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Rebuild rear deck Yorkshireman
Now all the flaky paint has been removed it's time to start rebuilding. A trip to the model shop for everything I thought I might need and a bit more just in case. sheet, flat, round and angled plastic in various sizes paint ,glue and piano …
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Deck work
… fitted. Having spent a while on the fittings cleaning and repainting I decided to leave alone. one point I can pass on was the use of my stash of different sized bulldog clips, these were invaluable to aid painting the small parts. I found …
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Engine and ballast
… aft through. I have also added a lot of cement to bring the hull down to the waterline. Electrics are all in and the internal will now be given a coat of tile paint to seal everything in. The only part of the build I will not make this time …
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First ever
… model boat for the first time (Anteo from panart) glad the hull is ready for painting
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Decking added
With the Hull paint job complete, the next stage of the build was to add the decking and rubbing strip. Being a novice at this I decided the best option was not to go for a complicated deck....KISS!! So I opted for solid mahogany. Veneer wa …
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Fairmount Alpine - TUG!
… ld videos on YouTube. I often wonder about the best time to paint the various bits as it seems some will be difficult to do later. So I painted the guard rail uprights and glued them in... then clamped the painted guard rails (proper names? …
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Manufacturing of Paddles
… the paddles were fouling each other. Disassembled them and painted them using car spray paint. I was quite pleased with the paddles so could start thinking about the tug hull. ,
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vintage yacht (Victoria)
… e is no name on the yacht after removing 4 colour layers of paint from the hull and 2 days sanding I repainted with 5 layers of paint rubbing down with 2000 grade between each coat
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PS Enterprise
The Top deck is now complete. The hull is partially painted and the construction of the superstructure has begun and the rudder is now attached
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Determine Scale / Ribs / HELP with building board ideas?
… ded to go with 1/2" scale as it will still be a good length hull. Ribs - I took the hull line drawings from the book, which were very small, just about an inch wide. I scanned the image and using the app "paint" on my laptop. I cropped it c …
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Rubbing fenders, more epoxy & hatch coamings.
… ck planking fitted I can now fix the rubbing fenders to the hull where the deck meets the hull sides. These are made from 6.5mm x 5mm obeche strip steamed and bent to shape and fixed with 30 minute epoxy, unfortunately the strips are not qu …
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Reassembly
… aust stack out of brass tube, mitered the top, soldered and painted. Hull dry now so I mounted the superstructure onto the hatch, reinstalled the tow bits, switch and batteries, RX, motor, etc. Getting close to sea trials, maybe this week s …
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LED Nav. Lighting
Two days ago I put what I hope is the final paint on the hull, hatch and misc. parts. I like to let it sit for several days to cure, especially in cooler weather. I took the time to work out LED navigational lighting for my Brooklyn Tug and …
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Glassfibre cloth & epoxy resin
… application of the cloth and resin serves to strengthen the hull enormously and produces a completely watertight hull, and after additional coats of resin are applied and sanded between coats resulting in a surface that is absolutely smooth …
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Power switch location / mount
Continue to mockup exterior a bit, still just rough paint, needs work prior to final colors and finish. Shown in the photos are a Switch Holder made by Dubro, a hobby parts maker in the US. This holder uses a slide switch and allows for thr …
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Crack in Seam!
… og: I have discovered where the leak is coming from! As the Hull is two halves glued together. The aft end of the hull. Is the weakest part of the hull! It has cracked under stress! So, what I plan to do. It strip the paint in that area. An …
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Elizabeth Cabin/superstructure
… nd all other woodwork has been varnished and the cabin roof painted white, awaiting suitable weather to paint the hull, as this is done outdoors.. Muddy....
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Update
… d the dingy, hatch, skylights and companion way. Added some paint, matt 131 green for the hull, under water the hull is matt37. Yellow for the trim bits with matt vanish for the wood work. Canabus
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Spraying Again.......
… er/primer which is a much thicker substance than just spray paint. With the sanding, I had not appreciated the difference between the grades say from 240 upwards (or is it downwards) as my experience was with doorframes and floorboards. For …
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Range Safety Launch?
… ’…………. Intro. I am now the owner of this boat. Wooden, good hull lines and hull paint work but needing to be finished. I am told that it looks like it started life as a kit, but has had considerable modification to at least the above deck l …
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HMS BRAVE BORDERER
… propellers with brass. These items all needed removing for painting, so decided to paint the hull before reassembly and then moving onto the superstructure. Fortunately, examining similar naval vessels and several U Tube videos, confirmed …
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Must get the skins on before I pull all of my hair out!!
… rlier post, I have had to break down the glue joints of the hull frame, and reposition after deepening some of the assembly slots. I have re-assembled the bulkheads, stringers etc. and then started to fit the side skins. This has proven to …
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lastest progress
… last on the schenllboot S100 I have been able to finish the paint work on the hull and she is now ready for final coats of varnish and full reinstallation of the RC equipment , still a bit nervous about that, part of the installation instru …
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Italeri P.T 109
… me. I notices the high quality of the parts, especially the hull and the actual paint finish was very easy due to it being plastic and got the nearest colour match by using Humbrol spray acrylic of Grass Green with Regency Red acrylic for t …
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Renovating my Aerokits Patrol Torpedo Boat.
… ies and prop shaft have also been removed leaving the basic hull and decking superstructures. I have visited my local model shop today to see if I can sort out the paint. I have decided on acrylic but the cans are so small that I would need …
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Now Coating and Matting
… nished all the stripping. Then did the ‘bright light in the hull bit’ to look for areas that needed patching. The major problem area was in the bow and that did not receive the light as it is a totally blanked off compartment. However, it w …
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Dumas 1203 Coast Guard Lifeboat (RNLI Waveney conversion)
… e Star Wars 3.75" figures that with poetic licence could be painted to represent crew. However, at this point the model is approx 1;16 scale and the figures would be 1:18 scale so maybe too small. There are 1:16 scale lifeboat figures avail …
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Chris-Craft Special Runabout
… ve right over the transom from chine to chine, whereas this hull and the Special Runabout had a break, albeit a small one at the deck level. Anyway, I redecked the Hornet with 1/16th" ply, leaving the engine hatch long. I also had to make a …