Pavel Nikitin 1/25 Oseberg V.3

[dockattner]

Brilliant!

 

[GrantTyler]

This has become, not just a well-done model, but a wonderful work of art!!

I could not have said this better

 

[oldflyer]

Boris,
Such brilliant work - mast step looks amazing as well a the benches.

PS: what did you use for cover hinges - I also intend to do more work with the benches including cover hinges and a closing clasp of some sort

 

[Willbor237]

For the cover hinges I was using, little pieces of Brass that i shaped out of little strips of brass
Using files and a little diamond grinding disk.
Unfortunately I don't have pictures of the process of making them, .
But hopefully this pictures explain it a bit

 

[Willbor237]

New project: grooving the gangboards
After previously building the gangboards and making the necessary adjustments, I have now started adding the grooves. To replicate the scale-accurate strength and grip, I am applying these by hand.
For this, I use a modified needle file:
One side is customized to set the grooves cleanly into the wood.
The other side features a cutting edge for fine preparatory work.
By using a machinist square as a guide, the notches remain perfectly square and evenly spaced. Below are some photos of the work in progress.


Looks to me a bit more realistic lower versus up gangboard

 

[Willbor237]

To give you an idea of the process, here are the steps I follow to craft each oar:

Step 1: Turning the Base​

The initial base of the oar is turned from a square timber strip measuring 1.2 x 1.2 cm.

Step 2: Maximizing Width​

The remaining section of the 1.2 x 1.2 cm strip is sanded flat diagonally. This technique achieves a maximum width of 1.7 cm. I use the horizontal centerlines as a reference to ensure both sides are sanded down equally.

Step 3: Shaping the Blade​

Once the blade's outline is marked, it is sanded into its primary shape.

Step 4: Refining Thickness​

The blade is brought to the correct thickness using a belt sander.

Step 5: Transition and Detail​

I use a rotary tool to shape the transition from the blade to the shaft and make final adjustments to the blade's thickness where necessary.

Step 6: Finishing Touches​

The final touch is applied using a manual sanding block, with a bit of extra sanding wherever it's needed for a smooth finish.

Step 7: Completion​

And there we have it—another oar ready.

 

[Willbor237]

The gangboards

I have finished adding all the grooves. However, I wasn't entirely satisfied with them yet. Since these gangboards were crafted from a single long board, the tools used were most likely axes and adzes, which would have left distinct marks.

I decided to recreate these traces to some extent. For this, I used a watchmaker's screwdriver that I previously modified into a curved chisel. It was perfect for roughening the wood, and the scale seems quite realistic.

 

[Tony P]

Great work indeed. Your wood finishing technique is fantastic. On my short list of next project.

 

[GrantTyler]

Good morning Boris. Fabulous details….e.g. those tiny hinges. Great progress. Cheers Grant

 

[Willbor237]

It's been a while since I worked on my model, simply because I have many other projects going on, especially now that the days are nice and long and the weather is good. One of my 1:1 projects was building a so-called garden room where I can work on my model. For instance, I still had the original windows and frames of the house standing in the barn, which are more than 150 years old and have been sitting under the hay in an attic since 1970, plus a quantity of wood that is also over a hundred years old. After the necessary hard work, I built my garden room. Miraculously, there were exactly enough windows and wood to build the whole thing, as if it had been waiting for 56 years...
What I find really special about all of this is that the original cylinder glass has a unique effect. It’s quite amazing that the original residents looked through this exact same glass at the barn, which is still exactly the same as it was back then. A bit of a time bubble feeling
Below are a few photos

 

[Daniel20]

It's been a while since I worked on my model, simply because I have many other projects going on, especially now that the days are nice and long and the weather is good. One of my 1:1 projects was building a so-called garden room where I can work on my model. For instance, I still had the original windows and frames of the house standing in the barn, which are more than 150 years old and have been sitting under the hay in an attic since 1970, plus a quantity of wood that is also over a hundred years old. After the necessary hard work, I built my garden room. Miraculously, there were exactly enough windows and wood to build the whole thing, as if it had been waiting for 56 years...
What I find really special about all of this is that the original cylinder glass has a unique effect. It’s quite amazing that the original residents looked through this exact same glass at the barn, which is still exactly the same as it was back then. A bit of a time bubble feeling
Below are a few photos

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What a fine build. My wife's relatives are from Askebo.

 

[janos]

Well, yes, in rooms like this, modelling might be real fun!
János