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...
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Funnels Near Completion
Today sees the completion of the funnels, now with the extra 1mm added to the bases, funnels glued in place and the exhaust steam pipes inserted. After a quick bit of filling and a light touch of wet and dry to clean up the marks left by the supports...
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...
Shadow painting
Now the funnel blocks and funnels are designed and sent to the printer to create the parts (a total print time of 6 hours) I thought I would take some time out to start putting the shadow effects onto the hull. Now I know that you will be thinking...
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...
The Materials Arrive
This week saw the first of many deliveries and this one was mainly the plastics, brass and paints required for this build. Still to follow are all the fine detailing items such as the Stanchions and railing, brass propellers and anchors, and the most important item is the laser...