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Thalassa

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    Ontario, Canada
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    motorcycling, kayaking, photography, music, tinkering, running with scissors
  1. Good news! I spoke with Frank at P.M. Hansen, the distributor of Billing Boats for Canada. Turns out that the older kits don't come with a fittings box. They can make one to order, which is going to cost me about $100. I can deal with that. He says he receives calls on a regular basis about this model. He said people buy these kits and sit on them for 30 years, finally decide to build them and realize there are no fittings. Yay! I'm very excited now. I'll have to collect a few tools to start this because I haven't built anything from balsa in years.
  2. I sort of doubted it was a "rare" model. It's a pretty common boat people build. There isn't anything really special about it. I just wanted to make completely sure. It looks like sheets of solid balsa and plywood balsa. Here are photos of the box and contents. Yikes. They're fuzzy! I drank too much coffee this morning.
  3. Hi there, everyone. I have experience building models, but have never attempted a wooden ship. I came across the above mentioned kit in a thrift store and bought it on a whim. It looks to be a vintage model. The fittings box wasn't included, sadly. (I may have to go back to the store and see if it's there!) The wooden parts appear to be complete and are in excellent condition. I am tempted to try to build it, but I think it's best to ask about it first. Would this be something of sentimental value to someone? If this is something someone has been trying to find, I'd rather have it go to a good home, to someone who can build it correctly. Also, hey, if it's some sort of rare collector's item (doubt it), then I'd like to know before mangling it. Thank you in advance!
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