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Viking longboat by toms10 - FINISHED - scale 1:64 - late 9th century
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The drakkar is complete and ready to set sail. I will probably add a few barrels (after I make them) to store food and water. Going to take s bit of a break and work on my 9000+ piece puzzle of the Battle of Algiers. That should be a few months. Then I am planning on starting a scratch build of the French ship La Courrone from 1635. Tom
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toms10 replied to Capt. Kelso's topic in Painting, finishing and weathering products and techniques
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I now have a sail with all the rigging and spare mast and yard in case of some nasty weather in the North Sea. 😂 Getting down to the final details, sea chests, oars, rudder assembly, rope loops at all the tie offs and the delicate details on the dragon head/tail (horns, tongue, saber teeth and tail spikes). Everything is already made so it is just assembly work. And lastly, the base and acrylic case. The end is within sight. 😜 Tom.
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This is the technique I use although sometimes the loop doesn’t lay exactly right and I need to fiddle around with a pair of tweezers. Tom
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Painted up my sail with a threatening looking dragon.😂 Now I need to bend it to the spar and add some sheet and leech lines. I’m hoping to set sail for foreign lands soon. 😁 Tom
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Here is question #2 about viking sails or any other sail with an insignia on it. Does the insignia get put on both sides of the sail or just the front side facing the bow? I believe it is only on the front side similar to what I have seen on 18th century Spanish warships. Below is a color pencil rendition of what I would like to put on my current drakkar build. Again, I believe it is only on the front side but I just wanted to see if the expert talent pool out in MSW land agreed. Thanks for any input, Tom
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Managed to get the shrouds installed today. Not too much rigging to do on this model. Time to start working on the sail. Tom
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Hi MSW, I am starting to research and think about the sail on my scratch built Drakkar. I noticed that many of the various drawings and pictures show the sail with reef points. I was under the impression the idea of reefing a sail did not come about until hundreds of years later. i don’t believe there is any evidence or actual sails from the viking era to verify. The only thing that might show something is a piece of viking art depicting a sail. i like the look of the reef points on the sail but don’t want to put them on if they are unrealistic. Does anyone out there have any information one way or the other? Thanks Tom
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This is how the hull looks after the keel was painted and the hull put on two pedestals. The deck sections are now in place also. Coming up with the color schemes is harder than the actual build!😁 Tom
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Hi Tartane, I was reviewing my log and noticed I missed your post about the plywood beams. Thank you for the input. Actually I did make my own plywood using pretty much the procedure you described. It seems (hard to tell in pics) that you made your “plywood” with the grain all going in the same direction. That kind of defeats the purpose of using plywood to gain strength or in this case because the pieces were so small, stopping them from splitting along the grain in the very thin/small areas. This happened several times when making the frames. I agree the plywood look is not the greatest. I may paint the top edges later. It depends on how much it really bothers me. 😁 Thanks again for the input. That is why I like this site and how I learn. Tom
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So here is my tail on the third try. The first one broke along the grain. I was a bit to aggressive with rough cutting the shape. ☹️. The second one looked more like a ground snail all curled up. 😂. The one below is the latest and the one I am going with. It took me almost 3 1/2 hours total so far but I am happy with it. I thought the tail would be easier than the head but it posed a whole new set of problems! I added some spikes to dress it up a bit. Right now they are just dry fit and maybe just a bit too long. Tom
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Hi Steven, Thanks for positive reinforcement. I admit I took the first one I tried and used it as a test/learning piece. 😁. I have a new found appreciation for those who can just take a block of wood or stone and turn it into a lifelike piece of art with amazing realism. Tom
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Hi Ian, The hinges and hasps for the sea chests are nothing more than paper strips colored with a black Sharpie pen. They are about .020” wide by about .100” long. I glued them down with ordinary wood glue. Tom
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Carved up some details today and got them dry fit. Now he’s a fierce and formidable escort complete with serpent horns, tongue and saber teeth. Okay, so he only measures about 3/16” wide by about 1/2” long from nose tip to nape but he has a mean bite. 😂. I would have made him fire breathing but being part of a wooden boat, it didn’t seem like a good idea. 🤪 Careful, don’t get too close! He bites. Tom
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