Just have to Bondo (P38) the caprail seams.
And round off the rubrails at the bow!
A bit more sanding to do.
And the Hull will be complete.
Next the main cabin!
Then the Pilot House, are we their yet?
The main cabin and pilot house.
Will be a challenge!
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Just have to Bondo (P38) the caprail seams.
And round off the rubrails at the bow!
A bit more sanding to do.
And the Hull will be complete.
Next the main cabin!
Then the Pilot House, are we their yet?
The main cabin and pilot house.
Will be a challenge!
Should I Polyurethane or Varnish the fantail or leave it Natural?
How should I finish it off?
Can someone please advice?
On one tug I worked on 30 yrs ago the fantail was painted!
I didn't like the way the fantail looked painted and all.
I know the fantail on this kind of tug gets a lot of abuse.
But maybe natural looking wood.
Would be more appealing!
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Should I Polyurethane or Varnish the fantail or leave it Natural?
How should I finish it off?
Can someone please advice?
On one tug I worked on 30 yrs ago the fantail was painted!
I didn't like the way the fantail looked painted and all.
I know the fantail on this kind of tug gets a lot of abuse.
But maybe natural looking wood.
Would be more appealing!
I have filled all the seams on the Caprail!
And have sanded down the Caprail as well!
Will make for a nice even finish...
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Main cabin structure assembled!
It's mainly made of 1/8" ply.
And is very flimsy!
I used 30 min Epoxy for the joints.
The aft of the cabin is made of 1/2" Balsa.
Which the ends are rounded off!
Unlike the Dumas Jersey City the Brooklyn has Camber.
Which looks realistic!
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Main cabin structure assembled!
It's mainly made of 1/8" ply.
And is very flimsy!
I used 30 min Epoxy for the joints.
The aft of the cabin is made of 1/2" Balsa.
Which the ends are rounded off!
Unlike the Dumas Jersey City the Brooklyn has Camber.
Which looks realistic!
The back of the main cabin is completed using.
1/2" thick slabs of Balsa wood!
which is extremely easy to work with.
Note:
You may want to seal. The aft part of the main cabin!
I elected not to seal mine. Hope it don't bite me in the long run!
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Evenin' Ed, Your build coming on well👍
You reckon 1/8th ply is flimsy?? 😉
I built the superstructure of my 1/72 scale HMS Hotspur H class destroyer with 1/2mm ply. Now that IS flimsy, seemed like a good idea at the time, ca 25 years ago 🤔 I had to reinforce all corners with a 3mm square frame to be able to glue it at all. 😲 Cheers Doug 😎
I had to use epoxy on the cabin frame work.
Because the Medium CA just wasn't enough!
Thank goodness I had some Epoxy left from my last project!
1/2mm thickness, what's it like working with that kind of thickness?
Main cabin test fit around the coaming.
I now realize why they used 1/8" ply.
It's to conserve topside weight!
The cabin sides are made of 1/16" ABS plastic.
Note:
The main cabin deck should be placed.
On to the main cabin centered!
If NOT when placing the forward ladder.
It will come out uneven in the long run and off center!
Caution should be taken when gluing the deck to the main cabin!
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Main cabin test fit around the coaming.
I now realize why they used 1/8" ply.
It's to conserve topside weight!
The cabin sides are made of 1/16" ABS plastic.
Note:
The main cabin deck should be placed.
On to the main cabin centered!
If NOT when placing the forward ladder.
It will come out uneven in the long run and off center!
Caution should be taken when gluing the deck to the main cabin!
The engine room deck has been placed!
I'm going to be using the dumas recommended motor.
12volt 5000rpm this should be enough power for this big tug!
Note:
If you are going to use the Dumas motor.
The height of the engine room deck is just right.
But, if your going to use. A combo /drill motor.
Your going to have to lower the engine room deck.
By about 1/4" or more depending.
Keep an eye out for that!
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The engine room deck has been placed!
I'm going to be using the dumas recommended motor.
12volt 5000rpm this should be enough power for this big tug!
Note:
If you are going to use the Dumas motor.
The height of the engine room deck is just right.
But, if your going to use. A combo /drill motor.
Your going to have to lower the engine room deck.
By about 1/4" or more depending.
Keep an eye out for that!
Pilot house and captain's cabin framework is completed.
Note:
You should place a figure. Like the captain!
Before you place the 1/8" support pieces!
Oh, You could place the helm also center it.
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Pilot house top cut out and trimmed!
The pilot house top fits over the pilot house.
With about 1/4" space around the pilot house roof.
I decided to place 1/4" pieces.
Of wood to guide the position of the pilot house roof!
Just a bit more sanding of the pilot house awning.
Should look great after that!
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Pilot house top cut out and trimmed!
The pilot house top fits over the pilot house.
With about 1/4" space around the pilot house roof.
I decided to place 1/4" pieces.
Of wood to guide the position of the pilot house roof!
Just a bit more sanding of the pilot house awning.
Should look great after that!
Test fitting the pilot house outer walls.
Made out of 1/32" clear ABS plastic.
Dumas tells you that you need to remove the outer protective film. that's on both sides of the clear ABS plastic.
Sheet that's used to cover the pilot house.
This was tricky as there was nothing to grab on to.
So, I sanded a bit of the corner of the sheet.
Just to scuff up the film, Used my exacto knife to pull on the film. did the same for the other side!
But currently waiting for some glue to arrive from Cornwall Model Boats.
You ever order one type of glue and forget to order the other?
I did now have to place another order for some Zap-a-Gap Medium!
The Tug Brooklyn is taking more glue than the Tug Jersey City!
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Test fitting the pilot house outer walls.
Made out of 1/32" clear ABS plastic.
Dumas tells you that you need to remove the outer protective film. that's on both sides of the clear ABS plastic.
Sheet that's used to cover the pilot house.
This was tricky as there was nothing to grab on to.
So, I sanded a bit of the corner of the sheet.
Just to scuff up the film, Used my exacto knife to pull on the film. did the same for the other side!
But currently waiting for some glue to arrive from Cornwall Model Boats.
You ever order one type of glue and forget to order the other?
I did now have to place another order for some Zap-a-Gap Medium!
The Tug Brooklyn is taking more glue than the Tug Jersey City!
