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HARTLEY FLARELINE, NEW PROJECT
… give everything a day or so to harden and start priming and painting the hull. Will coat the inside with Norski timber preservative resin before fitting the deck, as I want to try the jet unit to see if it works satisfactorily before carryi …
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Interior resin coating, decking and cabin start
… ll. Got some more done today. I brushed the interior of the hull with 20 minute finishing epoxy. I then did the decking, and started the cabin. The cabin builds up pretty quickly, although there are a couple of crossmembers that the plans a …
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The Motor and Electrics.
I wasn’t going to paint the battery box, motor mount and servo mount but after remembering a previous comment (thanks Martin555 ) I decided to spray them silver to match the hull interior so I can now install all of the electrics and runnin …
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The Rubber Fenders.
These pilot boats have to very fast and also need a strong hull to cope with heavy seas and in that respect are no different to a Lifeboat however they are also required to be able to ‘bump’ the sides of all vessels large and small and stay …
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Eastwind
… direction when commanded, so it was back home to play with paint. Because of the patterns I use, they are hand brushed. I figure that the slight variations in tone and color here and there add character. My plan is to lay down the initial …
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Eastwind
… d was built of Sintra, a PCV foan product that loves CA, is paint ready and cuts with a hobby knife. It is very machinable as well. With the basic structure built I cut the deck opening. The superstructure lifts off as on unit giving a huge …
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Rear frame nears completion....
… he rear frame near completion. I have had 2 return trips to Hull Friday and Sunday to bring my daughter and grandson down for a visit, so the modelling rightly took a back seat whist they were here! However, Monday and today have seen a lot …
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Back at it
… to see planks popping off during the maiden sail. Once the hull is planked, I plan on another coat of resin on the outside and then the painting. What is a good paint to use? Anyway, heres a few pics showing how she looks now.
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St-Roch
… CNC machine by my brother Gilles which was a machinist. The hull has been painted and some rub rail added and more to come. I am used to paint with a 4" bristle. Making all the paint detailed will be a challenge. Have a nice day. Is there a …
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It’s the little things ....!
… ing a few grab handles to fit tomorrow and that will be the hull and sponsons complete less some metal D-rings that I will add after painting. The kit supplied injection moulded centre console will go in the bin once I’ve used it to rough s …
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Sponson supports and transom bracket
… e re: the silicone sealant, I sealed the inner join between hull deck and sponson with a 1mm thick strip of plasticard and after this was dry and and sanded, gave it another bead of cement for belt and braces. The hull has been sanded and f …
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HARTLEY FLARELINE, NEW PROJECT
… e will be a bit of mahogany trim here and there inside once painted, to break the white up (as per original) Hopefully top coating tomorrow if it's warm enough. Not doing anything on the hull yet, as still waiting for 'China' parts to arriv …
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20th Scale ELCO 80ft PT boat part 17
… across each silencer, then need to be fixed to the transom, painted etc. They are not perfect but what is? b) Cut out templates for the boat's stand that is only the start, I do not like building stands for models, I am not sure why. c) Fix …
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A gentle start....!
… stage to get the cutting of the 2 inflatable halves and the hull cut correctly as the integrity of the whole model will hinge on these being right. the cut lines were marked with a permanent sharpie before i took a fresh bladed stanley knif …
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HARTLEY FLARELINE, NEW PROJECT
Was in a painting mood today so did the side 'flashes' to have them ready to slap on once the cabin is finished. I first doped them, then used an Inox primer then a white enamel for the final coat. To paint them, I made up a stand with thum …
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HARTLEY FLARELINE, NEW PROJECT
Made the cabin side flashes today (will be painted white before being glued on over the varnished comings), and fitted some doublers to the stem for the stringers to sit over (sort of reverse rabbet as it's too hard to rebate such a thin pi …
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HMAFV SEAL #7
… to replicate it. Over the years the question of accurately painting waterlines keeps coming up, I use a laser pointer. Firstly, the hull must be supported upside down on a flat level surface. It must then be carefully leveled both fore and …
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The New Cabin – Part 6
… less steel mesh with a black Plasticard backing piece. When painted silver and assembled they look quite good, I may try to replicate the fixing screws/bolts around the perimeter somehow. These will not be fixed onto the cabin until the fin …
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Yes, still building....
Been busy on other things but it's letting my paints and varnish get a better cure. I like to let the hull cure at least 4-5 days before handling. It avoids marring and chipping the paint. Did the third or fourth full paint coat on the deck …
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Battery and Power switching
While I'm waiting for the paint and varnish on the hull to dry, time to get on with some other details. Having checked the waterline, some ballast towards the stern would be an advantage so I bought four 3700mAh NiMh cells to make up a batt …
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HMS Repulse Refit.
… ll then clean and prepare both turrets and barbets prior to painting.That will be in another blog. They will be put away until the hull is ready to take them again. I am afraid that the pictures are not in the correct order as taken and see …
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Chris Craft Constellation
… e railings & deck vents which are scratch built , bottom of hull painted metallic gold . On Off switch part of control wall & the railing around the deck also installed . I would always put a penny in hull for the year I built model but her …
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More detailing....
… o the required shape then silvered soldered, filed, primed, painted and lacquered before mounting. I’ve also started the life rings for the stern railings. I use cheap Chinese wood rings which I buy in various sizes for different scales and …
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Water Cooling and Rudder.
The hull is in pretty good shape now and almost ready for painting but before I start that I need to fit a water cooling pickup and outlet and the rudder tube. I did buy a cheap two piece plastic set that I’ve used before but I chose again …
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Pushrods
… voting arms were cut from brass strip. The strip was first 'painted' with a black marker pen and then the outline of the arm scribed through the ink. The arms were cut out, cleaned up and brass pivots turned on the lathe to allow the arms t …
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Bits!
… range sort of weekend! I was really hoping to get some more paint on the hull, but due to the rain I’ve not managed more than getting the red oxide sanded back and reapplied. “OC domestic” gets a little heated if I spray car paints in the c …
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Gunwales
… er planks to be fitted. To accommodate the curvature of the hull sides, the planking is fitted in three pieces on either side. Fitting these planks was quite a challenge. There wasn't a single straight edge to work to. It was also important …
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Tow Hook
… ward to. I can then fix down the fore deck and complete the painting of the hull. Peter.