Vasa - 1:65 DeAgostini [COMPLETED BUILD]

I certainly know that everyone here that has followed Paul’s build, at the very least knows who Fred Hocker is.

For enthusiasts of 17th C. naval architecture, Fred’s work with the Vasa, breathes life back into the fabric of the ship, the circumstances of her creation, the people that populated her, and the modern cast of characters that resurrected and re-assembled her.

A shipwright by trade, he is a fascinating archeologist, historian, and his ability to elucidate the significance of the ship, within the development of naval architecture, is without equal.

Tonight, I watched this two-part series and I was just completely blown-away by his insight and total mastery of the ship, in particular, and the broader development of the warship as a technology of its times.

If you haven’t seen these, they are definitely worth your time and attention:



Happy New Year, and peace and prosperity to all!
 
Hubac’s Historian said:
I certainly know that everyone here that has followed Paul’s build, at the very least knows who Fred Hocker is.

For enthusiasts of 17th C. naval architecture, Fred’s work with the Vasa, breathes life back into the fabric of the ship, the circumstances of her creation, the people that populated her, and the modern cast of characters that resurrected and re-assembled her.

A shipwright by trade, he is a fascinating archeologist, historian, and his ability to elucidate the significance of the ship, within the development of naval architecture, is without equal.

Tonight, I watched this two-part series and I was just completely blown-away by his insight and total mastery of the ship, in particular, and the broader development of the warship as a technology of its times.

If you haven’t seen these, they are definitely worth your time and attention:



Happy New Year, and peace and prosperity to all!
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I've watched these videos along with Kroum Batchvarov's presentations. THAT is a place I would enjiy visiting-for a week.....
 
Hi Paul! I followed your log for a long time and it was always a pleasure seeing your Vasa grow.
You made an outstandig model in every aspect!
Cheerleader Christian
 
Chuckd said:
A friend who is a "marine archaeologist"told me re.rigging to consider the force needed the angles involved and what you would do in full size and that will be pretty close to correct.
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Hallo @Chuckd
we wish you all the BEST and a HAPPY BIRTHDAY
Birthday-Cake
 
Beautiful work by the original poster. I am speechless.

It’s just too bad, that it’s pretty much impossible to buy the same kit as a full kit. I can see some countries offering it, but only as a per month subscription.
 
mxs said:
Beautiful work by the original poster. I am speechless.

It’s just too bad, that it’s pretty much impossible to buy the same kit as a full kit. I can see some countries offering it, but only as a per month subscription.
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Hello,

This kit is now offered by Artesania Latina...

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Wooden Model Ship Kit: Swedish Warship Vasa at 1:65 scale

One of the most decorated ship models in history. It is a faithful wooden replica of the 18th century Swedish warship called Vasa at 1:65 scale.
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This build and build log, is one of the best, well written and well constructed model ship descriptions of any, from a first time, amateur builder. Paul is a wonderful craftsman and I know from contact and personal help he provided with my build of the Vasa at the same time, he is a really generous and ‘nice’ human.

Yes, his build log is long, but this kit, and his first model ship journey, along with Paul’s dedication to accuracy, demanded it be so. He writes, like he builds, with precision and attention to detail, but also with humour and entertainment. The log is a pleasure to read. The build a pleasure to view.

Well done, Paul and congratulations on a marvellous achievement.

Regards,

PeterG
 
PeterG said:
This build and build log, is one of the best, well written and well constructed model ship descriptions of any, from a first time, amateur builder. Paul is a wonderful craftsman and I know from contact and personal help he provided with my build of the Vasa at the same time, he is a really generous and ‘nice’ human.

Yes, his build log is long, but this kit, and his first model ship journey, along with Paul’s dedication to accuracy, demanded it be so. He writes, like he builds, with precision and attention to detail, but also with humour and entertainment. The log is a pleasure to read. The build a pleasure to view.

Well done, Paul and congratulations on a marvellous achievement.

Regards,

PeterG
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What a nice post Peter. You do know the fondness is mutual! It was a marvelous blessing to share the coincident building of our ships (along with our friend Daniel who shared the journey with us).
 
I am very slowly starting to plan my first advanced kit. I say slowly, because I am just finishing up level 2 Model Expo shipwright series and I still plan to do level 3 next …. But when I complete that by spring 2025 I think I would be ready to take a dive into the deep end.

I have been thinking for some time what will I build as my first advanced kit, and I came to the conclusion that few criteria must be met …. 1) obviously the kit needs to be high quality, available and in my budget …2) an excellent existing SOS build log to go along (there are many great builders here, but I don’t always find all build logs as helpful as I would wish them to be; clearly, to produce a high quality build log is a skill of its own)….3) build a ship which I can read more about through more material like books, videos etc. as it makes the build more involving interesting to me.

It seems to me that this Vasa ship ticks all the boxes, which is awesome as I look forward to it already now. I thank again to the original poster for taking the time to produce the build log.
 
mxs said:
I am very slowly starting to plan my first advanced kit. I say slowly, because I am just finishing up level 2 Model Expo shipwright series and I still plan to do level 3 next …. But when I complete that by spring 2025 I think I would be ready to take a dive into the deep end.

I have been thinking for some time what will I build as my first advanced kit, and I came to the conclusion that few criteria must be met …. 1) obviously the kit needs to be high quality, available and in my budget …2) an excellent existing SOS build log to go along (there are many great builders here, but I don’t always find all build logs as helpful as I would wish them to be; clearly, to produce a high quality build log is a skill of its own)….3) build a ship which I can read more about through more material like books, videos etc. as it makes the build more involving interesting to me.

It seems to me that this Vasa ship ticks all the boxes, which is awesome as I look forward to it already now. I thank again to the original poster for taking the time to produce the build log.
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And here is another excellent build report that you will want to reference:

VASA 1628 (De Agostini)

Hello everybody, The model is built to a scale of 1:65 using a subscription kit from de Agostini. In contrast to the original De Agostini kit, the panelling, keel, rudder and all visible timbers (as far as possible) are made of pear wood. I also tried to incorporate details from Wolfram zu...
shipsofscale.com


*** Please note that my build deviates significantly from the kit - primarily in terms of finished surfaces (for example, the pearwood hull planking) and the rigging plan. Rudiger (referenced above) does the same.

But if you want guidance on building the kit out of the box using the kit instructions allow me to share the following links:

Vasa Official Build - ModelSpace

forum.deagostini.us forum.deagostini.us

Gandale's Vasa Build - Vasa Members Build Diaries - ModelSpace

forum.deagostini.us forum.deagostini.us

Best of luck! We look forward to seeing your progress here on the forum!
 
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