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Post by fredhocker on Feb 26, 2019 14:17:38 GMT
Hi Nicoby,
The way this should work is that the slipcase will come with the second part. The drawings will probably be separate, in a pouch, in the back of part 2, but the publisher is considering having them tipped in or supplying them on a CD. I am urging the publisher to offer a deal for purchasers of both parts, and will let everyone know how that works out.
Fred
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Post by fredhocker on Feb 13, 2019 8:45:57 GMT
Guess it's time for a Vasa II update.
I have begun delivering material to Nordic Academic press, and making the necessary corrections that result. They have started the layout process. We hope that Part I (presentation of the individual finds) will appear towards the end of the summer and Part II early next year. The timetable for the remaining volumes is not fixed, but we have added a second full-time researcher this year, so everything should start moving a little faster.
Fred
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Post by fredhocker on Dec 19, 2018 12:44:19 GMT
Welcome aboard Martyn! I am one of the regular contributors here, but my day is job is director of research at the Vasa Museum. If you come up with any specific questions not answered in the kit (what colour is this part? How many belaying pins on this rail?), just post them here and I will be glad to answer, especially if it means I have to go on board the ship and measure something!
Glad to know that the English version of the DeAg kit is out.
Cheers, Fred
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Post by fredhocker on Dec 12, 2018 7:26:55 GMT
Do not know the price yet. The book will be in English; the publisher does not believe that the Russian market would be large enough to make back the cost of translation, unfortunately.
Fred
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Post by fredhocker on Dec 7, 2018 11:58:54 GMT
This week I have started to deliver VASA II text and illustrations to the press. They will start copyediting and layout after January 7, with printing expected in the late spring. FInally!
Fred
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Post by fredhocker on Dec 4, 2018 7:28:48 GMT
Hi Gunnar, The Editions Atlas/DeAgostini model is released in a partworks format, in which you receive an installment each week or four installments each month over a three-year period. Once they start deliveries, there is a limited time in which one can sign up. The Scandinavian edition (Swedish/Danish) was released in early 2016 and will finish delivery this month; it is no longer possible to subscribe to this version. I believe the English version is due to start or has recently started, so it may be possible to sign up that way, although I do not know who the distributor is. One possibility is to contact Editions Atlas by email and ask if they have any kits in stock or if they know where the kit will next be released.
Fred
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Post by fredhocker on Nov 29, 2018 9:48:05 GMT
These look really nice, pretty accurate in most cases. The only problem I would foresee is that they are all carved with flat backs, while many of them will need to be mounted to curved surfaces. Still worth it if you do not want to carve all of the elements yourself!
Fred
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Post by fredhocker on Nov 8, 2018 8:27:37 GMT
Hi Peter,
We have the sills off to do some dendrochronological measuring and to look at the framing. In the middle of the ship, where most of the gunports are, the hull is pretty straight, so there is no real need to bevel the frames much, although I would not say that they are always perfectly square, since there is a fair amount of irregularity. Closer to the ends there is some bevelling until you get to the hawsepieces in the bow.
Glad you had a good weekend, sorry I did not know you were here!
Fred
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Post by fredhocker on Nov 5, 2018 8:35:26 GMT
Hi Peter,
On Vasa, the clamps are scarfed, although not in the way shown in your illustration. They are scarfed with the table vertical, as in the planks of Viking ships. The scarf is usually about as long as the clamp is wide, with the visible feather edge nailed down.
Fred
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Post by fredhocker on Oct 18, 2018 12:51:52 GMT
Hej Arno,
Happy to help where we can.
No direct evidence for any of the topmast or topgallantmast stays survives, since we believe that this material was salvaged immediately after the sinking. R.C. Anderson shows a number of contemporary solutions for these which would work on Vasa. These upper stays were often set up on tackles rather than deadeyes and lanyards, to make it easier to strike and set the topmasts and topgallantmasts. The stays could be rigged into the lower tops, rather than all the way down to the deck, or led off to the sides via fairleads in the shrouds to belay on the railings.
Fore topmast tie (topsail halliard): no direct evidence Fore toprope: dead end on an eyebolt on the port side of the mast cap, through the sheave in the heel of the topmast, through single block suspended from an eyebolt on the starboard side of the mast cap, down through a hole in the top abaft the mast to the outboard sheave in the fore halliard bitt/knight, then aft to the jeer capstan for setting the topmast. Once the mast has been hoisted, it is belayed on the knight. Fore topgallant tie and toprope: no evidence Main topmast tie (topsail halliard): Single tie from the center of the yard, through a sheave in the topmast and aft to a single block with becket at the end of the tie. The fall deadends on the becket, then through the first sheave in the main topsail halliard knight at the after, starboard corner of the hatches abaft the mainmast, back to the block on the tie, through the second sheave in the knight and belays on the knight. Main toprope: This could be single or double. The following is for a single lead. Deadend on an eyebolt on one side of the mast cap, through the sheave in the heel of the topmast, up to a single block on an eyebolt on the other side of the mast cap, down through a hole in the top abaft the mastleads, through a hatch in the upper deck abaft the mast, then through a hole in the middle deck just before the main halliard knight, to a sheave in the lower end of the knight and aft to the capstan. Belays in the middle deck on a crossbar in the knight. Main topgallant tie and toprope: no evidence Mizzen tie (halliard): single tie from the yard, through a sheave in the mast under the top forward and ends (probably) in a double block. Fall reeves from an eye on the knight before the mast, through the blcok and through the knight so that the fall can be led forward for hauling, belays on the knight. Mizzen toprope: no clear evidence, but probably rigged int he same way as the fore and main topropes at the masthead down to a tackle (two single blocks) anchored on a ringbolt in the mast pad, and belays on itself. Mizzen topmast tie: no evidence
Hope this helps!
Fred
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Post by fredhocker on Oct 12, 2018 6:52:28 GMT
We have not been able to find any paint evidence on the inside of the bulkwarks, as most of the timber that high up in the ship is somewhat eroded and has little original surface left.
Fred
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Post by fredhocker on Sept 14, 2018 11:38:19 GMT
Hi Reinhard,
In the 17th and 18th centuries, the overall length of a mast is usually given as two components, the main length and the masthead (the part at the doubling), and there are common proportions between these two used in spar tables. One usually uses the top of the hounds or the top of the trestletrees as the division point between the mast and the masthead. One did not normally count the "foot" as a separate area on the upper masts, since the mast length was used to establish the depth of the relevant sail, and the foot of the sail usually came down to the top, which is very close to the heel of the topmast or topgallantmast. On Vasa, we can measure these distances directly on the lower fore and main masts. From this we can see how much of the topmast was used at the lower doubling. From there, we have to rely on secondary evidence (treatises, models, inventories, etc.) to know what was typical of the period, although a lot of variation is possible. For the topgallantmasts, we know the depth of the sail, which should cover the length of the mast from near its heel to a little below the hounds. There is a similar overlap at the flagstaff. Flagstaff length is something less than the the length of the topgallantmast, but we do not really know how much, so we estimate on the basis of secondary evidence. We have a reconstruction drawing of the rig (there is a similar drawing in the Corel kit plans), if that will help you.
Fred
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Post by fredhocker on Aug 23, 2018 7:41:43 GMT
Hi Eric,
The color in the middle is oak with a light coating of fresh pine tar, which is more brown than red, so not maroon. A dark ivory would be pretty good for the bottom, although you could mix in a little grey to dull it a bit. In practice, it would be a patchy and uneven color.
Fred
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Post by fredhocker on Aug 14, 2018 7:17:13 GMT
I just received my most recent installment last week, so I am not sure what is going on here. It is their normal practice once they are far enough into the delivery of an edition to stop taking new orders, so this does not surprise me.
Regarding the color of the sides, the area between the waterline and the bulwarks was unpainted on the ship, but treated with tar, which would give it a reddish brown appearance when the ship was new. This would darken over time to a darker grayish brown.
Fred
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Post by fredhocker on Aug 14, 2018 7:13:36 GMT
Dear Oleg,
Afraid that I cannot read Russion, but I assume you are asking aboutthe status of Vasa 2. It will appear in two parts, the first of which is in the process of being designed and laid out now. Once I have a clearer idea of the schedule, I will post it here.
Fred
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