|
Post by alexander on Jan 31, 2016 10:20:05 GMT
Hi Vlad,
very nice work!
Will you show the painted king at the foremast?
Cheers, Alexander
|
|
|
Post by alexander on Jan 29, 2016 10:41:12 GMT
My third variant of the lantern loooks pretty good after all. Meanwhile I got the anchors ready. If you compare their size and wight, it seems incredible, that they should be able to hold the whole ship. Regards, Alexander
|
|
|
Post by alexander on Jan 19, 2016 7:45:33 GMT
Thanks for your answers, Reinhard and Fred! I don't know if there is enough space at the roof of a lantern to place figures there but I want to rework the female figures to make them more skinny and remove their wings. So hopefully that fits better. At another forum these lanterns of the Rijksmuseum were posted, which maybe had been the inspiration for Landströms draft. Cheers, Alexander
|
|
|
Post by alexander on Jan 17, 2016 12:51:48 GMT
Meanwhile, Hong Kong has provided the acrylic glass surprisingly quickly and in perfect quality. I cut the acrylic and imitated provided with "lead glazing". According to the notes by Fred, the size of the glass elements are 10 x 15 cm in the original. The "lead glazing" has been slightly milled with circular saw (0.3mm blade) and draw with a black finepen Inside the lanteen according to the Landstöm design a small 3-unit candle with 3 wicks made of fine wire The acrylic glass I have stuck in the framework made of fine brass-4-edge with Microscale Microclear. It is very stable which I tested involuntarily with several drop tests of the finished lantern. ;-) First I tried a red painting of the lamp. This I changed into gold paint (Humbrol). Looks a bit more pleasing. The optical qualities of the House of Light are convincing. Overall, the lantern is well managed. During assembly but the shock: The proportions were no longer correct! I had cut the hat and the lower part of the Lantern each 5 mm against the Landström design. Thus, the lamp has now become too wide with the figures. What do you think? In a next step I wanted to redo the female figures without wings and make them thinner. Here again Landströms design for comparison: Regards, Alexander[/b]
|
|
|
Post by alexander on Dec 21, 2015 16:54:03 GMT
Hi Jan
for my model of the Vasa, it was no problem to constuct the bulkhead. I was a little surprised because I expected a lot more problems. And it's easy to compare how the perspective on the galion changes when viewed from different directions. It's very similar to what can be observed on the plans and pictures of the original. That is, what I described with the cardboard.
Fortunately, we have very good documentation of the Vasa and views are possible from many directions. But there is always the risk of a false interpretation.
Cheers, Alexander
|
|
|
Post by alexander on Dec 21, 2015 8:49:28 GMT
Hi Jan, I think you know me from the other forum as "Foxtrott" and I was part of the discussion. Just to illustrate the subject the juxtaposition of plan and another of my photos: You can cut out the shape of the curved beakhead from a cardboard. If you look at the edge of the board, there is a straight line. If you turn the card, a curve appears which is increasingly curved the more you continue to rotate. The headrails with the sideplanking of the beakhead are fixed at an angle so that the vertical view of the plan looks slightly to its sides and shows a slight inboard-curve. But maybe, Fred or someone else can tell us more about it. Cheers, Alexander
|
|
|
Post by alexander on Dec 16, 2015 11:41:27 GMT
Thanks, Fred! Your idea to use red at the lamp is to me a little bit surprising, but I like the idea more and more the longer I think about it. But also yellow will mirror very good the colour sheme of the stern which changes from dark and blue tones below to brighter colours at the top. If you mention the house of light: Do you mean the French-style baloon-lamp for example shown at this etching? But another question, Fred: Do you think the winged angels fit with the visual program of the Vasa? I wonder if the angels are a more catholic faith and so they are a little bit out of place for Vasa. would it be better to cut the wings? The lantern I rebuilt now a whole lot smaller with two angels. Everything is only temporarily stuck with mounting glue, so it still looks a bit wild. Now I head to the glass panes. Regards, Alexander
|
|
|
Post by alexander on Dec 12, 2015 9:22:58 GMT
Working at the lantern Here are the results of two days of work with lathe, carving knives and files. Provisionally mounted at the stern, it looks like this: The design of Landström seems to me as enormously heavy. All over golden I can imagine the lamp is too dominant. Maybe I'm going to the roof copper or anthracite to make it look visually slightly smaller. Cheers, Alexander
|
|
|
Post by alexander on Nov 27, 2015 10:44:30 GMT
Thanks, Fred
|
|
|
Post by alexander on Nov 27, 2015 9:03:01 GMT
Hi, Fred,
at other threads in this forum you announced that the pinrail above the gun at the deck in front of the cabin-doors has to be replace with a big cleat for the mainsheet. Because I want to finish the installation of the guns there: Could you please give me an idea how this looks like?
Cheers, Alexander
|
|
|
Post by alexander on Nov 20, 2015 12:19:15 GMT
Thanks Fred very helpful that you've also specified the diameter
Cheers, Alexander
|
|
|
Post by alexander on Nov 20, 2015 9:47:49 GMT
Thanks, Matti and Fred
Can you please tell me what material are the pins with which the wheels are secured to the axles? Are they made of wood or metal?
Alexander
|
|
|
Post by alexander on Nov 15, 2015 14:33:19 GMT
So, now I could finally solve the problems associated with the galvanizing. Here is a picture of the equipment for copper plating, as it is now: An affordable Laboratory power supply An ammeter from Hama A potentiometer (1k ohm, 4 Watt) for which I made a small mount. To prepare the casting, I used a fiberglass-eraser. With that you can clean the surfaces excellent. For copper plating is not necessary, but to be prepared for electroforming later, I built a rotating device. It is powered by a 220 V BBQ-spit-motor. Using a catenary mast of Maerklin I just clamped underneath. Thus, the weak current is passed to the rotating shaft. The copper-plated tubes I have placed on the plan put to the suspected armament of Vasa' weather deck as an illustration. I have noticed the current in milliamperes, with whom I have worked. Just in case someone needs examples. Generally, I've used the voltage of 1.3V. Why this value? It's a random value. For copper electrolyte (both alkaline and acidic)voltage must be between 1 and 2 volts. Subsequently, the tubes will blackened with liver of sulfur and carefully brushed with fine steel wool (0000) at the raised parts down to the copper plating carefully. Here is a picture with the sample installation: From left to right: 82-pounders, 3-pounder and 42-pounder Next to do are the fitting parts. Regards, Alexander[/b][/b][/b][/b]
|
|
|
Post by alexander on Oct 21, 2015 7:30:22 GMT
Hi Fred
those are a lot of boats! Do you think, they all are stored an deck or towed after? I think, we still had this question and I believed, there was one or two boats, which are towed to the ship, but if there ar three or more boats, this would be not practicable.
Cheers, Alexander
|
|
|
Post by alexander on Oct 15, 2015 9:30:27 GMT
Thanks for the information, Fred!
In the event that you find no vestige of the lantern: Will there still be an official reconstruction? It is worth to wait?
Alexander
|
|