Nordlandsbaaden by Ekis - FINISHED - Billing Boats - 1:20

[popeye the sailor]

the stand looks very nice........though the supplied stand seem generic from company to company,  I find that they lean more to personal taste    I've used them mostly as the build stand,  and made one for the display stand.  nice job on the rigging so far........the use of different size rope and the shape of the blocks.  the tiller is interesting too......would there be an opposite on the port side?  is there a principle?  superb paint.......very well done!  

[Ekis]

Thank you Popeye!
The principle of the tiller is simple: the tiller is on this side most of the time, for a right-handed helmsman, but if a helmsman prefers the other side, then it is enough to change with a simple pin on the rudder. 😁

[Ekis]

The continuation of the construction of the Nordlandsboat...
It is almost finished: only the flags are missing. The shape of this boat is really beautiful, the rigging simple, but really efficient!
I'll make some final pictures then.😎

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[BobG]

Absolutely beautiful, Ekis, and a testament to your outstanding craftsmanship. The clinker hull is fantastic and the paint and weathering are wonderful for a boat of this era. Congratulations!

[G.L.]

Beautiful model, Ekis. Congratulations!

[Baker]

Very nice model Ekis.

[GrandpaPhil]

Congratulations!  Well done!

[Frodo]

Lovely build @Ekis. I do have a coupe of questions as I am about to build the same model:

1) Which technique do you use to nail/clink it?

2) Do you know if the rudder is cut of compared to the original.

 

Again a great build model, thanks for sharing.

[Ekis]

Thanks @Frodo!
For the nailing, strakes are first glued (being very careful not to see glue inside the hull!). Then, I mark with a needle, then drill with a Dremel and finally insert small brass nails that have been blackened with Black Brass. The nailing is done only to fit the reality of the boat!
In the same way, I added a lot of things by scratch, like for example the inner reinforcements of the couples, the rear platform (not foreseen in BB), etc...
For the rudder, it's the real and traditional size of this type of boats: short, very narrow and a tiller on the side and over the back cabin!  

 

Edited June 6, 2022 by Ekis

[ccoyle]

I missed the completion of this model somehow, but I'm glad that I didn't miss it entirely. It is a fantastic model!