Great job Paul...looks like you did some dry brushing for more detail.
Vasa - 1:65 DeAgostini [COMPLETED BUILD]
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least can do it spell "fowl" "foul" correctlly
didnt think it was that bad... fgowl foul... bad hand\
Thanks Kurt, Jan, Dean and everyone else for the likes. These painted bits are an unusual feature of this kit and one I need to grow into. Your encouragements are encouraging!
Good job Paul. Congrats.
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Thanks Bilal. Builders like you inspire me to try my best!Good kob Paul. Congrats.
Theoretically I'm supposed to be painting - but recently I read a post on another build log about how a rudder was being added fairly late in a ship's construction and as the ship was turned on its side to install the rudder... parts started falling off the ship. The story was told in a funny way and I laughed as I read it. And then I looked at the instructions for my Vasa and sure enough - the rudder was to be added quite late. Hmm...
First: here in the goal...
The kit provided brass was out of scale and unsuitable...
So I cut my own from 0.5 mm brass sheet stock...
And then shaped the strips into each half of the hinge (there are seven):
And added a pin...
After completing all the hinges and reshaping the pins I blackened them...
And without further ado - here is the final product...
I won't make a claim for kit-bashing - but this little project sure was fun.
But now it's back to painting...
As always, thanks for stopping by friends!
First: here in the goal...
The kit provided brass was out of scale and unsuitable...
So I cut my own from 0.5 mm brass sheet stock...
And then shaped the strips into each half of the hinge (there are seven):
And added a pin...
After completing all the hinges and reshaping the pins I blackened them...
And without further ado - here is the final product...
I won't make a claim for kit-bashing - but this little project sure was fun.
But now it's back to painting...
As always, thanks for stopping by friends!
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Nice job Paul! Like those nails!
I like the way it is now, whether it supposes to be painted or not, and great job on pintles and gudgeons
| Pintles and Gudgeons |
| Pintles and Gudgeons comprise the hinging mechanism on outboard-mounted Rudders. Pintles always incorporate a Pin, Gudgeons always have a hole for a Pin, either may be attached to the rudder or to the Transom. In standard configuration, Pintles are attached to the Rudder, and Gudgeons are attached to the Transom. Less common are Pintles that attach to the Transom, referred to as Transom Pintles, the Gudgeons they are used with (attached to the Rudder) are known as Rudder Gudgeons. It is not uncommon for a boat to use only Gudgeons with removable Hinge Pins connecting 2 Transom Gudgeons with a Rudder Gudgeon between. |
Yes, Dean, they are your technique. But you are better at them than I am! But thanks for the lesson regardless.
I think you did a great job! Consistency in size takes a lot of practice. Knowing how much glue to put on the pin, how much to dab on the object you are adding them to, and finally when to add more glue on the pin. But what you have looks like old cast iron bolts, which I think is a great look.
Not to mention, the fabrication of the hinges is great too! Good job all around.
I’m glad my log was good for a few laughs! I guess there’s no substitute for experience. Some of these issues should be obvious after we’ve built a few. But it’s fun to laugh about our foibles in the mean time.
You know - I agree with you here. My vision was hand-worked strips of metal and hand-worked nails. I think I accidently accomplished both!I think you did a great job! Consistency in size takes a lot of practice. Knowing how much glue to put on the pin, how much to dab on the object you are adding them to, and finally when to add more glue on the pin. But what you have looks like old cast iron bolts, which I think is a great look.
Not to mention, the fabrication of the hinges is great too! Good job all around.
After I added the rudder I realize how fragile it is. I think I might add some temporary reinforcements. I'm a long way from the finish line and I am fully capable of destroying something I worked pretty hard on. My life goal is to vicariously learn through the struggles of others - sadly I have not mastered that skill. But I do take the experience and suggestions of others seriously - thanks for contributing to my journey my friend!!!
That’s what friends are for.
And by the way—nice fabrication of the hinges. Mine were a bit thick and didn’t have the definition in the bends yours did.
My temporary solution. I kept on banging the rudder while moving the hull around.
Jan
Do you have something like a build slip to keep it stable?
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Hi Paul
You did an awesome job on the rudder. As you mentioned, I would highly recommend you stabilize the rudder. I knocked mine so hard while spinning it around once that it broke the tiller arm off the top of the rudder. That connection is enclosed inside a housing that I now have to break apart to fix.
You did an awesome job on the rudder. As you mentioned, I would highly recommend you stabilize the rudder. I knocked mine so hard while spinning it around once that it broke the tiller arm off the top of the rudder. That connection is enclosed inside a housing that I now have to break apart to fix.
I do. A board with two saddles. But I also seem to need to take it out all the time to work on. My hinge system is pretty fragile (the rudder even turns!), and it will be safe enough as long as I am painting metal bits, but that can't go on forever (though I just reorganized the decorative pieces and I might be wrong about the forever thing). I do like Jan's solution - I think I'll borrow it from him.
Hey Vic I just noticed you're from San Antonio. Pretty place. Alamo. Riverwalk. Well, that about covers it... I been there a few times for orthodontic meetings.