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Able Seaman  · 45 pts Worcestershire, United Kingdom Member since Nov 2008 Last online 2 years ago
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Forum reply RTTL Mast Again many thanks for your kind words but I am feeling guilty that I hijacked rowy22's thread and I apologise to him or her. Sorry. Dave. 8 574 Forum reply RTTL Mast Just one more showing the sun shade attached to the mast, taken before the internal cockpit detail was added, and a (poor) pic of the gun on the full size boat… 8 574 Forum reply RTTL Mast Yes you would think so. I have a few photos of the full size boat with the gun mounted and there is no sign of any safety bars. I suspect that the gun was main… 8 574 Forum reply RTTL Mast Hi all, Just a few pics of 2755 in tropical colour scheme. Built from Vic Smeed plan. The Oerlikon was "borrowed" from the navy for anti smuggling duties in th… 8 219 Forum reply Make what you can and buy what you have to My wife is an amateur dressmaker and drags me round haberdashery shops. I'm surprised at the useful stuff that can be found on the accessories shelves... 232 Gallery reply Vosper RTTL No 2755 PS. Don't forget to rough up the back of the plasticard with medium wet and dry paper to give a "key" for the glue. 232 Gallery reply Vosper RTTL No 2755 I have used Unibond Repair Extreme, not cheap but I suspect nothing short of a hammer and chisel will shift it! Some people use a 2 part epoxy but I prefer som… 232 Gallery reply Vosper RTTL No 2755 I mostly build the main structure from thin ply and then skin it with thin plasticard. This double thickness gives a strong, light and neat finish . You can cu… 232 Gallery reply Vosper RTTL No 2755 Sorry, should have said that the Oerlikon and life raft are also commercial parts. 232 Gallery reply Vosper RTTL No 2755 HI Damon, I bought the plan in the 1970's and finally got around to building about 5 years ago. Apart from the large vents and the hatches ( modified Mac's Mou… 232

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