HMS Vulture 1776 by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - 1:48 scale - 16-gun Swan-class sloop from TFFM plans

[usedtosail]

Wonderful work Danny. Thanks so much for the great tutorial.

[cog]

Very appropriate master Dan. Sorry to see het finished, but very impressed to see her in her full glory ... A magnificent work of art ... I'm glad your build log remains as a worthy reference for years to come

 

Cheers, (I salut you with my liquid Grouse)

[fnick]

That looks really good Danny. The boat's not bad either...  

 

Nick

[UpstateNY]

Hi Danny,

 

Congratulations on finishing your gorgeous build. Also my thanks as well for a beautifully detailed build log...while I started to follow along late, I know I will be using it as a wonderful reference log for years to come.

 

Finally, I think there should be at least another dram in that bottle for you...just one seems a bit light after so much work!

 

Cheers,

 

Nigel.

Edited August 12, 2015 by UpstateNY

[newbuilder101]

Absolutely beautiful model! Your attention to detail has been a pleasure to watch. Not only is your ship lovely, but the build log is a wonderful educational tool for many of us here on MSW! Congratulations and Thank-you!!!

[rth385]

Hi Danny,

Congratulations on finishing such a beautiful model.

Regards,

Russell

[mtaylor]

Congrats Danny...    A wonderful build and tutorial and I hope the celebration goes well also.

[AnobiumPunctatum]

Congrats for finishing your masterpiece, Dan.

She's just beautyful.

[BANYAN]

Quite an accomplishment Danny; a model to be very proud of.

 

cheers

 

Pat

[EdT]

Beautiful work, Danny - and an outstanding build log.  I look forward to your next project.

 

Ed

[mhegazi]

Congratulations on a job brilliantly done , you can never tell how educating and fun to follow your build log

Thank you for sharing all this

Will be waiting for the next project

 

Bless your hands 

 

Mo.

[dgbot]

Congratulations on a marvelous model. I enjoyed your log and learned quite a bit.

David B

[SailorGreg]

Vulture finished?! Can it be true? This log has been a good and reliable friend for years and one whose company I have enjoyed every minute of the way. Thank you Danny for a beautiful model and a thoroughly entertaining and educational log. Like others, I await the next one with eager anticipation - but we'll give you a week or so to raise your glass, clean the bench and sweep up the sawdust!

 

Greg

[egkb]

Has been a total pleasure to follow along Danny.. 

 

All The Very Best

 

Eamonn

[Pirate adam]

Congratulations Danny!  Thank you for sharing the details of your amazing build.  It is always both very inspirational and educational.  Looking forward to the next build.

 

Adam

[Piet]

Congrats Dan on a most beautiful ship.  I have been following along throughout the build not commenting but thanks for teaching us all as you were building.  That's what makes this forum so special.

 

Cheers,

[archjofo]

Hi Dan,
Congratulations for the fantastic model and Thanks for the detailed reporting.

[Ian B]

I know I said it was a great build etc, and I am sure that are some super model builders around but it was the extra time taken to document, photograph and explain as well as building it that I know we all appreciated

[amateur]

Hello Dan,

 

Congatulations on another very well executed build!!

 

one question (perhaps you already explained somewhere): how did you actually form those hanging rope coils (esp the loop it hangs on)?

 

Jan

[rtropp]

Hi Dan,

It's been a pleasure watching your build. It looks great.  Your detailed build notes have me considering trying it myself.

Can't wait for your next build

 

Richard

[DORIS]

Hello Danny,
Congratulations on finishing this awesome model, your work is absolutely perfect and the result is professional, I admire your skills and craftsmanship a lot. Thank you very much for the great inspiration a sharing that beautiful project with us.

 

Kind regards

Doris

[popeye the sailor]

great job Danny........ship and log are both superb      so much for the benefit for all.   thanks for sharing your build with us 

[Remcohe]

Great accomplishment Danny. It has been fun and educational. I will most certainly look back now and then to check how you managed to do all the tricky stuff I have yet to do.

 

Remco

[keelhauled]

Congratulations on another beautiful build!  Thank you for sharing and providing hours and hours of fun!

marc

[Jim Lad]

So, you snuck in the finishing touches while I was away!  Absolutely beautiful job, Danny - I look forward to seeing her in the flesh next time I manage to get as far up the coast as Port Macquarie.

 

John

[tlevine]

Let me add my congratulations as well.  Your build is an inspiration to us all.  Hopefully, in a few years my Swan class will be able to hold a candle to yours. And now to check out your tutorial on the axletree and winch. 

[Dan Vadas]

Wow, I go away for a couple of days and there are several pages of Congratulations     .

 

My sincere thanks go out to :

 

Ian, Nenad, Nils, Chris, Grant, Cabrapente, Goerge, Ioannis, Druxey, Chris, Brian, Tom, Carl, Nick, Nigel, Sherry, Russell, Mark, Christian, Robin, Pat, Brian, Ed, Mo, David, Greg, Eammon, Adam, Piet, Johann, Ian, Jan, Richard, Steve, Doris, Popeye, Remco, Marc, John and Toni.

 

The ship itself is finished, but I still have to finish making the base and then screw her to it. That should happen in the next day or so, and then I'll take some good pics of her and post them in the Gallery.

 

The reason I've been away was I had to pick up my next project. This will involve finishing the Norske Lowe pictured below for a guy who's father died before finishing her. This is the same guy who's Mississippi Riverboat I finished a while ago. Once again it's a rather rough model, but nothing I can't handle .

 

 

I'll do a Build Log of this project. Those of you who wish to follow it can access it through the Link in my Signature.

 

 Danny

[GLakie]

Heck of an undertaking there Danny!  At least it doesn't look like a "basket case" so I think you'll have her in top-notch order in no time.   Already got a "front-row" seat for this one. 

[Greg the peg leg sailor]

G'day Danny

 

You deserve all the praises for the wonderful ship.

It's look like you are "in for a penny, in for pound" again with that ship. Goodonyamate for doing that for a friend.

All the best

Greg

[Dan Vadas]

Goodoh George and Greg - thanks.

 

A small update - I had a Nameplate engraved over the weekend, and made a stand for it :

 

 

 

 Danny