in 2011 my wife persuaded me to buy a billing boat and i settled on cutty sark. i used to live a few miles from where it is docked so it played a big part in my childhood so it made sense.
anyway although i have the technical skills for this type of project i have never actually used a wooden kit of this type.
yesterday i got to the point putting it in the bin. the issues i have had with this kit are extensive. including missing parts. parts that have changed and finally not being able to find parts because the specifications don't match the plans.
So i got on to billing boats. this is what the said. since the plans were written 20 years ago the manufacturing methods have changed 3 times. therefore the tolerance on the measurements have also changed but the plans have not been updated Is it any wonder i can't follow them!!! considering i had just finished the hull i am not happy. but i do have to rave about the customer service of both Billing boats and modelzone
any way because this is a manufacturing fault i asked for my money back. so to cut a long story short- billing boats agreed to take the boat back and modelzone head office agreed to a full refund in gift vouchers. so now i can buy a boat where the plans match the manufacturing method. I just have to choose from Constitution, victory, warrior and the fairmont alpine.
does anyone have any experience of these billing models that are lazer cut with the new plans.
