If I could start with some background, please...
My largest R/C build, a 1/24 scale model of the US Brig Syren that's over 5ft long, dates back to 2009. I sailed her many, many hours over the years. I'm now getting a bit old and a bit unable to get the 80-pound-with-keel model in and out of the water and very rarely sail any more. But then after a recent trip to Norway, I became convinced I had to build a large R/C model of the Oseberg ship, a bit smaller, lighter and easier to rig and transport than Syren. I found the super-excellent Ships of Pavel Nikitin Oseberg kit, but after learning more about the complexity of the hull build, the size being just a little small for the R/C features planned, and my declining modelling capability, I gave up the plan to build.
Then, randomly, I saw a "model" of the Oseberg ship offered by a New Zealand company, Black Forge Games. They sell STL files for gaming figures and props. In their Viking collection, they offer a 50cm long "Oseberg Ship - Echoes of the Corrupted". Just the STL files, not a physical model. The model is super detailed and seems very accurate compared to the Bischoff and other research. Some "wear-and-tear" features were added, but not overly done. I can no longer model well, but I can 3D print, and the files can be upscaled to any print size. So, $35 later, with instant file download, and upscaling to 1/16th, the build is on it's way.
The model will have an OAL of 1350mm (53"). I only need to upscale the files, slice them, and the printer does the work, able to run almost 24/7. I have an excellent printer, but with a 300x300mm bed the hull will need to be printed in over 20 pieces. ASA, an outdoor, UV resistant, very strong plastic is being used and the hull parts can be solvent welded.
The hull design, with it's shallow draft, doesn't have room for the R/C equipment I want to use, even at this large scale. So an "equipment tub" will be added midships. It will only show below the waterline, and allows clearing the hull frame structure that is in the way of the equipment. Many other much smaller R/C longships have, I think, been built - I'm not sure how all the gear was fit in. My goal, as it was for Syren, is long hours of prototypical sailing on fairly large lakes (sailing from a kayak), requiring heavy duty design and R/C equipment.
Attached is an initial hull diagram showing some of the gear and design modifications to the Black Forge STL's. Build pics soon.
My largest R/C build, a 1/24 scale model of the US Brig Syren that's over 5ft long, dates back to 2009. I sailed her many, many hours over the years. I'm now getting a bit old and a bit unable to get the 80-pound-with-keel model in and out of the water and very rarely sail any more. But then after a recent trip to Norway, I became convinced I had to build a large R/C model of the Oseberg ship, a bit smaller, lighter and easier to rig and transport than Syren. I found the super-excellent Ships of Pavel Nikitin Oseberg kit, but after learning more about the complexity of the hull build, the size being just a little small for the R/C features planned, and my declining modelling capability, I gave up the plan to build.
Then, randomly, I saw a "model" of the Oseberg ship offered by a New Zealand company, Black Forge Games. They sell STL files for gaming figures and props. In their Viking collection, they offer a 50cm long "Oseberg Ship - Echoes of the Corrupted". Just the STL files, not a physical model. The model is super detailed and seems very accurate compared to the Bischoff and other research. Some "wear-and-tear" features were added, but not overly done. I can no longer model well, but I can 3D print, and the files can be upscaled to any print size. So, $35 later, with instant file download, and upscaling to 1/16th, the build is on it's way.
The model will have an OAL of 1350mm (53"). I only need to upscale the files, slice them, and the printer does the work, able to run almost 24/7. I have an excellent printer, but with a 300x300mm bed the hull will need to be printed in over 20 pieces. ASA, an outdoor, UV resistant, very strong plastic is being used and the hull parts can be solvent welded.
The hull design, with it's shallow draft, doesn't have room for the R/C equipment I want to use, even at this large scale. So an "equipment tub" will be added midships. It will only show below the waterline, and allows clearing the hull frame structure that is in the way of the equipment. Many other much smaller R/C longships have, I think, been built - I'm not sure how all the gear was fit in. My goal, as it was for Syren, is long hours of prototypical sailing on fairly large lakes (sailing from a kayak), requiring heavy duty design and R/C equipment.
Attached is an initial hull diagram showing some of the gear and design modifications to the Black Forge STL's. Build pics soon.
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