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Hello this is my firs scale model ever......ive allways liked model kits, especially sail ships, since my early childhood but never really tried to do one. These days (now that i have more money than i had when i was a kid) i decided to challenge my self and bought my first maquette ever, Airfix Wasa. Here are the pics from the work in progress.
Dont know why but it added only the first pic
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Nice detail work there. Are you thinking about painting the hull?
I'm from the government and I'm here to help.
Err painting the hull? The hulll is painted......cant you see?
Looks like you are off to a really fine start, especially for never having built a model before. (my first ever was the Airfix Cutty Sark) Looking forward to further posts of your progress.
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for posting pics use the code for "direct link for layouts" as I took the liberty to do so below.
Yoseep Err painting the hull? The hulll is painted......cant you see?
No, that is why I asked. But if it is painted, I stand corrected.
I built this kit a couple of years back. It's one of my favorites. I can't wait to see what you come up with.
Hey can you give me some kinda contact information Enemeink? Skype or some kinda messenger or anything......i have a few questions i need to ask you about Wasa, im having trouble with shrouds atm
You can PM (private message) any one by holding your mouse over their name, then clicking the 'start conversation' link.
I am sure all would like to see more pics of your progress as well.
I sent you a PM. Ask a way! also you can post your questions here as there is a wealth of knowledge here. I made my own shrouds when I built mine. i also didn't use the the plastic jig for making the shrouds. I did it all on the kit.
here is a link for the build that I did.
cs.finescale.com/.../94299.aspx
also here is a good link for research that i used when i built mine.
http://www.wasadream.com/Index/indexenglish.html
Is that the ship that sank right the instant it was launched?
"Whaddya mean 'Who's flying the plane?!' Nobody's flying the plane!"
Yeah thats the one
It was a fair time later than launching. It was saililng out of the harbor, after fitting and such. It was its first real sail. I have heard of ships turning turtle during launch but the Vasa survived launch but not first voyage.
Don Stauffer in Minnesota
here are the most recent pics of the project. Needs only a few more shrouds, strings, sails and the cannons. Had some real trouble and wasted some time with the shrouds and the way to make them but it worked out.
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I really want to see these pics, but I can't make the links work.
This should work
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Don Stauffer It was a fair time later than launching. It was saililng out of the harbor, after fitting and such. It was its first real sail. I have heard of ships turning turtle during launch but the Vasa survived launch but not first voyage.
And of course, imagine explaining to the king exactly why the ship sank so quickly!
Ha! Especially when, from what I understand, the king was warned repeatedly by the builder that it was not fit for sailing...I believe no one was ever held responsible for it....because it was the King's fault!
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Current Project: Imai/ERTL Spanish Galleon #2
Recently Finished: Revell 1/96 Cutty Sark
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Hey guys, any advice on what to do with the sails to give them a more authentic colour? They are snow-white right now and from plastic as well
When I have used plastic sails, I give them a basecoat of Tan, and then hit them with some overspray blotches of Dark Tan...
I used flat white and then highlights w/ deck tan. You might want to look at my Pamir to give you an idea.
cs.finescale.com/.../1661722.aspx
I tried a basecoat of tan on a little piece of the sails plastic and it really gives them the authentic colour, ill go with tan only! Thanks
Oh, btw, ive seen that some people even put theyr ships into some kind of a solid "simulation" of sea or ocean with waves and everything, can someone tell me how they do that? Off course i dont want to use the real water lol
Glad you found a solution that works for you. Would like to see you post the results.
I just google 'making model water' and got some great hits. Maybe that will help you get there.
Revell issued a new kit of the Vasa in 1/150th scale a couple of years back with the halp of the Vasa Museum. It looks quite accurate out of the box compared with the Airfix kit from the 70's. However, I was quite surprised to see that the detailing of the numerous carvings on the Airfix kit was a lot sharper than on the Revell kit.
Finally done! had alot of trouble with the shrouds but in the end i managed! My first model kit ever finished! :D
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Very nice, Yoseep. Good painting and no visible glue. Much, much better than my first model. Keep 'em coming!
Lee
Nice to see it finished and that you got the shrouds worked out. It looks great!
I actually used the rig for the shrouds, but added like ten coates of glue on each shroud lol and 2 coats of black paint on each shroud as well :)
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