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FrankS · Posted: Wed 23 Sep 2009 19:54 pm Post subject:

I have fond memories of wonderlandhobbies´ booth at SMW last year - got one of the Shaun the Sheep sets there.

Until Illustrious arrives, I´m busy with my ongoing projects - right now it´s Vasa:

Ratch · Posted: Wed 23 Sep 2009 20:40 pm Post subject:

That's a lovely piece of work Frank

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stuzzar · Posted: Wed 23 Sep 2009 21:20 pm Post subject:

That is beautiful work Frank

Cheers

Stu

Brews · Posted: Wed 23 Sep 2009 23:32 pm Post subject:

Intricate!
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Sgt.Squarehead · Posted: Thu 24 Sep 2009 01:20 am Post subject:

Gordon Bennet.....That's a bit lively!

All the best
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gerry · Posted: Thu 24 Sep 2009 07:22 am Post subject:

Great painting on the tail end.

feanor · Posted: Thu 24 Sep 2009 07:30 am Post subject:

Ayup Frank...

It's all looking good mate. even the wood looks 'woody' !
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BAC · Posted: Thu 24 Sep 2009 07:33 am Post subject:

Superb!

We don't see enough of these Classic Ships on here.

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FrankS · Posted: Thu 24 Sep 2009 16:40 pm Post subject:

Thank you all!

The paint scheme was based on the Vasa Museum´s recent research and their magnificent 1:25 scale model that has been painted accordingly a while ago.

Hence, the splendid Airfix boxart is dated, too, yet very nice nonetheless - and it was state-of-knowledge when designed.

I got to say I admire the quality of this Airfix kit from the early 1970ies a lot. Having painted all those tiny sculptures I was able to appreciate the lots of work and craftsmanship that went into this kit, and to me it has hold up well against the years.

There are obviously some differences to the current reconstruction of the vessel, but I only fixed the missing forecastle rail.

My Vasa will not receive any masts or rigging, but only the flagpoles seen in the images. I am depicting her right after being launched, so I can get away without all the really uber-fiddly stuff ;-)

Best regards

Frank

Heinkel51 · Posted: Mon 28 Sep 2009 23:53 pm Post subject:

Fantastic work Frank.

FrankS · Posted: Fri 02 Oct 2009 18:32 pm Post subject:

I´ve bought a number of cheap and revoltingly pre-painted N scale railroading figures for conversion purposes.

Being most comfortable with working with dental casting wax, I used said material to convert the generic modern pedestrians to 17th century sailors. Here´s an example. The original figure looks like John Travolta in "Saturday Night Fever" - my aim was something resembling Mandy Patinkin in "The Princess Bride":

Obviously, this method doesn´t stand handling well, nor temperatures beyond 50°C ...

Best regards

Frank

Arpie · Posted: Tue 06 Oct 2009 10:41 am Post subject:

That finish is amazing FrankS, the wood looks great and the detail on the back is superb

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FrankS · Posted: Wed 07 Oct 2009 16:13 pm Post subject:

Thanks a lot for the kind replies!

She´s done now, figures are placed, only the acrylic gel needs a very long time for curing, so I still have to wait until I can take the definite images.

This is yet another Airfix kit that holds its own over a very long time, my deep appreciation to its designers!

Best regards

Frank

Ratch · Posted: Wed 07 Oct 2009 16:51 pm Post subject:

Super work Frank Clapping

Looking forward to some more pix Boat

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orionv · Posted: Wed 07 Oct 2009 18:12 pm Post subject:

Nice work

FrankS · Posted: Thu 08 Oct 2009 10:02 am Post subject:

Thanks a lot, Ratch and Remy!

Remy, we seem to share a penchant for Airfix ships - I very much enjoy your great builds! Sadly my next 1:600 projects are postponed for more urgent matters :-(

All the best

Frank

tempestfan · Posted: Thu 08 Oct 2009 11:43 am Post subject:

FrankS · Posted: Thu 08 Oct 2009 12:17 pm Post subject:

Never got around to build those ...

As a kid I built the Victory (twice), and the Revenge. That was all the classic ships I built then - neither space nor money.

I built the large Revell Constitution when I was 16, that was a year-long project!

Best regards

Frank

Badwolf · Posted: Thu 08 Oct 2009 21:48 pm Post subject:

That is superb workmanship! The bow and stern decorations are beautifully painted and the water looks very convincing.

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matchstick · White Star Joined: 06 Aug 2009 Posts: 53

astonishing I dont know what to say
It looks like a model you'd expect to see sat next to the real thing in a museum.
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