kpnuts Posted October 2, 2015 Share Posted October 2, 2015 My new one commissioned by my boss, the Airfix Wasa, I bought it off ebay and I've no idea how it was stored but its warped to hell, its been a real pig to get it together, didn't do it as per instructions as i could not get the deck atattched and level so glued the hull front together then when the glue set glued the rear the glued the deck a bit at a time using loads of masking tape to hold it till dry. Broke lots of these bits on the top rails (whatever they are) so will have to make some new ones. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravens Posted October 2, 2015 Share Posted October 2, 2015 Hope it turns out as good as the last one. Ross. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prowler0000 Posted October 2, 2015 Share Posted October 2, 2015 Following this one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrantGoodale Posted October 2, 2015 Share Posted October 2, 2015 Ouch - nice recovery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 Looking forward to this one! Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darwinism Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 Remember making this as a kid - looking forward to following this build. Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gremlin56 Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 There are amazing new views on the colour scheme used by Airfix all those years ago and the colour scheme that years of research have discovered. Makes for a new and colourful Wasa. Which version are you going for KPnuts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpnuts Posted October 3, 2015 Author Share Posted October 3, 2015 (edited) Hi all I've decided to display it on the turn with the gun ports open and water just starting to enter, I think that's a fitting setting. Its my boss's ship so she's decided it's to be done as it was before it sank, the correct colours (she has been to see it numerous times) Edited October 4, 2015 by kpnuts 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billydick Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 Oh wow Ken, another must follow. Good luck with this one BillyD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gimme Shelter Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 "Abandon Ship" - what a great idea for a truly historical diorama - the sinking of the Wasa. I'll be following this with interest - good luck with all that colourful hull decoration getting it compliant for your bosses choice of paintwork presentation. I hope you will manage to find suitably scaled crew to add to the diorama Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpnuts Posted October 5, 2015 Author Share Posted October 5, 2015 I'm pretty sure youcan get 1/144 crew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 Great idea for displaying the ship! I agree though crew members, perhaps some even jumping overboard will be a must to carry this one off. Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gimme Shelter Posted October 6, 2015 Share Posted October 6, 2015 something like this perhaps ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpnuts Posted October 6, 2015 Author Share Posted October 6, 2015 Not quite that far I'm aiming for just as they realise what's about to happen, maybe I couple of quick thinking sailors jumping off. Incidentally did you know the death toll was probably much higher than estimated as a lot of the carpenters and sailmakers and their families were on her for her maiden voyage but they are unsure as to how many of them took advantage of the offer, makes it even more of a tragedy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpnuts Posted October 6, 2015 Author Share Posted October 6, 2015 Hi all well this is going to be a challenge to paint, to say the least, but I've made a start. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gimme Shelter Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 Hi KP That's a nice bot of colour work you've got going on down the back end there - as an onlooker its quite easy to sometimes forget the size and scale of this oldie and overlook just how small and the amount of careful painting that goes into one of these highly decorative ships. PS - not good on the mention of dead headcount there - what a sad way to go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpnuts Posted October 7, 2015 Author Share Posted October 7, 2015 Hi all well the transom will have to be done in small pieces, the ornamentation is making me crosseyed 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 That is looking good and I think you have the angle of heel about right for what you are trying to do. Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpnuts Posted October 13, 2015 Author Share Posted October 13, 2015 Hi all a little update, well after exhaustive research(20 mins on google pooped for the rest of the day now) the Airfix kit is a little wrong the little sticky up thing on the top of the rails do not exist(thats great as I thought I would have to make some of those as I broke some whists struggling to get the warped hull together, also there should be another gun port on the second tier down sternwards of the last on on the model, roughly where the little slot is on the kit, I may add it when I find out what purpose the slot is for also the ornamentation above the top rail dose not exist neither does the ornamentation between the rails. not tremendous problems so should be able to sort them. These are the little sticky up things which I've now removed. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gimme Shelter Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 slowly and surely your Wasa is taking shape - I must admit I do love following one of the old Airfix classic series being built in a diorama, and her sinking will be just the theme for this lady Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpnuts Posted October 29, 2015 Author Share Posted October 29, 2015 Hi all Airfix missed a gun port on this so I've been racking my brains trying to think of a way of making one and I think I've got it. first I covered on of them with bathroom sealant to make a mould then I tried to make a resin casting but it was so thin they kept breaking when I tried to get them out, so I thought I need something more flexible so being as how it was so thin I thought just acrylic paint, but that was too flexible and wouldnt come out of the mould so then I thought How can I stiffen it up a bit so I put a thin smear of superglue over it, hey presto it came out, here is the result, I may make another mould and try again as this is a bit chunky probably because of the number of times ive tried using it but at least I know it works. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 That's an impressive fix! Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gimme Shelter Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 where's it gone - ??? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major_Error Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 Did the ship sink? Â 8-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpnuts Posted March 18, 2017 Author Share Posted March 18, 2017 Sorry it will come back at some point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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