Vasa - 1:65 DeAgostini [COMPLETED BUILD]

Excellent progress Paul and enjoying your foray into sailmaking.Only ever put sails on one model myself so far and that was a trawler MANY years ago carefully sewn by my mother.Sadly she passed away a number of years ago and so has my back up, my mother in law.If I want sails,I am going to have to sew them myself or use kit ones:oops:

BTW the sails on the washing line is akin to the Soleil Royal's kit sails on the correct width sparsROTFBit like a baby grow on a Great Dane
 
dockattner said:
Hanging sails out to dry. What must the neighbors be thinking ROTF ROTF ROTF???

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And now, dear friends, a special treat.

I mentioned that my mom is the one with a sewing machine in our family. I was over this evening sewing panels on my first sails. Here we are (her name is Betty), and you wish she was your mom! She's the BEST!

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Well, Paul, you are vey lucky indeed! Now, get up and give your Mom a seat!;)
 
What’s funny to me is that looking at the background of that shot, you could very well be sitting in a room in my parents’ last house; extremely close wall paper with perfectly matched seams, and exactly that kind of picture frame. My mother still kept a sewing machine, but it lived in the dank basement, along with all the other seasonals and forgottens.
 
Hubac’s Historian said:
4’8”?
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See! I knew you could get close! At her tallest she was 5'1" but she has scoliosis and is shrinking fast. At her last doctor's appointment she was 4'9" but might have shrunk since then. My brother is 6'6" and I'm 6'2" so it's always been a funny family thing when we stand next to her. My dad was only 5'9". Where did the height come from? My dad used to quip that there was a tall milkman when they lived in the apartment...
(Lest we think badly of my mom - her brother was tall!)

Hubac’s Historian said:
What’s funny to me is that looking at the background of that shot, you could very well be sitting in a room in my parents’ last house; extremely close wall paper with perfectly matched seams, and exactly that kind of picture frame. My mother still kept a sewing machine, but it lived in the dank basement, along with all the other seasonals and forgottens.
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Yes. Wallpaper is like an age-stamp on an era. I helped put that paper up maybe 35 years ago when an old bedroom was converted to her sewing/craft room.

Steef66 said:
I like the wallpaper.
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I'll see if there's extra rolls. My mom saves stuff! It would be a nice improvement over your workroom décor!
 
dockattner said:
The funny part of that picture is my mom is standing and I am sitting on her (very short) sewing chair. You're good at spatial relations - what's you're best guess how tall my mom is?

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You know I almost feel guilty for making my Admiral sew my sails, when I could have done it myself. But then she is an expert at sewing…so…no, I definitely don’t feel guilty! :p
 
Dean62 said:
You know I almost feel guilty for making my Admiral sew my sails, when I could have done it myself. But then she is an expert at sewing…so…no, I definitely don’t feel guilty! :p
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Don't feel guilty Dean. Feel wise. I just ruined two sails yesterday with my lousy sewing. There are as many do-overs in sail making as there are in all the other elements of model ship construction. Honestly, I'm having my doubts whether I can make realistic sails.
 
dockattner said:
Don't feel guilty Dean. Feel wise. I just ruined two sails yesterday with my lousy sewing. There are as many do-overs in sail making as there are in all the other elements of model ship construction. Honestly, I'm having my doubts whether I can make realistic sails.
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Do not lose faith in yourself, I have no doubt you will succeed with a little more perseverance, we trust you :cool:
 
shota70 said:
Do not lose faith in yourself, I have no doubt you will succeed with a little more perseverance, we trust you :cool:
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There is also no shame in letting an expert do it for you. If learning to sew is on your list, then I know you can. But if it is something you are doing only because you need sails, then you can always leave the sewing to the experts. ;)
 
Dean62 said:
There is also no shame in letting an expert do it for you. If learning to sew is on your list, then I know you can. But if it is something you are doing only because you need sails, then you can always leave the sewing to the experts. ;)
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Part of the problem, and I've mentioned this in passing before, is sewn sails actually look out of scale to me simply by virtue of the thread. We would never be able to see stitches at 1:65 but seeing stitches is unavoidable if I choose sewn sails. There is a no-sewing layering technique popular on the Russian forum, but it creates sails that are stiffer than I am looking for. I also tried just drawing lines with a pencil to represent the sail panels, but I found it unconvincing. And then even if I can make something passable, I need to also figure out how to furl (or partially furl) convincingly. Anyway, it's all just part of the fun. Trials are ongoing...
 
dockattner said:
Hanging sails out to dry. What must the neighbors be thinking ROTF ROTF ROTF???

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And now, dear friends, a special treat.

I mentioned that my mom is the one with a sewing machine in our family. I was over this evening sewing panels on my first sails. Here we are (her name is Betty), and you wish she was your mom! She's the BEST!

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Guess the neighbours think Paul is back in diapers. :-)
 
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dockattner said:
Part of the problem, and I've mentioned this in passing before, is sewn sails actually look out of scale to me simply by virtue of the thread. We would never be able to see stitches at 1:65 but seeing stitches is unavoidable if I choose sewn sails. There is a no-sewing layering technique popular on the Russian forum, but it creates sails that are stiffer than I am looking for. I also tried just drawing lines with a pencil to represent the sail panels, but I found it unconvincing. And then even if I can make something passable, I need to also figure out how to furl (or partially furl) convincingly. Anyway, it's all just part of the fun. Trials are ongoing...
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Good day Paul,
Agree with You , that stitches at 1:65 will looks a little out of scale... :))) but still acceptable if You use suitable stitch size...
As example how they could make them https://www.shipmodeling.ru/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=71136
Why don't try method of making sails advised by Dafi and other colleques from german forum?... looks super, in scale and suitable for furling...

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dockattner said:
Part of the problem, and I've mentioned this in passing before, is sewn sails actually look out of scale to me simply by virtue of the thread. We would never be able to see stitches at 1:65 but seeing stitches is unavoidable if I choose sewn sails. There is a no-sewing layering technique popular on the Russian forum, but it creates sails that are stiffer than I am looking for. I also tried just drawing lines with a pencil to represent the sail panels, but I found it unconvincing. And then even if I can make something passable, I need to also figure out how to furl (or partially furl) convincingly. Anyway, it's all just part of the fun. Trials are ongoing...
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I like how you are doing all my leg work for me so by the time I get to my sails you will be able to provide all the answers.ROTFROTF
 
kirill4 said:
Good day Paul,
Agree with You , that stitches at 1:65 will looks a little out of scale... :))) but still acceptable if You use suitable stitch size...
As example how they could make them https://www.shipmodeling.ru/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=71136
Why don't try method of making sails advised by Dafi and other colleques from german forum?... looks super, in scale and suitable for furling...

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