Nordlandsbaaden

Beautiful Nordlands Boat – Completed Build by Paul Le Wol

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A little over a month ago, we posted this story about an amazing build of the Billing Boats Nordlandsbaaden kit by ship modeler Paul De Wol. As you may recall from that post,  the Nordlandsbaaden, or Nordlands Boat, is a type of boat from northern Norway, whose design and use as a fishing boat dates back to the 1600s, but has the traditional appearance of early Viking longships. If you haven’t read it, you can find the post here.

The model was “in progress” at the time we wrote that last post about the model, but it is now officially complete. In addition to these awesome photos we included here, Paul posted a lot more photos of the completed model in the gallery of the online forum Model Ship World. For a direct link to the photo album of his Nordland Boat, click here.

As a reminder, Paul made a lot of special modifications to really beautify this kit. If you read through his build log, he shows just how someone takes a nice kit and turns it into an incredible model. Paul gave us permission to use the photos of his model, so that we can share them with you, but as before, we recommend that you check out his full build log, as it’s not only interesting to see all the work he’s been putting into the model, but it also provides some great ideas and inspiration for anyone who’s intrested in building this kit or one like it.

This model is too beautiful to not post more photos of and we couldn’t help ourselves. Here are just a few more. Keep in mind that Paul made a lot of modifications, including using his own wood supply, in order to get his build to look this nice.

For those of you who might be interested in building this model, just visit the listing on our online shop here. Note that this is an “Experienced” level kit, which Billing Boats says should be attempted only by those with a couple models under their belts.

Special thanks again to Mr. Paul Le Wol for sharing his photos with us! Ω

Re-Introducing Billing Boats Nordlandsbaaden – Now 10% Off through July 31, 2022

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We just posted an article on a Nordlandsbaaden build (click here), and in doing so, we realized that this is an interesting and unusual type of sailboat, and we have quite a few of these kits in stock. So, we thought we’d reintroduce this big, 1/20-scale BillingBoats kit, with 10% off the kit from now through the end of the month (July 2022).

Again, this is a big kit. At 1/20 scale, the completed model measures about 28″ long and 28″ high. The beautiful lines of this wooden model kit will make this a perfect display piece for an office or den.

Special re-introduction sale pricing ends July 31, 2022!

View additional information, photos, and specifications at Ages of Sail here.

Beautiful Nordlandsbaaden Build

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The Nordlandsbaaden is a type of boat that comes from northern Norway, and its design and use as a fishing boat dates back to the 1600s. But, the boat’s lines gives the traditional appearance of the early Viking longships. The Nordlandsbaaden boats saw their heyday in the 18th century, but are still built today as sailing yachts.

Billing Boats released a kit of the Nordlands Baaden some years ago, but a beautifully done build of this 1/20 scale kit brought this kit to our attention again. The model is one being constructed by Paul Le Wol, which he describes in his build log on the online forum ModelShipWorld.com. Paul gave us permission to use the photos of his model, so that we can share them with you, but we recommend that you check out his full build log, as it’s not only interesting to see all the work he’s been putting into the model, but it also provides some great ideas and inspiration for anyone who’s also building this kit.

A couple things you’ll notice about Paul’s model is how he upgraded parts from his own supply of wood, such as basswood and pear wood. Also, you may notice in the photos that there are some glimpses of his very well equipped, home-made building slip. We don’t expect too many of our customers to have such a sophisticated set up. But, we also see he’s using an Amati Keel Klamper, which many of our customers certainly use.

For those of you who might be interested in building this model, we’re offering the kit at 10% off now through the end of July, 2022. Just visit the listing on our online shop for the Nordlandsbaaden here. Note that this is an “Experienced” level kit, which Billing Boats says should be attempted only by those with a couple models under their belts.

Special thanks again to Mr. Paul Le Wol for sharing his photos with us! Ω