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

[NAZGÛL]

Thanks Wolf, Im very happy you like it!

 

Phil, yeah thats the kit I was thinking of, I agree with you about the look.

 

 

/Matti

[NAZGÛL]

Hey Lawrence, funny you should post that. I just grew tired of painting those 20 figures. Thanks for the encouragement!

 

/Matti

[NAZGÛL]

Hey Lawrence, checked your thread earlier also looking for updates.

 

I got the emperors in place today. Funny, it took me many hours to paint them and mounting them took one hour.

 

I'll try to snap pics tomorrow.

 

/Matti

[NAZGÛL]

And here are the figures in place. I plan to try and make the strange monsters thingie behind the lion later on.

 

 

 

/Matti

[themadchemist]

Just stopped in to see how things are progressing.

More beautiful work as expected. Its good to see you move to the bow.

The wood working didn't last long did it, with such an ornate ship will the figures ever be all done?

 

So just how many sculptures does the Wasa have in total, and how many do you have left?

 

Your work is as fine as it ever was, and I really like that new stern photo, I think it was in post #614 last picture.

Edited December 1, 2013 by themadchemist

[NMBROOK]

Simply wonderful Matti,fabulous work buddy!  

 

I am glad your are rising to the challenge of the thingy 

 

Kind Regards Nigel

[Lucius Molchany]

Did you notice that the top photo is almost orange?Great work !Sure is a lot of ornate carvings and paint work..I wonder how long the ornamentation would last given the harsh conditions of the ocean environment?

[md1400cs]

Matti,

 

NIce. YOUR Billings is so close to the 1/10th. Good work. Nice build.

 

Michael

[marktiedens]

Good work!As you know my kit came with this thingy but I still haven`t figured out what it is .Might be some kind of fish or maybe a mermaid?

[NAZGÛL]

Cheers for  the nice comments everyone! They give lots of energy to continue the build.

 

Keith, its around 500 sculptures. Im not sure how many is left for me, but the gun port lions will be most work to get uniform and nice. I think the galleries and towers were most work on the model as all sculptures had to be individually shaped. Im glad I could shape them though so I could shape the wood the way I wanted. And it feels pretty nice to look at it afterwards.

 

Lawrence, I hope you finish the trees soon so we can get some nice updates of your work!

 

Phil, yeah the 1:10 looks bright and almost orange in those pics. It looks more muted in real life. Ill post a picture of the 1:10 looking more like real life. I always try to get natural colors when I paint models for effect and harmony My basic idea for this paintjob was to get a red like blood and a yellow like bones and the tarred hull like soil. The scale also looks more harmonic in muted natural colors in my opinion.    

 

Mark and Nigel, the original thingie looks like a sea monster with two smaller monsters at his sides. Ive read the grotesque style is common for north german renaissance. Im not sure I can get that shaped properly but I will try.

 

/Matti

 

PS: Heres a pic of the 1:10 model without the strong flash making the red and yellow look weird. I think the untreated look of the hull makes the colors look more bright than they would on a tarred ship.

Edited December 2, 2013 by NAZGÛL

[WackoWolf]

Now that is BEAUTIFUL. Excellent work It might have taken you a long time to get to where you are now, but it has pay off big time. Love it. keep the pictures coming.

Edited December 2, 2013 by WackoWolf

[NAZGÛL]

Thanks guys, but I hope you dont give me cred for the picture of the 1:10 model at the museum.

 

 

/Matti

[NAZGÛL]

Cheers buddy, I'm working on the ledges an topside planks on the beakhead. Got a lot at work this period, so the progression is slower.

 

 

/Matti

[NAZGÛL]

Here are the top planks and the side ledges in place. Next up are the vertical "floor" planks. The original have them quite wonky and Im gonna try to imitate that look.

 

 

/Matti

[NAZGÛL]

Thanks mate! The beakhead has been fun to do, and BB did a good job on it.

 

 

/Matti

[Lucius Molchany]

Really shaping up!I bet this one will be better than the one they have in the museum!

[NMBROOK]

Looking great Matti    What are you planning on doing for cannons as presumably the kit ones will be too short as you have modified the gunports?

 

Kind Regards Nigel

[NAZGÛL]

Phil, no chance, but thanks!

 

Thanks Nigel, Im not sure, but I see 3 options.

1, make dummy carriages, they found papers indicating they where painted black and that would make it less obvious, but they would indeed look to short.

2, leave the ports closed, but that would be boring and make all the work opening tem somewhat pointless.

3. have the canons pulled in, but the ports open for light and ventilation like on Batavia below.

 

 

Im guessing its not easy to find a full set of 1/75 complete guns to buy? That would be the best solution.

 

 

/Matti

Edited December 7, 2013 by NAZGÛL

[Blue Ensign]

Beautiful work on the head Matti

 

if you can work out the scale length of the guns you may find some aftermarket brass ones that would suit, or be close enough.

 

That's what I did for the replacement guns on Pegasus as the supplied originals were much too big.

 

Cheers,

 

B.E.

[NAZGÛL]

Cheers Blue! That sounds great, where did you buy them?

 

/Matti

[Blue Ensign]

I got my replacements from RB Models.

 

Here's their website and also one for Radek ship models.

 

http://www.rbmodel.com/index.php?action=products&group=011

 

http://www.radekshipmodels.cz/en/list-of-kits-and-accessories/accessory---armoury

 

When you've worked out the scale length of your guns, you might just find suitable replacements.

 

Cheers,

 

B.E.

[NMBROOK]

Hi Matti

Out of necessity,i am replacing all the cannons on my Sovereign build.I am using Amati decorative cannons.These can be obtained either with or without a machined walnut carriage assembly.They come in various lengths but the lengths listed are actually different from the true length.I bought a sample of each size to determine what I required.I didn't want plain cannons as that wasn't was fitted on the original,and I feel Wasa is the same.I include a picture so you get an idea (I thought there was one on my build log,but after checking,there isn't).If you like the look of them,I will give you the part numbers and exact lengths.

Kind Regards Nigel

Edited December 7, 2013 by NMBROOK

[Vivian Galad]

Very clean, nice, good, beautifull job. Hope to get there one day!

[mobbsie]

Nicely done Matti, she's a real credit to you. Love those figures.

 

Good luck with the decision on your guns.

 

Be Good

 

mobbsie

[NAZGÛL]

Cheers Vivian and mobbsie!

 

Blue an Nigel, thanks alot for the help! Nigel, those look really nice and thats very kind of you. I will measure them later on and ask you for advice. First the soldering iron idea and now this! I owe you guys.

 

 

/Matti

[NMBROOK]

Don't be silly mate,that's what we are here for.I know who to see should I want any advice on paint washes

 

Kind Regards Nigel

[NAZGÛL]

Any time mate. If you ever come to Sweden, the beers are on me.

 

 

/Matti

[NAZGÛL]

This last week has been even more hectic at work, but now its close to christmas. Ive managed to make the floor planks for the beakhead. Still need to weather them to make it blend better.

 

I made the planks thinner then the plans suggested, that also gave me the chance to make them look slightly uneven like on the real ship. When positioning them I tried to catch the irregular look of the original. I overdid the curve at the end though. 

 

 

/Matti

 

 

[mobbsie]

Hi Matti,

 

You say you overdid the curve at the end, blowed if I can see it, it looks great to my eyes. Pretty close to the inset pics mate.

 

Keep it up my friend, I'm enjoying your journey from a distance.

 

Be Good

 

mobbsie

[NMBROOK]

Great work Matti,you can always add one more strip at the bow end if you find there will be too large a gap at the foot of the steps when you come to fit them.I honestly do not think anyone is going to sit down and count them.

Kind Regards Nigel