Oseberg 1/32nd from Pavel Nikitin - With hopefully also many added details.

[oldflyer]

Wowwwww...lo poco que he visto, impresionante, que gran trabajo, yo hice el Gokstad, y cometí el fallo de colocación de las tracas, en proa y popa no van a tope, mientras que en el resto del casco van a tingladillo. yo, coloque todo a tingladillo, gran fallo. Un saludo.
El Gokstad de un amigo y muy buen modelista...

Construcción de la Nave Vikinga de Gokstad *Terminado* - Foro Modelismo Naval

Thank you for your nice thoughts -- I looked at your Gokstad log - very nice - we all make, and continue making mistakes with our work. We are our own worst critics -- i would not have noticed that in your work,,
Regards..

 

[Crisjaca]

Muchas gracias, si, somos los peores con nosotros mismo, pero de los errores se aprende. Un saludo y seguire tu hilo, disfrutalo.

 

[oldflyer]

Hi,

An extra detail for which I have absolutely no responsibility

Pavel includes excellent properly scaled 1/25th or 1/32nd resin figures in each of his two kits. A very nice added extra for his kits - But, this is not within any of my “skill sets” to properly paint this 3D resin.

Looked online for figure painting artists - no luck even for sending figure to be painted for a fee.. Searched online for pre-painted Viking figures - several were available. Ordered this 54mm Viking (which happens to be 1/32scale) from a company in Yerevan, Armenia. Very satisfied. It’ll look just perfect - to be placed on the deck or on its base TBD - I asked the company not to attach the feet to the base..

Though I may, later on, practice with Pavel’s resin figure

Cheers,

 

[GrantTyler]

Hi,

An extra detail for which I have absolutely no responsibility

Pavel includes excellent properly scaled 1/25th or 1/32nd resin figures in each of his two kits. A very nice added extra for his kits - But, this is not within any of my “skill sets” to properly paint this 3D resin.

Looked online for figure painting artists - no luck even for sending figure to be painted for a fee.. Searched online for pre-painted Viking figures - several were available. Ordered this 54mm Viking (which happens to be 1/32scale) from a company in Yerevan, Armenia. Very satisfied. It’ll look just perfect - to be placed on the deck or on its base TBD - I asked the company not to attach the feet to the base..

Though I may, later on, practice with Pavel’s resin figure

Cheers,

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Good morning John. It is a really cool figure you bought. I remember when I tried to paint some of the figurines I printed out (just for scale purposes) for my Xebec they became a total disaster. Cheers Grant.

 

[oldflyer]

Good morning John. It is a really cool figure you bought. I remember when I tried to paint some of the figurines I printed out (just for scale purposes) for my Xebec they became a total disaster. Cheers Grant.

You're being too hard on yourself - poss. fix?

 

[oldflyer]

Hi Mates,

Looking at photographs of the actual boarding plank that still survived today I made some changes to Pavel’s two included in the kit. (see his listing image)

I did use the kit’s long plank. Unglued the steps that I had already attached, and scratch built the “steps” as well as adjusting their spacings.

I’m comfortable with these initial results that more closely look like the actual example that is on the Oseberg’s deck per their photographs…

The plank will be airbrushed into darker shades.

Thanks SO much for all of your visits!!! So, appreciated, and thanks even more for the such welcomed likes…and comments....

Regards,

 

[RussF]

That plank looks great John! From the very last page of Dr. Bischoff's dissertation:

 

[oldflyer]

That plank looks great John! From the very last page of Dr. Bischoff's dissertation:

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Russ,

Thanks - excellent drawing - I don't remember seeing this image in her book. Also thanks for your kind comment

 

[oldflyer]

Hi,

Very minor update working with barrels. All four will be securely mounted below deck - planks will be left off, and placed to the sides.

I will try using this new product to blacken the brass strips. I've given up on Brass Black - way too messy IMO, Has anyone tried this liquid?

Regards,

 

[oldflyer]

Hi all,
After adding the Viking figure - it, of course, reminded me that only women were buried with the Oseberg. Looked for the idea of also adding a female Valkyrie (shield Maiden) warrior to the finished details.

Oh well!! Not a whole lot available. FYI; what I found so far -And only one of whom are in 1/32nd -scale any guesses ??

Also noted that arguably the skeletons that were lated DNA'd belonged to much older women....

Regards,

 

[oldflyer]

Update on using new blackening product from post just above.

So much better than previous Brass Black IMO Oh and much cheaper...

• No residual mess - after rings dried used a Qtip to clean the inner and outer rings - just a bit on fingers then totally OK. I could slide the rings around the barrels with no black residue issues. I will also use this product for blackening all the bench hinges and lock details - upcoming next on list of “to do’s”

Brass Ager is highly recommended !!

Regards,

 

[oldflyer]

My Admiral could occasionally drop by to look at how the Oseberg was coming along. She noticed the shields with their markings and got curious about one of them. It happened to be the Vegvisir symbol. I've mentioned about the symbols in an earlier post.

So, yesterday, on Valentines Day, she handed me my gift. How nice, my new coffee cup - perfect.