Colin Archer RS1 by Norwegian Plastic - Billing Boats - 1:15

[Norwegian Plastic]

Got this kit as a gift from my father-in-law. Two previous owners have tried and failed to build it. This is my first boat kit, and also my first build of wood. I started modelling 1:35 armor in january and will try to transfer some of the weathering tecniques to this scale.

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The keel and beams were glued in and the propeller shaft already in place when i got the kit. I started with the fore and aft plywood:

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All beams were warped during 13 years of storage in different conditions, but I managed to make it fit with some persuation…

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Placing the waterline is hard to do on a big hull like this. The cross laser came in handy👍🏻

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I started to build this kit August 17. I have now glued the planking with water proof white glue. Glass scraping of the deck and hatches are next on the agenda.

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Scraping the hatches and deck houses with glass. The upper one is only sanded, not scraped yet. I am amazed over this technique and how it exposes the grain in the wood!

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Started on the deck as well. Need to sand a little more some places… The glass shard gets dull quite fast, hope I have enough glass to finish the deck planking.

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Painted the prop as well. Airbrushed with Balthazar Gold, several washes with Agrax Earthshade and a very diluted wash with Nikilakh Okside on top. Not very realistic but interesting for the eye?

Edited September 30, 2021 by Norwegian Plastic
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[Sundt]

16 hours ago, Norwegian Plastic said:

The glass shard

I don't know this technic, any link or instruction?  I think your propeller locks realistic, nice done 🙂 

Anchor in correct location. The drawing from billing boat is not in scale. and the hight of the railing strip item 28,a,f is 3cm lower at the ends (items 254) = 2mm on the model 🙂  

The strip between railing and deck have a similar shape. Get narrower from middle part to both ends

[Norwegian Plastic]

Hi Sundt! 

 

I machine sanded the deck with 80 grit and it turned grey. Hand sanding with finer grit made it even worse… But I was not afraid😂, I used the sharp edge of a glass plate to «sickle» or scrape the wood to make the grain visible. It even got a gloss look before furnishing👍🏻

[Norwegian Plastic]

Here is a link:

 

https://www.modelerscentral.com/model-ship-building/how-to-do-deck-planking-on-wooden-model-ships/

 

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Second layer with golden varnish. How many layers do you experienced builders lay?

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Six down, two to go!

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The Helmsman has entered his cockpit😃

[Sundt]

and you bought it from 🙂 

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The figure is from New CAP Maquettes in France👍🏻

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Today I finally had some time and painted the pipe for the oven, the exhaust and the things that leads the anchor chain throgh the deck. (what is those called?)

I also finished the vent, changing some of the parts and added some scratch build parts to make it look more like the original.

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I have also started the work on the two figures. The position of the helmsman is yet to be decided so I can not glue his arms yet. But I can start painting the watchout, their heads, hands and the binocular. I started with three thin layers of base scin and painted the eyes and the red bloodline around the edge. It is a WIP🙈

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I call them done🤪

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Finished one of the heads as well. Not sure avout his eyebrows🙈

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The head for the Helmsman is done. I have no idea for colour choice regarding the clothing, Something red and yellow?

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Early this morning I managed to start on the clothing👍🏻

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This afternoon I started the work on the railings.

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And I decided to swap the heads, this is the new lookout, and he makes the decisions😃

[Sundt]

Nice progress, what type of paint and color have you used on the hull. 

[Norwegian Plastic]

Hi Sundt! All colors on the hull are Quick bengalac from rattlecans. Satin white, satin årgang and gloss red. Primed with Quick primer.

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Railings all glued, now some varnish and then the long dreaded operation; painting plastic parts to make them look like the wood😫

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The kit instructions propose to glue the window panes from the inside. That looks like a doll-house solution to me so I made ledges for the glass on the outside wihch are covered by the brass frames.

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Tonight I glued and finished all parts on the hatches and on the deck house.

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I glued the hands on my watchman as well. Some washes and touch-ups here and there and he is done.