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| James DS |
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  Registered Member #4635 Joined: Mon Jul 13 2015, 03:44pmPosts: 15 | Bob Hunt wrote ... Hi James, Looks good. I was just wondering who the kit manufacturer is. If you're planning on putting it in water, i would go with the epoxy but if it's just going to be a static display model, I'd go with the Humbrol paint. Take care, Bob http://www.osbornmodelkits.com/ I´m going to fibreglas the hull as it will be in the pool | ||
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| James DS |
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| Registered Member #4635 Joined: Mon Jul 13 2015, 03:44pmPosts: 15 | Have added the gunwhale and begun planking... again a bit sloppy with the CA but getting the hang of it. edit: pictures aren´t posting, will try again later [ Edited Wed Oct 07 2015, 10:17am ] | ||
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| James DS |
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| Registered Member #4635 Joined: Mon Jul 13 2015, 03:44pmPosts: 15 | trying to post the pictures again    | ||
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| James DS |
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| Registered Member #4635 Joined: Mon Jul 13 2015, 03:44pmPosts: 15 | got the planking done and roughly sanded and added the rest of the mahogany decking. So much sanding... quite therapeutic. I have some gaps to fill, i suppose this should be done before varnish, paint and fibreglas? What do you think the best filler would be? I have some regular wood filler in about the right colour... i´m also meant to paint in the caulking lines on the deck... that does not look like it will be fun, masking or not...   [ Edited Tue Oct 13 2015, 04:20pm ] | ||
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| James DS |
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| Registered Member #4635 Joined: Mon Jul 13 2015, 03:44pmPosts: 15 | another shot of the stern | ||
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| James DS |
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| Registered Member #4635 Joined: Mon Jul 13 2015, 03:44pmPosts: 15 | closeup of the caulking lines to be painted | ||
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| ToddM |
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 Registered Member #4538 Joined: Wed Dec 10 2014, 05:47pmPosts: 244 | That looks very nice. I would wipe it down with paint thinner first to see what the areas to be varnished will look like. This will temporarily darken the wood and hide any small gaps. From the look of your pictures I do not see any large gaps. I would only use fill where paint will be applied and only after the first coat making sure not to fill in any grain of the wood surrounding the gap or it will show up. Test on a scrap piece of wood first to make sure you will be happy with the results. Todd [ Edited Wed Oct 14 2015, 12:50am ] | ||
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| Gary M |
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 Registered Member #4198 Joined: Tue May 07 2013, 10:50pmPosts: 904 | James, Looking really nice! You might consider running a mechanical pencil down the grooves to accent the caulking lines. Then lightly sand with the grain. On future builds, darken the edge of each plank first before glue with a soft lead pencil. Works like a charm. G | ||
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