Walter1965 Posted January 6, 2022 Share #1 Posted January 6, 2022 Hello all I will be getting ready to rig my Vasa this year...any hints on billowing cloth sails? I don't want them to drape flat Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allanyed Posted January 6, 2022 Share #2 Posted January 6, 2022 (edited) Hi Walter, Have you done a thorough search here at MSW? I believe this is discussed in some detail showing how to do that. I suggest you consider silkspan or similar unwoven material unless your scale is 1:24 or larger. No cloth exists for making sails to scale if your model is smaller, such as 1:48, 1:64, 1:98 etc.. Allan Edited January 7, 2022 by allanyed mtaylor 1 Quote PLEASE take 30 SECONDS and sign up for the epic Nelson/Trafalgar project if you would like to see it made into a TV series. Click on http://trafalgar.tv There is no cost other than the 30 seconds of your time. THANK YOU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walter1965 Posted January 6, 2022 Author Share #3 Posted January 6, 2022 Hello and thank you Allen!! My model is 1:60 ...l will research the archives.... I'm still trying to get used to the new site well at least it is new to me......https://www.cornwallmodelboats.co.uk/cgi-bin/sh000001.pl?WD=vasa&PN=34027-Vasa-Sails-Set-34027.html#SID=64 mtaylor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBlack Posted January 6, 2022 Share #4 Posted January 6, 2022 Walter, Check out Tom Szabo's Leopard (TomS10). Last page of his log shows the result, and back a couple of pages shows how he did it. Tom mtaylor and Cathead 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtaylor Posted January 6, 2022 Share #5 Posted January 6, 2022 Here's 2 links that might help.... there's a ton more in this sub-forum. AJohnson, allanyed and Cathead 3 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...
kondzik Posted January 14, 2022 Share #6 Posted January 14, 2022 Check this great post about making sails. Bruma and mtaylor 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Pellett Posted January 14, 2022 Share #7 Posted January 14, 2022 Billowing sails on Vasa? An Oxymoron!! She was incapable of carrying her rig in much more than a deal calm. Roger mtaylor, allanyed and popeye2sea 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allanyed Posted January 15, 2022 Share #8 Posted January 15, 2022 (edited) Roger, you hit it on the nose, she only sailed a little over a kilometer (1300 meters) before going down. I wonder why anyone would want to build a model of her when her only claim to fame is that she was poorly designed. Walter, if you must rig sails, keep in mind she carried ten but they were never all set before sinking. Only four were set when she heeled over and took water through her gun ports and sank. I have no idea which ones, but you can probably find this information by contacting the Wasa Museum. A full description of the few minutes of her life under way can be found at https://www.vasamuseet.se/en/vasa-history/disaster Allan Edited January 15, 2022 by allanyed EricWilliamMarshall and mtaylor 2 Quote PLEASE take 30 SECONDS and sign up for the epic Nelson/Trafalgar project if you would like to see it made into a TV series. Click on http://trafalgar.tv There is no cost other than the 30 seconds of your time. THANK YOU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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