Thursday, December 31, 2009
Friday, December 28, 2007
I have an earlier post saying that the filler that I use is good, but melts plasticard if used carelessly. I used the filler to fill a couple of the lower superstructure parts, so that they would be stronger for sanding and filling. However, I put too much in at once and the heat produced melted the plastic. I will have to remake the parts.Monday, December 24, 2007
Thursday, December 13, 2007
Friday, November 30, 2007
As the inside of the bridge will be inaccessible when assembled, I have started to paint the inside of the bridge walls. The front and rear section needed to be bent to the shape of the side pieces. Some of the window frames snapped during this process as they are quite thin. In the picture here, you can see that I have glued and filled the resultant gaps in the frames.
I have purchased the leds for the lights on the boat. They are 3mm (superbright type) with coloured caps as the leds are "water clear" making them look more like lights than leds. They were very expensive (for leds) but they look right for the boat. I have also purchased the wiring for the boat. I chose white and grey colours for + and - as they are easier to hide than red and black (for instance). Tuesday, November 20, 2007
Sunday, November 18, 2007
Sunday, November 04, 2007
Thursday, August 16, 2007
After successfully testing the stickers I plan to use for the name of the boat and hull markings on varnished paint, I decided to spray varnish the hull at this stage. Here is the boat masked up and ready for spray varnishing. The port holes for the anchors have been fitted. After several coats of varnish, there is little difference. This is good, I suppose, but it does mean the hull is less easy to scratch (this is what I found from testing a spare piece of plasticard).Wednesday, August 08, 2007
Sunday, July 15, 2007
Sunday, July 08, 2007
I have glued the two halves of each rudder together with epoxy, filled, sanded and painted with primer. The shafts have been sanded where the rudder will glue to the shaft and the rudder servo attachments now have a link to ensure both turn together when attached to the servo. The dowels you can see were used to hold the rudders while painting.


























































