MESSIS Posted September 23, 2016 Share #1 Posted September 23, 2016 Was it more out of metal or was that wooden? Amati believes it was out of metal. Has anybody a hint Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtaylor Posted September 23, 2016 Share #2 Posted September 23, 2016 Which ship? Up until the age of iron hulls, they were wood. Matrim 1 Quote Mark "The shipwright is slow, but the wood is patient." - me Current Build: Past Builds: La Belle Poule 1765 - French Frigate from ANCRE plans - ON HOLD Triton Cross-Section NRG Hallf Hull Planking Kit HMS Sphinx 1775 - Vanguard Models - 1:64 Non-Ship Model: On hold, maybe forever: CH-53 Sikorsky - 1:48 - Revell - Completed Licorne - 1755 from Hahn Plans (Scratch) Version 2.0 (Abandoned) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matrim Posted September 23, 2016 Share #3 Posted September 23, 2016 Indeed, unless they have a kit where they are using a copper keelson to avoid fiddly coppering.. mtaylor 1 Quote ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MESSIS Posted September 23, 2016 Author Share #4 Posted September 23, 2016 Matrim do you say that maybe the keelson on viking ships was coppered wood? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MESSIS Posted September 23, 2016 Author Share #5 Posted September 23, 2016 Mtaylor we are talking abou the viking osenberg ship from amati Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allanyed Posted September 23, 2016 Share #6 Posted September 23, 2016 Messis The kits are not always accurate in many respects. I have seen a number of them where the decorations and moldings are metal as well and those were not made of metal on the ships. These are the areas where a lot of folks go into kit bashing and replace such parts with pieces they make themselves. I am curious about what ship/kit you are building. This may be a simple matter of Amati using the wrong term. I was under the impression most, if not all, Amati and most other kits were plank on bulkhead, thus it would not be possible to put in a keelson. The false keel under the keel makes sense to me but I cannot picture a keelson which goes on top of frames. Allan mtaylor 1 Quote PLEASE take 30 SECONDS and sign up for the epic Nelson/Trafalgar project if you would like to see it made into a TV series. Click on http://trafalgar.tv There is no cost other than the 30 seconds of your time. THANK YOU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MESSIS Posted September 23, 2016 Author Share #7 Posted September 23, 2016 I ll send u a pic Allan... mtaylor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MESSIS Posted September 23, 2016 Author Share #8 Posted September 23, 2016 Its a viking ship mtaylor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allanyed Posted September 24, 2016 Share #9 Posted September 24, 2016 Thanks Messis I got curious and did a little digging on Viking ships construction (see picture below) and metallurgy. They certainly appeared to have copper, iron, and other metals, so maybe it was copper. I would bet on wood, but that is just a guess, nothing more. Based on the drawing I found, the piece in the photo you posted looks like the mastfish in the foreground. Sorry this was probably of little help, but I find it interesting none-the-less. Allan mtaylor 1 Quote PLEASE take 30 SECONDS and sign up for the epic Nelson/Trafalgar project if you would like to see it made into a TV series. Click on http://trafalgar.tv There is no cost other than the 30 seconds of your time. THANK YOU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MESSIS Posted September 24, 2016 Author Share #10 Posted September 24, 2016 Thx Allan for ur concern. Yes thats the mastfish on my pic. Mastfish it seems it was wood. Now got a book from British Museum.... talks only of wooden keelsons... but always of ships found in burial areas .... have a look at the pic mtaylor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MESSIS Posted September 24, 2016 Author Share #11 Posted September 24, 2016 Thats one mtaylor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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