
"5th century Saxon ships" Topic
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hi EEE ya  | 24 Nov 2023 6:41 a.m. PST |
Hello everyone, Which manufactory sells 5th century Saxon ships for 25mm saxon figures? Thanks in advance, Pascal |
Daniel Pickering | 24 Nov 2023 9:20 a.m. PST |
Look at Gripping Beast's selection of boats. They have some dark age crafts…irish and pict raiding and commerce boats I think…along with of course the viking long ships which of course are much later than the 5th century |
hi EEE ya  | 24 Nov 2023 9:27 a.m. PST |
@Daniel Pickering Yes I saw that, but these boats have nothing to do with the drakkar, it's not possible that it didn't exist or doesn't yet exist… |
advocate | 24 Nov 2023 12:47 p.m. PST |
Can you give us a picture of what they would look like? |
HMS Exeter | 24 Nov 2023 4:17 p.m. PST |
I think the Gripping Beast Small Sailing Vessel would be pretty spot on. At 20cm its about 80 feet in scale length. The Saxon Sutton Hoo ship was configured similarly and measured 90 feet. |
hi EEE ya  | 24 Nov 2023 11:05 p.m. PST |
@advocate Yes, this illustration represents a replica of the Sutton Hoo boat on a 1/2 scale. servimg.com/view/14799763/2301 @HMS Exeter Yes I saw that, but these saxon boats have nothing to do with the drakkar. @All For fun link It is impossible that no factory has thought of making them ! |
rvandusen  | 25 Nov 2023 7:33 a.m. PST |
I'm fairly certain that no one makes such a vessel. You may have to scratch-build one. A OOP book you may want is Dark Ages Naval Power by John Haywood. He covers the various roots of the rise of Northern European naval technology and concludes with the Vikings. |
hi EEE ya  | 26 Nov 2023 1:11 a.m. PST |
@rvandusen "I'm fairly certain that no one makes such a vessel". Not me, I continue to look for such a model for 25mm figures. |
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