Ian B Posted July 9, 2014 Share #1 Posted July 9, 2014 My wife is constantly telling me don't look at ebay!!! Well I did and made a cheeky offer on an unopened Billings HMS Renown kit which was accepted and is winging its way in the post...Just checked on here and only found one build log and almost no comments. Is that because A... It is rubbish and not worth doing B.. just not the sort of thing people on here would build C. Life's too short for the little stuff your vote please LOL!!!... :D seriously though, any suggestions on how I could really make this model stand out or be different? I looked on the web and saw there is a preserved one in Portsmouth. Ian Quote HMAV Bounty 'Billings' completed ⛵ HMS Cheerful - Syren-Chuck' completed Steam Pinnace 199 'Billings bashed' - completed ⚓ HMS Ledbury F30 --White Ensign -completed 😎 HMS Vanguard 'Victory models'-- completed Bismarck Amati 1/200 --underway 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demonborger Posted July 9, 2014 Share #2 Posted July 9, 2014 B Ian B 1 Quote Kits owned: Mamoli Royal Louis, Mamoli Friesland, Mamoli HMS Victory 1:90, Occre Santisima Trinidad, Constructo HMS Prince Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puckotred Posted July 10, 2014 Share #3 Posted July 10, 2014 I'd vote for all of them.... Ian B 1 Quote Mr. Pucko Building: Royal Caroline - Panart Nuestra Senora del Pilar - Occre Bounty - Occre Titanic - Amati Endeavour - AL Santissima Trinidad cross section - Occre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtdoramike Posted July 13, 2014 Share #4 Posted July 13, 2014 (edited) I vote for "D" none of the above:) It looks like a neat beginner model to build. By reviewing the instructions it isn't that complicated to build for a novice or if an experienced modeler wanted a starting point for a good kit bashing. The only down side to this model is, it's a Billings kit. Although I like Billings kits, they tend to use an awful lot of plastic parts and prefrabricated wooden parts. But a good kit bashing could eliminate those issues. Edited July 13, 2014 by mtdoramike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shihawk Posted July 13, 2014 Share #5 Posted July 13, 2014 I m building a billings victory and although instructions are lousy wood is cheap and there are plastic parts it cost a lot less than other makes , im using it to experiment different build methods and extensive bashing so far ,learning a lot and really enjoying it . if you got the kit cheap enough you can,t go wrong Quote HMS Victory by Shihawk. Billing 1-75 wood finish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NMBROOK Posted July 13, 2014 Share #6 Posted July 13, 2014 I personally feel that the Renown builds into a nice,attractive little model.If you feel adventurous,it can also be made into a working RC model for calm water use Kind Regards Nigel Ian B 1 Quote Currently working on Royal Caroline Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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