November 7, 2013 (edited) Thanks Lawrence, Ive built the basic bow structure. moving on to the ledges. Off topic trivia: yesterday was Gustav Adolf day here in Sweden. /Matti Edit: Added a few more pics, now with the ledges in place. Edited November 7, 2013 by NAZGÛL mtaylor, newbuilder101, dafi and 4 others 7 Quote Billing Boats Vasa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NMBROOK Posted November 7, 2013 Share #526 Posted November 7, 2013 The prow looks fabulous Matti Whilst you may have to thin them down,at least you shouldn't have to bend any of the figures for here Kind Regards Nigel NAZGÛL 1 Quote Currently working on Royal Caroline Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clipper Posted November 7, 2013 Share #527 Posted November 7, 2013 Hi Matti, looking good mate, I am hoping to paint my Wasa in the same way as per the original. I hope I can do half as decent a job as you have. Tony NAZGÛL 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NAZGÛL Posted November 7, 2013 Author Share #528 Posted November 7, 2013 Cheers guys! Yeah It was a good feeling to put the soldering iron back Nigel. Good call on the colors Tony, polychrome is beautyful. If I can be of any help dont be afraid to ask. /Matti clipper and NMBROOK 2 Quote Billing Boats Vasa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
md1400cs Posted November 7, 2013 Share #529 Posted November 7, 2013 Matti, Nice update. looking very excellent. Be sure to put the "first class" toilets in the right place (:-) Regards, Michael NAZGÛL 1 Quote Michael Current build : Sovereign of the Seas 1/78 Sergal Under the table: Golden Hind - C Mamoli Oseberg - Billings 720 - Drakkar - Amati Completed: Santa Maria-Mantua -- Vasa-Corel - Santisima Trinidad cross section OcCre 1/90th Gallery : Santa Maria - Vasa - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NAZGÛL Posted November 8, 2013 Author Share #530 Posted November 8, 2013 Cheers for the kind comments! Yeah, toilets are soon to be made. Its funny how different the bow makes her appear. Ive grown so used to see the model without it. /Matti md1400cs 1 Quote Billing Boats Vasa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtaylor Posted November 9, 2013 Share #531 Posted November 9, 2013 Matti, From here on out, she'll take on life and look different to you every day. The prow really looks great. NAZGÛL 1 Quote Mark "The shipwright is slow, but the wood is patient." - me Current Build: Past Builds: La Belle Poule 1765 - French Frigate from ANCRE plans - ON HOLD Triton Cross-Section NRG Hallf Hull Planking Kit HMS Sphinx 1775 - Vanguard Models - 1:64 Non-Ship Model: On hold, maybe forever: CH-53 Sikorsky - 1:48 - Revell - Completed Licorne - 1755 from Hahn Plans (Scratch) Version 2.0 (Abandoned) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NAZGÛL Posted November 9, 2013 Author Share #532 Posted November 9, 2013 Thanks Mark! Did you change the construction of the big lion in front? /Matti Quote Billing Boats Vasa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jthemanjack Posted November 9, 2013 Share #533 Posted November 9, 2013 Hi Matti, I have just spent a very enjoyable hour going through your log......and your doing a lovely job, i would love to take on the vasa one day and was just wandering who do you think makes the best kit and how many man hours do you think she will take to finish. Cheers Jack NAZGÛL 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NAZGÛL Posted November 9, 2013 Author Share #534 Posted November 9, 2013 (edited) Thanks Jack, I'm glad you like it. When I started to look for a wood kit I found posts where Fred Hocker at the Vasa museum recommended Billing Boats. Its also the kit they sell (sold?) at the museum. I agree with this,it is the closest in shape and details at the stern, galleries and bow. The overall shape is close also. You "need" to make open gunports though, and that was a little tricky. The sculptures could be better I guess, but do their job and are based on the real ones or Landströms drawings. They are pretty easy to rework and be made to fit as they are made in plastic.I have no idea how many hours, the sculpture painting takes a lot of time if you do them polychrome. The gunports mod also took many hours to do. It's my first wood kit so it took some time to figure things out for me, if you are experienced you would be faster.The Revell is the best plastic model but idealized and the scale is rather small. /Matti Edited November 9, 2013 by NAZGÛL Quote Billing Boats Vasa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtaylor Posted November 10, 2013 Share #535 Posted November 10, 2013 Thanks Mark! Did you change the construction of the big lion in front? /Matti Matti, Mine build is bone stock... from the box with just different planking and some rigging changes. I was too far gone on her by the time I found DDM (before there was an MSW. NAZGÛL 1 Quote Mark "The shipwright is slow, but the wood is patient." - me Current Build: Past Builds: La Belle Poule 1765 - French Frigate from ANCRE plans - ON HOLD Triton Cross-Section NRG Hallf Hull Planking Kit HMS Sphinx 1775 - Vanguard Models - 1:64 Non-Ship Model: On hold, maybe forever: CH-53 Sikorsky - 1:48 - Revell - Completed Licorne - 1755 from Hahn Plans (Scratch) Version 2.0 (Abandoned) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NAZGÛL Posted November 10, 2013 Author Share #536 Posted November 10, 2013 Lawrence, I'm having a really warm winter so far. I'm not complaining as the last ones were long and cold. Downside is that it's a lot of rain here. Mark, cheers. I'm moddding the original lion as it's pretty good from the side. I post an update later on. /Matti Quote Billing Boats Vasa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NAZGÛL Posted November 10, 2013 Author Share #537 Posted November 10, 2013 (edited) Lawrence, I love snow, but at the same time I save a lot of money now as I dont have to use any wood to warm it. The galjon lion is finished except the Vasa heraldic shield its going to hold. The original figure are only done in two halves. The sides themselves are not bad and no doubt better then anything I could carve but it leaves just the wood between them and have no face and topside head. I decided to make the face and head out of putty. /Matti Edited November 10, 2013 by NAZGÛL NMBROOK, Salty Sea Dog, riverboat and 4 others 7 Quote Billing Boats Vasa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NAZGÛL Posted November 10, 2013 Author Share #538 Posted November 10, 2013 Cheers mate! The one against the back looks like a triton. The one behind the head im not sure of yet. Looks like it could be two lying tritons or mermaids but hard to tell. They are not included in the kit and I haven't decided about what to do about that. /Matti NMBROOK 1 Quote Billing Boats Vasa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
md1400cs Posted November 10, 2013 Share #539 Posted November 10, 2013 Matti, Super nice. After following the Vasa Builds here, I agree with you, the Billings, in retrospect should have been my purchase choice as well. The Corel, for all of its nice features is not very accurate. It needs a lot of customizing. Your Billings right-out-of-the-box is very well designed. The only deficit for a kit of this cost are the decorative pieces. They would have been much nicer in metal, in my opinion. However since they all needed to be painted I suppose that it is a small fault. The pieces are certainly very accurate to the original, Corel's are not. You chose well. Your build is excellent. Regards, Michael NAZGÛL and riverboat 2 Quote Michael Current build : Sovereign of the Seas 1/78 Sergal Under the table: Golden Hind - C Mamoli Oseberg - Billings 720 - Drakkar - Amati Completed: Santa Maria-Mantua -- Vasa-Corel - Santisima Trinidad cross section OcCre 1/90th Gallery : Santa Maria - Vasa - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NAZGÛL Posted November 11, 2013 Author Share #540 Posted November 11, 2013 Thanks Michael! I prefer plastic as I can rework them easily. To make, say, the towers the way I wanted I needed to reshape the sculptures and to fit they all ended up different from each other. Plastic makes it easier to get the ship the way I want. I can tweak and reshape the wood construction and then shape the sculptures after what I made. /Matti Quote Billing Boats Vasa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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