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water, paint, copper
… deal with open gun ports, hatches, etc. After glassing the hull, she got beams for the spar deck installed. 3/4" x 3/4", they're probably a bit more than was needed. Tubes were installed for 5/16" stainless threaded rods that would hold he …
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Painting, Stand and Hatches
With the keel in place, time to start painting. The underside of the hull and the keel have been given several coats of grey etch primer from a rattle can. Each coat was sanded and any irregularities filled with knifing putty. After three c …
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My Susan Paint and float tests
The last of the masking-up and hull painting.. The power plant or drive motor, was originally going to be a 385 size type of motor, one of the expensive ones from Howes, ( lol ) at £3-£5 each, i really like these little motors as they have …
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My Susan Painting
After most of the Build was finished, time for some paint. As this is a wood build, most items received about 6 coats of 50/50 cellulose dope and thinners, lightly sanding between each coat. The first job was to paint he insides of the Bulw …
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Hull progress
… can mount it closer to the stern allowing more room in the Hull for the sail control servos. I now intend to paint the inside using epoxy resin and secure some ballast lead sheet.
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Paint 2
Painted the lower portion of the hull. Clean up and second coat to come. Than sealing finish coats. Rick
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Half Hull models
… y next build I decided to attempt building a couple of half hull yachts. I sent for a reference book about half hull modelling but it covered basically the carving of half hulls from a large piece of timber, very nice but I wanted to persue …
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ABS hull treatments
… ecause I am looking for ideas how I could strengthen my ABS hulls as well as possible. The last time I worked on my ships was in 1989 and since then a lot has changed in terms of the treatment of the hulls My question: What would you do fir …
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Fibre glassing the hull
… ed to this type of work. The first job is to give the whole hull a coat of resin which is diluted 50:50 with water; this allows the resin to soak into the wood giving a good bond, when dry after about an hour it can be lightly sanded with a …
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Paint and windows
… off so I decided to hunker down on the SAR. Got most of my paint done, save for the orange rub rail that goes around the perimeter of the hull. I also painted my window frames and installed the windows. Paint came bout good, windows decent …
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Well deck and the start of (ugh) paint
… uffing box. 2. External structures. Cabin and well deck. 3. Paint everything you can!!! Because of the multiple colors, and the fact that the deck and hull are one piece, having the hull and superstructure painted will make the next steps e …
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Skinning the hull
The hull sides and bottom are skinned with 1mm ply. This is supplied laser cut to size. I held the first side in place while Finley applied the superglue. I'd bought some superglue from the local pound store which came with a long flexible …
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Hull Continued (Mounts)
… i could of hidden the wires better. Gave the inside of the hull a quick coat of paint. Now i will be jumping about on this build as the main assembly has been done. Martin555.
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Back on the Hull
… and rudder only using the hatch and the opening inside the hull, so i now know that i can do any maintenance in this area when required. A screwdriver with a Magnet attached helped when screwing down the servo screws. Now with the deck glu …
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Paint, stupid rub strip and start on Superstructure
… y’all. It’s been a bit since I posted. I wanted to get the hull painted before I posted again, but I ran out of paint. I finally got most of the paint work on the hull done, I still have a little touch up to do. I then decided to add the r …
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Hull Complete
… m the pictures that it doesn't look too bad after a coat of paint and I'm hoping that it will be even less visible on the completed model. I don't know whether to be disappointed or not with the second and inner bulwark planking. There are …
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Deck painting commences....
… day has seen the start of preparing the deck for primer and paint........ First thing was to ensure a good fit on the hull, followed by a gentle sanding with 600 grit to act as a key for the paint then the whole thing was washed in warm soa …
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Hull jet drive components fitted...
… games as I’m sure I’d end up breAking something if I build, paint and fit them now! Next job was to fit the white waterline, something I’d been putting off for weeks! Someone on a Facebook forum suggested I tried the BECC trimline, which I …
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Hull is painted and sealed
Adding ballast next week.
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Painting the wheelhouse continues...
… of the last 30-40 hours of work has been mostly the detail painting and making of small parts for the wheelhouse. Suffice to say, I reckon I’m at about 80% done on the wheelhouse which does not include the rooftop antenna array which is a …
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Getting some paint on ....
… ’re required and generally getting the large pieces I.e the hull and wheelhouse ready to prime and start painting. Firstly, the hull was primed grey with 2 coats, followed by 3 light build coats of Ford Galaxy Blue for the upper sides of th …
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Paint paint paint
After completion of the hull and fitting the running gear I painted the underside so that the model could have the running gear fitted, the upper part was given a grey primer coating to be able to fix any imperfections. Now its the big one …
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Hull internals about done, deck and cabin next...
… ll the control surfaces. The radio tray was bonded into the hull with epoxy to start with and then strengthened with “liquid metal” which is similar to P38 filler but when set is like solid rock, bonding really well to GF. The battery tray …
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RNLI Tyne Class Lifeboat scratch building (Sarik Hobbies hull)
… ill start early November, I have selected the Sarik Hobbies hull and plan set for the RNLI Tyne Class Slipway Launch-able Lifeboat. At 31 inch length this model will work out at approx 1:18 scale and a nice size to detail and be easy to tra …
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Primer and starting paint.
… s a rescue launch until the actual boats arrive. Hence, I’m painting her up with a black hull, red waterline, gray deck and white superstructure. Might have towing gear installed if she needs to tow a small seaplane back to port. I’ve got t …
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Cabin and repaint
… tubes. I thought this would be difficult, as I had already painted the deck, and it was. I now know why the painting is done after assembly. I have always feared the masking. Well I did damage the paint during the filing of the ends of the …
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Fibre glass the hull
… ibre glass, the strengthening material that makes the whole hull feel solid and resistant to the ingress of water. Starting with the bottom skins I intend to do this in four operations. I first lightly attach the cloth to the keel with some …
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Naxos - Paint Shop
Took the old girl into the paint shop today. Hull is a tan colour with teal roof and white superstructure Now waiting for the portholes to come in then Will do the window glazing (plastic, of course) And paint the interior. So far, so good, …