HMS Bustler deep sea rescue tug ,built at Henry Robb Shipbuilders Leith where I served my time .
Hull is 6mm ply with 2mm ply deck ,superstructure and bridge were constructed earlier from 18mm mdf .
Ship will be a static model ,one day I will bite the bullet and attempt Rc
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HMS Bustler deep sea rescue tug ,built at Henry Robb Shipbuilders Leith where I served my time .
Hull is 6mm ply with 2mm ply deck ,superstructure and bridge were constructed earlier from 18mm mdf .
Ship will be a static model ,one day I will bite the bullet and attempt Rc
Built the canopy around the wheel house, it was a little bit fiddley and brought back some math and drawing skills I haven't used for a wee while 👍
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Managed to get a bit done between the hospital and snow ,after sealing and a couple of coats of mr Halfords primer a couple of coats of grey ,painted the windows and the port lights matt black will then glaze at a later date
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Managed to get a bit done between the hospital and snow ,after sealing and a couple of coats of mr Halfords primer a couple of coats of grey ,painted the windows and the port lights matt black will then glaze at a later date
Managed to get a little time to myself and have managed to make a start on the hull ,strips are 20mm and 10mm -1.6mm plywood strips ,there's a few wee gaps but as the old shipyard saying goes "putty and paint makes a job what it ain't"
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Managed to get a little time to myself and have managed to make a start on the hull ,strips are 20mm and 10mm -1.6mm plywood strips ,there's a few wee gaps but as the old shipyard saying goes "putty and paint makes a job what it ain't"
The frames are of 4mm ply ,I use this because I can get lots of scrap off cuts from the place I used to work before I retired, I go in once a month for what my wife calls "my red cross parcel".😂
Very sorry to hear that Mark, my condolences.
Can well imagine you are very busy right now, my Dad passed on at 88 a few years ago.
Mum is still goin' strong - 94 last March!
Nevertheless my hair stands up whenever I see my sister's number in the phone display ...
Best wishes,
Doug
After chasing my tail for the last wee while dealing with lawyers for my dads will ,managed to do a bit to HMS Bustler family sized tin of filler applied to the hull will leave for a couple of days to dry then out with the sander .
Cheers Mark
After chasing my tail for the last wee while dealing with lawyers for my dads will ,managed to do a bit to HMS Bustler family sized tin of filler applied to the hull will leave for a couple of days to dry then out with the sander .
Cheers Mark
Thanks Martin ,with any luck will be able to get a bit done now that things have settled down a bit .if there's a next time round I'm coming back as a lawyer (no offence to any lawyers out there)👍
