http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SwedishWarshipWasa/ Swedish warship Wasa Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:10:46 GMT Fred Hocker http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SwedishWarshipWasa/message/883 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SwedishWarshipWasa/message/883 Hello Richard, We have made extensive analyses of the colours used on Vasa, and have prepared a short description for modellers (I think it is listed in the Wed, 10 Jun 2009 00:17:57 GMT Clayton Johnson http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SwedishWarshipWasa/message/882 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SwedishWarshipWasa/message/882 Richard, Actually, im pretty sure the upper most wale, or the planksheer, would have been painted a yellow color, even though with that I deviated on my model. Tue, 09 Jun 2009 21:51:46 GMT Richard Jongepier http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SwedishWarshipWasa/message/881 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SwedishWarshipWasa/message/881 Thank you for your explanations Clayton. So the planksheer was coloured red... I already knew that and that the blue and green variations i have seen are not Tue, 09 Jun 2009 21:28:56 GMT Clayton Johnson http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SwedishWarshipWasa/message/880 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SwedishWarshipWasa/message/880 Hello Richard, Vasa was only painted red, as a general rule, where there was clinker planking above the planksheer (the uppermost wale) and where there were Tue, 09 Jun 2009 19:41:58 GMT richardjongepier http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SwedishWarshipWasa/message/879 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SwedishWarshipWasa/message/879 Hello back, As i stated in my previous posting i made the decision to depict my vasa kit with a white stuff lower hull under the waterline. I have completed Mon, 08 Jun 2009 17:53:02 GMT Clayton Johnson http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SwedishWarshipWasa/message/878 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SwedishWarshipWasa/message/878 As a dutch guy i have been tought well at school the hardships the sailors on the VOC ships had to endure. If it wasn't the scurvy that decimated the crew it Mon, 08 Jun 2009 17:33:17 GMT richardjongepier http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SwedishWarshipWasa/message/877 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SwedishWarshipWasa/message/877 ... Ive seen examples of this "artform" myself but yet have to master it... But i didnt say i never tried:-D No, ill be a happy man if i get a decent model out Mon, 08 Jun 2009 17:14:44 GMT Clayton Johnson http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SwedishWarshipWasa/message/876 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SwedishWarshipWasa/message/876 Thank you Bill! I hope many people enjoy looking at it. After Friday, if I can take some, I will post pictures of the exhibit. Clayton Mon, 08 Jun 2009 16:14:56 GMT Clayton Johnson http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SwedishWarshipWasa/message/875 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SwedishWarshipWasa/message/875 Richard, You are in the very best of company! Thanks as well! We had a guy in the model ship club that I attend who would build plastic models and paint them Mon, 08 Jun 2009 15:52:25 GMT richardjongepier http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SwedishWarshipWasa/message/874 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SwedishWarshipWasa/message/874 Thank you for all your words of welcome. I trust i am in very good company here judging from the messages i read on here:) Congrats to mr Clayton for his Mon, 08 Jun 2009 14:43:16 GMT Bill Short http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SwedishWarshipWasa/message/873 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SwedishWarshipWasa/message/873 Congratulations Clayton on a well deserved recognition of your fine work. Your model will, I am sure, be admired by many visitors to the institute. Well done! Mon, 08 Jun 2009 12:23:47 GMT Clayton Johnson http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SwedishWarshipWasa/message/872 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SwedishWarshipWasa/message/872 Welcome Richard! There is a lot of good information to be had with this group when it comes to Vasa. I have a little announcement of my own for those who have Mon, 08 Jun 2009 07:28:47 GMT Fred Hocker http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SwedishWarshipWasa/message/871 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SwedishWarshipWasa/message/871 Hello Richard and welcome to the group. Don't need to apologise for building the Airfix kit, it is actually the most accurate of all the kits of Vasa Sun, 07 Jun 2009 22:13:00 GMT richardjongepier http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SwedishWarshipWasa/message/870 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SwedishWarshipWasa/message/870 Hi there, Im new here and requested to be a member here to find more information on my own build: the (plastic) Airfix Vasa model. I do build wooden ships but Wed, 27 May 2009 12:47:36 GMT Clayton Johnson http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SwedishWarshipWasa/message/869 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SwedishWarshipWasa/message/869 Hej Fred, I am glad that you have had fun and I am sure there is more in the future when I start the rig! I am just going to wait until Vasa II. I need a break