Louie da fly
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Welcome to MSW, John. I second JJT's advice to start a build log for your model. A great way to get help, advice and encouragement.
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Hi Swallowtail and welcome to MSW. Packing out a bulkhead is something that often becomes necessary in a build. Much as we would like to believe kits came from the manufacturer completely without faults, unfortunately this is not so, and corrections "on the run" are sometimes needed. What you're doing looks very good. I would strongly suggest you start a build log - it's a great way to get feedback from other modellers, plus encouragement, help and advice, often from those who've already encountered and solved the problems you may face. Instructions on starting a build log are at Looking forward to seeing your further progress. Best wishes,
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Oh, that makes sense. I thought you were planning to do a bit of your own extra decorative work. Regarding figureheads, it was apparently a very bad thing to have dragon heads attached to the ship in your own home waters - it angered the local spirits/trolls. OK when you were attacking someone else - who cares what their trolls think? -
Looking good so far. I'll leave it to others more experienced to give advice on the twisted deadeyes, but I'm sure there's a known solution to the problem.
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A very nice job of restoration that keeps the spirit of the original. Looking forward to the rigging.
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By the way, there's some really good stuff in the Maritime Museum in Malta (in Birgu, facing Senglea) - https://www.modelships.de/Museums_and_replicas/Malta_Maritime_Museum/Malta_Maritime_Museum_eng.htm
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(Blush) You say the nicest things . . . It's more like pain-killers to my left hand (which holds the fiddly bits while I carve with the right). Only 9 more oarsmen to carve arms for. I hope I haven't done myself irreversible damage . . .
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Very nice work, Glenn. It looks very good.
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I'd say yes - have a frame. The stabler the shape as you plank, the better off you're likely to be. And better to be safe than sorry - it'd be terrible down the track to regret not having a frame.
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Hi, Bigpetr. What kind of carvings are you planning on? There was quite a lot of difference between the Viking decorative styles of different periods - Broa, Oseberg, Borre, Jellinge, Mammen, Ringerike, Urnes. As the Gokstad ship dates to c. 890 AD, it would most likely have had either Borre or Jellinge style decoration - see http://www.hurstwic.org/history/articles/manufacturing/text/norse_art.htm - a google image search will show lots of examples of each style. And except for the Oseberg ship, there haven't been any actual Viking figureheads found in archaeology- some carved bed-ends, posts and a few other things, but never a proper ships' figurehead. What most reconstructions do is base their figureheads on what has been found in archaeology. It's good to see that the theory and practice are working well together. It's looking good.
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Greetings from Southern California
Louie da fly replied to Allamagoosa's topic in New member Introductions
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Thanks George. Your own Byblos ship is very impressive too. Another 4 oarsmen complete and another 4 started . . .
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Very nice crisp work, Jonathan.
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Hi David and welcome to MSW. Some suggestions for a first build that will introduce you to the techniques but won'toverwhelm with complexity (and time to complete!) is at https://modelshipworld.com/topic/18657-new-to-ship-modelling-but-what-do-you-build-first/?tab=comments#comment-573653 These are all tried and true kits with clear instructions that won't tie you up in knots. I've always wanted to visit Malta. It has an amazing history - and of course those castles!
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Welcome, Liteflight. A good time to be ship modelling. To start a build log (I take it yours is a scratch build, rather than a kit?), go to and follow the instructions. (Kit logs are similar, but include the name of the manufacturer in the title). You've already succeeded in posting a photo, so you're well on your way.
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Welcome, Articce. Yes, any type of ship model is very welcome and we even have a place for non-ship models (it's in the "Shore Leave" section). And there are also quite a few ship models made of card, so you're among friends. A build log would be very welcome
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Welcome to MSW, German. There are a quite a number of people here also making models similar to yours. Make sure you start a build log for your Graf Spee - even though it's already under way. It's a great way to get help and advice from others who have already been there and found solutions to the inevitable problems that crop up. And some have the most amazing research resources on ships of the type you are building. (Also, we like to see pretty pictures! )
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What he said. Just what i would have said if Gary hadn't beaten me to it. Beautifully sensitive repair, keeping so faithfully to the original character of the model.
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Beautiful work on patching the hole. It is completely invisible now (at least as far as i can see from the photo), with nothing even to show where it had been.
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Looking forward to see this all come together in the real world!
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That's a nice looking piece of timber, PJ. And I see you have the pizza oven and pogo stick ready for when you need snacks and exercise . . .
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I was just worried it might be a thole-dethtroying process - and in fact two tholes were dethtroyed . . .
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It's possible, Rodolfo. To me it looks like the shields have a central vertical ridge or "fold" I would say they are a type of tall shield known as a pavise. The blue shields certainly have 3 fleurs de lis each, but there's really not enough detail to know if the red shields have lions on them. I would be a bit surprised if they did, because Boucicaut was very much a Frenchman, and the lions were an English symbol. Boucicaut's own coat of arms doesn't fit the bill either, as it is as shown below. So I really don't know. As far as your own vessel is concerned, though, whether or not it carried heraldic shields would depend on how important the ship (and its owner) was.
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