NORSKE LOVE - Billing Boats 1:75 scale

[Dean62]

Dean, it is such fun to watch your work. The extra step did the trick!

Thank you Daniel! The more I looked at it, the more I knew I had to change it... and the extra step was exactly what was needed!

dear dean,
thank you for sharing your beautiful work. I particularly appreciate the accuracy work. For me, this phase of construction was one that gives the most satisfaction. The model becomes more and more beautiful day by day... I look forward what comes next !

Thank you very much William! I am glad you are onboard, since you built this ship, I am sure you can appreciate the challenges and choices to be made at each phase of construction!

Such nice work Dean!

Thank you Paul! I am trying to ensure I build a decent version of the NL, with decisions at each step!

The stairs are nice AL-parts, Dean. The ‘tree of a kind’ looks better.
Regards, Peter

Thank you Peter! I am using AL if I think it will result in a better model.

 

[Dean62]

Next up…the cat davit…


Not much breathing room on the pulleys!
Next was paint, before final installation of the pulleys…



Next was the Lion…yikes! So tiny it’s hard to get the phone to focus on it!
First attempt…

Looked like a panther with a beard!
So in the trash!
Second attempt…

Not as good as the other side, but I give it a pass because it’s just so small that detail is almost impossible!
Hope you all agree…

 

[Daniel20]

Remarkable Dean! It looks just like a lion should look at that scale.

 

[Dean62]

Remarkable Dean! It looks just like a lion should look at that scale.

Thank you Daniel!

 

[Dean62]

Well, this part is scary, because you have to get out the hand saw and commit.

After making the cut for the cat davit, it was installed along with the end pieces that the bow rail will sit on…


Some overall pics of this side…it still needs nails on the wales…Hmmm…that’s catchy…


Next will be the bow railing and posts…

 

[Dean62]

One more of the bow deck with cat davits in place…

 

[Dean62]

Bow railing done…for now…will probably add the modification on the posts.

 

[GrantTyler]

Bow railing done…for now…will probably add the modification on the posts.
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Good morning Dean. Your panther with a beard is stunning. I think your Lion in the cage will be happy with that. You are charging along! I am stunned how you achieve such brilliant detail so quickly. Skills. I take a day to cut out a gun port…and then it’s still not square . Cheers Grant

 

[RDN1954]

Next up…the cat davit…
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Not much breathing room on the pulleys!
Next was paint, before final installation of the pulleys…

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Next was the Lion…yikes! So tiny it’s hard to get the phone to focus on it!
First attempt…
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Looked like a panther with a beard!
So in the trash!
Second attempt…
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Not as good as the other side, but I give it a pass because it’s just so small that detail is almost impossible!
Hope you all agree…

Looking great, unfortunately way above my paycheck.

 

[RDN1954]

Bow railing done…for now…will probably add the modification on the posts.
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Those step really add credibility, also more aligned with the other details you added.

 

[Dean62]

Good morning Dean. Your panther with a beard is stunning. I think your Lion in the cage will be happy with that. You are charging along! I am stunned how you achieve such brilliant detail so quickly. Skills. I take a day to cut out a gun port…and then it’s still not square . Cheers Grant

Thanks Grant! I don't really work fast, just put in more hours! Your work is really looking good on the Xebec.

Those step really add credibility, also more aligned with the other details you added.

Thank you, I just wasn't happy looking at the large offset on each end. It looks like you made a mistake with assembly, even though that is how the kit builds! So I decided I needed to make it look more intentional and well thought out.

 

[Peter Voogt]

Bow railing done…for now…will probably add the modification on the posts.
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A nicely lined bow railing, Dean. With a nice color balance of all this parts on the bow.
Regards, Peter

 

[Stargazer]

Hi Dean! Been awhile since I’ve been here, your work is always so precise, davits, cat heads, railings all look sooo nice. Good stuff brother!

 

[Dean62]

A nicely lined bow railing, Dean. With a nice color balance of all this parts on the bow.
Regards, Peter

Thank you Peter, there will be black and gold on the rails to the bow and figurehead...will all tie in well.

 

[Dean62]

Hi Dean! Been awhile since I’ve been here, your work is always so precise, davits, cat heads, railings all look sooo nice. Good stuff brother!

Wow! Welcome back Lou! I took a long break on the ship, but I am making up for lost time...lol. Thanks for the compliments brother!

 

[Dean62]

Can anyone guess who woke up and demanded a seat on his throne?
So the good servant I am, I got busy with his request…


There is going to be a scroll at the top of the piece I am making now, it will join the same piece on the port side and sit at the top of the keel behind the Lion…looking forward to that.

 

[Dean62]

I am going for this look with the black and gold!

 

[Stargazer]

Wow, that will look awesome, are you going to scratch/semi-scratch the head railings?

 

[Dean62]

Wow, that will look awesome, are you going to scratch/semi-scratch the head railings?

Thanks, yes…I am scratch building all the railings! The kit gives you a thin plywood cut out of the rails. Not using that!

 

[Dean62]

Time to repair the paint I had to mess up. But I think it’s going to look good…