Description
This is a radio-controlled model of a Norwegian North Sea Trawler was built by Dwight Brooks in 1981. The model has 32 remote-controlled functions and is operated with a custom-built radio control. Details include over 200 handmade and 200 commercially available items. Nordkap is built using plank-on-frame construction with marine plywood keel and bulkheads and balsa planking with fiberglass in resin both inside and out. Featured in the May 1982 issue of “Scale Ship Modeler.”
Object Type
Model, Ship
Object ID: 1997.004.0006
Date
2020-04-15 12:58:36
Made
United States
Material
Fiberglass over Balsa Planking on Plywood Frame
Dimensions
101" long x 24" wide x 52" high
Condition
Good
Collection
Estate of Dwight Brooks