pavel nikitin oseberg 3

[BigBad]

I especially like the shields. I think somewhere in a post somebody mentioned aging with regard to the use of felt pens. I imagine that if in time the coloration deteriorated it would look great and have a nice weathered look and evolve with the model. Cool

 

[Peter Gutterman]

not an actual build log, but rather my take on this kit, and in a nutshell, what i'm doing with it....
first issue is a prayer for ukraine...god help them find their way through this insanity....
when i put the hull together, something didn't feel right, so i looked online at photos of the original in the olso museum, and was impressed with the narrow refined bow and stern.....soooooo....i cut off the bow and stern of the model ends, tapered down the planking, so they will mate with the thickness of the two ornate end pieces glued together......
obviously a messy job and i had much sanding and filling to make it look acceptable......it would be easy if modified a new kit from scratch.......you can see from the comparison photos included compared to the kit version, of course which still looks nice...but i got picky....
of course, to cover up the mess, i had to paint the krylon hull dark brown satin, and flattened it with krylon crystal clear flat spray...great stuff.....actually, if i rebuilt the kit, i would make the bow even a tiny bit thinner....

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WOW! Pretty convincing match!

 

[Peter Gutterman]

thanks for that .......amazing these people who do extensive research....but sadly, i'm just a romantic modeler...i just look for the lines, balance and form which is pleasing to me....i rely on people like you for guidance, and i understand what you expressed....
oh, do you have any idea what those grated walkways are called?.....i'll be making intuitive changes there too....

I can relate. That's a pretty accurate description of my own approach to building model ships. Roger's wealth of knowledge is impressive and elucidating!