Wasa by md1400cs - FINISHED - Corel - 1:75

[NMBROOK]

Fabulous work Michael!!! I wouldn't feel bad about the small discrepancies in gun ports,the clearance between the cannon and port is TIGHT to say the least.If you haven't glued everything together yet,a solution for the axle pins would be to cut a small section out of the middle of the axles.This would enable them to sit tight against the wheels.As you have proper axle cutouts in the carriages,gluing the two halves together in situ won't be a problem.This adjustment will be invisible once the cannons are fitted to the deck.

 

Kind Regards

 

Nigel

[fmodajr]

Hi Michael,

 

Beautiful work on your cannon! In perusing your log, I am repeatedly amazed at your continued attention to detail!

 

Good luck on finishing them.

 

Frank

[Ferit]

Hi Michael, I admire the evolution, the progression in details...

I deleted my previous post. Sorry about my deleted question, I had missed your explanation, don't take this as negligence but to be impressed by photos and details...

[Blue Ensign]

Fine, fine, work on those guns Michael, so impressive given the scale and level of detail included.

 

B.E.

[Salty Sea Dog]

Hi Michael!

 

Really nice work on the super tiny detail bits!

[md1400cs]

Hi Michael,

 

just read through the whole posts concerning guns and carriages. They really look fantastic!

During the last few weeks, unfortunately, I had to solve some problems at home ... but now I am back again to follow your great work on the Wasa.

I like your choosen canons, they suit very well to the whole model. Even more I like your own carriages, and I wish you a lot of endurance for producing and adjusting all of them individually.

 

Concerning the four low gun-ports, I think your proposal is the best possible compromise and I am sure, nobody will notice this small difference to the real ship unless you tell it. The only other way would be to leave them away.

 

Looking forward to your next update.

 

Regards, Joachim

Joachim,

 

Hello again. Very happy that you visited. I have missed your own build updates and now understand. Welcome back. I hope that everything at home is again ship-shape for you. I appreciate your comments as well

 

Michael

[md1400cs]

Nice cannons and carriages! Great detail work Michael.

 

 

/Matti

Matti,

 

thanks for your nice thoughts. I'm happy that you visited, I had not heard from you in such a long time. Very nice.

 

Michael

[md1400cs]

Hi Michael, I admire the evolution, the progression in details...

I deleted my previous post. Sorry about my deleted question, I had missed your explanation, don't take this as negligence but to be impressed by photos and details...

Ferit,

 

OK (:-) may have missed it, but thanks for stopping by.

 

Michael

[md1400cs]

Fabulous work Michael!!! I wouldn't feel bad about the small discrepancies in gun ports,the clearance between the cannon and port is TIGHT to say the least.If you haven't glued everything together yet,a solution for the axle pins would be to cut a small section out of the middle of the axles.This would enable them to sit tight against the wheels.As you have proper axle cutouts in the carriages,gluing the two halves together in situ won't be a problem.This adjustment will be invisible once the cannons are fitted to the deck.

 

Kind Regards

 

Nigel

Nigel,

 

Thank you for your advice. I have installed all of the axles so too late. Your, so simple but too "out of the box" for me, suggestion will stay in the memory bank for next time. And as always so much appreciate your posts and very kind thoughts.

 

Michael

[NMBROOK]

Just a thought Michael if you haven't had reached the 'gluing' stage.I dare say though,unless you had posted something,none of us would be any wiser.They cannons really do look fabulous.

 

Kind Regards

 

Nigel

[md1400cs]

Hi Michael,

 

Beautiful work on your cannon! In perusing your log, I am repeatedly amazed at your continued attention to detail!

 

Good luck on finishing them.

 

Frank

Frank,

 

Thanks so much. I have seen some of your other beautiful ships, so coming from you this is a very nice compliment. These postings keep me trying to improve my skills (:-)

 

Michael

[riverboat]

Michael....... those cannons are awesome !!!!

Frank

[md1400cs]

Michael....... those cannons are awesome !!!!

Frank

Frank,

 

Thanks always appreciate your kind visits.

 

Michael

[md1400cs]

Hi Michael

 

Great job on your cannons and carriages they sure do look super, you have out done your self on these,                                           ENJOY.

 

Regards   Lawrence

Lawrence,

 

Thank you. Its always nice when you visit. Appreciate your very nice thoughts.

 

Michael.

[Ulises Victoria]

Nice display Michael, I like Nigel's idea for drilling  the axles

Frank

It's one of those "Why didn't I think of that" sort of things.

Excellent work as usual....

[Jadzo]

Hello Michael,

Your work is awesome and I follow it in silence.

Every day I look to your claims.

I don't know if this question was already asked but can you also tell me what is the size of the heads of the small nails (I mean the big ones).

Sincerely, Jadzo

Edited May 10, 2014 by Jadzo

[md1400cs]

Hello Michael,

Your work is awesome and I follow it in silence.

Every day I look to your claims.

I don't know if this question was already asked but can you also tell me what is the size of the heads of the small nails (I mean the big ones).

Sincerely, Jadzo

Jadzo,

 

Thanks for your kind comment, and thank you for following my build. Very nice of you. Here are all of the nails that I have used on this build. I sourced these through Model Expo and Micromark. The third nail from the left is brass that I chemically turned to black. I hope that this is helpful.

 

Regards,

 

Michael

[Jadzo]

Thank you so much for the effort,this is very clear.

 

Regards, 

 

Jadzo

[md1400cs]

Hi Mates,

 

Still working on those carriages.

 

Here is a minor update.  First pic. is of the upper and leading edge carriage metal frames after I chemically darkened the brass pieces. As I mentioned earlier each four piece set is specific a particular one of the 14 carriage.

 

I then glued all of the pieces. Subsequently realized that the black chemical process did not allow the glue to adhere to the carriages. I had not washed off each small piece for fear of having them go down the drain, so glued them directly. Instructions do say "wash off" Hmmmm

 

I then needed to scape off the glue sides to re-adhere the small parts. It would have been probably easier to paint them. Though I feared that over time the paint would peel off.

 

Next was painting the cannon barrels. I initially chose a water-based paint made specifically for airbrushing. BIG mistake. Paint would not adhere after drying. I knew of this potential but was rushing myself.

 

So after scrubbing off the first attempt at painting, I then used an enamel paint that needed to be thinned and was a bit messy at cleanup, but looks excellent.

 

Next was scraping the emblems to bring out their details.

 

Next steps will be to attach the cannons and add the upper restraining hinges, then on to the ropes/blocks. Again, thanks so much for visiting it is so appreciated.

 

Regards,

 

Michael

 

 

 

 

[schiffebastler]

Beautiful canons !! They look so realistic, well done!

 

regards, Joachim

[CaptainSteve]

Fantastic job on those cannons !!

[NAZGÛL]

Very cleanwork on the cannons, well done!

 

/Matti

[marktiedens]

Nice cannons.I probably should have spent more time on my carriages - I always seem to get in a hurry on some things.

[lambsbk]

That labor of love and attention to detail on those cannons is obvious. Fantastic.

[NMBROOK]

Absolutely stunning Michael!!!!!!!!They are a model in there own right!Excellent work.

 

Kind Regards

 

Nigel

 

P.S.you can just put the small parts in a bowl of water and stir to rinse them off

[lambsbk]

A shot glass works pretty good too...of course for rinsing the parts off.

[fmodajr]

Michael,

 

Beautiful job on the cannons. I look forward to seeing them mounted on the deck!

 

Frank

[Blue Ensign]

Well done Michael, the guns look excellent.

 

B.E.

[md1400cs]

Joachim, Capt. Steve, Matti, Mark, Dave, Nigel, Frank, Lawrence, B.E. Thanks for all of your very nice remarks.

 

And a big thanks to all of you who clicked Like This, so nice of you to also let me know of your appreciation. I have been away for a few days and plan on getting back to the shipyard this week. Again thanks.

 

Regards,

 

Michael

[Karleop]

Really nice cannons Michael 

 

Karl