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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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y knot
bought the bare hull off e-bay which was coverd in black spray paint yuk.
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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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Motor Sailer
… d was the curve of the wood especially on the bottom of the hull, I now have a gap to fill In. Then came the deck and the housing etc all drawn out first then cut and glued. The keel Is my own Idea as I want to fit a propeller still. Finish …
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A 16ft tanker towboat
… and 2ft wide with sides 10" deep. she has no bottom in the hull sections which are 2ft x 2ft, instead she has 4" of foam fitted up under the deck which she floats on, this leaves the sides acting as a long keel and stops her slipping about …
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Cariad Scratch build
… ng for help with building his recently acquired Cariad. The hull is available from Chris Brown (Google for details) complete with plan and he also offers a fittings kit and sails. I have decided to start this new blog to share the process f …
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RAF Air Sea Rescue Launch 2507
… nd a real credit to your skills, maybe the ropes need to be painted with cold black coffee for that used dirty look as although the ASR types kept their boats pristine ( hence one could be built shiney and well kept and used , the rails and …
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USAF 94' Crash Boat
… ngle shaft. it depicts an experimental 50 knot rescue boat (painted in a peace time color scheme) during service with the USAF. if successfull it would have been put into production designed to be a replacement rescue craft for all Air Forc …
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Chatham Lifeboat CG-36500
… One way to represent this is to glue a strip of wood on the hull, feather sand the strip's bottom edge in to the hull and when you prime and paint the hull it looks like it has a sheet of copper plating. The second photo shows the line, it …
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Glenn Aerokit 36" Mk2
… an overworked kettle apparently. it never got a top coat of paint or radio, the latter as it was too expensive at the time for him. There it rested until the early 80's when a 14 year old me painted it the wrong colours (but not far out), p …
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ASL British Pwer Boat Co
… s etc . The skeletal framework of the glass domes were hand painted with humbrol or tamiya paints of gun metal with black streaks etc and the whole lot epoxied to a circular inner base which had a pre fitted centre bolt so that the turrets …
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Hobby King F1 Tunnel.
… mber to take some video for me. This is a hobby King Tunnel hull boat, running a brushless motor and 11.1v 3 cell. The weather was a bit windy, hence the rough sound, the water too was slightly choppy, any worse and I would of not run the b …
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Huntsman restoration project.(Kathy's Clown)
… Typical construction for its age and all the inside of the hull hidden behind the false sides. As Gregg says the cracking and splitting is clearly visible and I suspect you will find even more as you remove the paint. Have you decided what …
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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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restored Sea Commander on speed 600
… major refit.( spent the day rubbing down the inside of the hull, and removing paint from the toerail to the carlings. This looks like being a long job.
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(Racing Boat) Koyosho Jetstream 800
… in post today, C/O ebay! bought as a "non runner", but the hull was too tempting to miss out on. Going to be a full refurb job, all the drivetrain has been removed for refurb and clean/greasing, then will be refitted to run original style …
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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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no 94
… its in remakable condition. The only criticizm is the brown paint in place of the normal grey...but I think I'm going to leave it as it is. Incidentally I showed the boat to the guys down at MarconI Sailing Club and subsequently been offere …
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S80 Schnellboot
… is is my 1/24th scale S80 Schnellboot,it has a Metcalfe GRP hull,the superstructure is a mix of 3mm/4mm ply and 2mm plasticard,it has 3 x Graupner 600FG motors that have a 3.1 ratio gearboxes fitted,the props are 55mm witches hat type,and i …
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a yacht yet to get a name
… that looked like a good start came up, a timber built yacht hull, not too far away for collection only. When I bid I did not really know what is was, as it was made as a static display, but as it sold at the starting bid price 99 p. I was n …
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46' Vintage RAF Crash Tender Re-do.
… 6 or 1/4 inch at least.They are not noticeable in the black painted hull area nor the red/copperoid under hull etc, but as my model is some very heavy in weight, the strakes just get her up so easily on the plane and are excellent 'stabilit …
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60 Inch fire crash tender
… e to look right for your particular set up. I would get the hull fully primed, install your radio and batteries and take it for some trials on the water to make sure you have the weight distribution correct. Along the length of the hull I a …