Wasa
by Paul Helfrich

1/144 Wasa (Airfix)

This is the Airfix kit of the Swedish man o'war, the Wasa. It's a great kit, and I especially enjoyed painting the stern area.

The original ship capsized and sank in a sudden gale on her maiden voyage. Against the advice of his naval architects, the King had insisted on an additional rank of cannons on the Wasa's upper decks, and this made the ship dangerously top-heavy