... hull lines as the kit is totally not the right shape.I am very interested to see how you are going to cut your cannon ports.The bronze castings are very...
Hello,and Thankyou.The cannon port picture that you have posted,is a great help to me for the correct location.I have also look at the you other pictures.You...
Hello, I have finished my first 24 pound Wasa cannon complete with its carraige and have uploaded photos to this group. I guess you could say that this is a...
Clayton, The canon looks good, decidedly different than 18th, 19th century cannons I am use to seeing. The trip to Sweden is a go and the Vasa has the entire...
Guy, Thanks! Yes they do look different than later guns. Much more ornate just like most everything else on 17th century ships compared to later time periods. ...
Hello Clayton,your first completed 24 pounder looks wonderful.Did you use Blacken It or gun bluing on the gun barrel?Keep up the great work.Walter Clayton...
Peter, I first came up with a wooden master made of dogwood. I turned it on my lathe to get the basic shape of the barrel and then carved the decoration into...
Sounds like pretty much the same technique as when I was making 'Prince August' tin soldiers as a kid! Except I was using tin/lead alloy. What's the advantage...
Just a quick update for those who have registered. The next issue of The MSB Journal is almost ready. You can expect to receive an email in the next few days. ...
Hi Folks, Just wanted to let you know that the MSB Journal Issue # 4 is now available for download. If you haven't received your email yet, you can dowload it...
Peter, Thanks! If you want any advice on casting or want to know where I got my casting supplies, dont hesitate to ask. I have made all of my gun carraige...
I would like to know where to get rubber for the moulds. I don't want to pay a fortune for it though. I think I can get it off Barnes, which is a casting and...
Enzo: Thanks. Peter: I got my casting supplies from MicroMark. http://www.micromark.com/ Just type in "casting" in the search box. I strongly reccomend the...
I am in the process of reading the Salvage attempts of 1628-1683 and have just completed the article written by George Hafstrom. The salvage attempts are very...
Hello group, This is a little off subject and I apologize in advance... I am looking into buying a set of plans for the VOC ship Batavia of 1628 from Taubman...
Just a quick update for those who have registered. The next issue of The MSB Journal is almost ready. You can expect to receive an email in the next few days. ...
Fred, I have seen several pictures of Vasa cannons in the gundeck reproduction and have always noticed that there are no train tackles. Was this Swedish...
Hi Clayton, The breeching tackles were rigged so that one or both could be detached and remounted as train tackles, a fairly common practice since having train...
Hi Folks, Just wanted to let you know that the MSB Journal Issue # 5 is now available for download. If you haven't received your email yet, you can dowload it...
Another great issue, Kip. Bob Hill Tampa Florida ... From: SwedishWarshipWasa@yahoogroups.com [mailto:SwedishWarshipWasa@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of...
Hello Winston,MSB journal #5 is great! I especially like the informative artical on a ships capstan,Thanks,Walter kip_scoville <kip_scoville@...> wrote: ...
Hello group, With summer upon us and an upcoming promotion and move, I have decided to take a break from my Wasa for a couple months or so and focus on what I...
For some reason there were spaces in the adress for the Nina pictures. Here it is again.... http://shipmodeling.net/photopost/showgallery/cat/809.html Enjoy, ...
