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Oseberg - Ver. 3 - Pavel Nikitin - 1:25

brickman61 said:
Well I did move the mast forward one frame, so I'm partially there. LOL

Steve
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I emailed Pavel to see when the mast stem upgrade kit would be back in stock, he replied an hour or so ago stating it is back in stock. My guess is his web store won't be updated until Monday or so, anyway...good news!

Steve
 
advice needed.....ink on one scrollwork seems to be washed out with detail missing, and of a different color.......i emailed pavin to ask for a replacement for the lighter one, which i'd be happy to pay for, but no reply yet......is that an unreasonable request?......

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yancovitch said:
advice needed.....ink on one scrollwork seems to be washed out with detail missing, and of a different color.......i emailed pavin to ask for a replacement for the lighter one, which i'd be happy to pay for, but no reply yet......is that an unreasonable request?......

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That is not ink. The carvings were etched in by laser. Different sheets of wood will have different densities and will therefore char to a different degree. Even if there is no color, there should be some depth to the engravings. I haven't reached that point yet, but I may spray dye/stain/paint over the whole thing (VERY lightly) and then sand the surface, leaving the color in the depressions. I'll have to take a closer look at mine - there may be other methods.

I can't say for sure whether Pavel will send you a new one, but unless it is actually broken, I wouldn't hold your breath. The laser burns at the same power level on every sheet, it's just that some sheets don't char as much as others.
 
wow, that's an indepth responsel...thanks so much and i haven't gotten there yet either.............maybe i could use a tiny wire brush to remove some of the char from the dark one to balance them out more.....the depth of cut is very shallow.....i thought of some dark stain or black felt pen, but i think it would just sink into the high areas too deeply and ruin everything....will think on it some more.....cheers.....vc
 
RussF said:
Hello, RussF... You're building a beautiful ship, and your modifications are very instructive. I'm not as experienced a modeler as you are, but I also want to build a similar longship for myself. However, my construction will be entirely manual... based on the blueprints. My ship will be 36 cm long. My blueprints are based on a simple set, and I'll need to modify them. Do you mind if I ask you some questions during the construction process?6000 4000 рабочий 2-3.jpg
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Of course, I'll be happy to answer anything I can. It looks like you have a nice set of part drawings to get you started. Is it any ship in particular, or just a general representation of a longship? I would also direct you to this posting of mine where I have the link to Dr Bischoff's dissertation on Oseberg. There are many good drawings and photos there.

I haven't had the opportunity to work on mine for about 10 months, but the plan is to get back to her soon.
 
RussF said:
Of course, I'll be happy to answer anything I can. It looks like you have a nice set of part drawings to get you started. Is it any ship in particular, or just a general representation of a longship? I would also direct you to this posting of mine where I have the link to Dr Bischoff's dissertation on Oseberg. There are many good drawings and photos there.

I haven't had the opportunity to work on mine for about 10 months, but the plan is to get back to her soon.
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I admire the drakkars from Gokstad and Oseberg. I have finished my little Gokstad, with improvements to my liking. Now I've decided to build my favorite drakkar from Oseberg. The model will be built exclusively manually. I want to try to make it look like Oseberg. The additions touch the front stem...There will be a dragon's head. The ship will have the name "DRAGON"...ж.jpgжж.jpgжжж.JPGжжжж.jpgжжжжж.jpg
 
Любитель said:
I admire the drakkars from Gokstad and Oseberg. I have finished my little Gokstad, with improvements to my liking. Now I've decided to build my favorite drakkar from Oseberg. The model will be built exclusively manually. I want to try to make it look like Oseberg. The additions touch the front stem...There will be a dragon's head. The ship will have the name "DRAGON"...View attachment 574193View attachment 574194View attachment 574195View attachment 574196View attachment 574197
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I'm excited to see her progress. If she turns out anything like your other models, she will be a thing of beauty!
 
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Having two drawings, I see that the mast height is different... Nikitin's is much higher than mine. Which one do you think is more correct?View attachment 574204
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That would be hard to say for certain, since most of the actual mast from Oseberg was gone. Since your target length is about 36cm, that puts the scale at about 1:60. The full sized reproduction, Saga Oseberg, had a mast length of 1235cm with a yard of 1050cm. Scale sizes would be 20.58cm and 17.5cm respectively. I believe these dimensions were derived from historical evidence from other ships.
 
RussF said:
That would be hard to say for certain, since most of the actual mast from Oseberg was gone. Since your target length is about 36cm, that puts the scale at about 1:60. The full sized reproduction, Saga Oseberg, had a mast length of 1235cm with a yard of 1050cm. Scale sizes would be 20.58cm and 17.5cm respectively. I believe these dimensions were derived from historical evidence from othe
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Thank you very much, that's exactly what I'm going to do.
 
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