OSEBERG ship by Shipphotographer.com - Ships of Pavel Nikitin (Ukraine) - Scale 1:25 (15/32" = 1') - Length: 865 mm ( 34 3/34 inch)

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I just opened a box with a new kit from the Ukrainian manufacturer "Ships of Pavel Nikitin". And just delighted with it. The whole ship is made of different types of wood (alder, beech, walnut) and no plywood or MDF...

 

 

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[grsjax]

Is the cat part of the kit or is that an after market addition?

[Michael Mash]

Hello Olha,

Looking forward to watching your work with this Viking ship.

And .    .    .   of course .    .    .    it is always good to have Imbir's approval.

Mike

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On 1/13/2023 at 3:07 PM, grsjax said:

Is the cat part of the kit or is that an after market addition?

This is quality control)))

[Guest]

On 1/15/2023 at 8:01 AM, Michael Mash said:

Hello Olha,

Looking forward to watching your work with this Viking ship.

And .    .    .   of course .    .    .    it is always good to have Imbir's approval.

Mike

Thank you Mike
Yes, I definitely can't build anything now without Ibir)))

[Chuck Seiler]

    Pulling up a seat.  Chris, pass the popcorn. 

 

    Another fine offering from Pavel.  At 34 inches, this will be bigger than Imbir.  I am looking forward to the build.

[John Gummersall]

Olha,

 

Oseberg has been on my list of future builds.   The version of Oseberg from Pavel Nikitin  looks really good.     This may be my next build.   Looking forward to following your build.

Excellent unboxing video.  Really first rate.

 

john

 

 

Edited February 18, 2023 by John Gummersall

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16 hours ago, John Gummersall said:

Olha,

 

Oseberg has been on my list of future builds.   The version of Oseberg from Pavel Nikitin  looks really good.     This may be my next build.   Looking forward to following your build.

Excellent unboxing video.  Really first rate.

 

john

 

 

Thank you!
But I want to finish my carrack first, because I don't have space for Oseberg)))

[Snug Harbor Johnny]

  I have the Billing 1:25 kit in stash, which has some very good aspects to it.  Yet Pavel's version (also 1:25) has some really good aspects:  like MUCH better shields - I love the little shield bosses that come in the kit, and making/decorating each shield is like its own 'little kit' within a kit.  The same is true for the sea chests used as seats to down on.  Seriously, the rowers didn't sit with their butts on the deck.  The woods Pavel uses are nice, whereas the Billing kit is all plywood (I've considered bonding walnut veneer to the sides that will show).  Pavel also has a flatter deck amidships in the vicinity of the mast fish.  Having served aboard a reproduction Knarr a few times over 3 years (building a 12' Viking dinghy in the process), having a big bulge in the deck amidships would be very inconvenient - not just for movement fore and aft, but also for rowing.

 

 I believe the deformation of the original grave ship due to settling under tons of earth exaggerated any 'bulge'  (there may have been some close to the 'fish').  If money is no object, one can buy BOTH kits and incorporate the best aspects of each into a fine project indeed !  On a similar note, I came upon a Lindbergh plastic Robert E. Lee kit recently at a rock shop (of all places - must have been in a relative's stash) and snapped it up to compare with the Scientific wooden kit of the same riverboat that I already have.  Son of a gun, both hulls turn out to be EACTLY the same length and width, ergo the models (despite some discussion elsewhere as to exactly WHAT that 'real' scale of either kit is) are the same scale.

 

  There are positive aspects to BOTH kits, and since each was affordable at $60 each, the plan is to eventually combine both (perhaps with the aftermarket laser cut wood decking available for the Lindbergh -also sold under the PYRO brand) and get the best of both worlds by using whatever individual component is best.

Edited February 19, 2023 by Snug Harbor Johnny

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The Channel is 3 Years Old

 

 

[Sergey Karelia]

I built Oseberg a few years ago

[Eindride]

Look forward to seeing the progress.

I'll be starting a Billings Oseberg soon but I intend to make a few modifications (one being the sail, mine will be wool as per the original ship)

[Louie da fly]

You might find that wool is too coarse for a sail at this scale, but it'll be interesting to see the results of your experiment.

 

Steven

[Ferrus Manus]

This is the first of your builds that i will actually be able to keep up with on this forum, and i will not pass up the opportunity! I have a Gokstad in my stash, that i will donate to my church when it's done. 

[Wawona59]

I just ordered this Pavel Nikitin kit but haven't received it yet.  Can't wait, this looks like a fantastic kit.

[Rafael Douglas]

Hello all.

I would like to purchase the version 3 kit here in the UK. Can anyone tell me of a UK stockist and how much is it. Thanks in advance.