Small Viking Warship With 2x13 Oars ca. 1000 AD

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The hull of this small Viking warship can be printed out as two pieces, each 12cm long, at full size which is 1:72 scale. If you have a 22x22cm printing plate, you can also print it out as a single hull, avoiding the need to glue two hull pieces together in the middle. I designed it to go with my Viking army, and it's more modest than the 32-oar ships that one normally associates with the era. The length of this 24- or 26-oar ship would be around 17m, making the model ca. 24-25cm long at full size. To avoid joints and warping, I plan to print out the entire hull "right side up" with minimum supports as one job. The single hull will only fit on a 22x22cm plate diagonally. Supports do mess up the structure of the lower hull, but I think this is the best way to display the details on the deck. The partitions or segments in the hull were called rooms. Inside the partitions and underneath the floor, they had ballast stones, and possibly space for additional storage. There's also a mast and a sail. When not in use, the sail would be stored on the stands before and after the mast, above the heads of the crew. If you want to make an unfurled sail out of paper and string (or cloth), then for 1:72 scale or 100% size, the dimensions should be 9cm wide x 10cm high. There are 13 pairs of oars, along with 13 pairs of benches/treasure chests for the rowers. Putting those on the hull is a bit of work, and you'll appreciate how cramped it must have been on there. Three stands that carry the sail when not in use should go into their places on the deck as shown in the pictures. There's also a steering rudder and an anchor. There's a stand for displaying the finished ship. As for the rigging – this is not Nelson's Victory. Look it up yourself in pictures of other ship models of this class. The general dimensions and shape here have followed the Skuldelev 5 ship and the Bayeux Tapestry ones, although I took many liberties. What we also need now is a proper crew. See my other posts for some ideas.