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Update 2 - Phantom build
Planking finished last night and I was able to give the hull a more thorough sanding and shaping finally this morning. Gave the tops of the keel frames a levelling sand prior to dry fitting the deck after I got the epoxy painted in and bedd …
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Update 3 - Phantom build
… ays, not much to report I'm afraid - literally watching the paint dry. However I have been thinking of the next steps (thanks Doug for the Aliphatic glue advice) and preparing for the veneering in particular by measuring out and getting a f …
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Update 4 - Phantom build
… steep before I gave this a coat of primer ready for chrome painting. Added a locating pin to the inside of this and corresponding hole into the bow so I can be confident of its alignment (and a more robust fixing point when I reach that st …
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Update 7 - Phantom build
… r over the top completed. I used the left over 0.7mm x 25mm hull veneer as an edge planking and found some 0.8 x 8mm strip mahogany to use for the insert pieces. Fabricated some home made hinges and made a working hatch in the deck in lieu …
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Update 8 - Phantom build
… ther to use a wooden frame or make one from brass angle and paint it chrome. I need to also make up 2 air inlets which will sit in front of the hatch, then go back to touch ups particularly inside and under the hatch, and inside the hull at …
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Build continues
The hull is now painted white and red primer, build of the superstructure is also pictured.
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Scratch built, Working Steam powered Drifter trawler LT100, to 1:24th scale.
… r than scale mainly to improve strength and seeing that the hull will be painted you probably wont see them. Cheers, Stephen.
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Bulwarks and hand Rails
Hull Planking build up to handrail level. the kit had a plywood handrail but I dumped that and made mahogany ones. The mahogany used was from lift door surrounds from the 1950s. These were 12"x2" planks. Believe it or not these had be paint …
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Re: Refurb of Flower Class Corvette
I had quickly spray painted her to make her look respectable in the water, as she was unpainted plastic, unfortunately I have too many boats, that need my attention, the main one currently being a scratch built 48in Elco PT boat and simulta …
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Sponson detailing.....
… they are not cheap! A lot of today has seen the main detail painting completed which included 24 grab handles and several cell air valves! Jobs left to do is all the detail painting on the transom and the lacquer coats which will just about …
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Eastwind
… to start building, now that the tedious job of creating the hull was done. I added the lower bulkward on the bow and the breakwater aft of it. Both were worked out of styrene sheet. Oval eyelet were used for the hawser ports and the tow cab …
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HARTLEY FLARELINE, NEW PROJECT
… ndows are bent into position. I have also filled primed and painted the hull which will be checked tomorrow to see if it needs any further 'love'. I tend not to get too carried away with finish, as almost every boat, wood, glass or alloy ha …
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The Lighting Circuits.
… LED’s or perhaps not even bothered at all and made them as painted dummy lights. However the new superstructure, modelled on the Southampton Pilots Boats fleet, is an ideal candidate for a far more adventurous lighting arrangement. One fea …
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HARTLEY FLARELINE, NEW PROJECT
… spray rails and keel strip last night, so almost ready for painting, (just waiting for glue to set hard as solvent based paint will attack any soft balsa glue etc. Strips were attached with Loctite superglue gel universal which I have foun …
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raf crash tender
… Nice to see someone putting in the extra effort to get the Hull as per the original boat, and not as the slab sided kits. and its not an easy job in wood. Thought I add a couple of pic as they may be of interest:- a/How to paint it, b/The …
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HARTLEY FLARELINE, NEW PROJECT
… give everything a day or so to harden and start priming and painting the hull. Will coat the inside with Norski timber preservative resin before fitting the deck, as I want to try the jet unit to see if it works satisfactorily before carryi …
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Interior resin coating, decking and cabin start
… ll. Got some more done today. I brushed the interior of the hull with 20 minute finishing epoxy. I then did the decking, and started the cabin. The cabin builds up pretty quickly, although there are a couple of crossmembers that the plans a …
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The Motor and Electrics.
I wasn’t going to paint the battery box, motor mount and servo mount but after remembering a previous comment (thanks Martin555 ) I decided to spray them silver to match the hull interior so I can now install all of the electrics and runnin …
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The Rubber Fenders.
These pilot boats have to very fast and also need a strong hull to cope with heavy seas and in that respect are no different to a Lifeboat however they are also required to be able to ‘bump’ the sides of all vessels large and small and stay …
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Eastwind
… direction when commanded, so it was back home to play with paint. Because of the patterns I use, they are hand brushed. I figure that the slight variations in tone and color here and there add character. My plan is to lay down the initial …
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Eastwind
… d was built of Sintra, a PCV foan product that loves CA, is paint ready and cuts with a hobby knife. It is very machinable as well. With the basic structure built I cut the deck opening. The superstructure lifts off as on unit giving a huge …
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Krick Nordstrand Trawler k21430
… uilding for a month up to this point. I am now prepping for painting. 4. I am masking all parts that contact plastic to plastic all the holes have been pre drilled. 5. I think I will end up going with an acrylic paint based on my tests even …
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Rear frame nears completion....
… he rear frame near completion. I have had 2 return trips to Hull Friday and Sunday to bring my daughter and grandson down for a visit, so the modelling rightly took a back seat whist they were here! However, Monday and today have seen a lot …
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Monterey
… nloaded from www.aerofred.com. Construction of the keel and hull ribs is 1/16" basswood. The sides and deck are planked with 1/32" thick strips of basswood running horizontally along the hull. The superstructure is pretty much balsa. Before …
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EezeBilt Beaver Tug 50+ Challenge
… Construction is of 1/8" Balsa throughout. To waterproof the hull, I sprayed it with automotive undercoating on the outside, then painted with a latex paint. The model seemed to be very lightweight, and with the flat bottom didn't draft very …
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Back at it
… to see planks popping off during the maiden sail. Once the hull is planked, I plan on another coat of resin on the outside and then the painting. What is a good paint to use? Anyway, heres a few pics showing how she looks now.
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St-Roch
… CNC machine by my brother Gilles which was a machinist. The hull has been painted and some rub rail added and more to come. I am used to paint with a 4" bristle. Making all the paint detailed will be a challenge. Have a nice day. Is there a …
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It’s the little things ....!
… ing a few grab handles to fit tomorrow and that will be the hull and sponsons complete less some metal D-rings that I will add after painting. The kit supplied injection moulded centre console will go in the bin once I’ve used it to rough s …