billing boats

We all know the terrible story of the Andrea Gail, a swordfish fishing boat, which sank with the crew of 6 sailors in '91 and whose exploits were emphasized by the movie "The Tempest Storm". Making the diorama I wanted to "block" a shot of the movie where you can see the various phases of...

Although this in not my first build, it is my first log, so bear with me while I try to figure this out. This summer I picked up a Artesana Latina's original San Fransisco kit from the bargain bin in a local hobby shop. I did not have a clue of what to expect. Fortunately I found the...

Welcome to my build log! Let's start with the basics: Norske Love – Billing Boats Scale 1:75 = 101 cm (39.76 in) long x 90 cm (35.43 in) tall x 20 cm (7.87 in) wide HISTORY: The Norske Love (Norwegian Lion) was designed by Frederik Michael Krabbe, a naval officer and leading ship designer...

Hi everyone. This is the 3rd ship I have built. The first 2 were solid hull ships. My first ever was the Charles W. Morgan. I don't remember the manufacturer. The second was Evergreen by Mini Mamoli. So far I'm pretty pleased with the quality and fit of this kit. I struggled finding the best...

It's my pleasure to introduce my version of the famous Swedish VASA warship. I invite all to join in on this my second major build. My wife's mother was from Sweden and her dad was from Denmark. A few years ago she had the opportunity to visit relatives in Sweden and visited the VASA museum . So...

I started this kit in 1993 and made progress till birth of sons and life and put in storage. Am starting again progress so far of billings kits of the 90s may be second release of ship and colors incorrect to start.

I joined a little while back but never posted. Thought I would share my build. This is my first ever. Still a huge work in progress. Enjoy! Please feel free to comment or offer ideas!

A new shipyard to change a little bit the stones... This is the BillingBoats kit of a boat that you don't see much: a Nordlandsboat! Direct descendant of the landskips of the peoples of Northern Europe. The Nordlandsbaaden is a type of boat from Nordland, northern Norway, and dates from the...

I bought the Billings Kit of the St.Roch to start back into building wooden boats. The laser cutting is nice, much better than the die cutting was. BUT in the last 40 years, see they have not updated the instructions or the plans! With a back ground in CAD, CNC, CAM, if a student handed the...

Here are some first pictures of the Billing Boats kit of the Danmark. A project that has been on hold for almost 30 years. I have finished the decks and started with planking the hull. I am quite satisfied with the result as it is my first kit (maybe I should have started with a more simpler...

Here is a photo log of Danmark. It was given to me as a project started by a gentleman who passed away. I decided to complete it as there are too many unfinished projects left this way. It was basically roughly planked hull and a box of bits. The first pic is well into my attempt of bashing it...

I love Norwegian wooden boats, so it was a clear must have when i found this beauty in a webshop. i shall build her on the side as i work on my nordlandsbåt. Or maybe i will build two, i always scan or draw my parts somewhere before building these small kits, just in case i get the urge to do...

I 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.

Good Day Folks, I joined this august body a good way through the Enterprise, and after reading about the US Navy founding, decided to try building her squadron mate...

Hello everyone, As I said in my introduction, I recently bought a "Norske Løve" model for 25€, I do not know if it was built from a kit or bought it already assembled. The model is in really bad state, as you will see on the pictures. The rigging is totally to rebuilt, the mizzen is broken...

I’ve been at the Connie for a couple of months as a noob. Finally got to the rigging. Ugh! I had to wait a month to start the model because I didn’t realize I needed a build slip. I will begin by showing how I started. The model is 1:100 scale and is produced by Billing Boats. Pictures will be...

I am prepping for a new build of the Billing Boats Esmeralda. Now in the instructions they recommend you use their Build Slip #397. Now I just so happened to have one tucked away, still in the box. Have had the thing for some time. Any how, into the closet digging to find what I know I have...

I only recently discovered SOS and so wasn't entering a build log as I went for the last few months of a build of the Swedish Vasa from the Billing Boat kit. My name is Peter, and I live in the snow country of south-east Australia. About 12 months ago, following a cruise in the Baltic Sea my...