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Hi Kris,

great you are back to the project with full swing and with invaluable new source of info published by Vibeke.

I do not believe you will find this kind of data. You will have to make them yourself from the plans and other resources of Titanic.

Well Eric, that house is not build by now, my brother is not in a hurry, but my help is not needed there. So I fluently switched to reparing another building - our cottage. I barrely touch my ship this year. I want to get back to it soon.

Hi Eric, maybe little late since you have done so many shields, but there are some receant archeological theories, that shields were actualy covered by rawhide from both sides, so no planks visible - well at least shields from gokstad ship:

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Hi Eric, Saga Oseberg replica has it like this:

I think that easiest way to make T shape is to make vertical and horizontal part separate and glue it together. The joint will be hidden by garboard strake.

Dusek states this: Length: 850mm, Width: 370mm, Height: 475mm

Perfect.

Well said, Cathead. Wery true.

Roger said it perfectly.

I also spend lot of time on modeling. We had few discusions with Admiral right at the begining of my modeling hobby, she was not happy with time I was spending on it initialy (you know the joy and enthusiasm when something is starting ).

Now I usualy build models at night and only if I am in the mood for it. Sometimes I am tired or have my mind or hands occupy with different matters. My free daytime is reserved mainly for the kids, after they are gone to bed I can do some modeling.

Great progress.

Easy and practical explanation of "hockey stick". I like it.

Hi Kris,

great to here you are on it

How did you solve the different scale plans problem?

Hi Kris, Thank you wery much for the sail resouce.

Well I am still riveting, but it goes slow, not much time throught the christmas to this day. I am helping my brother to build his house and rest of the free time goes to kids. I steel hour here and there at night to progress on riveting. 

As you said Eric, modelmaking should be fun and your model looks great.  

You are welcome John, glad i can help. I shere informations if I can.

Here are some good photos of Skuldelev 1 museum replica https://www.modelships.de/Museums_and_replicas/Vikingeskibsmuseet_Roskilde/Viking_ship_Skuldelev1.htm

I found this image in my refernce images. Mayby it can be useful.

Do not sand it John, as Louie wrote it is as on original (Skuldelev 1). I just checked it in the book.

Viking ship replica sailor and maintainer told me, that bigger waves can even broke the shileds in rack.

When there is no archeological evidence I go with my logic, or better by experience of viking replica sailors, to make it practical and usable.

But aesthetic solutions are also tempting, it will be display model after all :).

I am slowly working on riveting and in the meantime I completed rudder (comparison with the original).

Hi Kris,

how do you continue on the ship?

This kit seems to have the shield rack attached right, so shields do not prohibit rowing, same as at the original ship. But some ships, like Skuldelev 5 has shield rack attached in a way that prohibited rowing:

It is not reproduction of any particular ship.

Exactly my thinking Louie. I scratched my head about it for some time, but this is how it is, based on archeological plans. This part of the ship survived quite well up to the top strake.

On "Viking" replica of Gokstad it was like this and captain Rasmussen was surprised how easy it was to steer the ship:

Saga Oseberg replica has it like this, also quite low.:

And if you are on helmsman deck of Saga Oseberg, it looks like this:

I was realy trying to do it as high as I can based on dimensions I have.

I have to sort out rudder placement and attachement so I modeled rudder and its holders in 3d:

And then printed and assembled paper template and attached it to the hull. Halfway in the proces and finished:

Rudder itself will be next.

Thank you wery much for this pictures Louie.