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📝 Painting superstructure.
3 years ago by 🇬🇧 alan44 (
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The Speedline rear superstructure wall is a detailed multi part item. There are many hard to spray areas so pre painting before final fitting was decided upon. The rear wall was then fully fitted and the entire superstructure sprayed. Some sections were individually painted then final fixed after the full superstructure was painted VW brilliant orange.
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📝 Retirement
3 years ago by 🇬🇧 alan44 ( Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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Need a beer after that drive 👍😉
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📝 Rear railing/ life belts and detailing
3 years ago by 🇬🇧 alan44 ( Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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I was so involved with the brain scrambler of a rear railing that few pictures were taken. It was a sod to do!! The lifebelt holders are bolted on with machine screws and acorn nuts… not to be dropped. The yellow parts were turned from brass to aid paint definition.
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📝 A mini steam engine, a dabble in lathe work
3 years ago by 🇬🇧 alan44 ( Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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The S50 may well be my winter project, pictures warts and all will be posted 😉 yes I learnt a lot with the little engine. Cheers Gary
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📝 A mini steam engine, a dabble in lathe work
3 years ago by 🇬🇧 alan44 ( Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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Thanks Rick will do👍
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💬 Re: Remaking some parts
3 years ago by 🇬🇧 alan44 ( Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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Thanks Austin 👍
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💬 Re: More hull work .....
3 years ago by 🇬🇧 alan44 ( Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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Looking like a stress free build Sy 👍
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💬 Re: Maiden voyage
3 years ago by 🇬🇧 alan44 ( Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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Absolutely beautiful, a fantastic build, top quality everything!!!
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💬 Re: Remaking some parts
3 years ago by 🇬🇧 alan44 ( Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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Thank you mouldbuilder. 👍
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📝 A mini steam engine, a dabble in lathe work
3 years ago by 🇬🇧 alan44 ( Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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Thanks Gary, yes the piston is machined for a supplied o ring. I have the Standard to paint up then final assembly. 👍
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📝 A mini steam engine, a dabble in lathe work
3 years ago by 🇬🇧 alan44 ( Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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Thanks mturpin013. At the moment its compressed air, I have a Stuart S50 lined up next. Then maybe a boiler is in the offing. Model engineering is a polar opposite to my day to day as a wood machinist 👍
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📝 A mini steam engine, a dabble in lathe work
3 years ago by 🇬🇧 alan44 ( Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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This is a simple wobbler engine. It’s from a Stuart Turner kit. You get a drawing a body casting and various rod and sheet to produce the parts req.
I struggled, mainly with everything 🤔, but it works and I learnt a lot.
I struggled, mainly with everything 🤔, but it works and I learnt a lot.
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💬 Re: RNXS Exploit
3 years ago by 🇬🇧 alan44 ( Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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Some internal pictures as requested. A pair of tornado thumper brushless. Perspex mounts. It was old and tatty internally so it’s been tarted up 👍
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📝 Remaking some parts
3 years ago by 🇬🇧 alan44 ( Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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I decided to improve some parts of the kit they include:-
Cabin door detail
Rear deck access door
Mob crane
Ladder section of mast
Aerial bases
Mast top
Bolt details
Anchor shoe
Anchor chain ( made from solder wire)
Cabin door detail
Rear deck access door
Mob crane
Ladder section of mast
Aerial bases
Mast top
Bolt details
Anchor shoe
Anchor chain ( made from solder wire)
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💬 Re: Cautious
3 years ago by 🇬🇧 alan44 ( Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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Just fantastic to see her on the water Andy sounds great too. A very pleased builder I would imagine 👍👍
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📝 Rear of superstructure and more brass.
3 years ago by 🇬🇧 alan44 ( Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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The main moulding of the superstructure glues in to a moulded slot in the deck. The rear is a set of cast resin, highly detailed mouldings. Once assembled it’s a case of cutting the main moulding to suit.
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📝 P38... the modellers friend.
3 years ago by 🇬🇧 alan44 ( Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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Quite a way in to my build I noticed a problem with the superstructure moulding. There was an error in the roof panel lines. Some filler and a bit of sanding sorted it out.
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💬 Re: Window fitment and fettling.
3 years ago by 🇬🇧 alan44 ( Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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I drive myself nuts 🤣🤣 and my wife.....
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💬 Re: The start of the brass work.
3 years ago by 🇬🇧 alan44 ( Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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Those are brass etched parts that came with the kit. 👍
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📝 Window fitment and fettling.
3 years ago by 🇬🇧 alan44 ( Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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The windows of the Shannon are a main feature of the superstructure. They have to sit flush, and unlike other lifeboats there is no overlapping outer frame to conceal any small gaps. Each window has an inner and outer black surround. Hopefully my pictures will show how I solved 2 problems.
1. Gaps between windows and openings.
2. The supplied windows being of the wrong thickness material. The recess being 1.5mm material supplied 2mm.
1. Gaps between windows and openings.
2. The supplied windows being of the wrong thickness material. The recess being 1.5mm material supplied 2mm.
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💬 Re: Ballast check
3 years ago by 🇬🇧 alan44 ( Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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I know which would win a towing contest 🤣🤣👍
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💬 Re: Ballast check
3 years ago by 🇬🇧 alan44 ( Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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She looks a powerful boat, you must be really pleased with her 👍👍 can’t work out if it’s a small bath or a big model 🤔🤔🤔
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💬 Re: The start of the brass work.
3 years ago by 🇬🇧 alan44 ( Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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1st class scratch building Andy 👍👍👍
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📝 The start of the brass work.
3 years ago by 🇬🇧 alan44 ( Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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The brass work on the Shannon is not easy ( not for me anyway) many other builders will know how difficult the rear railing is 🤔🤔
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📝 Superstructure openings, removing moulded deck detail and re making.
3 years ago by 🇬🇧 alan44 ( Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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The deck of the Shannon had raised areas pre moulded in for cleats, anchor, areas around the rear deck access doors. I decided to remove most of this and make my own.
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💬 Re: Shannon class lifeboat The morell. (99% completed)
3 years ago by 🇬🇧 alan44 ( Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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Hi Ron the supplied parts are in a type of hard plastic. It must be a liquid then poured in to moulds. I am guessing a vacuum would be used to remove air bubbles?
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💬 Re: So far today
3 years ago by 🇬🇧 alan44 ( Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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Superb workmanship Andy !!!
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💬 Re: Jet drives
3 years ago by 🇬🇧 alan44 ( Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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I’m literally stuck with them. I will keep an open mind 👍
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📝 Jet drives
3 years ago by 🇬🇧 alan44 ( Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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I have fitted the as supplied Speedline water jet drives.
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📝 Shannon class lifeboat The morell. (99% completed)
3 years ago by 🇬🇧 alan44 ( Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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I’m almost at the end of this build, but I thought I would share some pictures of my journey through the Speedline 1/12 kit. I’m presently finishing the painting of the hull. All work above the fenders is done. Not an easy build but a good model is achievable.
The kit.
The kit.
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