Good morning Bruce. Excellent job and well done on completion. I look forward to your next build. Cheers Grant
Thanks Bruce:Hi Alex
I’m afraid I don’t have any pics of my model at that stage but you glue the wood pieces ( which are soft balsa ) into the two sides of the stern in such a way that they stick out everywhere and then carve/sand them to the shape you want. I did this after the rest of the hull was planked so I could sand them flush. I thought that getting the two sides to be symmetric would be difficult but it wasn’t. Does this answer your question?
Hi Alex. I see that you were a passenger on the Bluenose II !! That’s very interesting. When I decided to try building a ship model I was looking for Canadian content and the Bluenose looked way beyond my skills. So the St. Roch it was. My daughter lives in Iqaluit which was Frobisher Bay back then. I did a bit of reading to discover the St. Roch never made it there despite its journeys that would have taken it past the entrance to the bay. I did see the St. Roch in Vancouver at the Maritime Museum, also many years ago.Thanks Bruce:
I was thinking something along those lines but great you confirmed it. I couldn't see how to shape the stern pieces without having the rest of the planking in place. Will get back to you if I have more questions. Cheers
I'm in Ottawa but grew up in Brantford and have lived in Montreal and Halifax where I got my ride on Bluenose 2 and this neat Argentinian sailing ship the Libertad. I have both the Bluenose and Bluenose 2 to build. Should keep me out of mischief for some time.Hi Alex. I see that you were a passenger on the St. Roch!! That’s very interesting. When I decided to try building a ship model I was looking for Canadian content and the Bluenose looked way beyond my skills. So the St. Roch it was. My daughter lives in Iqaluit which was Frobisher Bay back then. I did a bit of reading to discover the St. Roch never made it there despite its journeys that would have taken it past the entrance to the bay. I did see the St. Roch in Vancouver at the Maritime Museum, also many years ago.
I live in Southern Ontario. Do you mind my asking where you live?
By the time you get here, it will be much warmer than now. Not many people head to Iqaluit this time of year. BestHi Alex
It looks like Billings has changed the box and the instructions since I built the St Roch.
I used the pics on the link below to choose my colours. And I bought all my paints at Lens Mills. Ironically on Monday my wife and I drive to Ottawa and early Tuesday we leave for Iqaluit where it is currently -35 with wind chill -53.
Billing Boats ST Roch 1:72 Scale - Wooden Hull
modelexpo-online.com
Hope you enjoyed Iqaluit. Been a strange winter. If you are back from the north and up for a chat, I have questions for you about how the stern on St. Roche is assembled.Hi Alex
It looks like Billings has changed the box and the instructions since I built the St Roch.
I used the pics on the link below to choose my colours. And I bought all my paints at Lens Mills. Ironically on Monday my wife and I drive to Ottawa and early Tuesday we leave for Iqaluit where it is currently -35 with wind chill -53.
Billing Boats ST Roch 1:72 Scale - Wooden Hull
modelexpo-online.com