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part 5 b
… fter the glue hardened, I lightly sanded the whole thing. I painted both halves of the load with epoxy 1200, as well as the fin in the place where these will be glued. I pulled everything together with PE tape and let the glue harden. After …
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part 9
… ging ( cardboard or thin air of plywood 1 mm thick) which I painted using nitro-email surfacer -. I drilled holes necessary for axes and shackles. Leeboards I painted after finishing with filler, slightly resanding and re-painted the filler …
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Pausing for a month due to travel
… structure almost done except for masts and rigging. Need to paint the hull and wire up the propulsion. Then ballast and test.
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Pilothouse finally done!!
… any under deck work, esc installation, etc, then I’ll start paint and detail on the hull. Getting there!! Cash
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I feel a little….lit🤣
… an the Caldercraft Puffer I finished earlier this year. The hull was challenging but not too bad as was the main wheelhouse. The roof is really trying to kick my butt. It doesn’t look too bad, but I’ve sanded and touched up and well, I’m do …
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1st coat of primer applied
… g in limewood on the Mantua Bruma which is a plank on frame hull. I then did some filling and sanding before applying two coats of sanding sealer. Having 'chewed over' all of discussions about fibre glassing the hull I 'chickened out' and i …
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Started the pilot house today.
… d “fiddling” to get everything lined up, it’s not much. The hull was a little challenging, but so far the deckhouse is a mite easier. That being said…I still want a full size drawing. Anyway, the first thing the builder does is to get the f …
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It has been a while
… n the recent run of good weather I have made a start to the painting of the hull and superstructure on the Occre Ulises. All the paints are either Humbrol or Revell enamels and have been thinned about 40-50% for airbrushing. I still have to …
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Bulwark supports, fwd light installed, deck shelter built and first coat of primer
… und several that are one color save the waterline, deck and hull colors are the same.I’ve decided to go that route as it will save me some time and possible frustration. I’m still on the fence on the color though. So, since I made that deci …
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Making room
… hat would make it difficult to put the new batteries in the hull. After removing all of the plumbing and wiring the support bar was cut away from the bulkhead with a fine tooth saw and the other end removed from the rudder servo compartment …
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Deck cleaned up, rubrail install, fwd lights and bulwarks
… r rail. I decided to use the abs as it will be glued to the hull and the underside of the deck before it’s trimmed back, and I feel it will give me a better more stable hull to deck joint. Once the deck, rail and hull were bonded together I …
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Yard Sale Find
… ve a tiny leak which I think will be fixed up with a little hull paint.
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Epoxy…..a lot of epoxy
… spent most of my building today mixing epoxy, filling and “painting” every seam in the hull to make darn sure it’s watertight. My procedure was this. I would mix up a batch of epoxy, heat it so that it would pour and flow nicely, turn the …
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Motors mounted, some filling done, rudder linkage installed
… e rudder tubes extend one millimeter from the bottom of the hull. I’ve read some previous builds where e builder had to remove some of rudder to clear the hull when hard over. I elected to have the tubes extend out by about 6 mm to give ade …
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Late War Elco 80' PT Boat Model
… one of the features that are affected by the change in the hulls geometry. These items were purchased from John Haynes and modified with the require tubing details. Each of the three exhaust sets were fixed to a 1/32” thick ply mounting pl …
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Late War Elco PT Boat Model
… finally reached the point of this build that I always fear…painting. I think painting is a personal phobia for me since I have messed up a model or two models over the years causing me to have to strip and repaint. Last week all the detail …
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Modified Stiletto project
Hull and cabin painting finished, despite sunny but cold damp weather (12 deg c), plus having to spray it outside not letting the lacquer gloss off. Required hours of wet and dry sanding and cutting to get the gloss back, - finishing with B …
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CGINGA 1V
… st. The project started with me drawing the contours of the hull with which to make formers for the plank on frame hull construction, these were fixed firmly and accurately to the base board and allowed me to start the build. Then the hull …
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Graupner Krabbe Ton 12…the kit, not the boat😁
… ure of this kit is that the deck slots into a groove in the hull. There are under deck stringers that are laser cut in the kit, once installed they give the deck a slight beam to beam curve. I used the kit parts to make up the aft coaming a …
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Modified Stiletto project
… nd transom to locate the trim sheet for gluing. Clamped the hull nose down to a trolley, mixed some more epoxy and filler powder and applied it to both surfaces, then 'nailed' the sheet on with pointed 3mm dowels. Taped the edges and weight …
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Modified Stiletto project
… erty into a swamp,-(councils' problem to fix) The cabin and hull now have 2 coats of water based Zinsser 123 sealer applied with a 100x20mm roller. Too wet cold and windy for spraying, but the roller worked well. I use this paint to seal an …
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CGINGA1V
… e last. Before going in I managed to repair, rub down and repaint the hull, brush again and I was very pleased with the finish. It is surprising how long it takes to work out where you left her and what was due to be the next job. I am goin …
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Modified Stiletto project
Inside of the hull has now been coated with epoxy timber sealer/preservative, as well as the equipment trays, which have been made to be screwed in, fitted and unscrewed ready to be put aside for after painting. The prop cable drive shaft o …
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29" Double Horse 7007 Flying Fish
… xperimental). Basically it is polystyrene balls and acrylic paint (white) mixed together so the balls are covered and stick together (patient pending) joke. Thus will follow the rough shape of the hull, but will take some time to dry. UPDAT …
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29" Double Horse 7007 Flying Fish
… xperimental). Basically it is polystyrene balls and acrylic paint (white) mixed together so the balls are covered and stick together (patient pending) joke. Thus will follow the rough shape of the hull, but will take some time to dry. Regar …
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Modified Stiletto project
… e progress in the last 2 days. I've sanded the glass on the hull and cabin tops, painted a sealer on the cabin, made a rudder servo tray, a central radio(and other bits) tray, a battery tray and a front compartment tray. The center and fron …
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Enjoying the build.
… erstructure build is progressing nicely and I’ve managed to paint the hull. Pleased with the progress so far.
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Glassed
… ve any leaks. With Monday off, I should have her primed and painted (Hull Only) by close of business. I actually use black flex-seal as my bottom paint for an extra layer of protection. Well on the way to meet the August 15th deadline. My g …