1/72 Scratchbuilt Viking longship - my Barque is worse than my Bight.

[Marklo]

Personally I’m blaming @Bertie McBoatface for this  what with all the talk of there not  being as many ships as expected I felt so guilty that I decided to go build one myself.  And seeing as how this will be my first Scratchbuilt boat it may all go horribly wrong…
 

Now do bear in mind that this would also be eligible for the ‘not my comfort zone’ GB the ‘go large or go home’ GB as well as the salty sea dog but  hopefully not the entropy GB  

 

Step 1 start with a scale plan. 

 

Step 2 using Amadine drawing software scale it to 1/72 print it off cut it out and stick it to a suitable piece of lumber.

 

step 3 cut out the profiles with my scroll saw. The observant among you may motive that it’s now two bits of wood. My scroll saw can only cut 50mm wide wood so I had to cut the block in two then saw each half then glue them back together. I’ve roughly sanded the blocks with my detail sander. I’ll let it dry overnight then continue sanding/ carving to the correct profile.

 

Still have to figure out what way I’ll fabricate the hull. I may well end up planking over the form either with balsa or plastic sheet.

 

 

 

Edited February 2, 2023 by Marklo

[Bertie McBoatface]

You crazy beggar! I'm frustrated that we only have a 'like' button available. This needs an OMG!  button at the very least.

 

Yes Mark, it's quite likely that this will go horribly wrong but you will learn LOTS in the process, and because you have the nerve to do it in public, we will all learn something.

 

My signature says, Model Bravely! Ladies and gentlemen, this is how that is done. 

 

                        

 

"Still have to figure out what way I’ll fabricate the hull....." Classic Edison/Einstein way of thinking. 😁

[ColonelKrypton]

Arrrrrr...   ( practicing my pirate speak )  I am getting in the mood of the Salty Sea Dog group build; never know what I might start on tomorrow.

 

Nothing ventured, nothing gained - you always seem to have something interesting brewing up.  You must be a juggler keeping all of those various builds on the go.

 

cheers, Graham

 

[Marklo]

4 minutes ago, Bertie McBoatface said:

Yes Mark, it's quite likely that this will go horribly wrong but you will learn LOTS in the process, and because you have the nerve to do it in public, we will all learn something.

For me that’s always the fun bit. I like to push my limits and see what turns up, sometimes it’s a mess ( my red Hetzer) sometimes I really impress myself ( my taube and my recovered Hetzer  )

[ColonelKrypton]

4 minutes ago, Bertie McBoatface said:

This needs an OMG!  button at the very least.

 

Or something similar like a "Wow!"  "Like" is just so benign and unemotional.

 

cheers, Graham

 

[Marklo]

7 minutes ago, Bertie McBoatface said:

Classic Edison/Einstein way of thinking.

Well I am an engineer and I always think of it as a condition not a profession  

[Bertie McBoatface]

1 minute ago, ColonelKrypton said:

you always seem to have something interesting brewing up

 

@Marklo reminds me of those old time ship's carpenters that I read about in my history books.

 

"What's that Cap'n, the foremast has carried away in the storm. Arrr! I'll just knock up another one from that there floating tree and the bosun's wooden leg."

[TonyOD]

Oh, I love it. Another one off my wish list!

[cmatthewbacon]

Fascinating project! Forgive me for asking, but why the solid shape? I would have thought a “Viking Ship” was absolutely suited to “plank on frame” construction… Or is it a mould? The real things are famously light — the crew have to be able to “carry” them from the Rhine to the Danube, after all.

best,

M.

[Marklo]

11 minutes ago, cmatthewbacon said:

Or is it a mould? The real things are famously light — the crew have to be able to “carry” them from the Rhine to the Danube, after all.

My plan was to mold it but it’s probably a bit big. But I think I’ll plank over  it then remove the buck and add the keel and ribs.

 

It’ll be a journey of discovery  and yes on this one I am making it up as I go…

Edited January 13, 2023 by Marklo

[Marklo]

 

Once I get the buck shaped, I’ll cover it with masking tape mark out the panels then transfer the masking tape to sheet, cut the shaped panels allowing for the overlap and then use the buck as a build support. That least is the semblance of a plan forming (congealing ??) in the back of my mind. 

 

[Bertie McBoatface]

When I saw that picture of the boat in the Oslo museum, I thought you'd finished!

[cmatthewbacon]

Do you know these?

https://amzn.eu/d/712rZfu

 

As a 8 year old I was completely captivated by the description at the beginning of the building and launching of a ship to go a-Viking in. From blood sacrifice on the slipway to the final pyre, via Miklagard — the life of a Viking and his ship.

best,

M.

 

[TonyOD]

I've seen that ship, @Marklo... they have a great collection of notable old boats in Oslo. also Kon Tiki, and Fram, the ship used by Nansen and then Amundsen in their polar adventures. I'm a bit of a polar exploration geek, if ever there was a ship deserving of a model kit it's Fram!

 

Looking forward to seeing how your Viking ship develops!

[Marklo]

One half roughed out with the dremel.

 

Can you see where this is going. The hull isn’t that big (about 13 inches) so quite feasible to mold, but I don’t have a big enough vacuum box. But with a bit of hardboard and some beading I can easily make one. Now the next question is can I engrave the planking lines into the buck. More to follow  

[Bertie McBoatface]

You might find it looks more the part if the lines of the planks curve upwards to the ends. Your pencil lines all look parallel to the keel all the way along. They are going to have to be thinner at the ends because the ship itself is thinner at the ends. Does that make sense?

[Rob Sutto]

Fantastic, best of luck to you @Marklo

 

[Grandboof]

Definatly in the WOW zone . The very best of luck 

Martin H

[Francis Macnaughton]

There is a lot of good stuff on making a viking boat hull at Model Ship World such as:

 

https://modelshipworld.com/topic/24335-gokstad-viking-ship-by-bigpetr-148-card-cca-900-ad/page/3/

 

Edited January 14, 2023 by Francis Macnaughton
correction

[Marklo]

2 hours ago, Bertie McBoatface said:

Your pencil lines all look parallel to the keel all the way along

What pencil lines? That’s the wood grain  

Carving the other side. 

[Bertie McBoatface]

46 minutes ago, Marklo said:

What pencil lines? That’s the wood grain  

 

So it is! 😁

[ArnoldAmbrose]

17 hours ago, cmatthewbacon said:

From blood sacrifice on the slipway to the final pyre, via Miklagard — the life of a Viking and his ship.

If memory serves, I think I read "The Road to Miklagard" when I was in High School in the early 70s. I can't remember a lot of it but I remember enjoying it. Wasn't Miklagard the Norse name for Constantinople?

 

And I'm enjoying seeing this come together. Regards, Jeff.

[Marklo]

Sanded to within an inch of its life. Just needs a little bit more to correct the contours. I’ll probably go and finish the new vacuum box next and take a mold from the buck at this stage as an insurance policy just in case the planking engraving doesn’t work out.

[Marklo]

5 hours ago, Francis Macnaughton said:

https://modelshipworld.com/topic/24335-gokstad-viking-ship-by-bigpetr-148-card-cca-900-ad/page/3/

Great reference thanks, I can see what I let my myself in for  

[Marklo]

Filled sanded painted. Nearly there.