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๐ฌ Re: Thought I had finished!!
15 days ago by ๐ฌ๐ง flaxbybuck (
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Yes I quite agree that the planking looks better than the plain vinyl.
You have made a lovely job of her and I am quite envious !๐ ▲
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2 months ago by ๐บ๐ธ Len1 (
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been there, done that
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๐ฌ Re: Thought I had finished!!
2 months ago by ๐ณ๐ฟ jbkiwi (
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Much nicer๐
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๐ฌ Re: Thought I had finished!!
2 months ago by ๐บ๐ธ chugalone100 (
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Donโt worry, we all do that. We finish our models, take pictures of it and THENโฆ.we find something to improve to what we already did and approved.
There is ALWAYS something to addโฆit never stops until we sayโฆ.enough.๐ ▲
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๐ฌ Re: Thought I had finished!!
2 months ago by ๐ฌ๐ง ChrisG (
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Duncan what a beautiful finish for the floor such a damn good idea. Itโs often the incidental little finishes which just make the model.
Certainly well worth the cost, beautiful model you no doubt are very proud of her. Regards ChrisG ▲
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๐ฌ Re: Riva Aquarama Maiden Voyage
4 months ago by ๐ณ๐ฟ jbkiwi (
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Re Lamborghini, a little known fact, was that Bob Wallace from NZ was their development engineer in the early days (I didn't know myself till a few years ago, after I watched a video on Lamborghini history (they started making tractors) and picked up on the Kiwi accent.
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๐ฌ Re: Riva Aquarama Maiden Voyage
4 months ago by ๐ง๐ช hermank (
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It is not only a pleasure to built but also to see her sailing.With such a boat you enjoy the Beaty of the boat, theview and the sun
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๐ฌ Re: FINISHED AT LAST!!
17 days ago by ๐ฌ๐ง Doogle (
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A great looking build, well done ๐
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17 days ago by ๐ฌ๐ง Scratchbuilder (
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Hi Duncan.
Great build I see there is a similar build described in the October Model Boats Magazine. Regards Bill ▲
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๐ฌ Re: FINISHED AT LAST!!
4 months ago by ๐ฌ๐ง CHRISTOPHERH1 (
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Usually when i build the keel i christen it with a drop of refreshing liquid for good luck! the two boats i forgot to do it are the ones i`ve had the most trouble with !!
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๐ฌ Re: FINISHED AT LAST!!
4 months ago by ๐ฌ๐ง CHRISTOPHERH1 (
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What motors,esc`s and battery are you using for reference sake please?
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๐ฌ Re: FINISHED AT LAST!!
4 months ago by ๐ฌ๐ง CHRISTOPHERH1 (
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Cracking job mate.I HAVE JUST GOT THE KIT AND WILL BE MY SUMMER PROJECT.I`VE JUST FINISHED MY THAMES SLIPPER,SO AM RARING TO GET STARTED!
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๐ฌ Re: FINISHED AT LAST!!
4 months ago by ๐บ๐ธ chugalone100 (
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Duncan
You created a beautiful master piece. Your model has impecable interiors, overall is a remarkable piece.๐ ▲
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๐ฌ Re: FINISHED AT LAST!!
4 months ago by ๐ฌ๐ง Scratchbuilder (
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Duncan.
A cracking build to be proud off ๐๐ Regards Bill. ▲
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๐ฌ Re: FINISHED AT LAST!!
4 months ago by ๐ฌ๐ง flaxbybuck (
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A build to be proud of Duncan.
Hope you enjoy sailing it on water.๐ ▲
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๐ฌ Re: FINISHED AT LAST!!
4 months ago by ๐ฌ๐ง ChrisG (
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Hello Duncan
Love your build and why rush anyway, for me at certainly, the building is the important part of the exercise. Love your attention to detail and perseverance when things were not going according to plan. I will contact you regarding the booklet when I get my act together having been away, sorry. Best regards ChrisG What is the next build ????? ▲
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๐ฌ Re: FINISHED AT LAST!!
4 months ago by ๐ง๐ช hermank (
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Duncan a good evening
Madre madonna, sancta Maria What a beauty!! I can understand, evenwicht all the layers ofvarnish you donโt want to put her into the water. I have a hard cased book about the start of the Riva boats and his owner and I must say the artwork,design everything is magnifico I hope you enjoy sailing the model ▲
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๐ฌ Re: FINISHED AT LAST!!
4 months ago by ๐ฆ๐บ stevedownunder (
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Hi Duncan,
Your boat looks fantastic, well worth the effort. Looking forward to some on the water shots at some point. Cheers, Stephen. ▲
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๐ฌ Re: Getting towards the end of the build
5 months ago by ๐ฌ๐ง flaxbybuck (
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One of my boats has been over two years in the making, and my workshop is heated ! But it doesn't matter if it takes a long time because we do it for pleasure, as and when we can. ๐
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5 months ago by ๐ฌ๐ง flaxbybuck (
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Beautifully finished Duncan. Well done. There are too few of us building model boats, but it is always encouraging to see the really high standard of modelling that a few achieve. I reckon you are in the top notch Duncan !๐
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๐ฌ Re: Getting towards the end of the build
5 months ago by ๐ง๐ช hermank (
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What ร Beauty. You can be very proud of your model
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๐ฌ Re: Painting complete - I hope!
6 months ago by ๐ฌ๐ง flaxbybuck (
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I particularly like the upholstery on your seats. Really good !๐
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6 months ago by ๐ฌ๐ง DuncanP (
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Hi Stephen. Thank you for your comments. I used yellow premium masking tape. I also bought some 'Tamiya masking tape for curves' but that was no better on the seats!! Cheers D
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๐ฌ Re: Painting complete - I hope!
6 months ago by ๐ฆ๐บ stevedownunder (
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Great resalt Duncan,
Worth the effort I would say. What sort of masking tape did you use? Cheers, Stephen. ▲
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๐ฌ Re: Painting complete - I hope!
6 months ago by ๐ฌ๐ง neilw (
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Looks amazing, I feel your pain when it doesnโt go to plan. Just waiting for some consistent warm and most importantly dry weather to put the final few coats of varnish on my bigger project.
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๐ฌ Re: Painting complete - I hope!
6 months ago by ๐ง๐ช hermank (
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Duncan Forget thรฉ frustration and look at the fantastic rรฉsult!!
Rome is also not built in one day!! Be proud if thรฉ result you achieved And the jalous รชyes at the lake ▲
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๐ฌ Re: Painting complete - I hope!
6 months ago by ๐ฌ๐ง flaxbybuck (
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I congratulate you on persisting with the job whilst keeping the highest standards - this can be really frustrating. Many of us I'm sure experience these set backs, two steps forward, three steps back ! Sheer doggedness sometimes wins out.
Good luck with completion. You will keep us informed ?๐ ▲
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๐ฌ Re: DISASTER has struck!!
6 months ago by ๐ง๐ช hermank (
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For any work where you need a perfect Line between 2 colours i m using a rubber based latex which you can bring on with a brush. If necessary you can bring on more coatings. When thรฉ rubber is dry you pull of the part where you donโt need thรฉ spray, When thรฉ painting is done you pull of thรฉ film withouten any damage
It works extremely well and is much better as the masking tape. I agrรฉe it is more work but thรฉ result is muuuuuuuch better And thatโs what counts ▲
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11 months ago by ๐ฌ๐ง DuncanP (
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For the final coat of varnish I used to 2000 grade sandpaper. Perhaps it was too fine. I've now sanded it down with 1200 grade paper and recoated the varnish. I've had my electric radiator on as well so the temperature was 20degrees C before starting to varnish - but I will switch off soon otherwise I won't be able to afford the electric bill! How long do you suggest leaving the varnish to harden before applying masking tape? My man cave is normally about 14degrees during the day during these mild days that we are unexpectedly experiencing at the moment. I have a dehumidifier in there keeping it between 60 and 70 humidity. Thanks Duncan. ๐
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๐ฌ Re: DISASTER has struck!!
11 months ago by ๐บ๐ธ Len1 (
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for what its worth it seams that the varnish has not adhered well to the substrate and/or has not entirely cured. I would be concerned with the varnish lifting on its own over a period of time
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๐ฌ Re: DISASTER has struck!!
11 months ago by ๐บ๐ธ LewZ (
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Masking for my models: I use blue masking tape which gives me a good edge. As for those curved surfaces, I lay down a section of masking tape, maybe 12 - 18 inches long keeping it straight. Using a sharp cutting tool and a steel straight edge I cut a strip (or multiple), maybe 1/8 inch wide (depending on the curve) and use that on the model burnish it down good to get a sealed edge. Then you can add wider tape to that.
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๐ฌ Re: DISASTER has struck!!
11 months ago by ๐ฌ๐ง Graham93 (
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Hi Duncan,
What a shame, but such is the nature of model building. If you are only having to take four steps backwards, you are not doing too badly. I also like Frog tape. Readily available at the diy sheds in the UK Graham93 ▲
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๐ฌ Re: DISASTER has struck!!
11 months ago by ๐ฌ๐ง ChrisG (
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Oh! such a shame, devastating but recoverable. Masking tape can be a nightmare for many reasons I have been using Tamiya for a while, it seems the stickier they are the more trouble they cause.
Everything will be great in the end she is still a model to be proud of and in time it will be funny story to tell. Regards ChrisG ▲
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๐ฌ Re: DISASTER has struck!!
11 months ago by ๐ฌ๐ง Colin H (
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Duncan, sorry to hear of your problems, but for the tape to pull Varnish off sounds like your Varnish hadn't bonded with the wood.
I only ever had that happen once on a boat I was restoring and it turned out that the wood still had moisture in it. I had to put it in the airing cupboard for a week before it was fully dry. After it was fully dry I re-sanded and fresh Varnish, masked and repainted below the waterline without any problems. I use Frog tape for complex shapes as it's easy to work round the shape. Cheers Colin. ▲
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๐ฌ Re: DISASTER has struck!!
11 months ago by ๐บ๐ธ pressonreguardless (
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I have used Frog Tape for delicate surfaces. I apply the tape; paint immediately and immediately remove the tape before the paint dries.
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๐ฌ Re: Varnishing complete!
12 months ago by ๐ฆ๐บ stevedownunder (
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Beautiful work Duncan,
I would agree with JBs recommendation. Cheers, Stephen. ▲
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12 months ago by ๐บ๐ธ pressonreguardless (
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Great resolution, JB๐๐
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๐ฌ Re: Varnishing complete!
12 months ago by ๐ณ๐ฟ jbkiwi (
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Terrific job, dash is looking great. For the fittings, if at all possible, drill a 1mm hole for a pin in the bottoms, making the pins a tight fit and cyanoing (tiny dab of gel not liquid) them in, then drill holes in the deck for the pins and glue them in with a slower setting glue. If you glue the fittings onto the varnish and you knock them, you are liable to rip a patch or layer of varnish off with them, as the joint is only as strong as the top coat of varnish. Don't use cyano on the varnish as it might bloom and ruin the surface.
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๐ฌ Re: Varnishing complete!
12 months ago by ๐บ๐ธ pressonreguardless (
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Dash looks great Duncan.
for mounting hardware to the deck you could try double sided mounting tape available on amazon. Do a trial run first on scrap to test. Trev ▲
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๐ฌ Re: Varnishing complete!
12 months ago by ๐บ๐ธ DWBrinkman (
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What a gorgeous boat! Superb workmanship, the varnish finish is superb.
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๐ฌ Re: Varnishing complete!
12 months ago by ๐ฌ๐ง ChrisG (
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Absolutely amazing varnish work, difficult to find better and I think the white bottom will enhance the varnish work and not detract from it, my opinion only I hasten to add.
The detail you are building into the dash is quite something, an all round beautiful model to be very proud of. Regards ChrisG ▲
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๐ฌ Re: Deck Planking
12 months ago by ๐ฌ๐ง Colin H (
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That's a fantastic finish, do you really need to paint the bottom?
I've seen a few real ones that were not painted, and they looked fantastic. As for the fittings, I prefer to pin or screw if possible, if you must glue Varnish a scrap of wood and check it doesn't react with the glue before using on your model. Cheers Colin. ▲
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1 year ago by ๐ณ๐ฟ jbkiwi (
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Great job, looks really smart๐๐
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๐ฌ Re: Deck Planking
1 year ago by ๐ฌ๐ง ChrisG (
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Lovely decking and yes to get it looking as good as you have does take lots of time, this is ok if you have other parts of the build to be carrying on with but frustrating if you have to keep walking away.
My goodness me though very much worth it in the end. Regards ChrisG ▲
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๐ฌ Re: Deck Planking
1 year ago by ๐ฌ๐ง Norway (
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It's looking good. All your hard work is paying off.
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๐ฌ Re: Deck Planking
1 year ago by ๐บ๐ธ pressonreguardless (
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Looks Great, Duncan
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