Nordkap North Sea Trawler Model

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

1981

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

Funding support for the virtual exhibit was provided by the City of Santa Barbara's Organizational Development Grant Program.