Just started a puffer kit build ( Mountfleet kit). First step build a new stand for it. The attached photos show the progress so far, bare fibreglass hull, internally painted, fitting of prop shaft, making of electric motor mount and fitting it, setting out the controls and battery mount construction and finally a coat of red primer for the under water hull areas.
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Just started a puffer kit build ( Mountfleet kit). First step build a new stand for it. The attached photos show the progress so far, bare fibreglass hull, internally painted, fitting of prop shaft, making of electric motor mount and fitting it, setting out the controls and battery mount construction and finally a coat of red primer for the under water hull areas.
Fitting of battery compartment, control panel for switches, main deck, quarter deck, car filler applied to bulwarks. See photos.
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Fitting of bulwark cappings, deck angle plates , bulwark strengtheners.
I want to weather this model has anybody got some good tips please.
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Hi Dave,
Nice. Slowly coming together, well done.
As for weathering, I have tinkered with it with various levels of success.
It's certainly a skill to get it to look right and practice makes perfect.
The only thing that I can suggest is that you look at the weathering tutorials on utube.
There are a lot of skill full people on there and they have lots of different techniques.
Hi Dave,
You might take a look at the weathering paint and wash sets available from LifeColor.
See attached catalogue. It also contains hints and tips for application.
See page 10 in particular; rust, salt streaks, deck and detail washes etc.
I've bought the Rust set but haven't had the guts to try it yet.
Candidates are my Destroyer, U-Boat fish cutter and tug.
When / IF I get the hang of it then on to HMS Belfast and Graf Spee.
Think I'll practise on some spare plasticard first!!
Good luck 🤞
Doug
Various jobs including steering set up, funnel mount, guard rails.
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Winch built and fitted, shrouds and ratlines installed and further rigging.
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Build all complete, just been ballasting in the bath tub, needed quite of lot of lead!
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Short video of maiden voyage of Puffer, no smoke yet.
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A very Nice start, keep up the good work.
Martin.