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Nordkap Model Boat plans wanted please, any scale!
… e-modelling with clay before coating with un-ibond and then painting. A steam generator plant has been made using a Graupner steam generator and feeding with baby oil through a home made 4 roller pump and soft silicone tube motorized with a …
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St Helens mbc fun day and sale of HS93's boats etc
… needs refurb, vert solid 34" crashtender (fireboat), never painted or used, all there, opening windows, folding mast, plastic superstructure, all brass fittings, a very special model, no running gear 3 mhb steam boats, all unbuilt a load o …
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cigarette
… Not too bad a shape for an old boat, but has been liberally painted in a black sticky goo of some kind which comes off on your hands but I bet will take some shifting to restore the boat. Was at one time I.C. powered as you can see the exha …
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Aero Kit Sea Commander
… building a boat! Any advise here appreciated. What type of paints etc would be helpful. Also do you dope the main structure once complete to proof. Whats best to water proof the Inside hull. Thanks In advance.
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cigarette
Looks like a nice model the Graiger hulls are heavy but strong,there was talk that Jerome was going to scale the surfury and cigarette down to use as fast electric scale but Ive not spoke to him for a few months. Re crew members Ive had the …
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NewBe Help Needed - Noisy Motor Arrangement
… vibration from the point where the tube passes through the hull and on closer inspection the paint around this area was starting to crack and it didn't take much to pick away a few bits of the glue which secures the tube. All things stoppe …
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Marking waterline
Any paint masking tape would provide the straight edge you require. I have found the Frog tape very good but its not cheap. Tamiya provide masking tape and this is also good. I am assuming you have already fully cleaned and prepped the hull …
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Clinker waterproofing
… tely think you want to get some epoxy on the outside of the hull before you paint- and any of the boat building systems would work. I'd also be inclined to put it on the inside before varnishing too. You are, in effect, encapsulating the bo …
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Clinker waterproofing
HI Edward Sorry no I have not used the paints you propose, well not for some years - most of my recent models are fiberglass or plastic. I suggest you visit a good ships chandler to source both the varnish and paint for outside the hull. if …
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Billings Boat
… t which is needing almost a total stripdown to remidy rough painting by the builder. Why spend so much time building a kit and then ruin it with shoddy paintwork I'll never know. You may recall my previous post regarding adhesives, for the …
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Clinker waterproofing
Relying on a model hull to take up is a non-starter as far as I can see. Given that you wish to paint the outside of the hull I would take it back to bare wood, run a small fillet of thickened epoxy in the lands (but that may not be necessa …
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Clinker waterproofing
Hi, The hull was bought on eBay and seems well made but I do not know what type of glue was used. I plan on painting the outside but would rather varnish the inside. I do not fancy soaking it with/in water every time I want to use it, espec …
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Adhesives
… lings Kadet purchased on ebay, while I was sanding down the paintwork on the hull and deck they parted from each other. The adhesive used looked like a 2 part epoxy similar to that Stabilit I have since seen in another thread. it was real h …
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HMS Dark Biter
… ps and tubes from Model Boat Bits. The boat has a preformed hull, some resin and some white metal fittings, everything else has tobe cut from plywood or styrene sheet. Boat Is painted with Kobra paints sealed with Satin Clear Coat. Alan MV …
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Fireboat colours
Hi, I have 4 Fire Boats all painted the same. For below the waterline I use Ford Burgundy car paint spray from Halfords. Although most boats were painted in a red coloured antI corrosion/ barnacle resistant paint which when new was almost t …
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old age
Firstly,once its fully painted, go over all of thwe paintwork again with a satin finish clear cote, so you loose the original high gloss finish. Then, id really suggest you go look at some boats in a local [or nearest harbour] first. just t …
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sea queen scratch build
Taking shape nicely. Are you going to cover the hull with glass cloth or will it just be snading sealer and paint?
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46" Fire Boat Leaking Keel
… e solution AFTER stopping the ply de-laminating. invert the hull and watch all the fiddly bits fall out even when you have probably thought you removed most of them. Anyway dry the delaminating ply etc and paint removal on the uppermost edg …
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34" fireboat restoration
… nt rudder unit fitted , a 3mm dia. pick up pipe through the hull before the whole Insidehas been coated In polyester resin and fine woven matting .After the original paint was stripped using nitromoors , the underside of the hull has been t …
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New construction Glue?
HI jd Provided you seal the finished hull the glue used to hold the planking to the frames is a matter of choice. Cyano is quick but can become brittle, epoxy is a bit slower but more resiliant, white glue makes strong joints in wood but ta …
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New construction Glue?
… e suggestions. Also looking for a sealant to waterproof the hull prior to painting.
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New construction Glue?
… made the mistake of using a non-waterproof PVA on a planked hull when I came back to modelling aftera long gap- disaster! I thought a good paint job would do the trick but was wrong. I still get seams opening on that model so I suggest you …
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RTTL 2753
… e you that none of the boats had names and the numbers were painted large enough not to be missed. As far as I can remember there were about 5 to 7 RTTLs stationed there, one of which had an aluminium hull which did not spend much time in t …
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Where do I start
… er 600 Battery - 8.4v NiMh 3300 Ma + Charger - NiMh charger Paint - Please see below Speed Control - Mtoniks Viper20 Fittings - Try Model Slipway. Windows can be obtained from a fellow Fireboater dbninja - see For Sale in Forum. Suppliers: …
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The COROMANDEL
… nstruction of the Coromandel. Time had come to consider the painting of the hull after much sanding and filling of Imperfections applied a few coats of spray primer and then satin black, it is not perfect but I do not expect that the origin …
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Selection of Plywood for use Model Boats
… e used and can resist a certain amount of moisture". I also painted all of my wood both inside and out and hope it lasts another 50 years - not that I will benefit! If anyone wants water resistant ply then they need marine grade ply and eve …
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FIREBOATS #4
The hull and superstructure Is homemade to represent a 1/16th US Navy Swift. I changed scale to 1/24th. Model has pump, and three working monitors. Tower rises and lowers by aircraft servo. Lights, siren, and spinning radar. Controled by AC …
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FIRE AMBULANCE
Robbe Police Boat hull, with wood superstructure. Working lights, and bow spot-light. Dual power controled by Futaba 4 channel. Painted for Fort Lauderdale Fire Department. Boat used In steering contests. Length 36 Inches.