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📝 White lead and glues?????? frustrated
2 months ago by 🇺🇸 bruced (
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I got mine from a HR kit for converting a Dumas PT 109 kit to a PT596 mid war. Kit. The HR company went out of business many years ago. My Dumas kit was made in 1988. So neither of 1:20 scale kits arent available anymore. So I'm fighting finding a glue that will work. That doesn't require hours of setup time. The bofur gun had 25 small parts to join together. I used CA glue to tack the parts. Then added epoxy. That didn't hold. So I used silicon glue hoping it will hold better then the different Jb weld epoxy especially. I contacted one of the epoxy company's tha swore there new rubber base glues would do the job. I used it on brass railing for one of my boats. It didn't work on my boat when transporting it to the lake. The brass railing joint broke. 3/16" Brass rod.
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📝 White lead and glues?????? frustrated
2 months ago by 🇺🇸 bruced ( Master Seaman)
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I trying to glue my Bofur gun pieces together for my Dumas PT 596 conversion kit 1:20 Scale. they are White Lead. I sanded them down at each joint with 180 grit, then tried CA glue and the they came apart, then tried epoxy and same thing it will not stick to the flat surfaces, what is everyone using? to join them together. So disappointing. after 3 hours of assembly time, Grrrr
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📝 Prop selection for triple (3) props
2 months ago by 🇺🇸 bruced ( Master Seaman)
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I'm using 3 props and trying to figure out the correct (best) set up for them. I building a Dumas 1:20 scale Hull for the PT596. I'm told that the boat has a tendency to pull to the right on acceleration, so was thing of getting 2 counter-clockwise props on the left and center props, and a clockwise one on the right prop would this be correct?
I'm using a 3 bladed 1 7/8" props
Thank you
I'm using a 3 bladed 1 7/8" props
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💬 Re: 13" and 6" Rubber Duckies
2 months ago by 🇺🇸 bruced ( Master Seaman)
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Where did you get the stl file, to print it,
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📝 My US Coast Guard 44 MLB Build
3 months ago by 🇺🇸 bruced ( Master Seaman)
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Well it's finally finished the 44MLB. also showing my 3 Rollover boats 47MLB and My Trent
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📝 My US Coast Guard 44 MLB Build
9 months ago by 🇺🇸 bruced ( Master Seaman)
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Making progress on my 44 MLB. Here are some photos of my build.
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📝 US Coast guard 44MLB Rudder
9 months ago by 🇺🇸 bruced ( Master Seaman)
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So how does look???¿?
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📝 Clear coat over epoxy
10 months ago by 🇺🇸 bruced ( Master Seaman)
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Epoxy is fine but use a marine spar varnish over it
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📝 Halloween today in Canada 2024-10-31
11 months ago by 🇺🇸 bruced ( Master Seaman)
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Also here in USA.
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📝 Bending 7/32” tubing
1 year ago by 🇺🇸 bruced ( Master Seaman)
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Brass or copper? For all my railing I use solid rods not tubing. You can anneal the tubing depending on the radius of the bend needed. Use a piece of pipe the size of the radius. Bend slowly or you will get dimples.
What size radius are you bending.
Also by a brake line tubing bender, they are cheap on amazon
What size radius are you bending.
Also by a brake line tubing bender, they are cheap on amazon
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💬 Re: Us Coast Guard 47' MLD model slipway 1:16 scale
1 year ago by 🇺🇸 bruced ( Master Seaman)
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Austin. Not sure what you asking for, on progress notes. Can you be more spassific on what you're looking for.
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📝 2nd competition
1 year ago by 🇺🇸 bruced ( Master Seaman)
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My main concern is: I just don't have enough knowledge on this. So my confidence is pretty low. I also need to set radio up to run the boiler. I believe this is a cheddar engine. The person who checked this motor out for me in England is the top person on these engines and took over from the company that he worked for. We don't have too many local clubs here in oregon.
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📝 2nd competition
1 year ago by 🇺🇸 bruced ( Master Seaman)
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I need someone who can sit down with me, who can sit down with and go through my power plant and make sure it is set up right. I bought the steam system used and sent it to england to do a pressure test check. Up grade the boiler. I put a electronic steam regulator on to control pressure. But I don't understand everything about it. I'm a just nervous Nellie 😓 I guess. With time and money in this boat.🤔
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📝 Coast Guard 47 MLB 1:16 scale build
1 year ago by 🇺🇸 bruced ( Master Seaman)
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It is 36 1/2 inches long. The company that made it is long out of business. I got it from a friend. That was passed down to him, it is missing all plans and instructions and several parts. I'm getting photos on line, but there are at least 3 different upgrades to the boat and the kit was from the original build. So getting photos has been difficult. I was able to find the original boat plans from the Coast Guard museum in Seattle that has been a great help. Along with help from Coosbay in oregon and Ilwaco Washington. Being able to get tours of the boats and photos. So I'm building basically from scratch. Trying to stay with the original plans. Which I took to FedEx and they made the original plans to fit a 36.5 inch hull.
It has been a very interesting build so far.
It has been a very interesting build so far.
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📝 Operating Hinged Door/Hatch
1 year ago by 🇺🇸 bruced ( Master Seaman)
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Here are Doors i made from styrene on my coast guard 47 MLB.
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📝 Operating Hinged Door/Hatch
1 year ago by 🇺🇸 bruced ( Master Seaman)
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Here is what I did for pad locks on my RNLB Trent 1:12 scale. I used styrene strips 3mm x 2mm cut into small pieces 3mm long. And brass rods 0.80 mm dia. And with my pin drill set I drilled the holes to fit. It was too hard to drill brass, so styrene was easier.
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📝 Coast Guard 47 MLB help
2 years ago by 🇺🇸 bruced ( Master Seaman)
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Jumpy
I'm looking for the older version. My model is at least 15 years old. So I committed to the older version.
Again thank you
I'm looking for the older version. My model is at least 15 years old. So I committed to the older version.
Again thank you
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📝 Coast Guard 47 MLB help
2 years ago by 🇺🇸 bruced ( Master Seaman)
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I'm building a 47' MLB 1:16 scale and need some help. I'm looking for older versions of this boat. I need some photos of the inner and outer helm areas, showing counsels panels and such.
Thank you for any help
Thank you for any help
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📝 How to figure out motor size for a Coast Guard MLB 47
2 years ago by 🇺🇸 bruced ( Master Seaman)
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How do I determine motor size, and battery, for my coast guard MLB 47' ? It's 36.5 inches long, deep "V" , Dual prop. I Don't have the plans or instructions. It was one of " Coast Guard Models" kits 1:16 scale.
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💬 Re: Pilot House Detail
2 years ago by 🇺🇸 bruced ( Master Seaman)
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Nice job. Who makes the kit? If it is a kit?
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💬 Re: I'm Starting a new build Slipway "Trent" Class life boat
3 years ago by 🇺🇸 bruced ( Master Seaman)
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I have done a couple of other build on here. One a Dussoldorf fireboat
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