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“Orca” Quints boat from Jaws 1975 (Pat Tritle plan built)
… ple of shots of my “Orca” as it nears the point of sealing, painting and weathering. I started this about 6 weeks ago and it’s been built using the plans from Pat Tritle in the USA. I’m sorry that I’ve not taken many shots of the build as u …
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Airboat, getting back to it
Hull bottom and sides glassed (6oz) and initial painting of the 'bits' Glassing top tomorrow then a final coat of resin on the bottom and sides before priming and painting. Parts to be clear coated as well. Also coated the radio box with le …
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Fitting the Chines & Rubbing Strakes
… gers that run the length of the framework on each side. The hull design is a ‘Hard Chine Deep V’ type that gives the real boat its speed and stability characteristics. The lower one is the Hard Chine and the upper one is the Rubbing Strake …
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Airboat, getting back to it
… lue is set hard, I can get the belt sander out and give the hull a good thrashing with it. Next step will be a nose block then glassing. The straight edges fore and aft are for checking the hull has no twist (Egyptian eyeometry) as it was q …
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Do Not Trust the porthole material in the kit.
… cking which were for the port holes along both sides of the hull. I did not trust the self stick so added C.A. which I figured was good. After some spray paint got on a window, I was rubbing it to remove the paint. POP out came the port hol …
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Robbe Paula III with an upgrade or two...
… lsa,got all my under deck work done and bonded the deck and hull together with Stabilit. Hull paint is done. The Paula comes with a radar unit, I decided to do the same thing with and old micro servo that I did for the winch, made the radar …
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Dive cage and a couple of other small items
… some wire gauze added which I had lying around. Will finish painting them tomorrow but I’ve included a picture showing them in place. Also made the “floaty Flaggy things” from a piece of balsa for the float, dowel and the flag is just silve …
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Elizabeth
Had to re mask the hull, because the tape adhesive had dryed out, but once this was done, the Paint used was Wilko Spray Enamel, the RED was applied yesterday, this morning masked up again to enable the white primer again by Wilko about 3 c …
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Elizabeth
… om 2019 October, with this nice sunny weather , thoughts to painting, not my forte' .. The Hull was primed in Halfords Grey primer, a couple of coats with a quick rubdown between coats, but the wood grain was prominent in places, added a "F …
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Crew figure issue solved!
… Watch this space! The weathering is almost complete on the hull, although I’m not completely happy with the outside of the hulls weathering above the waterline. I shall work on that some more this week. The deck antislip panels are just pa …
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Yorkshireman refit
… nd had all the railing holes in position. I scraped all the paint off and recoated with fresh while it was off as this was easier to rework. New supports were made for the deck and extra plastic angle strips were added to stiffen the deck u …
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Eagle Cabin Cruiser
Continuing on, with the hull planking, again checking the shaft and motor fitting. These large headed brass pins approx 15mm in length are not a fixture just a retainer,, they will be remove at a later stage, as in My Susan Bow Bar, althoug …
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My Susan
… r or furniture, motor rudder, electrics etc: started on the hull trim around the outside and on top edge of the planking. This is the end of this saga for the time being, as she sits waiting for paint, which aint in stock, and with this -19 …
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My Susan
Finishing off the hull, Fitting the running gear, which i chose a £3 special 380 motor size from Howes a "Cheap and Cheerfull" jobber, good volts range appox 5v to 18V and of course the motor current can be kept low, hopefully. My main moti …
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River Barge
… pending a break in the cold rainy weather so I can do some painting of the hull and deck. In addition, staying home to avoid potential virus contact. The video on this site of the boat Juno inspired me, I really liked the boat and the ment …
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Superstructure build and trial fit.
Hull now painted and superstructure mostly built and trial fitted but mods needed to deck to fit it properly.
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Waterline in Place!
Hull painted waterline in place! I tried brush painting the hull. But, Just couldn't work with the paints! So, Spraying was the best solution!
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Smit Nederland Slow Progress!
I was going to paint the top of the hull. But, I have decided not to spray the top! Instead I've ordered Tamiya Flat Black! And I'm going to brush on the paint! As the weather has turned for the worst! I've used Tamiya paints before. And th …
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Water Line!
… a waterline was very inaccurate! And so I had to prime the hull again! This time I placed cardboard cutouts. In the Kort Nozzles! This I did to make the Kort Nozzles more rigged! As the Kort Nozzles would flex! As weight was placed in the …
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Robbe (Krick) Dolly fireboat build
… ’s not perfect, but it looks okay from a few feet away. The hull and deck are fairly straightforward, but the deck is a little flimsy so I added stiffeners for and aft to shore it up. The boat calls for a Speed 400 on direct drive...couldn’ …
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Almost ready
… in the kit, as I wanted to use the natural brass finish vs paint..to that end, I assembled the railings with ca instead of solder. I applied the lettering using sticky backed adhesive letters, spaces them out on wax paper then used masking …
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Priming and the Water Line!
I used one can of primer on the hull. I let it dry overnight! I then decided to work on the top of the water line! Unfortunately my water line. Didn't come out right! I used the Kort Nozzles to steady the hull. While lifting the hull from t …
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Advice re Gloss Varnish?
… ng Boats St Canute. However I have a problem with the white hull of my Aero-Naut "Diva", I sprayed this white using a Tamiya spray paint about 2 years ago and have noted the gloss varnish I applied to the hull has a tint of brown starting t …
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Forward Torpedo Tube Compartment.
… ur so that it looks right. I also found that it is easer to paint some of the detail work with the tip of a cocktail stick it is more controllable than using a fine tipped paintbrush. There is less rust on the forward Torpedo tubes outside …
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Decking on & Keel extension to support new prop shaft
… ding others blogs...). Now I need to commit to starting the painting regime for internal places and electrics installation before I box myself "out" ️. Then its onto hull fairing and painting, windows (plasticard) and cabin deck structures …
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Re: "A bit of Priming"!
Today I ordered the remaining paints. I need to paint the Smit Nederland! They are all Acrylic paints! I also sent back the paints. I had ordered from billing Boats! I also took the time to send back. The Channel and Switch Controller. I ha …
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1/40th Billings USCG motor lifeboat
… made up a bulkhead from scrap abs and installed it into the hull, giving me just enough room for the motor and a decent solid coupler. I then decided the stock rudders were too small, so I made some slightly larger out of thin plywood. I us …
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Starting on the decking.
Just a small update. I started to do some of the final painting coats. I know that most members save this until the end but masking a completed model fills me with dread. I have finished the hull bottom, the bulwark and the deck. I will glu …