Ship is 101cm long x 90 cm tall x 20cm wideHi Dean, what is hull length on this model?
Over my more than 40 tears as a builder, I have build 3xNORSKE lOVE, ANI am a new member and have seen a few questions arise about this kit. So this is a short build log, for reasons I will get into later, but most importantly a review of what to expect with this kit. Along with a few techniques used, which may or may not be of any value.View attachment 181663
Over my more than 40 tears as a builder, I have over time build 3xNORSKE LØVE, and on the Billing, boat side .giving help to 3 others (South Africa, New Zeeland and Canada- so I now very Well the good and much more the bad side. The first one was from before Laser-cut, so it was all hand cut. Have .just seen your side this moment .t The pic. is the hand-cut from early 1970 with some mistakes with the sails. It lasted 40 years- the last 5 on the seafront of the Medetiranien seas in Malaga Spain. This destroyed it-mainly the riggen -high humidity., high temp, dessert sand storm from Sahara I took it back to try to restore, but not only the riggen, but the hull too, so last voyage -after surveying the trip from Denmark to Spain-the waste bin. the second image trying to restore. the first one was taking in MadridI am a new member and have seen a few questions arise about this kit. So this is a short build log, for reasons I will get into later, but most importantly a review of what to expect with this kit. Along with a few techniques used, which may or may not be of any value.View attachment 181663
Your build is from much later, where Billing Boat made the false keel, sternpost and bow, and the added a 1mm stern and bow part, and a plank along with the edge od the false keel. here a Gardboard eas not made but I did as well adding a bow filler and fillers at the stern tooThe assembly manual, although light on text (at front of book and refers to illustration numbers), has good iso views and was adequate information in my opinion. Between the iso views and full scale plans, I had no issues understanding what order to build and what to use.
In addition, the rigging plans are on a full scale sheet and also in manual on the mast building pages. Belaying pins are numbered on the full scale plan view. So between those three sources and a lot of studying, the rigging can be figured out. It is all numbered so you can follow the lines from the mast build sheet to the full scale rigging plans to the belaying pin layout. Hope that all makes sense. Being a newbie, if I can figure out, anyone with experience will have no issue.
Here are views of the manual...View attachment 181676View attachment 181677View attachment 181678View attachment 181679View attachment 181680
AS the cloth was very soft, I made a solution of Potato Starch and water. After the bath, a hot Iron made wonder.Here is the sail sheets...View attachment 181685
Yes, Apart from going to laser cut and before mentioned improvement of the keel, false keel, the instruction is the same. It is CLEAR to ME -that this kit is on the lower end in its class. price about €, whereas Montañes, San Juan Neposano is in the range of 350 to 450 € -from Spain-and the Manoli/ Amaty like Pegasus, Agemom over 600 € some up 1000 €. Frankly steaking I used nearly only Big Laser cuts part (I have no mechanical saws, and the rest scratch builds - Gun carriage on all Deck. Extra deck inserted, so NO DUMMY GUNS. The front part of the BOW is absolutely bad- out of scale too, so new ones were made and so on. If I should ever again with my nearly 80 Years, it would be like Pegasus, Agemon. I have been following the build of these ship with even the upper part of the bulkheads or frames with the right curves for water run of. I am sorry to say that about Billing, as as much in 1960 I was working in neighbour Town to Billing. I even new the BIG man, who started all -Mr Erling BIlling.I bought this kit in 1989 and I was going to say that the instructions seem to be the same. I had never made a model before, but when I came across this model, I couldn't help but buy it, despite the seller's warnings. He was right. I had a lot of trouble finishing it, but I did well overall.
Today, it's still not finished. Worse, it is now in parts, mainly due to the multiple moves I had to make between Europe and North America. She faithfully followed me but I abandoned her to her sad fate.
I discovered SoS and I'm ready to get her back on her feet.
The only thing I didn't like about this Billing Boats model were the colors used. The green in particular, which distorts the final appearance of the ship, I think. After many readings on SoS and other sites, I'm not sure that BB followed the colors of the time. If anyone knows what colors the Danish navy in the 18th century used, it would be appreciated.
Yes, Apart from going to laser cut and before mentioned improvement of the keel, false keel, the instruction is the same. It is CLEAR to ME -that this kit is on the lower end in its class. price about €, whereas Montañes, San Juan Neposano is in the range of 350 to 450 € -from Spain-and the Manoli/ Amaty like Pegasus, Agemom over 600 € some up 1000 €. Frankly steaking I used nearly only Big Laser cuts part (I have no mechanical saws, and the rest scratch builds - Gun carriage on all Deck. Extra deck inserted, so NO DUMMY GUNS. The front part of the BOW is absolutely bad- out of scale too, so new ones were made and so on. If I should ever again with my nearly 80 Years, it would be like Pegasus, Agemon. I have been following the build of these ship with even the upper part of the bulkheads or frames with the right curves for water run of. I am sorry to say that about Billing, as as much in 1960 I was working in neighbour Town to Billing. I even new the BIG man, who started all -Mr Erling BIlling.