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

Wow, the double beading on the deck planks looks great...along with the nail holes!

Although I followed your lead in moving the mast one frame forward to match the original ship, I don't think I'm gonna follow you on this one...I don't have the heart to tear it all apart and start over again. :(

I'm anxious to see how it all turns out, can't wait to see your future updates!

Steve
 
RussF said:
Deck boards (cont'd) and Mast biti

It's been a minute since I posted last. Spring is here and the yard has dried out enough that I could get out and clean up under two enormous willow trees and mow the lawn - all three acres. Whew! If anyone ever tries to convince you to plant willow trees - run away as fast as you can! Willows are absolutely beautiful trees ... in someone else's yard! ROTF Wow, do they make a mess over the winter!

Work continues on putting the double bead profile on all the deck boards and putting a slight round-over on the edges and corners. It's a good thing to do while watching TV, but I can only do one or two rooms worth before my fingers get too sore from holding them in place as I scrape the profile onto them.

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The more I looked at biti #0, you know, the one I already moved :rolleyes:, the less I liked the way it looked. The profile is wrong, the shape is wrong - I just didn't like it. I decided to scale the drawings from Dr. Bischoff's paper and make a new one. First I had to remove the old one. I didn't have room to get the Fein tool in like last time, so I started by chipping out portions with a utility knife.

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I picked up a set of miniature planes at Harbor Freight. I wasn't expecting much for $15 US, but they turned out to be surprisingly useful. There is a conventional plane, a bullnose plane and a scraper. I was able to smooth the frame pretty well straight out of the package. With a little tuning and sharpening, they will be a nice addition to my ever-growing collection of tools.

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I attached the side view pattern to a piece of cherry with a glue stick, cut it out on a scroll saw and then glued the top view on and did the same.

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I drew some guidelines for the deck ledge on the sides and using those and the ones still on the pattern, I cut rabbets on each side with a utility knife and small chisel.

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A little sanding and fitting and I glued it on where the old one was, holding it down with some rubber bands.

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I plan on sloping the deck boards up as they were in the original, but since the distance is now greater, I can't use the provided ones. Also, they must transition from flat on one end to angled at the other. I have an idea for that, so once I get a proper piece of cherry, I'll post my method.
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Good morning Russ. You have skills and know your woodworking. Kudos on changing up the kit to get better accuracy into the model. Cheers Grant
 
dockattner said:
Hi Russ, I appreciate your persistence!
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Hmmm, persistence or ... anal retentiveness ... I always get those two confused. ROTF Thank you Paul!

brickman61 said:
Wow, the double beading on the deck planks looks great...along with the nail holes!
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Thanks Steve. It's good mindless work, if not hard on the fingertips.

brickman61 said:
Although I followed your lead in moving the mast one frame forward to match the original ship, I don't think I'm gonna follow you on this one...I don't have the heart to tear it all apart and start over again.
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Just 'cause I started first, doesn't make me the leader. ROTF Please - you do you, and build your model the way you want to, and the the way it gives you the most enjoyment. That's what it's all about!

Pathfinder65 said:
That's another incredible change that you have made.I noticed there is no ident for the mast on your new biti.
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Thank you Jan. You are correct, there is no cutout in the biti for the mast. You can see from Dr. Bischoff's drawings that the forward side of the mast, which was left flat as I have duplicated earlier, simply rests against the aft side of the biti. The mast partner keeps it in place. I may have to just slightly adjust the position of the step block aft by trimming it a bit, but fortunately, I haven't glued it in yet. I have scoured the book everywhere the mast or rigging is discussed, trying to find a reference to the rake of the mast. I found the word "rake", but no angle - anywhere. It's possible that they just couldn't determine what it actually was based on the condition of the find. Drawings and photos seem to imply that the mast sat at 90 degrees to the waterline. I'll keep looking and wait until the very last moment to affix the step block.

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GrantTyler said:
Good morning Russ. You have skills and know your woodworking. Kudos on changing up the kit to get better accuracy into the model. Cheers Grant
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Thank you Grant. Depending on my ambition level, this may be a warm-up to a scratch-built model. I think there's enough information in the book along with digital images in Dr. Bischoff's paper to be able to make a truly scale model. That's the only reason I'm not leaving any floorboards removed as Olha did, because the frames in the kit aren't even close to the actual ones. Time will tell, as will the ever growing list of other things I would like to build. ROTF
 
I've been reading through your build log again Russ and I must say, it's beautifully documented the build process very clearly. I shall refer to yours much more closely whilst building my own Oseberg. I had read through your's and others, before my kit arrived. Now that it has, I can really appreciate your exceptional efforts here upon reading again. Thank you.
 
Hi Russ,

Just found your log - Excellent work - I will go back and carefully follow your posts.

A Viking ship is next up for me. After several months and ordering The Oseberg Ship by Dr. Bischoff (BTW that book was her PhD. Thesis) from two vendors,
It finally arrived a few days ago, The first vendor cancelled the order. - Yes, superb source, and also so well illustrated (images and line drawings). I came to understand that the Museum (its publisher) has no intentions of a second printing.

That said the only book retailer that still receives that book is Pen & Sword in the UK. I had communicated with them - they indicated that the museum is super slow in sending them any further books, but they still receive them. It was back ordered - took almost 7 weeks for it to ship.
SO glad to have this work as the definitive source for the Oseberg.

I am now waiting list for Dry-Dock to receive the new 1/35th P. Nikitin example (1/25 too big for me). That's ok - still need to finish my current project.

Enough about me - future posts to your great log will pre-empt "stuff" about me :) Your log will also be a great guide me as well.

Cheers......
 
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Ashley said:
I've been reading through your build log again Russ and I must say, it's beautifully documented the build process very clearly. I shall refer to yours much more closely whilst building my own Oseberg. I had read through your's and others, before my kit arrived. Now that it has, I can really appreciate your exceptional efforts here upon reading again. Thank you.
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Thank you Ashley. I'm afraid I've been a little lax on working on the ship and updating the log. Summertime chores and playing in the lake have taken my time. I shall be back to it soon enough. :)
 
oldflyer said:
Hi Russ,

Just found your log - Excellent work - I will go back and carefully follow your posts.

A Viking ship is next up for me. After several months and ordering The Oseberg Ship by Dr. Bischoff (BTW that book was her PhD. Thesis) from two vendors,
It finally arrived a few days ago, The first vendor cancelled the order. - Yes, superb source, and also so well illustrated (images and line drawings). I came to understand that the Museum (its publisher) has no intentions of a second printing.

That said the only book retailer that still receives that book is Pen & Sword in the UK. I had communicated with them - they indicated that the museum is super slow in sending them any further books, but they still receive them. It was back ordered - took almost 7 weeks for it to ship.
SO glad to have this work as the definitive source for the Oseberg.

I am now waiting list for Dry-Dock to receive the new 1/35th P. Nikitin example (1/25 too big for me). That's ok - still need to finish my current project.

Enough about me - future posts to your great log will pre-empt "stuff" about me :) Your log will also be a great guide me as well.

Cheers......
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Thank you for stopping by John. I look forward to seeing your build when you receive the kit.

As for Dr. Bischoff's book, at least you only had to wait seven weeks. Another builder, @brickman61 and I both ordered the book near the end of March. We both received ours yesterday. I had communicated with Dr. Bischoff, who is affiliated with the museum, and got a very different story than what Pen & Sword was telling me regarding the reasons for the delay. Nevertheless, we received our books, and I understand that P&S received 50 of them, so if anyone wants one, they should order it now. Now I can finally return I've had on loan from Cornell University since February. ROTF
 
Thank you gentlemen! Today we are off to Cornell University, about an hour away, to return the book The Oseberg Ship that I borrowed in the middle of February while waiting for my copy to come from England. It's a good thing they have seemingly unlimited online renewals for their borrowed items. ROTF I think we'll stop in the art museum on campus while we're there.
 
Looking foreward to seeing your progress as well as Ashley's elswhere on the forum

After a sudden rush of blood to the head I just ordered the book by Vibeke Bischoff; hope I'm not disappointed.
 
Wow - just found this build log and it’s amazing. I have an order in for this kit, and your work will be an invaluable guide to building/modifying/improving it. Thanks very much for your diligence in posting all of your work. And happy birthday!
 
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