Vikingship 1:50 - Revell by Ronald

[Big Jake]

Thank you guys

Ronald,

I just wrapped up my build on the same kit, if you want to add benches/seats, there is a member who does the 3D printing of these on the BB, go through my build, look for a member called "Jhoanor"

 

[Ronald61]

Thanks for the offer. but I want it to be a OOtB build just to test my wood weathering skills

 

[Big Jake]

Ron, What color and paint are you using to dry brush? I mainly use enamels and am slowly switching over to water based, I'm going to try to test the Revell Aqua series in the brown you used but was wondering what you used for your dry brushing.

 

[Ronald61]

Jake, I used as the base colour the Aqua 382 but instead the 82 would work also. The first is semigloss, the second is matt. Then I esed the wash from Valleyo as in the photo (73.203). When that dried I used Vallejo Sky Grey. You could use white as I somtimes do but the grey makes it a little less obvious. I drybrush with the Army Painter drybrushes and they work great for this purpose.

About the aqua; I thin them with methylated spirit. here it is deliverd in a somewhat blu-ish colour but that will not disturb your colour. It looks like this:



I hope this will help you

 

[Big Jake]

Thanks, I've never used the Revelle bottles like that I was wondering how the open and seal.

 

[Ronald61]

At this point I completed the rigging. Not very complicated with this model. Started as the instructions said with the standing rigging. I didn't use the Revell thread but one I had in the stash, I think from Amati:

20260610_192532 by Ronald Halma, on Flickr

The left is Revell, I used that one to tie up some stuff.

The most "complicated" is this one, shown just after it was done:

20260610_185725 by Ronald Halma, on Flickr

Then I did the rest of it and added some rope around the ends under the heads. So far without the shields and ores:

20260611_111214 by Ronald Halma, on Flickr

Closer view:

20260611_111221 by Ronald Halma, on Flickr

20260611_111235 by Ronald Halma, on Flickr

20260611_111237 by Ronald Halma, on Flickr

And semi-top view:

20260611_111245 by Ronald Halma, on Flickr

Now I need to do the shields and ores. I also need to make some tied ropes to hang over the attach points of the rigging. So stay tuned!

 

[AnobiumPunctatum]

Hi Ronald, nice to see you at SoS.
For the next model try oil colors on acrylic or enamel paint. These need some time to become dry, but the result will look much better.
I like the old Revell model and your model is looking really nice.

 

[PeteG]

Hi all,

I joined March 15 as new member. To start light I will build the Revell 1:50 Vikingship. Its a nice clean kit with not that many parts. Reason that I build it is to test some techniques in painting plastic as wood.
No clean workbenches with me I'm a real ADHD guy (Is this term used in English?): Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. So a little chaos is always part of the deal with me.

Hull; 2 halves with a good fit. Little flash, little work:

20260604_153513 by Ronald Halma, on Flickr

After 5 minutes preperation they where glued together:

20260604_154316 by Ronald Halma, on Flickr

While the glue dries I test-fitted the deck:

20260604_154622 by Ronald Halma, on Flickr

It fits very well so I don't expect problems there. Meanwhile the both "heads" prepared:

20260604_155228 by Ronald Halma, on Flickr

Stay tuned, more to come!

Good Job!

What year is that kit from?

 

[Ronald61]

Scalemates says first one is from 1977. My kit is from 2007. See: https://www.scalemates.com/kits/revell-05403-viking-ship--102370

@Christian; oilpaints aren't my thing.... the photos do no justice to the real colours on the ship. Its hard to "catch"

 

[Ronald61]

Hi guys, still working on the ship. Yesterday I did the shields and I will not use the decals on them. Like them a lot more without and it gives a much better view in total of the ship. Left wash, right drybrushed:

20260621_160908 by Ronald Halma, on Flickr

Stay tuned!