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It started with Deck hatches.
… inger marks and residue then a coat of thinned varnish. The paint blemished hull surface is having been rubbed down wet and dry. I use old and different colour paint for this. As you rub down another paint colour comes through if gone too f …
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Fairey huntsman
So a bit of progress today sanded down the inside of the hull and white primer painted inside ,all the gran rails bolted to the roof and new front hatch just sitting drying after gluing together pics to follow
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Lesro Pilot Boat - bow finishing
… n used Eze-Kote and lightweight cloth over the whole of the hulls to strengthen the balsa and tie it to the ply and provide a good basis for painting. Chris
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fixing a lift off top deck
Hi Stephen My HMS Grenville (36" F/Glass hull) has a removeable top from the funnel to stern. The hull has a balsa coaming attached to the inside of the hull and cross pieces to maintain the shape. The deck is plasticard which lays on top o …
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Your thoughts please.
… em off until you could glue the brass portholes flat to the hull. After that is just a matter to add an aqua or greenish drop of paint inside each and let that dry and add a few drops of epoxy to represent glass. And I wound’t add any weath …
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Clyde Puffer (Mountfleet Sealight)
… ng which reads in part "some of these vessels had black/red hulls but most later ones were mid-grey overall". Title on the drawing is LOCHINVAR-CLYDE PUFFER. Mine are 16" & 24" l.o.a. The smaller one is dark red up to deck & black above, th …
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Countess of Bredalane/Kempock
… week and hope to receive it on Monday next week. I want to paint the hull above and below the waterline. I would like to paint her in Cal Mac/Roy Ritchie hull colour scheme when she sailed on the Clyde. I am unsure what paint colours would …
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Countess of Bredalane/Kempock
… ched are a few colour and conversion charts for the popular paints. PLUS a WARNING, that what you see on your display may not be quite what you get!! As Dave says; take a gander and choose what you think is suitable, i.e. takes your fancy D …
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Countess of Bredalane/Kempock
You can search on line for Revell, Humbrol, Tamiya paints etc and they all offer colour charts of all their paints. When you decide what vessel you intend to replicate you can select the nearest colour to suit. As this is a static model you …
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Countess of Bredalane/Kempock
… vessel has had many owners and some pics show a light blue hull so I expect you are aware of the colour scheme for your chosen era. Please will you describe the colours you wish to use on the model and hopefully we can suggest suitable pai …
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Fairey renovation
… d by other projects. I have concentrated on topsides as the hull is ok and the improvements have included calf leather seats, new handrails, new hatches, a fresh paint job and last but not least new windscreen. This has been a two day night …
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Fitting an alternate set of sails
… rfed in, but my woodwork is not so good these days and so I painted over the handiwork, but it is straight and true. When planning what to do I realised I did not have any small eye hooks to allow for the several bowsies on the mast. A rath …
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Fairey renovation
… g it, its a long job with having to re plank the deck and repaint the hull. The superstructure is in a poor state the wood being quite dried out so I am unsure of what I intend to do with it as yet (next on the list) I currently have a blog …
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Met a neighbour and his boat
… up on deck. Here are some photos. He said, there are a few hull planks that need replacing, then scrapping the lower hull to apply some caulking felt and applying anti fouling paint. Further research about the vessel turned-up this YouTube …
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Finishing Balsa boat
… dies tights. Cut off one leg, cut off the foot and push the hull through. Paint or varnish one coat and allow to dry. sand off at deck level. The hull can then be finished with paint and varnish until the weave disappears. Lightly sand and …
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Finishing Balsa boat
… wood surfaces, decks, cabins, wheel house, entire inside of hull, etc. ( First picture) It is a little harder to use than some other products but works better and lasts longer than other sealers IMHO. It also takes a couple days to dry. I u …
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Finishing Balsa boat
… fe would not like it) You pull the stocking/tights over the hull from the stern to the bow until it is tight, tie off the the stockings/tights then apply the dope to the hull "DO THIS OUT DOORS" when dry remove any waste. apply another coat …
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Are Motorized RC Scale Model Boats Hazardous?
… ust keep it above the waterline. I put my rcvrs high in the hull or even in the superstructure. Certainly more convenient than those long wires we used for 75 MHz. FIGURINES: I suspect those are 1:24 (a very popular dollhouse scale) or 1:25 …
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Are Motorized RC Scale Model Boats Hazardous?
… 0 mAh 7.2V NIMH. Shaft tube needed more support hence the unpainted triangle twixt bottom of hull & shaft tube. You can't see him but there is a Captain at the wheel. Dome light, searchlight & navigation lites run off 2-AA's. LOA 42cm, 16-1 …
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FB marketplace strikes again
… t look at FB marketplace, but yesterday I spotted a pair of hulls for £20 a few miles away. Turns out it was the same person I bought the RAF crash tender from a few months ago - he does house clearances so gets all sorts of items. Collecte …
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Free MTB at estate sale ina display case
… s of gloss. Too much work. I loved the pre-coloured plastic hulls that Graupner used to put out. My neighbour's sailboat rises from its trailer in his driveway. Its dented, paint above waterline is scuffed.Zebra mussels cover 90% of hull be …
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I'm back 🙂💙
… v 3300 running in parallel for extended run times. Going to paint the hull sky blue and upper leave mostly as it comes on white with a one go fast stripe along the middle and a figure in the cockpit. Going along the sweet and simple approac …
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Final finishing
Hi Chris. I have hand painted the decks and sides of the hull with yacht varnish. Below the water line I have then over painted in white enamel. I was perhaps aiming for too higher perfection by trying to remove the odd dust specs. Removing …
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Gluing PVC Sheet
… anopy Glue a go. I bought some to glue styrene strakes onto hulls coated with Eze-Kote and for gluing clear acetate to styrene window frames which will then be glued onto painted surfaces. I also repaired my wife's kitchen scales by gluing …
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Final finishing
… zed rebuild project has about 24 coats (lost count!) on the hull, though they are thin coats and I flatten back with 240 wet and dry every 3 or 4 coats. The deck still needs the final coats added, but I’m waiting for consistent temperature …
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Just wanted to share some of the progress on my Push Boat.
… ternal electronics in the boat I will take some photos. The hull is dome except for some detailing and Paint. I am a slow builder as when I make something I like to make it so that it cane easily be taken apart and fixed. I am using the two …
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Slec Ltd - Bob-A-Bout Footy Class Yacht Build
… y in it. The sails have to be cut out as per the plans. The hull is ready to receive the radio gear but I first need to apply some coats of sander sealer before I can do the RG. I have decided to stain the mast and boom etc with a Sapeli st …
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a dream project
… a good container of Famowood. Best ever wood putty to shape hulls etc. It does not shrink Crack or run. You can stain, resin or paint it. Sands like wood acts like wood. see my photo.