Hi Roy, she's coming along very well, looking forward to seeing more 😀

Well Lilka has moved on a bit. The hull has been varnished several times and has just had a second coat of white paint. Will do a final check for where filler needed but before then I have to sort out the deck.
I have gone for a non-slip deck and although I have seen sandpaper used I decided to experiment and use nylon stocking material.

The bow and stern were easy as I just ran the boat into the stretched stocking. I then used a stiff brush to paint varnish over the nylon and use it as a glue.

Seems to work and the picture shows a length of cut off stocking to join up the fore and aft decks. When I did the rear deck I left the hatch in place and when the varnish dried I used a scalpel to cur around the hatch and it came out OK.

The deck needs to be a grassy green and has to be done before I fit the bow bulwarks.

Next is to fit a motor support, this will be a Monoperm Super to start with to see if I can get the speed I want. She is not meant to plane and has no sprayrails and is relatively light.

Regards
Roy

Hi, well the guilt persists and after I did some repairs to another couple of boats I got on with Lilka.

Everything was wiped down with some white spirit to remove finger marks and residue then a coat of thinned varnish.

The paint blemished hull surface is having been rubbed down wet and dry. I use old and different colour paint for this. As you rub down another paint colour comes through if gone too far. It is only when you have a single colour hull you can see the bits that need filling.

The instructions start OK then wander off into 'strange English' so really you are on your own.

To remove the rudder you need to unscrew the support at the keel, no problem as I have used two wood screws to locate it. I will try and finish the painting like this but the prop will be removed first.

The cabin comes ready laser cut and looked good. The rudder photo is out of focus, note boat is upside down.
Suzie investigates everything and she is pointing out a possible problem.

I have moved on a bit with having sanded the cabin roof to shape and the hull is drying yellow and just beat the rain so will be dry in the shed in the morning.

Looking through the plans does reveal a lot, and am taking my guidance from here from now on.

There are a few models on-line all similar including a build blog from India.

Not been able to trace the full size boat. The kit is Polish so maybe a custon launch from Gdansk?
Any information especially colour scheme most welcome.

regards
Roy

It looks good Roy, looking forward to more pictures 📸

Hi all I suddenly realised I was going off topic so thought I had better start a new one.
This is my long term build Lilka.

The last deck hatch I did was on Lilka and I did not want it to show.
I cut each side in a slight taper with a thin saw, when the hatch came out of the deck with pre-built under deck beam, I slid it down to the tapered end and the join almost vanished. I cut a thin strip for the other end which I can cover up.
You have to push it up from underneath to remove it and that is where the S/S lifts off.

This where I am headed, a model off the Internet, not mine!

It is a Polish Pilot boat called Lilka. I have crew to suit. Its about 28 inches long and has a brushless motor fitted but not looking for high speed.
I was given the kit which had very nice laser cut frames and S/S. It had been started and not square so took it apart and started again.

The fittings are good quality but not sure the scale is right for some of them and for some reason the kit never included a deck! I checked the content.

I have had her a while and is one of those back burner jobs! I will take some more photos which should make me feel so guilty that I will have to finish her.

Regards
Roy