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It got worse 😁
… on the superstructure and possibly start the colour on the hull. I don’t know why but I don’t really want to paint it the box art colours so I am going to go with dark green and white above the waterline instead of the black that the box s …
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Filling and Sanding
… sual plank job. But all is going well. Still no hurry, this hull will be waterproof and smooth. Still more filling and sanding, I anticipate 5-6 hours and then I will be ready to fiberglass the hull. Plan is to have a smooth hull, paint it …
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Standoff Scale
… etachable using a slide-in method. It is quite tight to the hull and seems to align well. I assembled and painted a number of the plastic and wood detail fittings. The provided railings are very nice, look good, but are tedious to install. …
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CGINGA1V
… ws, the other side of the coin shows what was an immaculate painted hull marked and scratched and in need of a repaint. I do it every time when will I learn. It is great seeing this project coming together after what seems a long time. I th …
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Al Khubar 2
The Al Khubar 2 hull is painted Red. Does anyone know the actual shade of red? Below the waterline I assume it is red oxide. Is this correct? Thanks in anticipation Guys. Ian (Rockbag)
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NQD PX-16
… n it will stop you losing your flexi shaft and propeller. I painted the hull a lime green, added the water cooling hoses in blue, drilled the transom for the rudder linkage bellows and drilled holes for 4 water outlets two per side of the b …
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Tyne lifeboat City of Sheffield
… ular damage so the basics were good I felt it just needed repaint and new fittings. The original build was not from a kit, but a bare hull and deck and everything else either scratch built or from commercially available stock. The mechanics …
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USS Juneau
… less done, at least the big pieces, and first base coat of paint applied. All of the superstructure bulkhead light LEDS have been drilled and installed. The turret, gun directors and torpedo tube mechanisms are all completed and functional …
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I found the 🤬 leak!!!😁
… leak. Within minutes I had a good teaspoon of water in the hull…but it didn’t come from the tube. I checked aft, dry as a bone, so I thought the bow had a leak and it was seeping past the bulkhead. After drying her off I took her to the be …
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Chris Craft Cobra
… t update... I have the fin glued on and bondo to smooth it. Hull completely sanded and stained, water line marked in. Getting ready to fiberglass with Total boat epoxy resin. This is my favorite part... Primer, paint and clear will update s …
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Build continues
… en much actual building done on my Jonny, but I did get the hull painted and about 90% of the hulls electronics in and tested. So far everything is working out well, with the exception of the belt and timing belt pull that I have had to ord …
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Maiden voyage ( again )
… the propulsion wiring and battery acting properly, got the hull repaired and repainted, got the Spektrum radio set with a single throttle lever controlling all 3 geared motors, so it was time to see if she floats and can run in my pond ( y …
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Little Shelley Foss Update, conclusion
… I need to finish out the blog. The last posting showed the hull completed and ready for paint. Finishing the superstructure was straight forward gluing up everything except for the very top plastic roof, where I installed magnets so that i …
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Kathryn - a Thames Bawley - 1
… e superfluous fibreglass resin (about 1.5lbs in all !). The hull was stripped, the lead keelson removed and the whole interior cleaned out. Any holes in the hull were stopped with polyester resin at that stage, and the surfaces sanded and s …
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More of the Wheelhouse
Quick update, I have now painted the hull, I used 1/8" pin stripe car tape to make the dividing line between the black and red of the hull, I also used 13a wire to make the piping from the fresh water tank to the galley.
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Teign C
… . Last summer,I acquired an old Graupner 14 inch Pollox tug hull fitted with new motor and hardware which with a little mod. to the bow ,formed an ideal basis for a 1:32 scale version of Teign C. There are plenty of pix of the real craft on …
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Sand and restain for and aft decks, winch, one companionway
… ch is built up from castings and rod on a wooden base. I prepainted all the parts, and assembled it. Sounds easy, but it took some finagling to get it somewhat right, but I’m pleased with the results. I did a test drill on the hull for the …
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A little Covid, a little Flu, a little work.
… bit today, adding to what I accomplished Sunday. I got the hull paint quaked away Sunday, need to touch up the waterline a bit but turned out okay. The Puffer has a couple of upper deck inlays that are printed with deck planking lines and …
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It Begins.
Realized I need to seal and paint the hull before beginning the rigging. Water line marked. Silly me.
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Stripped and rubbed down
… op has resulted in "sea axe " being rubbed down for her new paint scheme. Work light's, horns and anything else removable, removed plus the remaining rails-will attempt to scratch build these again. The bow has been dismembered and again an …
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Macedonian: Big boat, lots of planking
… eted, the forms were unscrewed from the build-board and the hull could be viewed upright at last. I knocked out the transom forms, and after marking the hull at each form, to have reference marks to measure from, I knocked out every other f …
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Macedonian: Wale Ho!
… sliced off the planks, one by one. These got applied to the hull with gel CA. At the hard bends, like in the bow, they are dipped in ammonia and clamped in a makeshift jig to bend them to shape. It's not difficult, but I went through a lot …
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Macedonian: More details and 3D printing
… done. As my next way-point, I would really like to get the hull to the point of painting, but there's a lot to get onto it before that can happen. One item are the channels. These I made of aircraft plywood, but I feel they may be too thin …
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Bluenose-4
… d a little more on my model kit of the Bluenose . Needed to paint the hull so instead of spray paint decided to use bottle paint's ask the hobby store guy for some Tester paint white, red, blue, black and was informed that Tester paint has …
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Bit more done
… t. So, I spent a little time working on the Puffer, got the hull where the instructions state go ahead and paint. Not quite there yet, I need to do a little cleanup before I primer. I’ve got the breakwaters installed, the skeg and reinforce …
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Building a Scale Model "Springer" Push Boat (Part 4)
… ABS bulwarks, fitting the hatch, and filling, sanding, and painting the hull. Next update will probably focus on making the railings. Lew Florida ️, USA Video link (forgot to reduce the volume on the music soundtrack): https://youtu.be/axV …
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Cabins
… nish will be white and Light green, the same colours as the hull The inside of the cabin was not very good and a bit rough to say the least. It’s a difficult area to prepare the surface for painting. Therefore, I have decided to line it wit …
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RAF Launch. Part5.Internal rebuild starts.
… bishing than starting from scratch. With as much of the old paint removal done as I can without damaging the hull integrity and the drive shaft tubes made and dry fitted along with the rudder posts to ensure all is true I decided to fit tho …