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Post by alexander on Sept 27, 2015 10:18:33 GMT
Meanwhile, I have completed the starboard galleries with columns and small parts. The cannons now look like this: I have brushed the carriages in sepia (airbrush-color Schmincke Aero Color), so they are not as dead as a consistent black and you can later hopefully detect even the fittings. However, these are still lacking. The cannon at the left side is in the original tin casting. The right gun is primed with an alkaline coppergalvanic bath (duration about 3 hours). The two middle I the middle additional were treaded in an acidic bath further (duration about 2 hours). Incidently I treid the combination of the two baths. But I like the result very well and is a good starting point for the outstanding treatment with liver of sulfur. The copper surface is only a interstage. Regards, Alexander
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Post by alexander on Sept 25, 2015 10:14:51 GMT
Thanks, Clayton
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Post by alexander on Sept 25, 2015 10:03:17 GMT
Hi Fred,
concerning the lantern you had written some time ago, there will be further research. I soon wanted to start building it: Is there anything new on this issue already? Or is Landström's lantern still the best presentation? Were there any findings that could be associated with the lantern? Especially Landström has placed angels at the corners of his draft. How sure is this?
Cheers, Alexander
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Post by alexander on Sept 21, 2015 17:27:37 GMT
Double post
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Post by alexander on Sept 21, 2015 17:27:07 GMT
Final work on the port galleries There are flowers and other ornaments on the towers. At the upper galleries small masks were attached. An carving was ultimately not to think, because they have a height of 5.5 mm. In order to get them to fit, it has then used several attempts with Milliput. For the other characters boxwood was the appropriate material. The casting was made in resin and a dental gypsum. The columns I have prepared in different sizes and with left, right or straight alignment boxwood and also cast from resin or dental gypsum. Regards, Alexander
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Post by alexander on Sept 18, 2015 9:07:31 GMT
Hi Fred,
thanks for your estimation.
I will paint the carriages including the wheels black. Do you think, the wheels were black all over?
Cheers, Alexander
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Post by alexander on Sept 13, 2015 9:58:16 GMT
Building the carriages The carriages can be easily produced using a circular saw with adjustable saw table. However, the sizes for the Vasa's carriages on the weather deck are very different, so it also, more or less one-off production. The wheels should have a proper grain direction, hence the production was not possibel on the lathe. But see for yourself: Here, the principle of double rotation was used. Works great! Thanks for the tip, Daniel (Dafi)! The pretty muzzles I got kindly from Clayton. The tubes, that I had casted a long time ago, all were rubbish because Mondfelds drawings were completely wrong here. Thanks for the help, Clayton!Now I have to solve the question of whether I will paint the carriages black, as the originals were. Since the carriages at the lower decks also are not painted, I tend also for the top cannon-carriages to keep them colourless. So the carriages look painted, the wheels I would leave unpainted anyway. I'm still wondering about. Regards, Alexander
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Post by alexander on Aug 24, 2015 5:17:05 GMT
That's a real piece of art, Clayton! Wonderful carvings
Cheers, Alexander
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Post by alexander on Aug 17, 2015 16:30:03 GMT
Thanks, Clayton! Meanwhile, I have built the carlings. Although somewhat simplified, but equivalent the appearance as Vasa had as seen in 1978 when the weather deck had not yet been laid. Regards, Alexander
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Post by alexander on Aug 10, 2015 17:23:48 GMT
Thank you, Clayton! Meanwhile, I finished the last carvings. These are the Tritons and a coat of arms with a crescent moon face. So the lower ranks of the gallery are completed: The macro-view shows that the Triton has swallowed his fishtail with a sea monster. However, it shows also some defizits regarding the gap dimensions: The starbordside. On the corner the old Hercules. Regards, Alexander
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Post by alexander on Aug 8, 2015 11:08:15 GMT
Hi Peter,
now I was at Stockholm and the Cherub's Head is not mounted yet. I will not mount the head at my model.
Cheers, Alexander
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Post by alexander on Jul 24, 2015 8:10:20 GMT
The figures in the lower gallery are now finished and thus a large vacant lot was closed. Here are some pictures: For this sight I had to wait a long time: The full transom. Only the lantern is still missing. Regards, Alexander
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Post by alexander on Jul 21, 2015 10:44:28 GMT
Hi Clayton
looks like a lot of work. I wish you success
Cheers, Alexander
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Post by alexander on Jun 14, 2015 8:32:41 GMT
Little sign of life from the Vasa. Currently I am working very much at the model. However, at many different sites: Fife-Rail, the guns of the weather deck, figures of the lower gallery. Here are some results of the carvings, the figures are not quite ready. The last dieting and the finishing touches are still missing: That's even the figure of David with a harp in addition to three consolfigures. One is centered under the David. The other two will be mounted on the left and right wing. On them then to a young and an old Hercules stand. The younger Hercules can be seen on the second picture. Regards, Alexander
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Post by alexander on May 4, 2015 18:02:01 GMT
Hi Mark
yes, the Wasa-Dream site. #55 is the picture at the German-site. The link I attached to the word "Here" but its not good to see.
Cheers, Alexander
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