ausf Posted January 22, 2021 Share #1 Posted January 22, 2021 Hello all, thanks for opening the door to me. I'm not a stranger to models, I started in 1970 and besides the normal hiatus from building while in college, etc. I've been active in the craft in some form or another all these years. Currently, I'm a sculptor but previously had a business that made model related tools. My business partner was an avid ship builder and built and sold ropewalks. My youngest son is in his second year at Webb, working on dual degrees in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering. He had to do a report on design failures and being that we are Swedes, chose the Vasa. It seemed like the best time to get my feet wet and scratch the ship building itch I've had as long as I can remember. I'm going easy at first, to learn the ropes (literally and figuratively), starting with the Airfix styrene kit. I plan on quite a bit of scratchbuilding, using my sculpting and resin casting experience to upgrade some of the kit's shortcomings and flesh out detail. As usual, I have gathered a small library of ref material on it: copies of Architectura Navalis, Young Sea Officer's Sheet Anchor, Ship Model Builder's Asst as well as general Vasa books. I'm looking forward to drooling over your collective work as well as picking your brains as I go forward. Jeff GuntherMT, EricWilliamMarshall, JeffT and 5 others 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffT Posted January 22, 2021 Share #2 Posted January 22, 2021 Welcome to Model Ship World Jeff mtaylor 1 Quote Jeff In progress: Medway Longboat 1742 - Syren Ship Model Company -1/2" scale USS Constitution - Model Shipways - Scale 1:76 HMS Granado - CAF Model - 1:48 HMS Sphinx - Vanguard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duanelaker Posted January 22, 2021 Share #3 Posted January 22, 2021 Welcome to the site from a fellow New Yorker. Sounds like an interesting project. Quote David Builds in Progress: Phantom Pilot Boat - MS Completed Builds: Bounty Jolly Boat - AL Chesapeake Bay Crabbing Skiff - MW Grand Banks Dory - Bluejacket The Dinghy - MW Grand Banks Dory - MW 32 Pound Carronade - MS Skiff - MW Peterboro Canoe - MW On Hold: 18th-Century Merchantman Half-Hull - NRG Ponte Berlin - Corel Taurus Steam Towboat - MS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtaylor Posted January 22, 2021 Share #4 Posted January 22, 2021 Welcome to MSW, Jeff. 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...
Nirvana Posted January 22, 2021 Share #5 Posted January 22, 2021 Jeff, You have just entered a fantastic world with the most brilliant builder and helper available. Again, warm welcome, or we say in Sweden, Varmt Välkommen! mtaylor 1 Quote Please, visit our Facebook page! Respectfully Per aka Dr. Per@Therapy for Shipaholics Finished: T37, BB Marie Jeanne - located on a shelf in Sweden, 18th Century Longboat, Winchelsea Capstan Current: America by Constructo, Solö Ruff, USS Syren by MS, Bluenose by MS Viking funeral: Harley almost a Harvey Nautical Research Guild Member - 'Taint a hobby if you gotta hurry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Lad Posted January 22, 2021 Share #6 Posted January 22, 2021 Hello Jeff, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John mtaylor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PJG Posted January 22, 2021 Share #7 Posted January 22, 2021 Always nice to see fellow New Yorkers join the ranks...welcome! mtaylor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louie da fly Posted January 23, 2021 Share #8 Posted January 23, 2021 Welcome to MSW, Jeff! That sounds like a very interesting project. I built the Airfix Vasa about 50 years ago; I don't know if the kit has changed since then, but certainly a lot has been discovered about the ship itself in the interim. There are several wooden builds of the Vasa on MSW - if you use the search function (top right of this page) you should find them. Some are phenomenally good, and several incorporate a lot of the most up to date information on that beautiful ship, which may be of use to you. I'd recommend you start a build log and share your experiences with the rest of us. It's also a great way to get help and advice from the friendly and experienced builders here. Though you'll be doing a fair bit of scratch work on this, it probably qualifies best as a kit build - but bashed to make it better; something quite a few members do. The instructions are here: Good to have you with us. Steven mtaylor 1 Quote It's not really a ship model unless you've bled on it. CURRENT BUILDS Golden City - Ballarat paddlewheeler La Lomellina - Theoretical Reconstruction of a Genoese carrack sunk in 1516 FINISHED Venetian merchant Ship from Basilica of San Marco Australian couta boat RMS Titanic HMVS Cerberus 11th century Byzantine dromon Winchelsea Nef - Late 13th century Mediaeval ship Henry Grace a Dieu - Rebuild of 1:200 model I started in 1967 Mistydeefer - restoration of decor model yacht Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Jarman Posted January 23, 2021 Share #9 Posted January 23, 2021 Welcome to MSW Jeff, Paul mtaylor 1 Quote In work: -queen-mary-2 Finished: rms-titanic-1912 Finished: king-of-the-Mississippi Finished: Sanson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ausf Posted January 23, 2021 Author Share #10 Posted January 23, 2021 19 hours ago, JJT said: Welcome to Model Ship World Jeff Thanks Jeff. By the way, I'm also a bass player and the album in your avatar was a big influence on that back in the late 70s. Well JPJ still today, was playing Ramble On and Good Times Bad Times last night as a matter of fact. JeffT and mtaylor 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ausf Posted January 23, 2021 Author Share #11 Posted January 23, 2021 18 hours ago, Duanelaker said: Welcome to the site from a fellow New Yorker. Sounds like an interesting project. Thanks David. Is that a '68 Biscayne? I used to restore '64 to '66 Impala SS'. My first car at 18 was a '69 with a 396 and 411 gearing for $200. mtaylor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ausf Posted January 23, 2021 Author Share #12 Posted January 23, 2021 14 hours ago, mtaylor said: Welcome to MSW, Jeff. Thanks Mark! mtaylor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ausf Posted January 23, 2021 Author Share #13 Posted January 23, 2021 13 hours ago, Nirvana said: Jeff, You have just entered a fantastic world with the most brilliant builder and helper available. Again, warm welcome, or we say in Sweden, Varmt Välkommen! Tack Per! My son is trying to get an internship in Finland for the summer, if so, he plans on stopping in Sweden for visit and meet family. If you see a confused American with a Huginn and Muninn tattoo, say hi. mtaylor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ausf Posted January 23, 2021 Author Share #14 Posted January 23, 2021 13 hours ago, Jim Lad said: Hello Jeff, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John Thanks John! You mean warm literally right? While I freezing my **** off, you're baking I'd imagine. Jim Lad and mtaylor 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ausf Posted January 23, 2021 Author Share #15 Posted January 23, 2021 12 hours ago, PJG said: Always nice to see fellow New Yorkers join the ranks...welcome! Thanks! mtaylor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ausf Posted January 23, 2021 Author Share #16 Posted January 23, 2021 7 hours ago, Louie da fly said: Welcome to MSW, Jeff! That sounds like a very interesting project. I built the Airfix Vasa about 50 years ago; I don't know if the kit has changed since then, but certainly a lot has been discovered about the ship itself in the interim. There are several wooden builds of the Vasa on MSW - if you use the search function (top right of this page) you should find them. Some are phenomenally good, and several incorporate a lot of the most up to date information on that beautiful ship, which may be of use to you. I'd recommend you start a build log and share your experiences with the rest of us. It's also a great way to get help and advice from the friendly and experienced builders here. Though you'll be doing a fair bit of scratch work on this, it probably qualifies best as a kit build - but bashed to make it better; something quite a few members do. The instructions are here: Good to have you with us. Steven Thanks Steven! The kit is the recent re re re release, it's the same old mold. After I started to amass the refs, I thought about just scrapping that and going wood, but I think it'll be a good test bed on rigging, etc. I certainly will start a thread, I'm all about sharing work and taking criticism and input. No ego here, I'd rather not reinvent the wheel when many of you could easily point out one of the many mistakes I'm about to make. First up I'll be making the cannons, deadeyes and anything else that the kit lacks in detail. Not sure if you guys would be interested in the process of resin casting, but I'll document if you'd like. mtaylor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ausf Posted January 23, 2021 Author Share #17 Posted January 23, 2021 4 hours ago, Paul Jarman said: Welcome to MSW Jeff, Paul Thanks Paul! I used to sell a lot of figures to your neck of the woods, I know modeling is well represented in the UK. Paul Jarman 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baker Posted January 23, 2021 Share #18 Posted January 23, 2021 mtaylor 1 Quote Regards, Patrick Finished : Soleil Royal Heller 1/100 Wasa Billing Boats Bounty Revell 1/110 plastic (semi scratch) Pelican / Golden Hind 1/45 scratch Current build : Mary Rose 1/50 scratch große-jacht / Yacht D'Oro 1/50 Corel Gallery : Revell Bounty Pelican/Golden hind 1/45 scratch Shore leave, non ship models build logs : ADGZ M35 funkwagen 1/72 Einhets Pkw. Kfz.2 and 4 1/72 Autoblinda AB40 1/72 122mm A-19 & 152mm ML-20 & 12.8cm Pak.44 {K8 1/2} 1/72 10.5cm Howitzer 16 on Mark. VI(e) Centurion Mk.1 conversion M29 Weasel 1/72 SAM6 1/72 T26 Finland T26 TN 1/72 Autoprotetto S37 1/72 Opel Blitz buses 1/72 Boxer and MAN trucks 1/72 Hetzer38(t) Starr 1/72 Cleaning the 1/72 military collection Si vis pacem, para bellum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duanelaker Posted January 23, 2021 Share #19 Posted January 23, 2021 4 hours ago, ausf said: Thanks David. Is that a '68 Biscayne? I used to restore '64 to '66 Impala SS'. My first car at 18 was a '69 with a 396 and 411 gearing for $200. 1972 Chevelle Malibu, I’ve had it for 20 years now and have restored it as a novice. 10 footer for sure, but I did put a 5-speed in it mtaylor 1 Quote David Builds in Progress: Phantom Pilot Boat - MS Completed Builds: Bounty Jolly Boat - AL Chesapeake Bay Crabbing Skiff - MW Grand Banks Dory - Bluejacket The Dinghy - MW Grand Banks Dory - MW 32 Pound Carronade - MS Skiff - MW Peterboro Canoe - MW On Hold: 18th-Century Merchantman Half-Hull - NRG Ponte Berlin - Corel Taurus Steam Towboat - MS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ausf Posted January 23, 2021 Author Share #20 Posted January 23, 2021 (edited) 21 minutes ago, Duanelaker said: 1972 Chevelle Malibu, I’ve had it for 20 years now and have restored it as a novice. 10 footer for sure, but I did put a 5-speed in it My first glance I thought Chevelle, but from the angle it looked late 60s boxy and those Chevelles had a single taillight. I had my Holy Grail, a 66 Malibu ragtop, but the frame was cracked. I intended to do a rails up restoration but never had the money when I had the time and then when I had the money, I had no time. It sat in a garage for about 5 years until I parted it out. I bought it in NJ. When looking it over I saw welded plates on the drivers side frame all covered in undercoating. All of those frames rotted in the same spot, even the later ones, so I didn't think it was a big deal. When I was leaving the guy kept telling me to be careful, don't go too fast, claiming he was worried I'd get pulled over without registration/insurance, etc. But as I'm driving home, on the bridge it was handling weird and when I got it home, my buddy who drove me there said he saw the car flexing in the middle. Then I saw the break when I got it on a lift. My original plan was to drive it while working on it, but that put the cabash on it and made the resto way more than I intended. I actually still have the grill emblems and SS flags in the basement. Edited January 23, 2021 by ausf Duanelaker and mtaylor 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louie da fly Posted January 23, 2021 Share #21 Posted January 23, 2021 8 hours ago, ausf said: First up I'll be making the cannons, deadeyes and anything else that the kit lacks in detail. Not sure if you guys would be interested in the process of resin casting, but I'll document if you'd like. Yes, definitely. That's a field I have absolutely no knowledge of whatever, and would like to know about. Steven mtaylor 1 Quote It's not really a ship model unless you've bled on it. CURRENT BUILDS Golden City - Ballarat paddlewheeler La Lomellina - Theoretical Reconstruction of a Genoese carrack sunk in 1516 FINISHED Venetian merchant Ship from Basilica of San Marco Australian couta boat RMS Titanic HMVS Cerberus 11th century Byzantine dromon Winchelsea Nef - Late 13th century Mediaeval ship Henry Grace a Dieu - Rebuild of 1:200 model I started in 1967 Mistydeefer - restoration of decor model yacht Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffT Posted January 24, 2021 Share #22 Posted January 24, 2021 On 1/23/2021 at 5:34 AM, ausf said: Thanks Jeff. By the way, I'm also a bass player and the album in your avatar was a big influence on that back in the late 70s. Well JPJ still today, was playing Ramble On and Good Times Bad Times last night as a matter of fact. i play guitar 🤘 ausf and mtaylor 2 Quote Jeff In progress: Medway Longboat 1742 - Syren Ship Model Company -1/2" scale USS Constitution - Model Shipways - Scale 1:76 HMS Granado - CAF Model - 1:48 HMS Sphinx - Vanguard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike from Aus Posted February 2, 2021 Share #23 Posted February 2, 2021 Welcome Jeff, I love NY, went there a couple of years ago not expecting to enjoy it but loved it. Welcome to this forum. mtaylor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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