popeye the sailor

you've made some great progress on her Piet! have a wonderful holiday season...you and your admiral!!

I echo the same Matti.........hope your feeling better and have a great holiday season!

truly some great work Daniel.......wonderful trick with the mirror very nicely done! have a great Holiday season, my friend!

super job Larry!

looking very good Patrick.....looks like you'll need to change the moniker you have above you avatar

hello Les......just stumbled across your post.....I love a good treasure hunt! I looked on the Billing's Danmark site, and they list it, but it wasn't there. however, I looked on the Billing USA site, and the instructions are there. judging from the looks of those instructions, you probably have the complete instructions that came with the kit. I have a 1977 catalog, but the Canute is not listed, so the kit you have is most likely older than that. Billing's will, from time to time, stop production of a kit, to retool equipment to make the kit and concentrate on newer kits that are being offered. an important clue to note here, is that older Billing kits are not laser cut, and have printed detail on the panel parts...deck, structure parts...etc. if your kit is like this, then it's a sure bet, you've got an oldie I started in this medium with an old kit of the Nordkap....clueless of what lay ahead. being an old kit and not laser cut, put a daunting spin on things, but I'm happy to say that I built it, using 98% of the original wood. it spent about 20 years in my friend's attic....the wood was almost petrified! I've built a few other Billing kit since then, and have gotten quite used to the vague plans that Billing includes in their kits. yes......they are pretty scant in their direction of assembly.......I sometimes wonder how Billing can group their kits the way they do. the construction of an advanced beginner's kit, is really not much different than an expert kit, in my view, the only difference is the size and scale. the St Canute kit looks to be a neat kit........1:50 scale @ 22 inches long.....that's a pretty nice size .....cripes, the Nordkap is 1:50 scale, and it's about 32 inches long. being a total 'greenie' when I built it......I had a lot of fun...I'm sure you will too! tutorials are nice, but they don't show any cool techniques.......I would suggest looking in on some of the other folks builds, perhaps you'll get a few ideas......there are some pretty smart folks here I notice that the St Canute went by other names.....do a search for them and try to find pictures of the actual ship.......good way to see how the ship was fitted and what colors are where. if you've started a build log.......I'll find it......looks like a really neat build. above all........have fun, and enjoy the experience. I hope you asked Santa for tools and supplies!

mighty sweet looking frame Mark can you still get planking from Jeff? are you planking her from the bottom up.......and does this mean she'll be leaving the jig? congratz Mark.....this is quite a milestone!

very nice work Sjors.........gonna look fantastic when you get 'er done all the way around!

sweet looking ship's boat Nils.....like the way you did the grating

looking absolutely sweet!........better than Matchbox!

good to see you back at it Patrick.........looks very good

guess I need to go adapter diving...........it's a deep bin thanks Bob and Dave

looking splendid Sjors........the stern look excellent! there's something about putting the structures in place, that makes her come alive really.....some nice progress there!

thanks Lawrence.......as a matter of fact....I got the rest of the lighting stuff yesterday {the admiral said no on the chandelier} the tree boat should be able to make it to the table. there's only a few more things to on the Jingle belle, and then I can primer the deck area. not much to report at the moment, but I am trying to combine scavenger hunting with Christmas shopping. hope to have some progress soon. Bob........I bought a set of those ultra LED lights......takes two 1.5v batteries. would I need to use a 3v adapter?

thanks Lawrence......still a bit more work on it. not much done this week.........I think the Holidays are going to put a damper on building, but I'll try not to let it we'll have to see.

sweet!

gonna look good John..........real nice how you terminated the planking at the stern

looking very nice Dragzz.......you can always stain to match the upper wood, what isn't going to be painted or coppered. if you can though, try to get away from those 10 mm brads........see if you can get some push pins, the long slim type if you can. your going to end up having to do a lot of repair work when your finished.

looks like a fine solution Mark.......a bit more shaping, and it will fit in there nicely. definitely will make the stern stronger

come to think of it.......I do happen to have a whole bin of those adapters, that I've collected through the years. something to think about.....

glad to see your back at the table J.........I think it's a neat method too.....I'll be doing this same thing, one of these days she's looking sweet!

truly beautiful work! I'm in awe Matti!

looks like a very productive session indeed! the bow looks outstanding Boats.....nicely done!

it's so cool to hear that your admiral is helping you. it's neat, the way fabrics and different materials, adds extra detail. you've done some very nice progress.......looking very sweet!

very well done Daniel