HMS Bustler deep sea rescue tug ,built at Henry Robb Shipbuilders Leith where I served my time .
Hull is 6mm ply with 2mm ply deck ,superstructure and bridge were constructed earlier from 18mm mdf .
Ship will be a static model ,one day I will bite the bullet and attempt Rc
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HMS Bustler deep sea rescue tug ,built at Henry Robb Shipbuilders Leith where I served my time .
Hull is 6mm ply with 2mm ply deck ,superstructure and bridge were constructed earlier from 18mm mdf .
Ship will be a static model ,one day I will bite the bullet and attempt Rc
Built the canopy around the wheel house, it was a little bit fiddley and brought back some math and drawing skills I haven't used for a wee while 👍
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Managed to get a bit done between the hospital and snow ,after sealing and a couple of coats of mr Halfords primer a couple of coats of grey ,painted the windows and the port lights matt black will then glaze at a later date
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Managed to get a bit done between the hospital and snow ,after sealing and a couple of coats of mr Halfords primer a couple of coats of grey ,painted the windows and the port lights matt black will then glaze at a later date
Managed to get a little time to myself and have managed to make a start on the hull ,strips are 20mm and 10mm -1.6mm plywood strips ,there's a few wee gaps but as the old shipyard saying goes "putty and paint makes a job what it ain't"
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Managed to get a little time to myself and have managed to make a start on the hull ,strips are 20mm and 10mm -1.6mm plywood strips ,there's a few wee gaps but as the old shipyard saying goes "putty and paint makes a job what it ain't"
Building has come to a temporary halt as my old dad sadly passed away just short of his 90th birthday ,much running about dealing with everything .
After chasing my tail for the last wee while dealing with lawyers for my dads will ,managed to do a bit to HMS Bustler family sized tin of filler applied to the hull will leave for a couple of days to dry then out with the sander .
Cheers Mark
After chasing my tail for the last wee while dealing with lawyers for my dads will ,managed to do a bit to HMS Bustler family sized tin of filler applied to the hull will leave for a couple of days to dry then out with the sander .
Cheers Mark