marktiedens Posted September 14, 2019 Share #61 Posted September 14, 2019 Really nice work - your paint work is awesome! Mark J11, BLACK VIKING, fmodajr and 2 others 5 Quote current build - HMS Vanguard - Model Shipways Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Lynch Posted September 24, 2019 Share #62 Posted September 24, 2019 I see what you mean about that mass of shrouds blocking working room! Pat BLACK VIKING, J11 and EJ_L 3 Quote Building: Artesania Latina Endeavour Billings Roar Edge Seriously thinking: Fairmile B launch (powered) Bucket List: Dyfken, Beagle, Endurance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLACK VIKING Posted September 24, 2019 Author Share #63 Posted September 24, 2019 Thank you for the lovely comments Mark and Pat and all the likes The shrouds would definitely get in the way Pat as they go back quite a long way I will post some more pics hopefully in the next few days. Martyn Old Collingwood and EJ_L 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
md1400cs Posted September 24, 2019 Share #64 Posted September 24, 2019 Martyn, One of the great Vasa's indeed. Super nice work. EJ_L, fmodajr, J11 and 1 other 4 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...
BLACK VIKING Posted October 22, 2019 Author Share #65 Posted October 22, 2019 Cheers for the comments Michael. Sorry for not posting for a while but life has really got in the way. Got made redundant in May so have running around trying to get another job . Then last week my wife got taken into hospital for open heart surgery for a replacement valve so have been running to and from the hospital so not a lot happening on the build and I have lost a bit of mojo to get on with it. On the bright side I would like to thank Michael aka mid 1400s for sending me lots of pictures on the rigging as the ones from Deag are totally wrong. I have managed to rig the bowsprit sails and still got some more ratlines to do but onwards and upwards . Hopefully will get some more done next week. As always thanks for the likes and following. Martyn GrandpaPhil, Fright, marktiedens and 5 others 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fmodajr Posted October 23, 2019 Share #66 Posted October 23, 2019 Martyn, Your model is looking great! Best wishes for a speedy recovery for your wife. Yes, Michael is a great resource and very supportive. He helped me a lot on my Vasa build. Best, Frank marktiedens, BLACK VIKING and EJ_L 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLACK VIKING Posted October 23, 2019 Author Share #67 Posted October 23, 2019 Thank you for the best wishes for my wife. She is coming home today 😎 Michael has been real help as the rigging plan from Deag is very basic. Thanks again Frank. Martyn Old Collingwood, EJ_L, fmodajr and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
md1400cs Posted October 24, 2019 Share #68 Posted October 24, 2019 Martyn, Certainly great relief for you regarding your wife - cheers ! Your rigging is looking excellent - happy that those files (I got them from Karl) were useful as well. Still odd to me that DeAgostini would have poor rigging sheets as part of their kit. Frank (fmodajr) and I were laughing yesterday about STILL waiting for the Vasa II rigging book to be released - should have been about two years ago. Our Vasa's would still be collecting dust waiting for the rigging to be done as close as poss. to original with historical accuracy -- haha PS: According to Fred Hocker the 1/10th is not quite right either. He mentioned that some bits are "English" - Regards, marktiedens, BLACK VIKING, Old Collingwood and 2 others 5 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...
EJ_L Posted October 24, 2019 Share #69 Posted October 24, 2019 Great to hear that your wife is coming home! I've noticed, as have many others that rigging plans typically seem to be the most neglected part of many kits. Especially details such as where they belay. It is almost a must to have outside source material to even attempt to do a semi realistic rigging and even then the older the ship the harder it is and non English vessels harder still. Many rigging books focus on English ship rigging as they did the best job in preserving nautical practice knowledge over the centuries. As a result, many models of ships from other countries end up with "English" rigging components. As for the Vasa II, I am holding off my own build of her till that book comes out. At least that is the plan... In any case, your rigging is looking fantastic! Clean and detailed and the addition of the sail rigging adds even more. Well done! md1400cs and Old Collingwood 2 Quote "A Smooth Sea NEVER made a Skilled Sailor" - John George Hermanson -E.J. Current Builds - Royal Louis - Mamoli Royal Caroline - Panart Completed - Wood - Le Soleil Royal - Sergal - Build Log & Gallery La Couronne - Corel - Build Log & Gallery Rattlesnake - Model Shipways, HMS Bounty - Constructo Plastic - USS Constitution - Revel (twice), Cutty Sark. Unfinished - Plastic - HMS Victory - Heller, Sea Witch. Member : Nautical Research Guild Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLACK VIKING Posted November 28, 2019 Author Share #70 Posted November 28, 2019 Thanks for all the great replies guys A small update. My wife is slowly getting better still a long way to go but onwards and upwards we go All the rigging has been completed on the foremast and I have fitted a missing gunport on the mizzen quarter deck . Next job fitting the gunport lids to the side, quite a long job as each one is pinned with a brass pin to give them strength. The thread hanging down the sides are from the rigging as I leave them till I put the rope coils over the belay pins so I can adjust the sails to how I like them . cheers for following Martyn GrandpaPhil, fmodajr, Old Collingwood and 6 others 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Collingwood Posted November 29, 2019 Share #71 Posted November 29, 2019 Stunning work - really first class. OC. fmodajr, BLACK VIKING, md1400cs and 1 other 4 Quote Current builds 28mm Battle of Waterloo attack on La Haye Saint Diorama. 1/700 HMS Hood Flyhawk with PE, Resin and Wood Decking. Completed works. Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic. HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts. HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine plastic. Black Pearl 1/72 Revell with pirate crew. Revell 1/48 Mosquito B IV Eduard 1/48 Spitfire IX ICM 1/48 Seafire Mk.III Special Conversion 1/48 Kinetic Sea Harrier FRS1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLACK VIKING Posted January 25, 2020 Author Share #72 Posted January 25, 2020 Cheers OC for the comments and the likes I have now finished the Vasa . I can say I have really enjoyed building this model . A few miner admissions but nothing that can't be fixed . Thanks for following Martyn EJ_L, Old Collingwood, marktiedens and 5 others 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marktiedens Posted January 25, 2020 Share #73 Posted January 25, 2020 Very nice! Wonderful job. Mark fmodajr, Old Collingwood, EJ_L and 1 other 4 Quote current build - HMS Vanguard - Model Shipways Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Collingwood Posted January 25, 2020 Share #74 Posted January 25, 2020 Stunning work. OC. EJ_L, BLACK VIKING and fmodajr 3 Quote Current builds 28mm Battle of Waterloo attack on La Haye Saint Diorama. 1/700 HMS Hood Flyhawk with PE, Resin and Wood Decking. Completed works. Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic. HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts. HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine plastic. Black Pearl 1/72 Revell with pirate crew. Revell 1/48 Mosquito B IV Eduard 1/48 Spitfire IX ICM 1/48 Seafire Mk.III Special Conversion 1/48 Kinetic Sea Harrier FRS1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandpaPhil Posted January 25, 2020 Share #75 Posted January 25, 2020 Congratulations! Well done! EJ_L, tasmanian, Old Collingwood and 2 others 5 Quote Building: 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans) 1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships) On the building slip: 1:72 French Ironclad Magenta (original shipyard plans) On hold: 1:98 Mantua HMS Victory (kit bash), 1:96 Shipyard HMS Mercury Favorite finished builds: 1:60 Sampang Good Fortune (Amati plans), 1:200 Orel Ironclad Solferino, 1:72 Schooner Hannah (Hahn plans), 1:72 Privateer Prince de Neufchatel (Chapelle plans), Model Shipways Sultana, Heller La Reale, Encore USS Olympia Goal: Become better than I was yesterday "The hardest part is deciding to try." - me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLACK VIKING Posted January 25, 2020 Author Share #76 Posted January 25, 2020 Thanks for the comments guys. Sorry about that rubbish pictures but it's as gloomy as hell here at the moment. will try and take some more when the weather becomes brighter. Thanks again for following Martyn EJ_L and Old Collingwood 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snoepert Posted January 25, 2020 Share #77 Posted January 25, 2020 Your workmanship and detailed work has given me a lot of incentive to achieve better for my model thanks for posting your work as I will use it as a guide. eddie fmodajr, BLACK VIKING and Old Collingwood 3 Quote Current Projects: Souvereign of the Seas by De Agostini Sciabecco. By Amati Finished projects: Port Jackson by Modellers Shipyard Botter boat by Amati King of the Mississippi by Artensia Latina Endeavor by Artensia Latina Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLACK VIKING Posted January 25, 2020 Author Share #78 Posted January 25, 2020 Thanks Eddie, glad my build has helped. That's the great thing about this forum we can always learn from each other's build. Rgd Martyn EJ_L and Old Collingwood 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLACK VIKING Posted January 26, 2020 Author Share #79 Posted January 26, 2020 Thanks for the comments and likes As promised some more pics taken in better light now the clouds have broken up and we have sunshine Martyn EJ_L and Old Collingwood 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLACK VIKING Posted January 26, 2020 Author Share #80 Posted January 26, 2020 md1400cs, EJ_L, Fright and 7 others 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fmodajr Posted January 26, 2020 Share #81 Posted January 26, 2020 Congratulations! Beautiful workmanship! Frank BLACK VIKING, Old Collingwood and EJ_L 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Collingwood Posted January 26, 2020 Share #82 Posted January 26, 2020 Stunning build - you should be very proud. OC. paulsutcliffe, EJ_L, Wiktor.L and 2 others 5 Quote Current builds 28mm Battle of Waterloo attack on La Haye Saint Diorama. 1/700 HMS Hood Flyhawk with PE, Resin and Wood Decking. Completed works. Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic. HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts. HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine plastic. Black Pearl 1/72 Revell with pirate crew. Revell 1/48 Mosquito B IV Eduard 1/48 Spitfire IX ICM 1/48 Seafire Mk.III Special Conversion 1/48 Kinetic Sea Harrier FRS1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EJ_L Posted January 27, 2020 Share #83 Posted January 27, 2020 A very beautiful build indeed! A ship to display with pride. BLACK VIKING, md1400cs, Old Collingwood and 1 other 4 Quote "A Smooth Sea NEVER made a Skilled Sailor" - John George Hermanson -E.J. Current Builds - Royal Louis - Mamoli Royal Caroline - Panart Completed - Wood - Le Soleil Royal - Sergal - Build Log & Gallery La Couronne - Corel - Build Log & Gallery Rattlesnake - Model Shipways, HMS Bounty - Constructo Plastic - USS Constitution - Revel (twice), Cutty Sark. Unfinished - Plastic - HMS Victory - Heller, Sea Witch. Member : Nautical Research Guild Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
md1400cs Posted February 1, 2020 Share #84 Posted February 1, 2020 (edited) Martyn, Been away the last couple of weeks – been following on my iPad, but forgot my login info haha – now back at home so I can post again to builds that I follow 🤔 A big congratulations!! indeed a beautiful example of the Vasa - PS: Also really like the stern lantern - was it part of the kit? Cheers, Edited February 4, 2020 by md1400cs fmodajr, EJ_L, Old Collingwood and 1 other 4 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...
BLACK VIKING Posted February 1, 2020 Author Share #85 Posted February 1, 2020 Cheers for the comments guys and the likes Glad to see you back Michael and looking forward to seeing your Trinadad X section again. The lantern was scratched built with a bit of poetic license as the lantern hasn't been found, but who knows as their is a lot of bits and pieces still to go through so you never know Martyn fmodajr, md1400cs, EJ_L and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
md1400cs Posted February 4, 2020 Share #86 Posted February 4, 2020 (edited) Martyn, I checked the DeAgostini instructions - interesting that the kit would not include "a" lantern, especially with the Museum being involved. Yours looks great. As you know I'm working on a "fix" for mine. Doubtful that it will be found - though glass bits might offer a clue, assuming that it was mounted at launch. PS: your painting details for all of those figures is absolutely superb Took a bunch of photos of the long boat when I visited the museum in 018, tempted to try to scratch build one -- or not haha So what's next - a rest first I would imagine. Cheers, Edited February 4, 2020 by md1400cs fmodajr, Old Collingwood and EJ_L 3 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...
BLACK VIKING Posted February 4, 2020 Author Share #87 Posted February 4, 2020 Hi Michael a visit to the Vasa museum is on my bucket list and I would love to see your pictures of the ships boat. There are a few bits missed on the Deag build like the hallard pulleys and the gunport on the quarterdeck but all in all its a cracking kit . Cheers for looking Martyn Old Collingwood and EJ_L 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
md1400cs Posted February 4, 2020 Share #88 Posted February 4, 2020 (edited) Martyn, I also remember that Clayton on the Vasa site had some photos of the boat - he built one, if I remember - iffy these days haha Edited February 4, 2020 by md1400cs GrandpaPhil, Fright and EJ_L 3 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...
Karinmutter Posted March 4, 2020 Share #89 Posted March 4, 2020 (edited) Hello Martyn, You are doing a great job, I really like your Vasa and the figurines let the ship come alive! I am almost finished with my present ship (Agamemnon) and I consider doing the Vasa next. By coincidence I came upon the de Agostini version. Before, I only knew of the Corel, Mantua and Billing boat kits. But since the people from the Vasa museum seem to approve to the DeAgostini vasa, I wonder if it is the best version Do you agree? Can you recommend buying it? Happy modelling and greetings from Germany Martin Edited March 4, 2020 by Karinmutter wrong page fmodajr, EJ_L and BLACK VIKING 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLACK VIKING Posted March 4, 2020 Author Share #90 Posted March 4, 2020 Hi Martin and thanks for the great comments. The Deag Vasa is probably the most accurate one out there as Fred Hocker from the Vasa museum had a lot of input into the kit . There are still a few bits that need changing like the hallards as the rigging has been simplified probably for first time builders. Also there is a missing gunport on the quarter deck and a missing post ports but these are very easy to fix . The carvings are really good and there are a lot of them. I thoroughly enjoyed building this model and I really recommend it. Martyn EJ_L 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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