Hi There Shipmates,
It be 2 whole days since the last update!
Added helm turret
Added helm interior.
Added aerial mount.

Hi There Shipmates,
Have added the large Engine hatch to the back of the Dayroom cabin, so that the two act as the main access to the boats hardware.
Also started on the Dayroom's Turret made from a 60mm pipe joint,
after marking position, I cut away the corner of the Dayroom and glued in position.

Still cannot get the hang of uploading pictures in the right order.

Regards
Roy

Hi All,
Working on Chart room and day cabin, put in raised floor for the wheel house area which has its own camber. managed to get a LED light in the map room.
Also not shown started on the turrets using 60mm pipe joints.

Regards
Roy

Hi there,
Spent some time on the day cabin sides, they are only 0.8mm ply so needed reinforcing, added start of roof camber.
Have started using clear non expanding Gorilla Glue.
Regards Roy

Working on rear hatch, planked hatch this will not show when painted. and a bit more work on the foreword cabin.
A little work on the torpedo tube mounts can be seen.

Hi there Shipmates,
Purchased some copper washers for the exhaust pipes and glued them on with araldite.
Built some of the Torpedo tube pads. these taper with the camber of the deck.
Started some rudimentary helm/cabin construction.
doing jobs all over the place while waiting for some materials.

"Shiver me timbers", its not finished yet!
Roy

Hi there Shipmates,
Fitted a frame to the deck for the main superstructure, the helm area I hope to build directly on the deck, and the chart room and engine room areas will be removable, cleaned up stern rudder compartment, (Lazarette).
I removed the tops of a couple of bulkheads to improve access.
I think the superstructure and fitting are going to be very difficult, compared to the hull.

Regards Roy

Hi all,
Added Spray Rails and bump rails (Shearline) had to adjust the transom area as deck was 2mm out on one side. so a rebuild was required
The trouble with Gorilla glue is it will move your wood (ply) as it expands, if not clamped down, but then will lift areas not clamped down. (note you can get none expanding Gorilla glue)
Another problem is tidying up the expanded glue. the advantage of it is is 100% waterproof.

Picture are out of order!
Tested the LEDs under deadlights.
Added 4 more LEDs at stern deadlights.
Sanded edges of boat and have applied a rubbing strip / Gunwale trim with the help of weights, pins, tape and glue.

One thing I have realised with this build is that there are few straight lines on this boat the deck has been difficult to do with sheet ply.

In my research which I have enjoyed doing, I found that the early boats had planked decks and later ones had ply decks (cheaper /quicker).

Surprisingly though the planked decks are virtually impossible to make out from a distance, as they are tight fitted and often covered in paint and sand for grip, so when you see a model Elco 80 with obvious planked deck, with black lines between planks (Caulking) or varnished mahogany they are exaggerated features.

I was 'brave' today I stuck my deck down, after putting in the 22 deadlights and as many LEDs under them, the stern was cut into strips so it could tilt upward slightly and some last minute cuts to the bow, allowed it to tilt downwards slightly.
Once glue dries, will sand access area, and peel the glue off my fingers, messy stuff Gorilla glue.