Viking Longship by Joseph F. - FINISHED - Dusek - 1:72 scale

[Joseph F.]

 

Got this kit on a Model Expo sale recently, just as a fun side project to give to a friend who wants a Viking ship on his desk.

 

 

Frame was a bit tricky to get straight, but the planking should be easy since it’s all laser cut. Now that I’ve finished the Virginia Schooner, I hope this will be a quick project.

[Cathead]

Have fun! I’m near the end of the larger version of this, took me over a year rather than the few months I expected, but much of that was my own fault. I had some trouble with various aspects of mine but the smaller version may be easier. Looking forward to what you do with it!

[Joseph F.]

 

The fully planked boat! Managed to fit all the planks in a 6-hour session one afternoon. After this I tore out the frames down to the floor (except the small ones on either end).
 

I cleaned up the planking in some areas with cutting and sanding, then applied one coat of Miniwax Espresso stain. It didn’t apply very well to areas with superglue on them, but I’m planning to sand it down and apply another coat where necessary.

 

 

My mother made me a sail from the cloth provided in the kit, she’s the greatest and she did an excellent job. Planning on staining the sail in a cup of tea to make it look weathered.

 

[End Of The Line]

You’re making great progress. The planking looks good, and the stain does a good job of capturing the color of surviving examples.

[Joseph F.]

I finally got around to finishing this project today. This kit should only take someone about a week or two, working steadily.

 

Adding seating planks. So far, the Chop-It from Micromark has been an essential tool for me, it’s incredibly helpful for making uniform lengths of planking.

 

Mast attached. I first steeped the sail in a cup of tea, which gave a very natural sail-cloth color, but I decided to steep it again in a cup of coffee which gave a darker and more handsome color.

 

The finished boat! I didn’t bother to make oars, or to attach the shields that come with the kit.

 

 

This project was a commission for a friend, and I hope he’ll be pleased when he sees it. It was an easy kit with good quality materials. Thanks for the tips and encouragement I’ve received from people!

[Eurus]

6 minutes ago, Joseph F. said:

I finally got around to finishing this project today. This kit should only take someone about a week or two, working steadily.

 

Adding seating planks. So far, the Chop-It from Micromark has been an essential tool for me, it’s incredibly helpful for making uniform lengths of planking.

 

Mast attached. I first steeped the sail in a cup of tea, which gave a very natural sail-cloth color, but I decided to steep it again in a cup of coffee which gave a darker and more handsome color.

 

The finished boat! I didn’t bother to make oars, or to attach the shields that come with the kit.

 

 

This project was a commission for a friend, and I hope he’ll be pleased when he sees it. It was an easy kit with good quality materials. Thanks for the tips and encouragement I’ve received from people!

 

Looks really nice!

 

[GrandpaPhil]

Congratulations!  Well done!