Billing (and also model shipways) have a bluenose kit, and a bluenose ii kit. for some reason the bluenose ii kits are smaller scale (1:100 instead of 1:64). that led me to assume that the 'ii' suffix simply meant smaller scale.. From real size to model size. our bluenose ii kit uses a scale of 1:75. this is a simple ratio that means one unit of measure on the model is equivalent to 75 units of the same measure on the real ship. it makes no difference what unit of measure you choose. so, 1 mm on the model equals 75 mm on the real ship. 1 inch on the model equals 75 inches. Billing boats bluenose the schooner bluenose has a very special place in the history of navigation and yachting. built to fish off the newfoundland coast, the ship soon turned out to be such a fast sailer that she won all the great classical regattas along the usa's eastern coast..
Bluenose plans, drawings bluenose, schooner bluenose plans wooden model builder what i aim to achieve with this blog, is to share my projects with others and offer the plans to anyone free of charge. bluenose plans pdf download plans free ship plans download, ship modelling drawings, free ship building plans, model ship plans. Bluenose. the most famous schooner of all time is the canadian schooner bluenose. this beloved vessel won the annual international fishermen's trophy race for canada numerous times in the period between the two world wars.. Model by bob evans model plans and instructions by ben lankford assisted by erik a.r. ronnberg, jr. model shipways developed the bluenose kit in 1996. the model is based on several sources. in 1961, john r. stevens prepared plans for the fisheries museum of the atlantic in lunenburg, nova scotia..
