Ogontz Posted October 12, 2023 #1 Posted October 12, 2023 Greetings to all fellow hobbyists! I am new to this forum and relatively new to the hobby. I was looking for a review of Billing Boats building slip #301 and #397. Are they worth the cost or should I simply rely on a good carpenter's square or a set of small lego blocks for true bulkhead/keel unions? mtaylor 1 Quote
Nirvana Posted October 12, 2023 #2 Posted October 12, 2023 2 hours ago, Ogontz said: Greetings to all fellow hobbyists! I am new to this forum and relatively new to the hobby. I was looking for a review of Billing Boats building slip #301 and #397. Are they worth the cost or should I simply rely on a good carpenter's square or a set of small lego blocks for true bulkhead/keel unions? Go with a good carpenter square or Lego blocks, I have been using both. Save your money not buying the slip. With the lego blocks you can clamp them as well. Welcome to ModelShipWorld! mtaylor, Macika, Canute and 1 other 4 Quote Please, visit our Facebook page! Respectfully Per aka Dr. Per@Therapy for Shipaholics Finished: T37, BB Marie Jeanne - located on a shelf in Sweden, 18th Century Longboat, Winchelsea Capstan Current: America by Constructo, Solö Ruff, USS Syren by MS, Bluenose by MS Viking funeral: Harley almost a Harvey Nautical Research Guild Member - 'Taint a hobby if you gotta hurry
Solution Ogontz Posted October 12, 2023 Author Solution #3 Posted October 12, 2023 Thank you for both the welcome and the advice! Haven't quite gathered the proper amount of gumption yet to post a build but I'm getting there Canute, mtaylor and Ryland Craze 3 Quote
mtaylor Posted October 12, 2023 #4 Posted October 12, 2023 Alternately, if you wander about the scratch area, you'll see that most just make their own building slip. I originally had one of the Billings but it was really more trouble than it was worth limited in size so making a slip is simple and very satisfying once you sort out what's good and what's not needed. Nirvana, Ryland Craze, Canute and 1 other 4 Quote Mark "The shipwright is slow, but the wood is patient." - me Current Build: Past Builds: La Belle Poule 1765 - French Frigate from ANCRE plans - ON HOLD Triton Cross-Section NRG Hallf Hull Planking Kit HMS Sphinx 1775 - Vanguard Models - 1:64 Non-Ship Model: On hold, maybe forever: CH-53 Sikorsky - 1:48 - Revell - Completed Licorne - 1755 from Hahn Plans (Scratch) Version 2.0 (Abandoned)
Ogontz Posted October 14, 2023 Author #5 Posted October 14, 2023 Thank you Mtaylor - I'll certainly have a look Canute and mtaylor 2 Quote
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