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Basic cabin finished, a bit of paint and details started!
… to walk the dog! Wasn’t going to argue so onwards Gave the hull a final clean up this morning and gave it 4 coats of red Halfords primer for the below waterline red oxide colour. I’ve since covered that so it doesn’t get grubby and scuffed …
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Hull and decking
… ked the planking then coloured red using water down acrylic paint then a top coat of varnish. Normal would have planked on top of deck but don't have any so this will have to do. having to modify the stern a bit to allow fitting of the rudd …
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Paint....
Hull and superstructure paint in progress. Not sure how much detail I will add next. Wiring complete with 4 AAA batteries providing most of the ballast. In a float test it balances well, will need about 1/4 oz toward the bow but will wait u …
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Hull detail added, primed, rudder servo
Had to add some detail to the hull to make that thin plastic look better. I used styrene shapes that I had including some squares, rod and rectangle shapes. Shapes bend easy with no heat needed as they are quite thin. Just glued and held as …
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Re: Painting upper hull commenced
Well WHOSE fault is that????
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Re: Painting upper hull commenced
Hi Sky, 'The case of the escaped barrels'! or 'Three Minions In A Boat' Pic just received in a batch of 'Lockdown Funnies' from SA. Thanks Red Cheers, Doug PS Guess which one's Jerome! BTW Montmorency fell overboard laughing
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Hull Planking -Part Six
Painted inside the hull using resin to ensure it's going to be watertight. Started fitting decks, however this highlighted an omission in the construction of the hull. I should have fitted a beam at deck level to enable support of the deck …
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Re: Hull Planking - Part Five
Hi, I just used Planking as a method of hull construction. The hull would be painted on the real boat. If the planking was a feature i would have taken a lot more care on Planking to ensure a nice finish. See example
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Painting and Wheelhouse
To strengthen and waterproof the hull it was painted inside with epoxy resin, before the deck was glued on. The outside of the hull was sealed with fibreglass and epoxy resin. With hindsight, using fibreglass cloth was a mistake. Difficult …
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Deck completed, main hatch, paint in progress
… ain hatch is in now, motor and gear box fitted and aligned. Painting of hull and deck in-progress, needs some additional detail, possibly some stripping. Would like to get some automotive pinstripping but don't want to go out right now. Thi …
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Barrels finished, shark jaws started, more superstructure painting.
… ots of teeth made from tiny triangles of plasticard, prime, paint and weather. This afternoon I started painting and weathering the deck piece that the barrels fit on. After that’s done, it will be back to more paint work on the hull and ma …
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Resin, parts and pieces, rudder, some paint
… eep forgetting to take photos, here's some recent work. The hull and decks have now been coated with fiberglass resin. I use "West System" Epoxy Resin 105 and Slow Hardener 206. This is what I have been building 1Meter Racing Yachts out of …
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Deck painted
Very pleased with the deck colour and painted surfaces. The deck is Model Master Blue FS35414 and the cabin sides n trim Model Master Acrylic Earth Red #4707 which gives a Mahogany appearance, then finished off with a clear coat on the wood …
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Painting starts!
Hull primed at Matt black applied, tomorrow start the red on the sides and priming the upper surfaces. Also stained and varnished the rear deck and started painting the mast prior to Adding additional Details to it I.e winch, weather vain, …
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Re: Hull preparation and painting
Yes Ed, it is made in Germany as the label says. I used it on my little Simprop Zaunkönig (Wren) shortly after I moved to Munich. That looks like a nifty tool you've used there. Whereja get it? Cheers, Doug "Ultracote From Wikipedia, the fr …
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Hull completed!
Slow progress, but the top of the hull is now painted! The main cabin is all painted! You can't tell from the last picture. But the main cabin is painted white now! I also used pin stripping around the Bulwark! To simulate the white stripe …
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Top of the Hull!
… where I live! But, today I was able to spray the top of the hull! A few days ago. I tried to use Tamiya flat black paint. But, I had the same problem as I did with the Humbrol flat black paint! No matter how many coats I put. The paint just …
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Aft Section of the Hull outer Casing.
… cutting out all of the slots. The two clear sections of the hull is made from a very brittle plastic. Extreme care must be taken when drilling and filing. That said i have been working on the Aft section of this hull and it has not been eas …
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Painting Red Oxide!
Today was a good day for painting. The bottom of the Hull! I had ordered some Red Oxide primer. And some Matt Black paint! Billings want you to use Crimson! But, having worked over 20 years on real tugs. I never seen the bottom of the Hull …
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Re: Painting Red Oxide!
Good job Ed. I always use red oxide when a red hull is required. For those of you lucky enough to have access to a Halfords car accessory store, I find their shake and rattle tins easy to use. The paint is very forgiving with a quick drying …
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First Part of the Main Hull outer casing.
… ave gone completely mad. But as there is a lot to do on the hull i decided to make a start on it. The plan is when i get fed up with drilling and filing i will drop back on to the second compartment (The Forward crew compartment) The Main H …
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Hull Stripped out - new bulkheads & cabin structures
… ieces removed (including several bulkheads and transom) and hull cleaned and painted inside - new rudder post and prop shaft installed. As the woodwormed pieces were removed I made card/paper templates by tracing and a detailed location pla …
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Strengthening the hull. Starting interior.
… ears ago! Rather than fiberglassing the outside, I ended up painting a thick layer of fiberglass resin along all the inside joints. Some were so bad, resin leaked out! The model has spent years in damp basements and even had things dropped …
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Springer hull
Basic hull finished dry fit motor, shaft and prop, plus rudder. Blue painters tape great for holding hull bottom, better than clamps for 1/16th ply.
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Completing the Hull ready for the Deck.
… s been a while. I fitted the Anchor winch assembly into the hull. I tried it first and the 1:400 geared motor gives a good representation of speed. I then fixed in the remaining electronics platforms. Things are starting to look a little be …
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Yee-ha!!! Paint!
Got the hull where I could get some paint on it, used Tamiya’s Luftwaffe light green and Medium ghost gray. I did the waterline first, then a light primer topside to help find any blemishes, then sprayed the gray. It came out pretty good, s …
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More hull work
… hing exciting this go-around. I added the rub strips to the hull, and the aft platform. I found that I inadvertently used the 3mm rub strip material for the inner deck supports!!! And, what makes this worse, is that I measured the abs befor …
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Re: Chine strakes and hull painting
"Body repairers use an infra red lamp to dry and cure base coat and clear coat finishes before they polish it to a high gloss finish" I use a couple of 300W halogen lamps to speed up the process Rob. Followed by a two stage polishing proces …