the next thing was to get the mast to the correct length so just soldering it would not do because a soon as you knock it it'll break so what i did was drill holes in both ends of the joining parts rolled a bit of brass sheet inside slid on the other end of the mast and coated the inside and out with flux blow torch and some solder and let it flow through the holes and around the join and hey hey one piece Pic 1 shows the hols and the rolled sheet pic 2 shows the other tube with the holes ready for fitment pic 3 ready for flux pic 4 joined pic 5 full length.
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the next thing was to get the mast to the correct length so just soldering it would not do because a soon as you knock it it'll break so what i did was drill holes in both ends of the joining parts rolled a bit of brass sheet inside slid on the other end of the mast and coated the inside and out with flux blow torch and some solder and let it flow through the holes and around the join and hey hey one piece Pic 1 shows the hols and the rolled sheet pic 2 shows the other tube with the holes ready for fitment pic 3 ready for flux pic 4 joined pic 5 full length.
Now for the moment of truth lets fit it to the superstructure and floor as seen in the three pictures it has gone on quite well and is removable
to note the wooden block base also has a 10 mm hole through it this is so i can run any electrics i want down the main mast tube and out the bottom for connection for marker lights and the rear lamp
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Now for the moment of truth lets fit it to the superstructure and floor as seen in the three pictures it has gone on quite well and is removable
to note the wooden block base also has a 10 mm hole through it this is so i can run any electrics i want down the main mast tube and out the bottom for connection for marker lights and the rear lamp
Here is were i went a bit creative adding features to the mast and going off the film boat the top marker lights and the support rings and the winder mechanism i 3d printed everything else is brass wire and tube 6mm for the rear boom with some odd scraps added holes are drilled ready to take wiring , next will be to smooth down all solder and prime .👍
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Here is were i went a bit creative adding features to the mast and going off the film boat the top marker lights and the support rings and the winder mechanism i 3d printed everything else is brass wire and tube 6mm for the rear boom with some odd scraps added holes are drilled ready to take wiring , next will be to smooth down all solder and prime .👍
to be fair after all that brass it isn't that heavy and with previous testing its going to need a lot of lead in the hull to get it to sit correctly once finished
i have now painted it and smoothed off in prime grey and refitted looks a lot better now ⛵
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Here is where i have made the Bow pulpit from brass wire and a small bit of brass sheet to hold the uprights in place lots of pictures viewed here to get this as best i could i then cut a piece of ply and heat grooved some planks to give the effect this was then stained dark and resined over and finally satin coated then work out how to attached it all to the hull overall went really well to it could be removed later if ness i did this with just a couple of black screws
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Here is where i have made the Bow pulpit from brass wire and a small bit of brass sheet to hold the uprights in place lots of pictures viewed here to get this as best i could i then cut a piece of ply and heat grooved some planks to give the effect this was then stained dark and resined over and finally satin coated then work out how to attached it all to the hull overall went really well to it could be removed later if ness i did this with just a couple of black screws
so now most of the main parts are completed i decided to paint the main colours and also dirty it up a touch
so colour is Seasick Green apparently well i ordered some and eeerrrr it was almost i luminous so took it all off again and went with ivory white then a dirty green was effect before using satin coat over the top
probably not correct but hey look for yourself i dont think it turned out half bad also to note door now attached and working
still miles and miles to go but getting there slowly
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so now most of the main parts are completed i decided to paint the main colours and also dirty it up a touch
so colour is Seasick Green apparently well i ordered some and eeerrrr it was almost i luminous so took it all off again and went with ivory white then a dirty green was effect before using satin coat over the top
probably not correct but hey look for yourself i dont think it turned out half bad also to note door now attached and working
still miles and miles to go but getting there slowly
Hey this is my first big build like this and I really appreciate all the pics and everything I just bought the same model have you started with any of the electrical for lighting, are you planning on doing anything for any sounds, and where you planning on putting the motor and the other controls to operate it RC?
