Viking ship kit

RussF said:
I appreciate the "gift", however, in the post I quoted, you were still announcing the version 3 kit and the wording "The kit will include sailor figures" implies that the ones you showed would be in the kit. You never mentioned they would be sold separately.
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At the design stage, many variations of the kit were possible, and I wrote about it on the forum. But when the kit went on sale there was a video with the unpacking of the kit, it is posted on our YouTube channel. This is the official version of the kit. In addition, all the planned figures simply do not exist yet, and the set has been on sale for six months. So to me your waiting for all the figures in the standard set seems a bit premature :).
 
brickman61 said:
I received Jarl in my kit as well, they told me it was a gift because my kit was shipped a couple weeks or so late. I haven't cleaned it up yet, but from what I can see it seems like the detail is pretty good.
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Yes, we use such practice, if the shipment is delayed, we try to compensate this delay with additional elements. Just not everything can be foreseen in our country for obvious reasons, and when either we or our partners lose electricity...., there is not much you can do...((
 
I was not complaining about the late shipment, as I told Denis in our previous emails. I am absolutely aware of what's been going on in your country and I hate that it still continues, I pray for a quick and just resolution in the near future.

Like I said in my previous post, I haven't cleaned it up yet, but from what I can see it seems like the detail is pretty good.
Steve
 
brickman61 said:
I was not complaining about the late shipment, as I told Denis in our previous emails. I am absolutely aware of what's been going on in your country and I hate that it still continues, I pray for a quick and just resolution in the near future.

Like I said in my previous post, I haven't cleaned it up yet, but from what I can see it seems like the detail is pretty good.
Steve
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Can I suggest providing a painting guide for the Viking figures? I have no idea what colors Viking clothing or furs were and I want them to look somewhat authentic l
 
Submarinerblue said:
Can I suggest providing a painting guide for the Viking figures? I have no idea what colors Viking clothing or furs were and I want them to look somewhat authentic l
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I found this example via a Google search.

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There are probably a lot more examples out there but I was impressed by this one.

Jan
 
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Those new oars look much better than the originals - well done! What is the purpose of the square notch alongside the mast hole? That doesn't seem to be documented anywhere.
 
Pavel Nikitin said:
The square hole near the mast is necessary so that once the mast is in place, it can be secured with a wedge....
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I honestly don't see the need for this.

From a modeling perspective, it's doubtful that many would want to be able to remove the mast later and would therefore simply glue it in place.

From an historical perspective, it's just wrong. There was no evidence of a wedge to hold the mast in place. According to Dr. Bischoff's drawings of the keelson, the mast step socket appeared to have a square cross section which would have prevented the mast from rotating. The mast partner (the large hump that spans four frames), was slotted from the mast hole aft to allow the mast to be tilted back for maintenance. The mast partner cover sat loose over that slot. The mast was held tight against the front of the mast partner by the forestays, the deep socket in the keelson preventing the foot of the mast from popping out. No wedges were ever used.

Additionally, (sorry JBB, I know you've already made your mast) the forward face of the mast was left flat. In other words, when the square beam was turned first into an octagon, then rounded off, the forward 1/8th face was left flat, for additional strength it is assumed. Unfortunately, we don't know if, or how far up this flat was preserved, since the top half of the original mast had rotted away.
 
RussF said:
I honestly don't see the need for this.

From a modeling perspective, it's doubtful that many would want to be able to remove the mast later and would therefore simply glue it in place.

From an historical perspective, it's just wrong. There was no evidence of a wedge to hold the mast in place. According to Dr. Bischoff's drawings of the keelson, the mast step socket appeared to have a square cross section which would have prevented the mast from rotating. The mast partner (the large hump that spans four frames), was slotted from the mast hole aft to allow the mast to be tilted back for maintenance. The mast partner cover sat loose over that slot. The mast was held tight against the front of the mast partner by the forestays, the deep socket in the keelson preventing the foot of the mast from popping out. No wedges were ever used.

Additionally, (sorry JBB, I know you've already made your mast) the forward face of the mast was left flat. In other words, when the square beam was turned first into an octagon, then rounded off, the forward 1/8th face was left flat, for additional strength it is assumed. Unfortunately, we don't know if, or how far up this flat was preserved, since the top half of the original mast had rotted away.
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It so happens that the kit is designed to build a model ship, not a full size replica of the ship, and each modeller himself decides how deep he is willing to dive into authenticity. If you want to build an absolutely historically accurate replica, it is your choice and I am not agitating you not to do it. I only show you how I solved the mast installation issue on this model, and it is your decision whether to follow me or not. I will only add that I have already built this ship, and I liked this solution to install the mast, and not only when I put it, but also at the stage of installation of cables and rods. At the next stages of construction I will show it all....
 
Pavel Nikitin said:
It so happens that the kit is designed to build a model ship, not a full size replica of the ship ...
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Point taken, however, we're not building a full sized replica, we are building a scale model. Additionally, you named your model "Oseberg", not "Typical Viking Longship". It is so close to the real Oseberg, my choice is to do as much as is practical to match my model to it. I realize you are producing a model for the masses and many, if not most, won't care or bother to do the research. That is the beauty of modeling in wood - we can make it however we want! :D
 
JBB said:
No I haven't made the mast yet. I might just leave it square except for the hole part.:) and away we go.
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JBB, you've gone so far as to drill a million holes in the strakes for rivets and plan to do so for the treenails in the deck boards - and you're not going to do a little sanding on the mast??? It's just one piece - you can do it my friend! :D
 
RussF said:
Those new oars look much better than the originals - well done! What is the purpose of the square notch alongside the mast hole? That doesn't seem to be documented anywhere.
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Hi , just for information, the original of the shaft hole plus the wedge housing are historically real. Frank
 
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