Kevin

as much as he will love yr comments @gil middleton hasn't posted on MSW in 3 years

Good evening everyone, thank you for comments and likes deck plates- not finished yet two sheets of plates have to be removed, separated and sanded, i numbered each piece of mine prior to removal, as i was bound to mix them, the instruction don't show much, other than where they go, but great online tutorial then sprayed all the edges with walnut, sanded them with 3500 grit pad, repeated, then sprayed over with Oak and sanded again Been 34 deg in the mancave, too warm for me, so im slightly behind, where i would like to be, not a race, im pleased with the way it is turning out, But wood glue, is a real bug bare, even with just using a cocktail stick to apply. So before she is completed, i will remove some of the worst offenders and open them to reveal the hold no plates are glued down at this stage

good morning everyone took the build upto deck level, which is the height of plank 9 the frame is adapted again to fit the new keel width. Deck beams - Airbrushing i would love to have bought the wood dye the Pavel Nikitin uses, but would cost a fortune to order and shipping (about £60), a set is available on one of the market sites, but at the same price, so i purchased a set of OCcre wood dyes, Walnut and Oak

Good morning everyone Thank you for comments and likes Day 8 Planking Having never done a clinker build, i was expecting it to be far more difficult than it actually is. The boards are made up in two halves, sanded then lined up against the rebates on the frames, frame 8 (bow and stern) is not a problem, but does need adjusting each time a run goes in, numbers 9 and ten, don't do much other than force the wood in the right direction Before starting a temp piece is put in, and removed at a later date, all the boards then butt up against this, it also extends along the keel board row number 1 row 2, and so on i am finding the boards very dry and brittle at times, especially around the kerf joints, the whole assu will be stained so will experiment on best way to fill, and ensure the stain will take to those repaired areas

very nice indeed, i still have that soft spot for Mountfleet kits

lovely work, its amazing the time we spend on detail that will never be seen

lovely start, and welcome to MSW

Here is the link, to his videos, they are much better than thye instructions, which miss much of what is required long sip oseberg pavel youtube video - Search Videos

Good evening, everyone, thank you for comments and likes frames dry fitted the keel was placed into the jig, although at this time there are is right or wrong way of doing this, i marked the jig with frame numbers and decided to write fwd on one end, frames are cleaned up again, and glued onto the keel, the cross member 2-5 is not fixed at this time until the stringers are in place some time later day 4 having been left overnight to set the keel and fitted frames are removed from the jig, only to be put back in with the cross member clamps shaped stringers in place simple yet clever way of holding down the cross members whilst the glue sets as i mentioned yesterday the way frame zero goes in dictated fwd at aft of the build, now is the time Mast step out for the day another rent a field session with the bois and the whole assy removed from the jig

is this the log you are referring to by @James H 'Oseberg' Viking Ship (v3) by James H - Ships of Pavel Nikitin - 1/25 - Page 2 - - Kit subjects built Up to and including 1500 AD - Model Ship World™

keel no issues with making the 2 keel/centre pieces, these are offset sections to avoid weak sports, are glued together, allowed to set and then joined together, being held in the right place by 3mm inserts Frames 21 frames numbered from the middle - zero, up to number ten fwd and aft, most of these frames 0 to 7 are made up off 4 pieces, a 5 part is added later in the build when the frames are placed in the jig, frame zero has 2 extra parts to be added later, as this forms part of the mast support. lasered markings denote the tapering areas, which does not take long to do, apart from frame 8 which was a pain to sort out, i dont have a photo at present, but as the planking is clinkered and a lot of tapering i found getting the filing quite awkward

Thanks guys, i believe from what @James H has said, the there is quite a difference for the better on the V3

Day 1 building jigs made from mdf, the instructions are easy to follow, but, not all steps are covered, and some of the parts are different shapes to that shown, ideally, the best bet is to work alongside the excellent online video Jig 2 is used after the keel and frames have been removed from jig 1 the hull is turned upside-down placed on top to allow hull planking

Good evening everyone Having recently completed two large builds, Belle Poule and Indefatigable, and jumping straight in with the Santissima Trinidad, i wanted a quick build, just to reset myself, i wasnt even going to create a log, it was to be a build going on in the background, something i could play about with and if it went all wrong, no one would ever know, well what changed your mind, I hear everyone ask? well space, to do this the ST had to be put away, therefore for as long as this takes me, the other log has to wait. i bought the kit from @chris watton at Vanguard Models a few weeks ago and started her 3 days ago, so far i am real impressed, very heavy box, most of the weight though is from the MDF which makes up the two slipways, i actually built both of these up on day one, so lets go on another of Kevin's messy and cluttered journey, as i tackle this project

1:25 Drakkar ‘Oseberg’ V3 History It is believed that the word “drakkar” originates from the Old Norse words “dreki” and “kar,” which mean “dragon” and “ship,” respectively. The warship acquired this name because the head of a dragon or another mythical creature (like Jormungandr) usually adorned the ship’s bow. The shape of the ship was also long and narrow, resembling a sea serpent. The Vikings constructed drakkars out of pine, oak, or ash wood. They used a special technique for splitting trees along the grain. They then watered the planks and held them above a fire to make them more flexible. The shipbuilders put the parts of the ship together with iron rivets and nails and bound them with cords and ropes. After that, they tarred the whole structure and caulked it by plugging holes and gaps and making the seams watertight. The sail was rectangular or square. It was made of sheep’s wool and covered with grease so that it didn’t get drenched. If there wasn’t a fair wind, the Vikings used oars – 20 to 35 pairs of them. In the Viking age, few ships could compete with a drakkar in terms of sheer speed, but drakkars were also very nimble. Thanks to the drakkar’s shallow draft, the Northmen could easily sail along rivers and fjords. They could land in places that were very difficult to access and attack their enemies unexpectedly. These warships were also barely visible between the waves because of their low sides. This helped the Vikings catch their enemies unawares, even in the open sea. Drakkars were created for more than just war, however. They were solid and capacious, so the Vikings sometimes used them for trade and to transport goods, but more often these ships were used for sailing long distances. How far did the Vikings travel? They reached the shores of Iceland, Greenland, and North America, to name but a few destinations. copied from the kit review by @James H the full review can be found here 1:25 Drakkar ‘Oseberg’ V3 - Ships of Pavel Nikitin - REVIEWS: Model kits - Model Ship World™

i have paid the bale money, you are free to leave the white coated community love the green, the dremmel has certainly helped with the stern shape

i love this build, something different, and well built

good morning everyone thank you for comments and likes Wednesday day 22 having marked out where the gunports go, a lot of them have been rebated to accept the lids in the shut/closed position, i quickly realised these lids are going to have to be put on at a later date, because i was finding that the sanding of the hull was hiding them. Not regretting doing them like this, but i can understand people questioning my logic behind it, (lol i dont want all guns run out, when under full sail). lots of paint added, and i am still sanding areas that refuse to look good, lower wale added to just give me the warm fuzzy feeling that i have most things in the right place this idea does not work for me, putting the lids on and then finishing the hull, as the gaps fill up and they become invisible

in a continuation to this thread, Victory had, vents fitted, was this common practice,

even worse, she is a 4 decker

Good evening everyone, thank you for comments and likes day 19- a recipe for disaster but so far avoided- hinged gunports Come on AL there has to be a better way for a gunport template I copied the template onto printer paper, cut them out and built them up on the original template, took a lot of messing around to hopefully have them in the right place as non of these are going to be open, i just had to remove the top planking, this side has now been roughly removed, and require some tidying up to get the lids to fit free flood ports still to be marked out

good evening everyone thank you for comments and likes Day 18 completed 2nd planking not in a hurry to do that again, double planking using 1mm x 5mm used appx 150 meters sanded using 240 grit, will do again later with a finer grade after touching up a few places, like the stern where the rudder post will eventually go, worse to come soon (gunports)

there is certainly nothing wrong with that, it looks fantastic

i will still have to rebate the lids into 2nd planking, but none of the 140 odd liners needed, apart from the upper deck ones, i doubt very much that with a full set of sails there would be many lids open, Sails to get right will be the issue on this build, was going to do then on a 1/64 Cutty Sark, but thats not available for now

Good evening everyone, thank you for comments and likes day 14 started 2nd planking Well the 1st planking was very messy, but it was so very well worth the trouble to do it, im not a lover of planking in the first place, but with 16 frames using 2mm stripwood in 300mm lengths would have done me in i have thought quite a bit how i would like to present this build and have decided - wait for it...................... A all gunport lids will be shut B i will attempt to do sails on her, whether to use the kit supplied ones or do my own, still to be decided C_ put some lights on her