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mtdoramike got a reaction from bruce d in I have adopted another orphaned kit
She has been glassed up with the first of many coats of resin. This is what the old girl actually looks like under all that soon to be rouge, lip stick and eye liner and all the rest of that war paint to really purdify her up. I love this stage of the build because it's like what the hell have I done to such a nice hull.
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mtdoramike got a reaction from bruce d in I have adopted another orphaned kit
Color me shocked! I received the Billings Fittings package for the Nordkap this afternoon, that was roughly a week to receive it from England. Here is what $200.00 worth of boat fittings looks like. But if it saves me time, it saves me money because to me, time is money.
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mtdoramike got a reaction from lmagna in I have adopted another orphaned kit
Yeah more than a few times hahahaha.
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mtdoramike got a reaction from bruce d in I have adopted another orphaned kit
I was able to remove the deck from midship to bow, which allowed access to the hull interior for sealing. It's hardly noticeable once the deck is replaced. But I intend to plank the deck anyway so no harm done.
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mtdoramike got a reaction from popeye the sailor in I have adopted another orphaned kit
One of the first things I will have to do on the Nordkap is surgically remove the decking from midship to the stem post in order to seal the interior of the hull, which the previous builder didn't do. He may have been shooting for a static display versus R/C operation, but I'm going full R/C.
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mtdoramike got a reaction from popeye the sailor in I have adopted another orphaned kit
I checked every where and the only place that had the Nordkap fittings package was Cornwall models in England. I was able to get the only fitting kit they had although having to bite the bullit for $192.00 minus the currency conversion rate. But it is what it is. Billings has some on order, but with the supply chain going the way it is, they have no idea when they will get them.
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mtdoramike got a reaction from popeye the sailor in I have adopted another orphaned kit
Thanks for the link Keith, this may be an option for some of the parts.
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mtdoramike got a reaction from popeye the sailor in I have adopted another orphaned kit
It appears all of the super structures have been built. The hull requires some light sanding and then it should be ready to lay fiberglass cloth to seal it. Now for the not so good news. This is an older Billings kit and for anyone who doesn';t know, older Billings kit did nor does include the fittings packages, which were sold separately. This kit did not include the fittings package. Now, finding a fittings package is like finding hens teeth, nothing on Ebay, which is my go to source for hard to finds things. Ages Of Sail, offers the fittings package, but are out of stock. So this leaves me with a few options which are overseas one of which is Cornwall models. The cost of the fittinds package alone makes you say your kidding at $174.00 that ain't shipped folks and with the supply chain, getting it here might be the bigger issue of the two. To give you an example, if I were to buy the fittings separately, the two brass anchor trawling line winches are $100.00 for the two.
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mtdoramike got a reaction from popeye the sailor in I have adopted another orphaned kit
OK, works for me, I was considering it more of a finishing log. Thanks.
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mtdoramike got a reaction from popeye the sailor in I have adopted another orphaned kit
Thanks Bob, the previous builder did very well on the build.
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mtdoramike got a reaction from Waitoa in I have adopted another orphaned kit
A Billings Nordkap R/C finishing boat. A ladies husband recently passed away while working on this kit. I was asked if I would accept it and finish it, which I humbly agreed to do. I was not only humbled, but honored that I would be asked to do so. I will strive to make his vision for this model a reality and make her all se can be.
I have several projects going, but couldn't say no, nor did I want to.
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mtdoramike got a reaction from druxey in I have adopted another orphaned kit
She has been glassed up with the first of many coats of resin. This is what the old girl actually looks like under all that soon to be rouge, lip stick and eye liner and all the rest of that war paint to really purdify her up. I love this stage of the build because it's like what the hell have I done to such a nice hull.
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mtdoramike got a reaction from druxey in I have adopted another orphaned kit
Color me shocked! I received the Billings Fittings package for the Nordkap this afternoon, that was roughly a week to receive it from England. Here is what $200.00 worth of boat fittings looks like. But if it saves me time, it saves me money because to me, time is money.
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mtdoramike got a reaction from Tomasz B in I have adopted another orphaned kit
A Billings Nordkap R/C finishing boat. A ladies husband recently passed away while working on this kit. I was asked if I would accept it and finish it, which I humbly agreed to do. I was not only humbled, but honored that I would be asked to do so. I will strive to make his vision for this model a reality and make her all se can be.
I have several projects going, but couldn't say no, nor did I want to.
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mtdoramike got a reaction from thibaultron in Wood hardening.
Your best answer would be to fiberglass the surface with cloth and resin. You will get a suitable result. Balsa is fine to use for hulls and decks where weight is a concern. I have built boats models primarily out of balsa more then a few times that are for R/C use, but I always use fiberglass cloth and resin, usually a 2oz cloth or even a 4oz cloth depending on strength needed.
I have also skim coated hulls with auto body bondo, sanding smooth to give the balsa extra rigidity before glassing.
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mtdoramike got a reaction from mtaylor in Wood hardening.
Your best answer would be to fiberglass the surface with cloth and resin. You will get a suitable result. Balsa is fine to use for hulls and decks where weight is a concern. I have built boats models primarily out of balsa more then a few times that are for R/C use, but I always use fiberglass cloth and resin, usually a 2oz cloth or even a 4oz cloth depending on strength needed.
I have also skim coated hulls with auto body bondo, sanding smooth to give the balsa extra rigidity before glassing.
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mtdoramike got a reaction from mikegr in Wood hardening.
Your best answer would be to fiberglass the surface with cloth and resin. You will get a suitable result. Balsa is fine to use for hulls and decks where weight is a concern. I have built boats models primarily out of balsa more then a few times that are for R/C use, but I always use fiberglass cloth and resin, usually a 2oz cloth or even a 4oz cloth depending on strength needed.
I have also skim coated hulls with auto body bondo, sanding smooth to give the balsa extra rigidity before glassing.
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mtdoramike got a reaction from thibaultron in BIG card model sale over at Paper Modelers
I will add here that you will have to join that site if you want access to any of the items for sale.
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mtdoramike got a reaction from EricWilliamMarshall in I have adopted another orphaned kit
Color me shocked! I received the Billings Fittings package for the Nordkap this afternoon, that was roughly a week to receive it from England. Here is what $200.00 worth of boat fittings looks like. But if it saves me time, it saves me money because to me, time is money.
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mtdoramike got a reaction from Canute in BIG card model sale over at Paper Modelers
I will add here that you will have to join that site if you want access to any of the items for sale.
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mtdoramike got a reaction from GrandpaPhil in I have adopted another orphaned kit
Color me shocked! I received the Billings Fittings package for the Nordkap this afternoon, that was roughly a week to receive it from England. Here is what $200.00 worth of boat fittings looks like. But if it saves me time, it saves me money because to me, time is money.
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mtdoramike got a reaction from lmagna in I have adopted another orphaned kit
Color me shocked! I received the Billings Fittings package for the Nordkap this afternoon, that was roughly a week to receive it from England. Here is what $200.00 worth of boat fittings looks like. But if it saves me time, it saves me money because to me, time is money.
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mtdoramike got a reaction from thibaultron in I have adopted another orphaned kit
Color me shocked! I received the Billings Fittings package for the Nordkap this afternoon, that was roughly a week to receive it from England. Here is what $200.00 worth of boat fittings looks like. But if it saves me time, it saves me money because to me, time is money.
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mtdoramike got a reaction from EricWilliamMarshall in For sale HMS Diana
Alright Andrew, way to go brother. Hopefully you will get the honor of bringing the Diana to all of her glory and on the plus side, David can visit the Diana when you get her finished since you both live relatively close. The HMS Victory that I built about 5 years ago and donated to my local Library, was more for me than the library because I get to visit the Vic when ever I want without having to find a place to display it. I visit the Vic quite often with the excuse of making sure there is no lines or glue that came loose that I will need to fix.
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