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Hello. I am waiting on some  material before I start my build on the Amati Viking ship.  While I am waiting for my material I figured I would start by painting the shields that come with the kit. Was wondering  if I could get some tips. The shields are metal and I want to know what kind of primer and paint I should use  .  I do not have a airbrush so will be doing this by hand. Thanks..

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Personally, I like Delta Ceramcoat.  It is my workhorse.  

 

I usually prime with a thinned down white or black paint, depending on what I am painting.

 

Vallejo also makes some really nice model/miniature paints.

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Can't help you with the paint question, but are you also interested in the designs on the shields?

 

The only Viking ship ever found with shields on the sides was the Gokstad ship. Half the shields were painted yellow, the other half of them were painted black, and they alternated - one black shield, one yellow, one black, one yellow . . . 

 

There were no designs on the shields apart from the yellow or black colouring, though some fragments of Viking shields have been found with more elaborate decoration. See  http://members.ozemail.com.au/~chrisandpeter/shield/shield.html#Decoration

 

The Amati model appears to be based not on the Gokstad ship but the Oseberg ship, which was much more elegantly shaped. But even the Gokstad shields are more likely to have been there for decoration rather than combat.

 

I realise this doesn't answer your question, but I hope it's of some use to you.

 

Steven

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No worries, Druxey. A hangover from my previous life as a re-enactor. Christobel and Peter are good friends of mine, and the quality of their research (and their interpretive reconstructions of Viking-era gear) is excellent.

 

Steven

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