Kingfisher 1770 1:48 POF

uncchains said:
Did you have a build log for you VASA? Any photos?
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I do have a build log on this forum. There is also a link to some final photos on the first page of the log:

Vasa - 1:65 DeAgostini [COMPLETED BUILD]

Editorial note added following the completion of this build: This build report is crazy long - unhelpfully so. If you're not interested in all the details and just want to see how it all turned out use this link to see the final result: Final Images. If that sparks your interest and you want to...
shipsofscale.com
 
Steef66 said:
Nice record to read. I'll give you a tip as a suggestion though, take a 3-week holiday to read it. It is definitely a must read.
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True story. I was trying to find how Paul made his sails on his Vasa yesterday…..took quite some searching to find a specific section ROTF. Brilliant log from the Doc. Cheers Grant
 
Paul, it is at this stage that all the time, effort, research and worry become justified. This is a model to be very proud of and I am proud to have watched it all come to fruition thanks to your great log and especially the respect you have shown your many followers.

In awe JJ..
 
Jack Jäger said:
Paul, it is at this stage that all the time, effort, research and worry become justified. This is a model to be very proud of and I am proud to have watched it all come to fruition thanks to your great log and especially the respect you have shown your many followers.

In awe JJ..
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What a lovely post, JJ (D.....). My thanks! It has certainly been a journey.
I'm presently spending time, effort, research and worry over swivel guns - worry is winning ROTF.
 
Hello Friends,

Work this week focused on creating eight swivel guns.

Gun barrels were provided in the kit, but time has not been good to any plastic components so they could not be used. Knowing that, I previously purchased turned brass barrels as replacements, but when it came time to use them I realized they were too small. When I went back to that same after-market supplier I was sad to discover they no longer sold brass guns - only injection molded guns. Nuts.

I much prefer to use metal for those things on the ship that were metal, but I just couldn't find what I was looking for, so I ended up using the injection-molded versions. I did my best to hide the fact they were plastic. Yes, I know you all would have just had some custom barrels printed, but you weren't here to talk me into that. I'm already unhappy, so don't beat a man when he's down :(...

Swivel guns have a control arm (a tiller) so the first thing I did was shape those with a mini-lathe and file:

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Next, the gun is supported by a pivot mount (which includes a vertical post and a yoke). It took me a few days to imagineer how to fabricate the yoke. My final solution was to cut a sheet of brass stock into an appropriate pattern and then shape that into something usable:

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I then soldered the vertical post to the yoke:

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And bent it into shape:

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I blackened the metal components and did my best to turn a plastic gun barrel into an iron gun barrel:

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To be continued...
 
dockattner said:
Hello Friends,

Work this week focused on creating eight swivel guns.

Gun barrels were provided in the kit, but time has not been good to any plastic components so they could not be used. Knowing that, I previously purchased turned brass barrels as replacements, but when it came time to use them I realized they were too small. When I went back to that same after-market supplier I was sad to discover they no longer sold brass guns - only injection molded guns. Nuts.

I much prefer to use metal for those things on the ship that were metal, but I just couldn't find what I was looking for, so I ended up using the injection-molded versions. I did my best to hide the fact they were plastic. Yes, I know you all would have just had some custom barrels printed, but you weren't here to talk me into that. I'm already unhappy, so don't beat a man when he's down :(...

Swivel guns have a control arm (a tiller) so the first thing I did was shape those with a mini-lathe and file:

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Next, the gun is supported by a pivot mount (which includes a vertical post and a yoke). It took me a few days to imagineer how to fabricate the yoke. My final solution was to cut a sheet of brass stock into an appropriate pattern and then shape that into something usable:

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I then soldered the vertical post to the yoke:

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And bent it into shape:

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I blackened the metal components and did my best to turn a plastic gun barrel into an iron gun barrel:

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To be continued...
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too good...
 
Hi,
was du hier baust ist einfach wunderbar. Mir ist es eine wahre Freude, deine Bilder und Fortschritte zu sehen. Es ist mir eine große Ehre, deine Bilder anzuschauen und zu bewundern. Vielen Dank dafür!

Beste grüße
Günter
 
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