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    Some progress on my Nordkap trawler. Hull painted and base coats on superstructure. Superstructure rear deck still needs much sanding and final coat. The yellow stripe on the waterline is tape. I will paint a white boot top here before clear coating the hull
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    Small progress, had to make the anchor details for the fore deck before being able to glue down the forcastle deck and finish painting the hull
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    Thanks. It's 41 inch long 1/75 scale somewhat bigger than the billings kit which I believe is 1/90 scale. I'm not sure about the motor setup yet. Most likley a high torque low RPM 600 size motor powered by a 6v lead acid battery.
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    After much messing about I finally got the hull prepped with penetrative epoxy then glassed over using cloth and Gflex resin. Now painted with red oxcide primer.
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    Made a start on the deck. 3D printed jig for deck pattern
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    Superstructure and wheelhouse built up but loosely fit.
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    This is my Nordkap trawler build started in April it is based on the billings plans but since I wanted a small model it is built at 1:75 scale instead of 1:50 like the billings kit. This is my second scratch build alongside zwarte zee also 1:75. In the second picture you can see the small size of Nordkap compared to zwarte zee.
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    Few more details added. Mostly just decals and railings left to do.
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    Hi guys Building a scratch Zwarte Zee and now approaching the time to fiberglass the Hull. Previously built a smit rotterdam and used west systems Gflex epoxy only but this time I want to use cloth aswell. What is the best weight of cloth to use and what epoxy resin to use? The Gflex used previously was thick and probably not suitable for wetting out cloth. Just looking for suggestions and tips as to what everyone else uses. Cheers
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    Thanks for all the info guys. Regarding the instructions apparently both kits come with a detailed booklet and online reviews rate both instructions as good. I think I'll buy those books so I can build a more accurate model either way.
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    So I'm currently building a Caldercraft Sherborne, so far the Hull is coming together and I'm fairly happy with the result. This is my first period ship model although I have now built three wooden hulls previously. I'm looking to start the next model at some point in the new year. I'm keen on building the gallion Revenge. It appears there's two kits available the occre revenge kit and the Amati/victory models kit. Has anyone got any experience with either kit? The occre is much cheaper and looks to be a more decorative model whereas the Amati looks to be a more realistic representation of the real ship. The Occre kit also comes with sails and although less realistic I very much like its appearance. That said I also like to more scale realistic look of the Amati model too. I just wondered what people's opinions are on the two options. Additionally I think the occre kit is aimed more at beginners like myself so thats also a plus for that one. Would the planking be harder for these kits than the Sherbourne? Interesting to hear people's thoughts Cheers
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    Hull taking shape

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