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💬 Re: Sea Urchin
8 months ago by Redpopman (
 Petty Officer 2nd Class)
filler applied, now the sealer and sanding to do.
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8 months ago by Redpopman (
Petty Officer 2nd Class)
I'm going to give that a go today after testing it out on some scrap, I don't want o be lumbered with spending time removing a failed attempt again.
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8 months ago by Madwelshman (
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A couple of the old/project boats that I have bought, people have used car body filler and built up above and below the shaft/around the keel and blended it away to nothing ahead of the tube exit point on the underside.
Whether or not that's a recommended option these days I do not know, but I have a few like that. Will 👍 Like
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8 months ago by NigelTailyour (
 Leading Seaman)
I’m very pleased with my choice of two car colours. Ford Ivory White and a BMW Mini metallic Cosmic Blue.
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8 months ago by NigelTailyour (
Leading Seaman)
I’ve just done a float test after an initial build like yours. It leaked!
So I followed advice and used a two part epoxy on the outer joints of the prop tube. Then, having reduced the leaks a bit, I poured a tea cup of “Seal and Sand” IPE polyurethane wood glue. Any cheap white wood glue will work. Then over the next day I liberally brushed it all over the inside of the hull. No leaks and ready to paint. I hope that gives you a nice dry boat. 👍 Like
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💬 Re: Sea Urchin
8 months ago by Redpopman (
Petty Officer 2nd Class)
just having a few problems with the rather long exit of the prop shaft, try to get a smooth finish for the hull but the fibreglass option didn't work that well, have now removed it ?
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💬 Re: Sea Urchin
8 months ago by Madwelshman (
Midshipman)
I haven't decided on what colours to do mine either yet.
I've got plenty of time to decide though, got one or two others to get sorted first. 👍 Like
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8 months ago by Redpopman (
Petty Officer 2nd Class)
no idea on colours yet might just copy the ones in the video build link.
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8 months ago by Madwelshman (
Midshipman)
That looks good Mike.😎
It's going to make a nice little model. Have you any ideas on a colour scheme yet? Will 👍 Like
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💬 Re: Sea Urchin
8 months ago by Redpopman (
Petty Officer 2nd Class)
before a coat of sanding sealer .....
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8 months ago by Razor1955 (
 Recruit)
I built the original Aerokits version and have the new one still in its flat pack. Some significant differences between the two versions.....timber thickness and bow construction being two of them. Neither version in my view gave adequate details of how to hang the rudder. My original had two sections of brass tube Araldited to the transom with rudder pintles of bent piano wire. (wasn't a huge success). Mine also had a very low power Mabuchi motor as that was all that was available if you didn't go down the internal combustion route. (Recommended engines were the marine versions of the Davies Charlton Dart or Merlin).
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8 months ago by zooma (
 Warrant Officer)
Good luck Redpopman🤣
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8 months ago by Madwelshman (
Midshipman)
Red, I will take some pictures tomorrow evening and post them for you.
Mine hasn't had radio control gear fitted before I don't think, so that's going to take some working out, how to get it all to fit and not have too much on display. Will 👍 Like
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8 months ago by zooma (
Warrant Officer)
My Sea Urchin is still flat-pack in the plastic bag Will!
I bought it because I remember seeing it in the old Keil Kraft catalogues all those years ago and always thought it was a character full model that I would like to build.....one day! 👍 Like
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8 months ago by Redpopman (
Petty Officer 2nd Class)
Hi Will,
Can you show me some pics of the rudder assembly my instructions basically say " now fit the rudder" ? 👍 Like
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💬 Re: Sea Urchin
8 months ago by Madwelshman (
Midshipman)
I like the Sea Urchin, they're a nice little model.
I bought one in need of some repair a while ago. Embarrassingly, I still haven't got as far as starting on that one yet. Looking forward to seeing some pictures of yours. Will 👍 Like
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