Mike Stoney, I'm a retiree but I always say I don't know how I found the time to go to work. We seemed to do loads of things back then. We kept and breed Afghan Hounds and took them to dog shows. Travelled around the country doing that and even got to Crufts with them. We no longer have them as once the last 3 passed away we dicided that it was too upsetting when they die and no longer have them. I even done some building of and went out and played with my R/C Boats. But I don't seem to have the time do half the things we done. I don't seem to understand it. I know my last five years have been bad heath, mainly due to the BIG C and both shoulder Rota Cuff's torn beyond repair. But now C 😊CLEAR. So hoping to get my old Cassic Rover back on the road, the one in my Avatar aand try and get out to play boats. But that will travelling about 20 miles minimum to get to a pond to use them.

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Hi Trev will be using EZY -Kote as my sealer once sanding is done.
Rick

Thanks Rick 😀

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I hope you have a warm shop and one that fumes do not enter the house because next week Ontario is going into deep freeze.

Rick, you are doing a great job, makes me think I'll have to do a full refurbishment on my 2 Fairey's as they look decidedly used compared with yours.
Keep it up I'm really enjoying the blog.
Cheers Colin.

Thanks Colin This build has been fun.
Rick

Rick,
The handrails look Great 👍👍
Look like Teak in the pic.
Trev

Thanks Trev May very well be teak as I don't know were it came from. Just the right wood at the right time.
Rick

It souldn't be that hard to set up a brushless motor to the ESC. Also if it runs the wrong way for your propellor all you need to do is just swap two wires over from the ESC to the motor and it will then run the correct way for you. It is just like a three phase motor in miniture. And I am not any good with electrics. My problem is getting advice on the KV on the motor worked out and which batteries to use. Mostly though it comes with the instructions, but I ask my local model shop if in doubt.

So right it shouldn't be that hard. I find a way to make it hard. LOL
Rick

When I made my Fairey Huntsman I thought that I needed a highlight around the windows. I bought chrome silver 3mm pinstripe strip for cars but the chrome would not bend around the curves. Start again!

So I tried again with a plastic 2mm pinstripe material from Halfords or Ebay. This worked well.
Then I lacquered the sides and now it's looking good. Car lacquer from Halfords. I only dabbed the tiniest bit of supeglue on the sharp curves only.

Good luck.

That is a realy lovely looking Huntsman. I have one in my shed waiting to be refurbed. It did run but had a small leak on the bottom of the transom on one corner. I think it was from a small knock on the side of the pond, bad manouvering on my part. I am going to run some epoxy down to the rear corner to seal it then she is going 2.4gh and brushless. More speed.😁 I am a spead freak, that's how I end up damaging prop shafts and the rear of the Huntsman.🙈 I have been to specsavers but that still doesn't stop me doing damage.