Viking ship kit

What type of stain are you using on the deck beams and, later on the deck planks and hull?

You're ahead of me on construction. I lost a part on plank # 7 and I'm waiting for a replacement. In the meantime I'm finishing the rowing benches and barrels. Your photos will be an additional help for me where the drawings and videos are not quite clear.

I've also found that the jig will be too high to use once the planking has been done and the model is upright. I have a set of foam holders to use for the hull.
 
Submarinerblue said:
What type of stain are you using on the deck beams and, later on the deck planks and hull?

You're ahead of me on construction. I lost a part on plank # 7 and I'm waiting for a replacement. In the meantime I'm finishing the rowing benches and barrels. Your photos will be an additional help for me where the drawings and videos are not quite clear.

I've also found that the jig will be too high to use once the planking has been done and the model is upright. I have a set of foam holders to use for the hull.
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I use stain number 705 on the deck, number 713 on the inside boards and beams.
 
JBB said:
Oar holes had only one notch and it pointed up toward the stern !!!
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Yes, I'm aware of that :) Spent a few hours looking at the Oseberg in the museum, I hope you'll forgive me for the loose interpretation of the oar holes on this ship...?
 
Pavel Nikitin said:
Yes, I'm aware of that :) Spent a few hours looking at the Oseberg in the museum, I hope you'll forgive me for the loose interpretation of the oar holes on this ship...?
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Sure no big deal. A little concerned that you put on shields don't think any shields were found on ship although looks like it had the rail board that holds them.. Makes a nice touch though.
 
JBB said:
Sure no big deal. A little concerned that you put on shields don't think any shields were found on ship although looks like it had the rail board that holds them.. Makes a nice touch though.
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Yes, of course the ‘Oseberg’ which is in the museum has not preserved shields, but I am still building a model, not a reconstruction...). Many elements of this project are taken from the excavations of other ships of the same era, and rigging from the works of famous historians on the era of 9-11 centuries. Well and of course I include imagination and try to imagine what was a Viking ship in the 9th century...).
 
JBB said:
Sure no big deal. A little concerned that you put on shields don't think any shields were found on ship although looks like it had the rail board that holds them.. Makes a nice touch though.
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You are correct in that no shields were found with Oseberg, but yes, there was definitely a shield rail. However, 64 shields were found in the Gokstad ship burial in Norway in 1880, so it can be assumed that they may have been used on Oseberg. If you are building the model, the choice is entirely yours as to whether you wish to display them or not.

I have discussed the oar holes and other things in my build log. I plan on making my own sheer strakes with the correct oar holes as well as one-piece oars.

One thing I am struggling with at this point is that in reading The Oseberg ship, I have discovered that the mast is NOT stepped at the center biti, as Pavel has it, but rather one biti forward. Do I risk damaging the model in an attempt to place the mast properly, or do I leave it as is. Still thinking about it...
 
Pavel Nikitin said:
Yes, of course the ‘Oseberg’ which is in the museum has not preserved shields, but I am still building a model, not a reconstruction...). Many elements of this project are taken from the excavations of other ships of the same era, and rigging from the works of famous historians on the era of 9-11 centuries. Well and of course I include imagination and try to imagine what was a Viking ship in the 9th century...).
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Pavel, I have one question regarding your color set. I would like to use it, but it is not currently available in the US and I really don't want to wait another month to receive it. I know your formulations are alcohol based. Are they dyes or stains with pigment? I'm assuming they are dyes, but they seem to sand off very easily and dye tends to penetrate well, so I'm curious what you are using.
 
That's great , I Understand your thinking now. Are you considering a video on the rigging of the Oseberg. The plans are ok but no notation of what deadeyes or blocks to use at different points.?
 
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