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Thanks to Alan, Tony and Mr T for your appreciations, I really appreciate them. Mr T, regarding your Tomick wrote:Unusual that there are no thwarts for the oarsmen to sit on. In effect I'm working to build the seats for the oarsmen, they are 50% ready, I only need to find a way to realistically simulate the kind of cushions or covers over the boxes, as shown in the following picture . . jack.aubrey attached the following image(s):
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Saturday, July 23, 2016Positioning test to verify if the size of the basement is right . . . Well, the oars are there, then the size is right. 01 20160721_171027.jpg  02 20160721_171035.jpg  03 20160721_171022.jpg  04 20160721_171010.jpg  Today I painted the basement frame, the underlying pins and the keel holding blocks with an acrylic dark red paint. Finally I glued in the final position the two blocks with a bi-component epoxy glue. Now only the plexiglass is missing to complete the display case, but I have to wait 'cause I need to install the mast to define the correct height of the case.
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jack.aubrey wrote:Thanks to Alan, Tony and Mr T for your appreciations, I really appreciate them. Mr T, regarding your Tomick wrote:Unusual that there are no thwarts for the oarsmen to sit on. In effect I'm working to build the seats for the oarsmen, they are 50% ready, I only need to find a way to realistically simulate the kind of cushions or covers over the boxes, as shown in the following picture That's a cool drawing and thanks for sharing, should look fantastic!
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My attempt to model the seats for the oarsmen. In practice this is the famous "sailor's box" where the owner kept his personal belongings with a blanket added over its cover to soften the sit. When the ship run with sail the whole was stored under the deck planking. 01 20160724_113853.jpg  02 20160724_113916.jpg  03 20160724_122339.jpg  Here below the reference image for my idea. . 04 Viking ship with seats_zpsbw6yliot.jpg 
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Looks superb to me, great detail. Ken's the name modeling's the game.
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: : : : : : A batch of images of the model installed in its case, with all the oars shown. The base of the case is almost completed, except for one thing which will be discussed later. Till now I'll focus on definitely fixing the pieces located on the deck and to finish the seats for the oarsmen. With respect of the element mentioned above, I have found that if I don't find an elegant way to keep held the oars, they tend to move easily from their original place. So I'm thinking at a kind of guidance with joints where inserting the blades of the oars. Obviously it must be a minimal and simple structure, which must not attract the attention of a hypothetical observer, other the whole may be disturbed. Finally I think one or more plates with the model name and more. 01 20160724_113743.jpg  02 20160724_113755.jpg  03 20160724_113735.jpg  04 20160724_113748.jpg  05 20160724_113727.jpg  06 20160724_113705.jpg  07 20160724_113718.jpg  08 20160724_113711.jpg  09 20160724_113643.jpg  10 20160724_113651.jpg 
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Looking very nice Jack love the boxes Rgd Martyn Building ?
Completed. Soliei Royal . Sovereign of the Seas . Virginia . Scotland . San Felipe . Corel vasa , Santisima Trinadad X section , Vasa
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Wednesday, July 27, 2016Another small step forward: I finished the building of the oarsmen's seats and sailor's boxes and, after giving a coat of clear matt paint to the deck, I proceeded to glue them in the same way of the drawing I reproduced some messages ago. Then, considering that hardly the viking warriors were equipped with common uniforms, I thought to paint with different colors the various blankets over the boxes. An additional note of color most probably plausible . . Then I continued to permanently fix the other superstructures on the deck: the two lateral mast holders and the mast foot where the mast is inserted and held when the ship runs with sails. Now the most important, and still missing piece, is the rudder, after which the close of the shipyard is approaching more and more . . 01 20160727_173237.jpg  02 20160727_173030.jpg  03 20160727_173158.jpg  04 20160727_173039.jpg  05 20160727_173020.jpg  06 20160727_172956.jpg  07 20160727_173003.jpg 
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Looking good Jack very nicely done Rgd Martyn Building ?
Completed. Soliei Royal . Sovereign of the Seas . Virginia . Scotland . San Felipe . Corel vasa , Santisima Trinadad X section , Vasa
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Great job Jack!!
I expect you'll be building little Vikings soon to go on the end of those oars?
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Martyn Ingram wrote:Looking good Jack very nicely done
Rgd Martyn Thank you very much Martyn !davetwin wrote:Great job Jack!!
I expect you'll be building little Vikings soon to go on the end of those oars? Absolutely not !
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Saturday, July 30th, 2016 - RudderToday I've finished and installed the rudder . . next steps mast and sail. 01 20160730_123718.jpg  02 20160730_123703.jpg  03 20160730_123711.jpg  04 20160730_123652.jpg  05 20160730_123749.jpg  06 20160730_123726.jpg 
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Jack Its looking wonderful. You have made such a fantastic job of the kit supplied parts and produced an exceptional build. Happy Modelling
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Great work and attention to detail as always Jack. Regards Paul Building: DelPrado HMS Victory. Building: DeAgostini Sovereign Of The Seas.
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Thursday, August 4, 2016The first image shows the devices installed inside the ship to "plug" the hole in the hull where the oars were strung when they proceeded without sail. To the left of the pic the device in the "open" position and to the right the device when closed . . 01 2_zpsmqtptlpn.JPG  Here below my personal interpretation: obviously it was not possible for me to make an exact replica of this device given the very small size (diameter 4mm) of it. 02 20160804_173737.jpg  03 20160804_173730.jpg  Begin of the last effort, preparation and installation of the sail and yard . . now the sail (the first I try to sew...) mounted on the yard, and then some details . . 04 20160804_173651.jpg  05 20160804_173700.jpg  06 20160804_173710.jpg  Cheers, Jack. Thank you Tony and Paul for your positive comments . . see you soon, Jack.
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That's looking great Jack! I've never seen those covers on a model Viking Longship before - well done! I was going to ask why the round oar holes had a slot coming out of them - then it suddenly became obvious! Doh! Incidently, I made up some of the weathering solution, like yours nothing seemed to be happening for a few days and I forgot about it for a couple of weeks. After that time had gone by I suddenly remembered the jar and found it was a really dark brown with just a few bits of steel wool left at the bottom. After another couple of days the wool had dissolved completely leaving a highly concentrated solution ready to be thinned down. It is just a question of leaving it for as long as it takes! Beautiful work Jack. Robin. First wooden ship: The Grimsby 12 Gun 'Frigate' by Constructo Second: Bounty DelPrado Part Works Third: HMS Victory DelPrado Part Works 1/100 scale Diorama of the Battle of the Brandywine from the American Revolutionary War Diorama of the Battle of New Falkland (unfinished sci-fi), Great War Centenary Diorama of the Messines Ridge Assault Index for the Victory diary is on page 1
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Jack Very neat build and your attention to those small details is a real credit to you. Happy Modelling
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Looking superb, all your hard work is paying up big time. Ken's the name modeling's the game.
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Wednesday, August 10, 2016I fixed the mast to the hull and I completed the "standing rigging", even if on Viking ship wasn't always "standing". 01 20160809_205044.jpg  02 20160809_205124.jpg  03 20160809_205319.jpg  04 20160809_205106.jpg  05 20160809_205059.jpg  Cheers, Jack.
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Looking very nice Jack love the standing rigging Rgd Martyn Building ?
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