Model Boat Mayhem

The Shipyard ( Dry Dock ): Builds & Questions => Working Vessels => Topic started by: granwood on February 17, 2009, 10:49:38 am

Title: trawler
Post by: granwood on February 17, 2009, 10:49:38 am

scottish trawler it is not a copy of any trawler,just the way i painted and named.

Title: Re: trawler
Post by: granwood on February 17, 2009, 05:28:23 pm

your right Dan,went up to  my local model club pond sunday still had lot of ice floating about ,think i hit an ice berg as it was sailing ok,then suddenly.bow shot out water.took a lot  of going forward then reverse to get it of the ice.first time in water,going to rename her titanic.,cheers hugh. <:(

Title: Re: trawler
Post by: craftysod on February 17, 2009, 07:36:08 pm

Nice boat there granwood  :-))
Mark

Title: Re: trawler
Post by: granwood on February 17, 2009, 09:42:04 pm

thanks Mark. still have to  get ballast right and i have the wheelhouse lights and other lights to fit yet. hugh

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Post by: granwood on February 25, 2009, 11:59:46 pm

new rudder fitted

Title: Re: trawler
Post by: craftysod on February 26, 2009, 06:51:43 pm

Blimey mate,the figures are real they move around the deck  {-)

Title: Re: trawler
Post by: granwood on February 27, 2009, 12:02:24 am

well i did say had to fix ballast

Title: Re: trawler
Post by: ixion on March 01, 2009, 01:13:55 pm

Very nice model, who makes the figures and what scale are they, thanks.

Title: Re: trawler
Post by: granwood on March 02, 2009, 07:49:27 pm

got figures from TURNERS MODELS  www.georgeturnermodels.com the scale of ones i have are 1.20,the boat is 1.18 so not far of ,turner sells a good few scales.cheers hugh

Title: Re: trawler
Post by: granwood on March 16, 2009, 11:48:59 am

ice melted ballast fixed at local model clup pond sunday sailed well.

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Post by: granwood on March 16, 2009, 11:50:58 am

another photo

Title: Re: trawler
Post by: granwood on March 16, 2009, 02:43:19 pm

hi Dan ,i bought of e bay i thought it was a thunder tiger but guy i bought it of said it was not.i put elec,in it re painted it put new rudder and prop.lights.and changed some other bits here and there.the length 24in. width.8in.cheers hugh

Title: Re: trawler
Post by: dash8man on March 16, 2009, 03:48:31 pm

Looks like a Billing Bolougne kit? Cheers.  :-))

Bill.

Title: Re: trawler
Post by: granwood on March 16, 2009, 04:45:28 pm

i thought it was billing kit as well,but think not because of lenth.cheers hugh

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Post by: ixion on March 16, 2009, 05:10:16 pm

Looks like it started out as a Thunder Tiger 'Majestic'.

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Post by: saxon on March 16, 2009, 05:43:03 pm

Have to agree with Bill , i built the Billings model many years back and it just looks the same . Had great fun building her and it  was only second plank on frame model.  :-))

Title: Re: trawler
Post by: dash8man on March 16, 2009, 05:50:45 pm

Billing Bolougne dimensions are 23.4" long with beam of 8". Pretty close to yours. Nice looking boat either way. Cheers.

Bill.

Title: Re: trawler
Post by: granwood on March 16, 2009, 06:56:25 pm

thanks everyone,think it is billings.

Title: Re: trawler
Post by: saxon on March 16, 2009, 07:06:43 pm

At the end of the day it doesn't really matter what kit it is . She looks looks really well . A build to be proud off .  :-))