Bent by clearway - Billing Boats - 1/16

[clearway]

should behave myself really with my Victory, Terror and Endurance on the go but seen this on a popular auction site and couldnt resist as i was going to buy it years ago but it was discontinued before i made my mind up! 

i never really liked the wheelhouse, but looking at pictures online of danish coast boats about anything goes so will build her without the well and a full wheelhouse.

The kit was all there and in pretty good condition seeing as it looks like the 80s version with die cut parts (no laser cutting here), and was all there.

 

progress so far

 

 

take care all

 

Keith

[ccoyle]

For a few seconds I thought your kit had a seriously warped keel, but then I realized that was the deck and that the keel was laying flat, so no problems!

[clearway]

Thanks Chris, yeah that would have been heck of a warp!! You build the hull in two halves on a baseboard then join after planking.

 

also thanks for editing title (will get it right one day)!

 

Keith

[yvesvidal]

I like these half hulls build, by Billing Boats.

 

Yves

[clearway]

Thanks for looking in, just a quicky with the two halves planked clinker style (the stern is planked carvel fashion with perpendicular planking. the eagle eyed among you will notice another ancient billings kit)!

 

take care

keith

Edited June 15, 2022 by clearway
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[clearway]

thanks for the likes and looking in. Both halves of hull now joined and gland for prop shaft glued on. Also the tubing for the rudderpost is tacked in place and will be epoxied in place same time as prop shaft (best say now that no i wont be RCing her though). Also here are a couple of shots showing where i want to go with her, as an aside billings Norden should have a hull like this (think they just re scaled their Mary Ann hull).

Take care all

Keith

Edited June 29, 2022 by clearway
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