Lastcore Posted March 22 Share #1 Posted March 22 Hi Everyone. I am new to this site, and to ship modelling in general. I have never built any models or anything like this, so it is quite the learning experience. My first ship was the buccaneer by Occre, which was a great learning experience. I completed this in about 6 months while juggling a pregnant wife. I made many mistakes, but those instructions were amazing for a first time. Now I am more than 50% done a Billings Boat Wasa. That was way more than I was prepared for, but I was able to make it through everything soo far. I’ve read a lot here about newbies starting boats that are way beyond their skills and this leading them to give up before making much progress. I am planning on creating a build log here with my Wasa, the pictures throughout the builds, and all of the mistakes I made and how I overcame each one. I am hoping that this will help inspire people to continue with their projects as mine is by no means perfect. I have spent almost 0 time watching videos on how to make these models, and spent almost 0 time reading the best processes. Part of the fun for me is stumbling through the instructions and the build to learn first hand the things I am doing well, and the many reasons to not make the many mistakes I have made. One day I hope to be as talented as some of the people on this site, but I am still in the learning process and fairly proud of my work so far. I also suspect I am an outlier in this demographic. 😛 I am only 30 and have a newborn to juggle so I can’t guarantee I will post fast. Thanks. Charles druxey, ccoyle, Keith Black and 7 others 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffT Posted March 22 Share #2 Posted March 22 Keith Black and mtaylor 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Black Posted March 22 Share #3 Posted March 22 Charles, welcome to MSW. Impressive models. Glad to have you aboard. mtaylor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
druxey Posted March 22 Share #4 Posted March 22 Welcome aboard, Charles, from another Ontarian. Also, welcome to fatherhood! I found model-making times few and far between for the first ten years or so of my daughter's life. Perhaps you will do better. Check out Marine Modellers of Niagara on the club listings on MSW. Keith Black, allanyed and mtaylor 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allanyed Posted March 22 Share #5 Posted March 22 Welcome to the fray Charles You are among 43,000+ new friends Allan Keith Black and mtaylor 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gus M Posted March 22 Share #6 Posted March 22 Wellcome to MSW, enjoy Looking forward your bulid log of this beauty Wasa mtaylor and Keith Black 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knocklouder Posted March 22 Share #7 Posted March 22 Keith Black and mtaylor 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Lad Posted March 22 Share #8 Posted March 22 Hello Charles, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John Keith Black and mtaylor 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtaylor Posted March 22 Share #9 Posted March 22 Welcome to MSW, Charles. The Wasa is looking very good. Keith Black 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snug Harbor Johnny Posted March 22 Share #10 Posted March 22 I'm impressed by the state of your project, and note that rigging will be the 'other half' of the work. I've been struggling with correcting the problems with my original 1:100 Billings (1960's vintage) ... not that I'm being overly critical as Billings has made many fine kits over the years, and has significantly improved them as new scholarship and technology (like laser cutting) have become available. And the delay means that I have much better information to work with. The plan is to depict it near completion but without sails (perhaps only 3 were set on that fateful 'voyage', and the rest were found still in the sail locker). Not having sails will make it easier due to much of the 'running rigging' being omitted. There will be shrouds, stays, halyards, lifts and braces ... and some of the blocks intended for running rigging will attached where they would be. With this time period there were no jackstays, foot ropes or iron mounts for any of the yards (like clippers had) ... just parrels. mtaylor, Keith Black and Knocklouder 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lastcore Posted March 23 Author Share #11 Posted March 23 4 hours ago, Snug Harbor Johnny said: I'm impressed by the state of your project, and note that rigging will be the 'other half' of the work. I've been struggling with correcting the problems with my original 1:100 Billings (1960's vintage) ... not that I'm being overly critical as Billings has made many fine kits over the years, and has significantly improved them as new scholarship and technology (like laser cutting) have become available. And the delay means that I have much better information to work with. The plan is to depict it near completion but without sails (perhaps only 3 were set on that fateful 'voyage', and the rest were found still in the sail locker). Not having sails will make it easier due to much of the 'running rigging' being omitted. There will be shrouds, stays, halyards, lifts and braces ... and some of the blocks intended for running rigging will attached where they would be. With this time period there were no jackstays, foot ropes or iron mounts for any of the yards (like clippers had) ... just parrels. Hi Johnny, Thanks for the detail about the sails and the rigging. I am both looking forward and scared of what is to come. haha Personally, I am aiming to add all the sails, and the rigging as she would have been assuming she made it past 15 minutes afloat! I am aiming to re-create the build that is shown on the Billings Boat website, under the "more images" tab. Not sure if I am supposed to be attaching external URLs here! Thanks! Lastcore mtaylor, Snug Harbor Johnny and Keith Black 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtaylor Posted March 24 Share #12 Posted March 24 20 hours ago, Lastcore said: Not sure if I am supposed to be attaching external URLs here! Thanks! Lastcore Yes, you can attach URL's. Keith Black 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lastcore Posted March 24 Author Share #13 Posted March 24 Thanks for confirming. This the boat that I am using as a reference. I understand the historical accuracy, but I personally like the contrast of the blue and red instead of just the red. Plus it is Swedish, so blue still feels fitting! https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipPhydB-pHIxmto5pV8-r0zXM37Q38etO9so2OPhjg0BB0y1r8HXZPMZgrxKC_sIIw?key=T0tQYzFCUEJqaEZzSVBJWHZuc0RtclJ3MHVwRzVn It can also be found under "additional images" in the link below. https://www.billingboats.com/index.php/modelboats-footer/75/120/boats/the-expert/P-bb490-wasa Personally I think Billings boat is a decent company, however I do think some minor improvements could be made in some of the materials and instructions, which would improve the kit dramatically! I also hate the supplied anchors, they are plastic and look cheap considering how fancy this boat is. I have been working on getting it nicely smoothed out and primed to try to reduce the look of the plastic. Furthermore, the supplied dead eyes are all plastic, and a pain to paint. Plus they do reduce how accurate I can make the rigging, and they don't seem very solid, so I will have to be extra careful on adding the shrouds. If all fails on that front, I'll likely order some wood ones to replace them. Would likely look better anyways. Thanks! Lastcore Keith Black, Knocklouder and mtaylor 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NavyShooter Posted March 24 Share #14 Posted March 24 Welcome aboard! Keith Black and mtaylor 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spooky spoon Posted March 24 Share #15 Posted March 24 Welcome from another fellow Ontarian! The Wasa is looking fantastic. Keith Black and mtaylor 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjay Posted March 24 Share #16 Posted March 24 Keith Black and mtaylor 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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