Freddy Andrew
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Hi Bill, Like you I have missing parts, including some that are supposed to be in the Fittings Kit, but I agree that these will be overcome. In my case, it is much more important for me to acquire more knowledge, that will contribute greatly to the enjoyment of building. I look forward to exchanging experiences as we continue with our builds. -
Hi Wayne, Thanks for your interest. You are right about the wood, but the brittleness of the glue and the constructor is also a little suspect! Any future help will always be welcome.
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Hi Richard, Thank you for visiting and your best wishes. Perhaps you may have some helpful advice for me as the build proceeds.
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Hi Jim, Thank you for dropping by and for your encouraging comment. Any helpful advice you can give will be much appreciated.
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Photos of the decking now follow. The doors and frames at the stern end of the boat (between the two upper decks) has been removed for rework. The clearance between the door/frame assembly was insufficient to clear the stern mast. This was only detected in recent days, when I tried out a dry assembly of the masts. I checked against the plans and could find no error in my measurements, so have reduced the internal side panels by about 1mm each and will refit the modified assembly.
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Here are two pictures of the hull. Most of this construction was completed in Venezuela where materials (other than in the actual kit) were not readily available. The decking planks were obtained from Norway during a visit by a friend. These were installed without staining or clear varnish. Suggestions as to attempting "stain and/or clear varnish" at this late stage or leaving "as is" would be welcomed. The doors and frames were also painted with available paints - the frames are clearly the wrong color, and will regretably remain that way. Living in the USA makes access to materials much easier and I now have a complete set of color paints for the model. Both sides of the hull are now being filled in 4 cms below the lower deck line to allow for the construction of the gun bulwarks, etc.
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I started the Billings Boats "Norske Love" in about 1986. At the time I was living in Venezuela and purchased the kit No. 437 while on a trip to Europe. The picture shows the wear and tear on the box after travelling through three continents and various home moves. I reached the decking stage before business commitments prevented me from continuing. Now, 25 years later, I am retired and returning to the hobby, picking up this build again. Pictures of the current state of construction will be attached in the next post.
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Hi Bill, My name is Andrew and I am a new member to this site. I started the Billings Boats "Norske Love" kit in about 1986. I reached the decking stage and then business committments took over. Now retired, I am picking up the hobby again after a break oof at least 25 years; never too late.......I guess. My project is a little further along than yours, but I look forward with interest to seeing your updates. I will shorlty start a kit build progress log of my own (Freddy Andrew). In the meantime, best of luck with your project. Regards, Andrew.
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