NORDKAP 476 by _SalD_ - Billing Boats - 1:50 - RADIO

[Kenchington]

Billings have given you a black ball as the day shape for a vessel at anchor but I expect they meant to provide either two cones (shown point-to-point) or else a fish basket -- either of which is the mark for a vessel fishing and unable to manoeuvre. They are only to be shown while the boat actually has her fishing gear in the water, hence on a rope halliard as you have shown, but trawlers often come from the shipyard with one shape or the other welded in place on rod rigging.

 

Either way, you have created a very fine model!

 

Trevor

[_SalD_]

@Kenchington, thank you for the information and the nice words. I did some additional research on the topic of day shapes for ships and found the following. I’ll see if I can come up with a fishing day shape.

 

 

[_SalD_]

Based on @Kenchington's suggestion, I decided to create a new day shape for when the ship is underway. Using a wooden dowel, I sanded down the end to form two cone-shaped pieces. These pieces were glued together, and eyelets were added to each end to make it easier to connect the halyard.

The entire shape was then painted black.  I tied two small hooks to the ends of the halyard, allowing for quick and simple shape swaps.

I kept the original round day shape and made a few modifications so it could be easily reattached to the halyard when the ship is sitting on the shelf.

 

I'm always impressed as to how much knowledge is shared on this forum. As more of a modeler than a sailor, I'm always grateful when people take the time to share their expertise with those of us who aren’t as well-versed in seamanship as others.

 

Thank you all for all the likes and have a Happy New Year.