marktiedens Posted January 7, 2014 Author Share #151 Posted January 7, 2014 I feel for you - seems as though it would not have been that hard for Corel to design them a little better.I will watch to see what approach you take to make them better as I also have the Corel kit also.Maybe you can come up with some kind of jig to make new brackets with your new milling machine. regards,Mark NMBROOK 1 Quote current build - HMS Vanguard - Model Shipways Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
md1400cs Posted January 8, 2014 Share #152 Posted January 8, 2014 I feel for you - seems as though it would not have been that hard for Corel to design them a little better.I will watch to see what approach you take to make them better as I also have the Corel kit also.Maybe you can come up with some kind of jig to make new brackets with your new milling machine. regards,Mark Mark, It will be a while. I have been in contact with Fred Hocker, and he will be sending me jpg's of the Vasa main mast. He said that it has eleven separate parts. So after I finish that, I will start on the main mast lower top. At that time the milling machine should get a workout. But first I will also need to buy an other attachment for it. After seeing Alexandru using this on his build log, I can see where it will a very useful as well. http://www.amazon.com/Proxxon-24264-Dividing-Attachment-MF/dp/B0016KFVVG/ref=pd_sim_hi_4 PS: Buying through Proxxon directly is cheaper and no CA sales tax (but yes shipping $) I did not remember that you also had the Corel version, do you plan on also building that one next? Michael I looked at your tops again, they look SO excellent right out of the box !! Good nice to see that, Michael 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...
marktiedens Posted January 8, 2014 Author Share #153 Posted January 8, 2014 I actually started both kits at the same time.I was going to build them side by side but once I got really going on the Sergal kit the other one got put on the back burner.I got as far as the first planking done but seeing all the problems I just set it aside for later.I don`t know if I will continue with it after my current build is done or start something else & come back to it later. Mark Quote current build - HMS Vanguard - Model Shipways Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
md1400cs Posted January 8, 2014 Share #154 Posted January 8, 2014 Mark, So your first conundrum of 2014?. After your excellent Sergal project you may not want to again revisit the Corel Wasa. What's the old saying, sort of "too many ships not enough time"? Michael D 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...
marktiedens Posted January 8, 2014 Author Share #155 Posted January 8, 2014 Michael - you read my mind,Way too many ships waiting - 9 to be exact .It would be great if you could share the mast pdf.Thanks ahead of time. Mark Quote current build - HMS Vanguard - Model Shipways Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
md1400cs Posted January 8, 2014 Share #156 Posted January 8, 2014 Michael - you read my mind,Way too many ships waiting - 9 to be exact .It would be great if you could share the mast pdf.Thanks ahead of time. Mark My pleasure, after I receive it I will post it on my build log. Michael 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...
marktiedens Posted January 18, 2014 Author Share #157 Posted January 18, 2014 A small update - have been working on the masts.I tapered them on my lathe & assembled the trees.Built the small pulleys under the trees by chucking a dowel in the lathe & using a very small round needle file formed the groove in the pulleys.Then cut them of & filed a little.Not perfect but I think they look ok.Will be hard to see anyway after the rigging is on.All the parts are in walnut so they are a little darker then I would have preferred.No finish has been applied yet.May not be posting many updates for awhile as I am scheduled to get my ailing shoulder fixed in about a week. /Mark Lin Feng, fmodajr and Ulises Victoria 3 Quote current build - HMS Vanguard - Model Shipways Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonbug Posted January 18, 2014 Share #158 Posted January 18, 2014 Very nice. Those look great. -Bug Quote - Bug Current Build: HMS Pegasus - Victory Models Completed Builds - Augie's USF Confederacy AL Santa Maria - Heavily Bashed AL San Juan Nepomuceno AL Swift Pilot Boat Cris Craft AL Stagecoach Ship Blog - The Lehman Shipyard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
md1400cs Posted January 19, 2014 Share #159 Posted January 19, 2014 A small update - have been working on the masts.I tapered them on my lathe & assembled the trees.Built the small pulleys under the trees by chucking a dowel in the lathe & using a very small round needle file formed the groove in the pulleys.Then cut them of & filed a little.Not perfect but I think they look ok.Will be hard to see anyway after the rigging is on.All the parts are in walnut so they are a little darker then I would have preferred.No finish has been applied yet.May not be posting many updates for awhile as I am scheduled to get my ailing shoulder fixed in about a week. 001.JPG 002.JPG /Mark Mark, Nice work. Your masts look very good. Good luck with your shoulder repair. I know the feeling, I had surgery on mine a year ago. two weeks after the surgery I was able to raise a single malt glass to my lips and I thought I must be healed ....NOT (:-) Michael D 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...
NMBROOK Posted January 19, 2014 Share #160 Posted January 19, 2014 Wonderful attention to detail Mark! Kind Regards Nigel Quote Currently working on Royal Caroline Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NAZGÛL Posted January 19, 2014 Share #161 Posted January 19, 2014 Nice work on the masts Mark. Good luck with the shoulder. /Matti Quote Billing Boats Vasa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marktiedens Posted January 20, 2014 Author Share #162 Posted January 20, 2014 Thanks everyone for your generous comments - much appreciated.Still trying to find some good info as to how the top masts are laid out.Looks like I will have plenty of time to do some research. Michael - looking forward to the shoulder work as I can barely lift a glass as it is now. :mellow: Quote current build - HMS Vanguard - Model Shipways Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NMBROOK Posted January 20, 2014 Share #163 Posted January 20, 2014 Good luck with the shoulder Mark,hopefully some relief is coming your way very soon. Kind Regards Nigel Quote Currently working on Royal Caroline Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarbrush Posted January 21, 2014 Share #164 Posted January 21, 2014 hope all goes well with the shoulder surgery Mark. the masts look great. Quote John future build: to finish Mary Rose http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/8507-mary-rose-by-tarbrush-scale-172-1545/?hl=%2Bmary+%2Brose completed builds: Constructo Steam Launch Louise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marktiedens Posted January 21, 2014 Author Share #165 Posted January 21, 2014 Thanks John.I`m sure it will come out fine - got a good Dr. Quote current build - HMS Vanguard - Model Shipways Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karleop Posted March 4, 2014 Share #166 Posted March 4, 2014 Hola Mark, hoping you get well very soon. You are doing a nice work with this Sergal Vasa. It is interesting to see the how the different versions of the same ship deals with some issues: figures, materials, designs and so on. Saludos, Karl Quote Finished Models (Gallery): Pandora (Constructo), HMS Endeavour (AL), San FranciscoII (AL), Fishing boat (scratch), Vasa (Billing Boats) Construction logs: Vasa (Billing Boats) Pride of Baltimore II (M. Shipways) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marktiedens Posted March 4, 2014 Author Share #167 Posted March 4, 2014 Gracias Karl.your comments are much appreciated.Your build is looking mighty nice also! Karleop 1 Quote current build - HMS Vanguard - Model Shipways Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marktiedens Posted March 30, 2014 Author Share #168 Posted March 30, 2014 Finally able to do some light work on my ship. Slowly working on the masts - foremast finished.Not perfect but neither is the rest of the build.Had to make new mast caps as the kit ones were ugly plywood & didn`t show the metal bands holding the upper sections to the caps.The dowels for the masts are walnut so they are probably a little darker than they should be.Got some of Chuck`s blocks - super nice. Mark Lin Feng, edmay, Karleop and 7 others 10 Quote current build - HMS Vanguard - Model Shipways Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
md1400cs Posted March 31, 2014 Share #169 Posted March 31, 2014 (edited) Mark, Welcome back, your masts are looking very good. Nice work MIchsel Edited March 31, 2014 by md1400cs 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...
tarbrush Posted March 31, 2014 Share #170 Posted March 31, 2014 good to see you are able to work on Vasa again! your mast is beautiful! Quote John future build: to finish Mary Rose http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/8507-mary-rose-by-tarbrush-scale-172-1545/?hl=%2Bmary+%2Brose completed builds: Constructo Steam Launch Louise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NMBROOK Posted March 31, 2014 Share #171 Posted March 31, 2014 Great work Mark Fantastic to see that you are able to carry on with some work after you shoulder problems Kind Regards Nigel Quote Currently working on Royal Caroline Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NAZGÛL Posted March 31, 2014 Share #172 Posted March 31, 2014 Glad to see your updates again Mark, take care! /Matti tasmanian 1 Quote Billing Boats Vasa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marktiedens Posted March 31, 2014 Author Share #173 Posted March 31, 2014 Thanks everyone - doing much better now.You may have noticed that I built the mast with the topgallant section as on the 1:10 museum model.I see that some people omit this.I don`t know which is correct so I went ahead & added it. /Mark Quote current build - HMS Vanguard - Model Shipways Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marktiedens Posted April 11, 2014 Author Share #174 Posted April 11, 2014 Bowsprit finished & pre-rigged.Still working on the masts. /Mark Lin Feng, NAZGÛL, md1400cs and 6 others 9 Quote current build - HMS Vanguard - Model Shipways Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marktiedens Posted April 12, 2014 Author Share #175 Posted April 12, 2014 I have decided to add a stern lantern since I have never seen a ship of this era without one.I robbed a lantern from an old model of a dutch ship & modified it slightly.It had some red plastic inserts to represent glass so I removed them & made new inserts out of some clear acetate I had left over from my CC Victory.The separate panes were simulated with some fiberglass screen repair material. /Mark md1400cs and tarbrush 2 Quote current build - HMS Vanguard - Model Shipways Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karleop Posted April 12, 2014 Share #176 Posted April 12, 2014 Very nice lantern Mark!! Saludos, Karl Quote Finished Models (Gallery): Pandora (Constructo), HMS Endeavour (AL), San FranciscoII (AL), Fishing boat (scratch), Vasa (Billing Boats) Construction logs: Vasa (Billing Boats) Pride of Baltimore II (M. Shipways) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lin Feng Posted April 12, 2014 Share #177 Posted April 12, 2014 Is there no lantern included in your kit? there is one in my Sergal kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marktiedens Posted April 12, 2014 Author Share #178 Posted April 12, 2014 There is a lantern in the kit but I thought it was odd looking & too large. /Mark Quote current build - HMS Vanguard - Model Shipways Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pirozzi Posted April 12, 2014 Share #179 Posted April 12, 2014 Hello everyone.Sorry about starting this log in the middle of the build but I was to this point when I joined MSW.The build has gone relatively well to this point.All the laser cut parts fit together with very little adjustments.First & second planking went well - decided not to treenail the hull.I am attempting to paint the ship similar to the model at the Vasa museum.I say similar because many of the castings are not correct - probably due to the kit being designed before all the decorations were known.Please let me know how the pictures come through since I do not have any edit or reply option buttons on this page. starboard view 003.JPG stern view Vasa (3).JPG starborad bow [attachment=72699:Vasa 003.JPG All of your pictures are not there anymore. Vince P. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marktiedens Posted April 13, 2014 Author Share #180 Posted April 13, 2014 (edited) I see that some pictures have disappeared in some earlier posts.Unfortunately I deleted them after about a month so I can`t put them back in. /Mark Edited April 13, 2014 by marktiedens Quote current build - HMS Vanguard - Model Shipways Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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