irishrover1970 Posted February 28, 2019 #1 Posted February 28, 2019 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.. thibaultron 1 Quote
GrandpaPhil Posted March 1, 2019 #2 Posted March 1, 2019 (edited) 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. Edited March 1, 2019 by GrandpaPhil Canute, mtaylor and thibaultron 3 Quote Building: 1:200 Russian Battleship Oryol (Orel card kit) 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans) 1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships)
Louie da fly Posted March 1, 2019 #3 Posted March 1, 2019 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 Canute, druxey, pontiachedmark and 2 others 5 Quote It's not really a ship model unless you've bled on it. CURRENT BUILDS Golden City - Ballarat paddlewheeler La Lomellina - Theoretical Reconstruction of a Genoese carrack sunk in 1516 FINISHED Venetian merchant Ship from Basilica of San Marco Australian couta boat RMS Titanic HMVS Cerberus 11th century Byzantine dromon Winchelsea Nef - Late 13th century Mediaeval ship Henry Grace a Dieu - Rebuild of 1:200 model I started in 1967 Mistydeefer - restoration of decor model yacht
Roger Pellett Posted March 3, 2019 #4 Posted March 3, 2019 The Tamyika (sp?) primer is first class and I bought mine at Hobby Lobby. I have used it for priming cast metal military figures. Roger mtaylor, thibaultron and Canute 3 Quote
irishrover1970 Posted March 3, 2019 Author #5 Posted March 3, 2019 Hello Roger, Kind of funny. I just went to Hobby lobby today and bought the very same stuff you suggested . Yeah, it seems to work very well. I am going to use my Vallejo acrylic paint once the primer has cured . Thanks for the tip . Bart... mtaylor, Canute and thibaultron 3 Quote
druxey Posted March 4, 2019 #6 Posted March 4, 2019 Fascinating url on Viking shields, Steven. Thank you! Keith Black, mtaylor and Canute 3 Quote Be sure to sign up for an epic Nelson/Trafalgar project if you would like to see it made into a TV series http://trafalgar.tv
Louie da fly Posted March 4, 2019 #7 Posted March 4, 2019 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 Canute, Keith Black and mtaylor 3 Quote It's not really a ship model unless you've bled on it. CURRENT BUILDS Golden City - Ballarat paddlewheeler La Lomellina - Theoretical Reconstruction of a Genoese carrack sunk in 1516 FINISHED Venetian merchant Ship from Basilica of San Marco Australian couta boat RMS Titanic HMVS Cerberus 11th century Byzantine dromon Winchelsea Nef - Late 13th century Mediaeval ship Henry Grace a Dieu - Rebuild of 1:200 model I started in 1967 Mistydeefer - restoration of decor model yacht
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