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Getting much closer and a correction
Hi y’all. Spent some time yesterday and today on Dicky. I painted up and detailed the funnel, including the guy wires. I had to make a change to the aft most wire attachment at deck level, as they are supposed to terminate at the fwd part o …
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Sea Queen
… had a rc engine and fuel tank have removed all that much repainted the wood hull and next project is the motor and a rudder that much was missing
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Elco update eventually
… past week or so . Some sub-assemblies completed and lots of paintwork done. Hull painted and couple coats varnish to protect the acrylics I use. I've fixed the wheelhouse permanently to the deck and some smaller pieces such as ammo boxes an …
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SEMI SCALE FOAM AND GLASS MODEL OF MY 15FT 1953 SCHOCK US DESIGN DAY SAILER
… at the moment . First coat of Zinsser primer applied to the hull. Weather is rubbish at the moment, everything (glass/paint) is taking time to set/dry. JB
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Graupner Optimist
Today it was paint the hull outside and then set up the sail & rigging . Not a lot of wind in the backyard. Iron out a few flaws with the handrail. Tomorrow it's time to put the name Optimist on the stern.
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SEMI SCALE FOAM AND GLASS MODEL OF MY 15FT 1953 SCHOCK US DESIGN DAY SAILER
… mill. Still have the blade and gudgeon and pintle to make. Hull is almost ready to throw some paint at. JB
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Davit Developement
… m 1860. The davits I model previously were nothing like the paintings, so I modified it to what I show here. I printed four, two failed outright, and the two I got wouldn't be usable, but they did help with visualization. There's some detai …
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Tarpaulin
… top and will get trimmed after it's installed. It was spray-painted black, front and back - two coats. The reinforced edges are glued to the top-rail of the head and the hull, and the loose part is pulled over the rail and CAed to hold it. …
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New idea for printing
… ery long (30 odd hours) I had a thought . Why not print the hull in Spiralised Vase Mode. This gives one wall (0.8mm thick) on the inner and outer. It has no change of level steps as it prints a continues line and gives a very smooth surfac …
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Currently in build
Newest acquisition is a HA Kits Pilot boat. Hull and shaft already completed. About to paint and fit out. More to follow !
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Wet Bulb
The bulb, aside from paint drying, is basically done! In total, 3 coats of epoxy, 2 coats of primer, and 2 coats of Moss Green paint, to match the hull. The thin epoxy ran all over the place with me, brush in hand, chasing it, best I could; …
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Adding some Colour and Details
Painting the hull before fitting the running gear probably isn't the usual order, but I'm still researching brushless motors, propellers and all that side of things so I decided to just keep going. I'll have to fix up some of the hull paint …
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SEMI SCALE FOAM AND GLASS MODEL OF MY 15FT 1953 SCHOCK US DESIGN DAY SAILER.
A bit more progress made since the last post. The hull is now fully faired and ready for paint, which will be done later. The centerboard case now has had the slot routered out for the actual case insert to drop through. The guide for the r …
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Aft cabin, some details, railing, fragile parts
… h is a good tight fit, so it will be pressed into place and painted in place. I can push it up from under deck with a little effort. That plan is to build the rack over the hatch, with maybe 2 legs actually glued to the deck surrounding the …
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Restarting the Refurbishment
… e) with bearing Rudder: Brass 5mm shaft Having stripped the paint from the boat, and removed the old propellor and rudder tubes, I set about fitting the new propellor and rudder tubes. I made a new motor support to ensure alignment with the …
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Emma Jr sailboat
… The Emma Jr is also based on those plans of the frames and hull. I made changes to the design by altering the access to the servos. Emma Jr could have remained the same as her big sister but I didn’t. Gary is being kept informed of the bui …
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Light bar, siren, sanding and filler
… won’t seep inside. Realistically, as much freeboard as this hull has it probably won’t be an issue but better safe than sorry. Now, in its earlier police form this boat had a siren/light bar combo that worked well, but was kind of clunky lo …
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Time for Epoxy
Once the hull was fully planked it was time to make it fair and to give it some strength. With a hull thickness of 1.5mm the hull needs some reinforcement. The first task was to get a base coat of epoxy onto the hull. I used West with 206 h …
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NEW GLASS ON FOAM CATAMARAN PROJECT
… nd 20deg C, but today, blazing sun and 28deg C so ideal for painting. Disassembled everything, cleaned up and painted the aluminium beams with an etch primer, then black enamel to finish them. Hulls were primed with an epoxy enamel primer, …
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NEW GLASS ON FOAM CATAMARAN PROJECT
… t of choice words helped get it done Winch sits in the port hull, servo, RX and 4 cell NiCad square pack sit in the stbd hull. The lead for the winch comes through the aft beam to protect it. Compartment covers have sponge seals, but still …
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Ready for ballast and leak check.
… them. I can carve balsa block to profile for a fuselage or hull, but there’s no way I’m going to be successful at carvin a round knob on the end of 1/8 diameter dowel. Just no. I admire people who can do that, and people who carve their ow …
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Ships boat built, cradles and davits installed.
… e ships boat done, didn’t like the way the cover sat on the hull, was able to pry/cut/curse it off, sand and reinstall. Not perfect though but will work for now. Cut the cradles, installed the boat, davits and necessary rigging. Again, not …
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HMS Pert (HMT RNAS Steam Side Paddle Tug)
… , is "stand-off scale" at 1:48 and is radio controlled. Her hull was assembled from one inch thick polystyrene in the bread and butter method then carved and "rasped" to shape. The finished hull was sheathed in grocery store flyers and a wa …
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NEW GLASS ON FOAM CATAMARAN PROJECT
… s to the mounts on all 3, now I know what the width between hull centers is going to be, with the hull tapers. I always seem to build 3 steps in advance, then go back 2,- happens when you design and build on the fly. Hulls now have 2 coats …
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NEW GLASS ON FOAM CATAMARAN PROJECT
… Thought I'd show the few tools etc required for these foam hulls. Belt sander was only for touching up the ply deck and transom shape, Surforms for basic shaping, long board sanders and sanding blocks, saw for initially cutting the 'blanks …
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Pretty Much Finished
… t I am unsure if they are needed. I finally figured out the painting of the hull. I used acrylic matte paint for the colours and will spray with waterproof matte clearcoat soon, weather permitting. I used automotive pinstriping to get the b …
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part 12
… er. and next. The anchor is made from copper wire 3 mm dia. Painted black. Main mast The main mast is made of aluminum tubes of Ø14/12/10 mm inserted into each other and glued together, with a total length of 57 cm. The lower part of the ma …
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part 10
… gnate with a diluted epoxy. After hardening epoxy I sprayed hull with filler and repeated sanding both areas from outside and from the inside of bulwark . In place of passage of the leeboard pin I taped Al tubes with a diameter of 4/6 mm as …