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Minor update, Working on the four kit included barrels. Again, excellent kit included extras. PS: we have been so accustomed to kit, and aftermarket barrels that so often miss the mark in regards to accuracy. This kit includes plank by plank examples. Yes, 3D printed examples will certainly (maybe) become the standard with kits, but in the meantime, these get the trophy. Noted that the scale is much larger than what is needed in the majority of ship models Regards,

Michael, Just discovered your log. Brilliant work as many have said. Also love the scaling of your sails such perfection!- need to go back to go over your log. And plastic, no! - not a pejorative comment - so great that builders can also make that format become such beautiful replicas. And with the SotS that format wins.....I tried with wood 😄 Cheers,

Hi all, So, appreciate you still dropping by for a catch-up look at this now old log. AND thanks so much for your likes and comments Stern Flag update Decided to use the kit provided stern cloth flag - Satisfied with the look and the results. Though the stern flag mast section, and platform were scratch built. The kit provided details were not too much to my liking. That said, the results are still historically inconclusive as very little documented or imagery are available for this ship. Well, this entire build log, in that regard, is also way off the mark. But bashing was a fun run…. A few more posts coming up then that’s it. Full time attention to the current Oseberg.. Regards

Please note that anything specific about Vikings ships is new for me - so apologies if this is common knowledge with our MSW community. That said this area is interesting for my historical learning curve about this very old culture…. This is what I discovered - you might find some of this interesting as well so posting…… Big shout out (American slang; to publicly acknowledge, praise,) to Pavel Nikitin and his team - As I was coloring the shields I became interested in the etchings that he included to their fronts. These added symbols SO add to the superlative quality of his two kits. (Hopefully Ukraine’s uncertainties will soon be resolved. This certainly has affected Pavel’s business as well). ================= Vegvisir, comes from the words "vegur" (meaning path) and "visir" (meaning pointer), It was the Viking compass. At the heart of Icelandic tradition, and although it is not fully a symbol created by the Vikings, their culture had adopted it, passing through Icelandic lands. Its lines and symbols had a special meaning; we will never loose our way, in storms or bad weather, even if the path is not known. A bit more --- Its wheel shape with 8 branches each of which features a unique symbol at each point. It appears in the Huld manuscript of the Galdrabók, an Icelandic spellbook from circa 1600 AD. . Viking axe; symbol of strength and bravery The Triquetra, the Celtic knot. A very particular symbol composed of three intersecting triangles; the meanings have become nebulous… Some see it a a Christian representation of the Holy Trinity, others as the eternal cycle of life-death-rebirth Inverted Algiz / "Two Upside V's" this particular symbol is questionable · Meaning: While the upright Algiz rune represents life, protection, and the elk, the inverted version (pointing down, appearing as two upside-down V's) is often interpreted in modern, post-Viking, or neo-pagan traditions as a symbol of vulnerability, the breaking of a protective shield, or a connection to the realm of the dead. · Viking Age Context: Historically, there is limited evidence for "reversed" runes changing meaning in this way during the Viking Age; meaning generally stayed the same regardless of orientation. The usage of this specific symbol is often considered modern or influenced by 19th/20th-century occultism.

Bob, YES, do get better - good luck with your upcoming med. visit. If I may , being too sarcastic, and possibly not-funny - in the interim do order a bottle of that rum from these folks, 😀 PS: As I now joke with my Admiral that most of my current "social " visits are now also with doctors - yikes..... PS2: what is actually in that cylinder ?? MJD

Patrick, Can't believe that I missed this one - very excellent indeed. and sails are just about perfect especially using your grandmother's Singer. 😘 =============== I think that my English mom had one of those similar looking old black Singers as well. She married my French dad - they met in London in 1945 Cheers,

Patrick thanks for your post - still working on reaching your level of work 🙂 Ronald thanks a well - I also follow your work - so excellent indeed, Mates thanks for the likes..... MJD

Continuing with the missing log bits; Ship's boat on deck framing.

Hi Evan, Just catching up - looking very good.

Chris, Best of luck indeed!! Your work is so exceptional for our hobby. Way back when - it's unfortunate that your HMS Victory never came to fruition. Water under the bridge. The Royal George - within one of your kit boxes - looks to be an amazing possibility. To Evan's @Force9 point, however limited our American historical lineage, there are, as he said, certainly possibilities as well. Arguably a superlative kit example of the USS Constitution might be the most popular? And certainly the Bonhomme Richard given that John Paul Jones is such a well known name (and his quote) to so many on our side of the Atlantic. I don't think that a commercially produced example of this kit even exits? Regards, MJD

Robert, Hi - yes please - glad that the color info will prove to be helpful as well. We've all pinched our fair share of ideas from so many of each other's logs. Good choice on the 1/25th!! Cheers,

Frank - HI AS WELL - hope all is good on your side of the coast - cheers my friend thanks for dropping by MJD

Guy, Hi, thanks for your very king post - Yes, masts are included - I'm catching up with posts in this log - Here are some images of the mast work for bowsprit as well a couple of images of mainmast - thanks for your interest. Regards,

Hi all, Thank so much for your likes 😀 much appreciated - going to fill in a few more empty areas of this - now way too long in the tooth - log. Thanks for still dropping by for a look as well. Anchors.