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| Author: figtree7nts Posts: 98 Photos: 142 Subscribers: 4 Views: 9663 Responses: 228 | Most recent posts shown first (Show oldest first) |
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OK, I've learned that. When paint companies make a batch of paint. You should get as many cans from that batch as possible! For a set project if need be! I used Bright Touch automotive paint. For the bulwark and outer hull. Had to get two more cans of the stuff. It being BT43 Flat Black! Wouldn't you know it's a different shade!😡 Not too far off but, noticeable! At least the Red Oxide Primer. Being BT51 is the same shade! I must have lucked out on that one! So what have I learned. Get two or more cans if needed at the same time!👍 Attached Photos - Click To View Large 
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Today is another great summer day! So, I took to spraying the Handrails and Davits. The handrails that go around the cabin aft. Need to be made up and sprayed as well! The Life rings that come with the kit. Are made of white metal. I figure for now spray them orange. And put white ribbons every 90 degree's! Kind of make them look like life rings! Attached Photos - Click To View Large 
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It is a beautiful summer day. Thought I'd do some spraying! So I sprayed the Brooklyn's Pilot house and main cabin! The origanal Brooklyn was a deep dark green. But I thought against using a dark green! I myself like a light green tug! But the port lights will be a dark green! to show some contrast. The pilot house window frames will be a brown (Using brown primer) for this! All the hand rails will be black.... So, What do you think? Attached Photos - Click To View Large 
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Yey, the running lights arrived! OK, I was going to put deck lights But, am not! I figure port starboard steaming ahead. and one Lamp is enough! also don't want to run all those wires! Still waiting for some resisters to arrive in the mail. And also waiting for some Slide DPDT switches to arrive as well! Attached Photos - Click To View Large 
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Windows finally taped! Now all I have to do. Is putty the main cabin deck. Around the fascis board (coaming around main cabin). Maybe paint the superstructure by Thursday or Friday! Attached Photos - Click To View Large 
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Today was a good day to spray paint the Deck Hardware. I also hand painted the Fire Monitor too! I painted the Deck Hardware black. The main Deck will be a light Tan. And the Main Cabin Deck light Grey! Attached Photos - Click To View Large 
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Today I worked on the ladders! Fairly simple to do. Just had to measure the rungs. Cut them to size 1 1/4"! The actual rung will be 3/4"! Wait for the glue to set. Then cut off the excess! Attached Photos - Click To View Large 
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The pilot house of the Brooklyn. Is made of clear lexan. Or some sort of clear plastic. Anyway you have to tapeup the windows. if you want clear windows to show! So, now i'm waiting for 10mm tape. To tapeup the forward windows on the brooklyn! Pacients is a virtue! In the plans Dumas wants you to neatly. cut the windows out. Just to put another piece of clear plastic in it's place! What? yes cut it out to replace it with another piece of plastic!!!! Attached Photos - Click To View Large 
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Well, I finally assembled the pilot house and main cabin! I drilled holes straight through the pilot house and main cabin! I'm using very thin wire! Don't even know what gauge it is! For those of you who may want to build the Tug Brooklyn. When making the main cabin be careful. That the main cabin deck is flat! So that when you go to put the pilot house on to the main cabin deck. they are flush the main cabin deck has camber. But the pilot house doesn't have camber! So when you put them together they don't match! I sanded down the pilot house bottom. to match the main cabin deck as best as possible. I had to put an extra strip of plastic to hide the uneven seam. from where the pilot house met the main cabin deck! I think once painted it won't be too noticeable! Attached Photos - Click To View Large 
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I was going to use a very light green. By Humbrol but decided against it because. I thought about it Tugs of that class and era. Where a dark green! But I don't want to use dark green! So, I purchased medium light green instead. It's called "Army Green"! Oh, It has no shine what so ever. A very matt finish which is what I want! If you look at the picture to the right. That's the original Brooklyn. Docked somewhere on a New York City pier. Circa 1910! Attached Photos - Click To View Large 
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