Tim Reynaga Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 (edited) This is my take on the Revell 1/50 scale Viking Ship. I know next to nothing about Norse Long Ships, but the model looks a lot to me like the 9th Century Gokstad ship displayed at the Viking Ship Museum in Oslo, Norway. The kit matches that graceful design pretty closely, right down to the hand made look of the clinker-constructed hull planks. After the quick hull assembly was a lot of less-than-exciting parts clean up: 64 shields, 32 oars, a two-part mast and numerous other assorted bits... but this really is a nicely designed kit. The dragon head, for example, is apparently inspired by a real one from the 5th Century – pretty cool: Plus, Revell’s molded-in wood grain detail is phenomenal! I gave the “wood” parts a Tamiya XF-59 Desert Yellow acrylic base coat, and the only color is the Tamiya XF-63 German Grey for the “iron” bits – shield bosses, figurehead mounts, and mast hardware. I let the paint cure for a couple of days, and then did a streaky wash with Grumbacher Raw Umber artist's oil to bring out the wood grain. It was very straightforward project, and with nearly everything the same wood color things went pretty fast. Except for the rolled facial tissue sail, everything on the model was right out of the box – a great relaxation build! Edited August 16, 2018 by Tim Reynaga 29 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beefy66 Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 Great job all those shields must have taken some imagination with all the different patterns to paint 👍🏻 Beefy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Whittingham Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 Hi Tim, Well done! While ships aren’t my area of expertise, I do like your wood grain simulation. TW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Reynaga Posted August 16, 2018 Author Share Posted August 16, 2018 8 hours ago, beefy66 said: Great job all those shields must have taken some imagination with all the different patterns to paint 👍🏻 Beefy Thanks, but they were actually Revell's decals provided in the kit. Super easy! 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 I like it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnl42 Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 Outstanding job! Dang it, now I need to get one... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewbacca Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 That's really nice. All we need now is for someone to do an aftermarket crew! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gimme Shelter Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 looks smashing - nice work on the shields too. I built Emhars Gokstad some years back but by the time it got to the shields, I had lost the will to live and did not go mad adding decals or colourful designs. "Shield Wall" ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HansReggelsen Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 Well done indeed! I feel the blood of my ancestors rushing in my veins and can almost not resist the urge to get one myself - maybe a raid to the LHS? Cheers Hans J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard E Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 On 8/18/2018 at 8:59 AM, Chewbacca said: That's really nice. All we need now is for someone to do an aftermarket crew! These chaps would probably be suitable: Emhar Viking Oarsmen Although the crew from the Lowestoft Settlement are clearly out on a raid at the moment! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 Excellent work on your Viking Longboat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PF Naughton Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 Hi, That looks great, especially the shields Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leo Melo Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 Beatiful job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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