Whilst waiting for the three sections that make up the conning tower to finish printing, I moved onto the fittings of the forward deck. I first started to layout the 3D printed fittings before gluing them into the correct places, then started to add the brass haul anchors. I...
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Night Buoy Update
The night buoy has now been fitted to the hull using two very small pins made from wire then some super glue to hold them both in place. All that needs to be done now is to give it a little bit of paint to repair the small marks...
Fitting Masts & Funnels
With the decking complete it is time now to start marking up the placement of the four funnels and the two masts. For the masts I felt they would be better built from brass rods, as this will ensure there is no warping or movement once the model is...
Fitting the Decking
Now the paintwork is complete its time to start fitting the wooden decking. This job to about 2 hours as I needed to check the fit of all section prior to removing the protective film on the rear of the wooden sheets. Once the self adhesive started to bond...
Final Paintwork On the Hull
Today sees the final stages of the hull paintwork, after leaving it to cure overnight I started by rubbing down any small areas of paintwork that were sightly uneven with a dry rough cloth. This helps to reduce and over spray areas and helps remove any dust. Thinking about...
Hull Painting
Today see the completion of the spray work on the hull, with the top coats being applied. After a roll of masking tape to allow for the boot-topping line to be applied between the light grey upper part of the hull and the red anti fouling. The boot-topping is...
Portholes are finished!
Today sees the completion of around 100 portholes being fixed to the hull, which took over 20 hours as every one had an individual eyebrow. In addition some of the portholes needed grills or bars to be added, as these were in areas that needed protection such as the...
Port Hole Update
After a little bit of finishing work to the paintwork on the hull I then moved to the next job which is the fitting of 100 port holes. The brass etch is 0.2mm thick and very soft so extra care is needed not to damage these small parts, as...
Port holes… How many?
A good day today with around 100 portholes marked up along the hull, which just leaves the ones on the other decks and the watertight doors to do. However these will have to wait for a while as the next part of the build is to spray the hull...
Propshaft and Stabilisers
Today has been very productive firstly making two stabilising bars and then fitting them, with a little bit of filling and finishing they now look the part. The next job for the day was to fit the two propeller shafts and make the epoxy putty hull fittings, and after...