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Vikingship 1:50 - Revell by Ronald

Ronald61

Ronald61

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Hi all,

I joined March 15 as new member. To start light I will build the Revell 1:50 Vikingship. Its a nice clean kit with not that many parts. Reason that I build it is to test some techniques in painting plastic as wood.
No clean workbenches with me ;) I'm a real ADHD guy (Is this term used in English?): Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. So a little chaos is always part of the deal with me.

Hull; 2 halves with a good fit. Little flash, little work:

20260604_153513 by Ronald Halma, on Flickr

After 5 minutes preperation they where glued together:

20260604_154316 by Ronald Halma, on Flickr

While the glue dries I test-fitted the deck:

20260604_154622 by Ronald Halma, on Flickr

It fits very well so I don't expect problems there. Meanwhile the both "heads" prepared:

20260604_155228 by Ronald Halma, on Flickr

Stay tuned, more to come!
 
Thanks Kurt Thumbsup

After dinner upstairs to do the head ornaments. Glued them together, let them dry, smoothened the seam and glued them on the ship:

20260604_191807 by Ronald Halma, on Flickr

Its only possible to glue them both in the right place, they are notched so they always go on the good way.

Glued the mast halves together:

20260604_191811 by Ronald Halma, on Flickr

And let the assembly dry. Now I need a cup of coffee! Later :cool:
 
Today I did a paint test with Revell Aqua 382:

20260605_164812 by Ronald Halma, on Flickr

Looks good to me, will tone down after aging and weathering.

Then I did the deck twice, photo is 5 minutes after the second layer:

20260605_203622 by Ronald Halma, on Flickr

Needs one more layer. And test fitted in the ship:

20260605_203828 by Ronald Halma, on Flickr

Tip of the mast went wrong with drying of the glue yesterday:

20260605_160814 by Ronald Halma, on Flickr

Fixed that, photo tomorrow. Stay tuned!
 
This morning I did the deck, this was after the second layer:

20260606_104008 by Ronald Halma, on Flickr

The top of the mast is reasonable good now:

20260606_105404 by Ronald Halma, on Flickr

Deck has 3 layers now:

20260606_112906 by Ronald Halma, on Flickr

Did the shields on both sides, 1 layer:

20260606_184944 by Ronald Halma, on Flickr

Outside and inside 1 layer:

20260606_191115 by Ronald Halma, on Flickr

And I just did inside the second time:

20260606_203152 by Ronald Halma, on Flickr

I let it rest now. Tomorrow I will do the outside and see if 2 layers are enough or that it needs also 3 layers.
 
Testfit with all big parts in 3 layers of brown paint:

20260607_113854 by Ronald Halma, on Flickr

20260607_142536 by Ronald Halma, on Flickr

Except the heads, they need ne or two more layers of paint.

Vallejo wash:

20260607_192529 by Ronald Halma, on Flickr

20260607_192943 by Ronald Halma, on Flickr

And after a half hour it dried:

20260607_202733 by Ronald Halma, on Flickr

20260607_202725 by Ronald Halma, on Flickr

Under light it is always difficult to make a good photo But I think you get the drift :) Tomorrow I try some drybrushing.
 
Deck dried well:

20260608_160019 by Ronald Halma, on Flickr

This afternoon I drybrushed it. First with the wood colour (very little) and after that with a light grey. I think it looks ok:

20260608_160430 by Ronald Halma, on Flickr

The wash I use:

20260608_161025 by Ronald Halma, on Flickr

First I did the inside:

20260608_162440 by Ronald Halma, on Flickr

And after that the outside. Here with the deck and the mast loose fitted :

20260608_203743 by Ronald Halma, on Flickr

It starts to look like a ..... Vikingship! :p
 
I'm impressed so far, Ronald.
You are using techniques perhaps envisaged when this kit was introduced, before everyone got access to an airbrush and getting excellent, convincing results.
Well done.
 
I drybrushed the outside of the ship the same way as the inside:

20260609_115320 by Ronald Halma, on Flickr

And after that dried I prepared the parts for..... the marriage!:

20260609_134631 by Ronald Halma, on Flickr

I did use glue out of the tube, it is a little thicker and dries slower. Married!!:

20260609_135117 by Ronald Halma, on Flickr

Weathered and assembled the rudder:

20260609_161002 by Ronald Halma, on Flickr

Glued and painted the bracket for the rudder and also placed the 3 stands on the deck. After that I glued the mast, also with the thicker tube glue:

20260609_163640 by Ronald Halma, on Flickr

Lining it all up was not that difficult.
And the lower sideview:

20260609_163645 by Ronald Halma, on Flickr

Painted the stands with a first layer:

20260609_164957 by Ronald Halma, on Flickr

More to come!
 
Ronald61 said:
I drybrushed the outside of the ship the same way as the inside:

20260609_115320 by Ronald Halma, on Flickr

And after that dried I prepared the parts for..... the marriage!:

20260609_134631 by Ronald Halma, on Flickr

I did use glue out of the tube, it is a little thicker and dries slower. Married!!:

20260609_135117 by Ronald Halma, on Flickr

Weathered and assembled the rudder:

20260609_161002 by Ronald Halma, on Flickr

Glued and painted the bracket for the rudder and also placed the 3 stands on the deck. After that I glued the mast, also with the thicker tube glue:

20260609_163640 by Ronald Halma, on Flickr

Lining it all up was not that difficult.
And the lower sideview:

20260609_163645 by Ronald Halma, on Flickr

Painted the stands with a first layer:

20260609_164957 by Ronald Halma, on Flickr

More to come!
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You’re hard to keep up with! Everything looks very slick. Will it be ready tomorrow? I can also see you’re working on a lot of projects and still have plenty on the back burner, so I guess you’ve got months of work ahead of you!
 
Peter Schaap said:
Will it be ready tomorrow?
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Almost ;) I'm on sickleave at this moment, not working. And a lot of time to model. Severe backproblem and possible herniated disk or similair, biggest problem now is my right foot who does not work properly and makes walking difficult. Next week a MRI and a consult. I'm 61 (almost 62) and have had 2 back and 2 neck surgeries from 1990 on so I'm almost getting used to it.

Little work done:

20260609_205026 by Ronald Halma, on Flickr

The 2 ones are glued, the other still loose and will mount on a later moment with and/or after rigging.
 
Ronald61 said:
Almost ;) I'm on sickleave at this moment, not working. And a lot of time to model. Severe backproblem and possible herniated disk or similair, biggest problem now is my right foot who does not work properly and makes walking difficult. Next week a MRI and a consult. I'm 61 (almost 62) and have had 2 back and 2 neck surgeries from 1990 on so I'm almost getting used to it.

Little work done:

20260609_205026 by Ronald Halma, on Flickr

The 2 ones are glued, the other still loose and will mount on a later moment with and/or after rigging.
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In any case, I hope the MRI shows what the problem is and that you won't have to go under the knife again. And it's no problem at all if you finish the ship a day late!
Cheers, Peter
 
Ronald61 said:
Almost ;) I'm on sickleave at this moment, not working. And a lot of time to model. Severe backproblem and possible herniated disk or similair, biggest problem now is my right foot who does not work properly and makes walking difficult. Next week a MRI and a consult. I'm 61 (almost 62) and have had 2 back and 2 neck surgeries from 1990 on so I'm almost getting used to it.

Little work done:

20260609_205026 by Ronald Halma, on Flickr

The 2 ones are glued, the other still loose and will mount on a later moment with and/or after rigging.
Click to expand...
I also have had a lifetime of unresolved issues with herniated discs and degenerative vertebrae (8 of them), so understand your pain.
Pain is no stranger to me... see my 'Pugwash Pegleg' pages on this forum!
Bless you.
 
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