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Pavel,
have a look at #38. I tried to describe hiw you can calculate this.
have a look at #38. I tried to describe hiw you can calculate this.
I agree, use them as templates to make some out of cherry.BOY USING PLY FOR FRAMES IS A NO GO FOR ME, MY OPION NO MATTER WHAT I DO I CAN NOT GET A STAIN ON PLY WORTH ANYTHING MAYBE JUST ME. GOD BLESS STAY SAFE ALL DON
Walnut would have a better color, but for a model the tight grain of cherry is much better. You can always stained the cherry dark like the pine pitch used to preserve the original ships. No matter what, this model appears to be extremely accurate as well as attractive.I agree, use them as templates to make some out of cherry.
INDEED awesome kit - I have two under the table - those won't happen --- this IS the one. Hope that it can somehow be ordered???That in no doubt the best Viking ship kit I've ever seen. The Dusek kits are small and on the fragile side as far as the wood is concerned because of the small scale, and the wood is also light colored. I imagine carefully painting the background of the carved pieces of Pavel's model with dark stain and then using light stain on the raised portion can create the contrast in the photo you posted above, Signet. The Oseberg ship that was excavated is virtually complete and original. It was buried and oxygen could not reach it. It's in much better shape that the Wasa.
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Info on Oseberg ship from the Viking Ship Museum:
In the year 834 CE, two wealthy women died. The Oseberg ship was pulled ashore and used as a burial ship for these two ladies. The Oseberg mound and grave are named after the farm on which they were found, Lille Oseberg in Tønsberg in Vestfold.
The mound was 44 metres in diameter and 2.5 metres high, but may originally have been almost six metres high. It was constructed using turf, which formed a compact, airtight seal over the ship and grave goods. The weight of the burial mound had pressed the ship several metres down into the soft clay subsoil. This, in combination with the compact turf mound, made for exceptionally good conservation conditions, rarely encountered in Norwegian burial mounds. There are only two other known examples that compare with the good conservation conditions at Oseberg: These are the ship burials from Gokstad and Tune.
The excavation caught the public’s interest to such an extent that the site had to be secured with railings and signs. A guard was also hired to ensure that no one disturbed the work or got too close to the finds. The process was thoroughly executed and documented and it is fair to say that it laid the groundwork for how archaeological investigations are carried out in Norway today.
The Oseberg ship was built in western Norway around 820 CE. It is made of oak, with deck and mast from pine.
A burial chamber was built right behind the ship's mast. The dead women were laid out in a bed made with large down quilts. A magnificent tapestry was placed in the chamber. The women were also accompanied by a large quantity of other grave goods. There were personal items such as clothes, shoes and combs, as well as exotic vessels from Ireland or England. There was also ship's equipment, kitchen equipment, farm equipment, three ornate sledges and a work sledge, a wagon, five carved animal heads, extra beds and tents. 15 horses, six dogs and two cows were also found in the grave.
Hi, hope you're well.Walnut would have a better color, but for a model the tight grain of cherry is much better. You can always stained the cherry dark like the pine pitch used to preserve the original ships. No matter what, this model appears to be extremely accurate as well as attractive.
The cost of a new drakar is planned to be approximately $170. The reason for the increase in cost is that wood species more suitable for this ship will be used. For example, the keel is all walnut, the decks are cherry, the visible frames are also cherry. Well, it’s worth mentioning separately about the sail, it will not just be a piece of fabric, but a very well printed pattern for stitching and gradient shading of the leech stripes of the sail itself. The first samples will be in my production in 10 days. I will post pictures of them. Also in a week I will start publishing the process of building a new dracar, it will be interesting )) Also in 5 days I will start publishing views of the 3D model of the new dracar, this will make it possible to see the ship's construction even before the construction.Now I would like to find out from Pavel how much more expensive the new set will be in price?And then my hands itch to buy a drakar, and I don't want to wait another 2 months.
The idea is certainly interesting, and many times I have been asked questions on various forums. Everything rests on the lack of a pear in the blanks. I haven't been able to get even the minimum lot so far. That’s why I can’t add up the price, the set can become more expensive by $ 10-15.Is a special edition of the kit in pear an interesting idead? Do you know what such a kit will cost?