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Now that's one stunning model, siggy. Glad you weren't seduced into providing a ridiculous figurehead or cluttering up the lines with shields. -
As a child I lived behind a big pub. One bit of entertainment was going down to watch the fresh barrels of ale being delivered. They'd arrive on a flat bed truck and were man handled using a stout hemp rope. First they'd be dropped onto large sacks full of horse hair, then rolled to the 'ramp' into the cellar, then rolled down the ramp, controlled by the rope which was coiled around the barrel. Judging by the model above, the big ones too. No 'Health and Safety' back then!
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Well done Kevin, I enjoyed following your build. How did the original Norse bend those amazing bow and stern planks?
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Laugh if you wish, but the 1:87 Airfix kit is a no brainer! Along with the AOTS book (which you'd probably have already). Even if you just use the (largely accurate) hull halves, the book and the rest of the kits parts would give good prototypes for scratch building. I've even seen the plastic hull convincingly sheathed in wooden 'planks'. That would be vastly cheaper than a propriety wooden kit.
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Enjoying this build, thank you. A point about under 'deck' storage, I would imagine that's NOT the place to store fabrics and rope. These ships were very shallow; as I understand it, all you'd find down there would be ballast and bilge water.
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Hi Siggi. We rely on the evidence of so few examples preserved. I would be interested to see other contemporary tillers, not replicas. I feel my comments/observations above still have merit. There must have been hundreds if not thousands of similar ships built without plans of any kind, only the intuitive skill, experience and imagination of each 'master' shipwright. No two would have been the same. Your excellent build continues to inspire me.
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Applause for your excellent build of this surprisingly rewarding kit. Siggi. I found the photo of what remains of the original tiller enlightening. It would no doubt have been made entirely from a small branch, probably selected with an organic curve, contributing to the ergonomics of it's use, and would compliment the ship. I intuitively feel a straight member looks too 'stick' like in context. After all, the steersman would have wrestled with it for long periods. A decent scythe handle has such a curve for similar reasons.
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Marijn, you've been dodging under my radar for far too long, until another member gave us a link to your Trafalgar project at 'Model Warships'. The more I absorbed the more I was blown away! I've never seen so much detail at such a small scale; it's truly astonishing.
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Wow! Those boats are truly remarkable at this scale. Boat envy!
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Iilhan, thank you for your excellent, clear (boat) tutorial..... a project I've been toying with for some time. What was the sheet plastic thickness you used? Apart from the internal architecture, I will be interested to see how you represent the keel on each boat.
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Impressed with your model, especially the rigging. What thread have you used and your method/technique for attaching it, please?
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It takes all sorts. I've been aboard for some years without presenting a model, yet still get involved on a daily basis. I simply like to admire ships and ship models. I see you're from the UK. I remember when that was largely true.
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Richard, have you tried moth balls?
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Every new post is simply overwhelming.
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Oil.... what kind?
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KG, that was impressive. Do you mind me asking which paint you were using and did you have to thin it for the pen? It's been many years since I used my own; some would like to know that the pen is best charged with a brush.
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Yes, I have the same opinion regarding the growing use of 3D resin castings or printings. I note the pointed plank fudge in your own build. No doubt paint will hide that. In fact, if the boat is painted inside and out, why bother using wood at all? A DIY vacformed plastic hull would do........then one could fill an entire harbour with them.
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I recently posted photo's of 3 different 'Falconet' 1:72 4,6, 19 oared boat kits, all of which have the planks pre spiled. I believe there are other similar kits (Master Kirobel?)
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Are these boats to be painted? If so, this is fine. However, if the planking is to be visible, surely the planks should be spiled correctly (even at this scale). No real boat would be planked as you have done. Once this detail is appreciated, your method reveals the parody it is. Just saing.
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The finest build of this kit I've seen, congratulations. I've had the privilege of seeing/hearing 2 originals and an equally rare replica. They don't make 'em like that anymore.
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My many years admiring aircraft have taught me they have no discernible panel lines (as depicted on nearly all kits), only subtle contrast from one panel to another.
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I must say, not only is your build top notch; so is your excellent photography.
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A big fave of mine; what a machine the 'Frightning' was. One of Airfix's first 'modern' kits and a good one.
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Looks like a real Honda....you are making a good job of it. (that steering damper needs attention)
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Thanks for sharing your progress, building this impressive kit of a fabulous motorcycle. I do wish Tamiya would introduce a kit of my favourite, the Phil Read MV Agusta 500-4 from the mid 70's. In my opinion, that was the apex of the basically 'traditional' 4 stroke racing motorcycle.
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