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📝 Where to sell?
2 months ago by 🇬🇧 cheddarman (
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I like building, not playing with them iso my MM337 Thorneycroft MTB Model Boat is going to be sold.
Any suggestions where the best place would be to sell please? I thought I saw somewhere on here asking for boats but can't see it??
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Any suggestions where the best place would be to sell please? I thought I saw somewhere on here asking for boats but can't see it??
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📝 Sea trials!
4 months ago by 🇬🇧 cheddarman ( Master Seaman)
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Sea trials, well canal actually. Sure can go FAST! Drove the dog mad but not bad for a first outing.
I'm going to put a breakwater on the bow area as I got splashes going into the hatch. Must also make the hatch more secure as it came up a bit probably during a miss judged high speed turn!!
Think some small magnets in deck and hatch?
I'm going to put a breakwater on the bow area as I got splashes going into the hatch. Must also make the hatch more secure as it came up a bit probably during a miss judged high speed turn!!
Think some small magnets in deck and hatch?
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📝 Getting there......
6 months ago by 🇬🇧 cheddarman ( Master Seaman)
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A few pictures of progress to date. Just a few finishing touches and t'will be time for sea trials!
This 86yo is quite chuffed!!
This 86yo is quite chuffed!!
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💬 Re: Re: Superglue!!
6 months ago by 🇬🇧 cheddarman ( Master Seaman)
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PLEASE STOP comments on this now.
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💬 Re: Superglue!!
6 months ago by 🇬🇧 cheddarman ( Master Seaman)
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Thanks folks for all the suggestions. I think small, bulk buy as flaxbybuck suggests! I'm sick of breaking small drills trying to unblock the nozzle. Even contacted the manufacturer but no luck with replacement nozzles!!
Consider the question closed please.
Consider the question closed please.
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📝 Superglue!!
6 months ago by 🇬🇧 cheddarman ( Master Seaman)
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Has anybody come up with a reliable method of stopping the plastic cap from gluing itself to the glue bottle?
Bought two largish bottles and both useless after a few usages due to getting blocked after caps stuck solid to them!!
Bought two largish bottles and both useless after a few usages due to getting blocked after caps stuck solid to them!!
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📝 Definitive definition of scratch build
8 months ago by 🇬🇧 cheddarman ( Master Seaman)
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I bought a set of plans, two sheets, and am building from them, scratch building. Kits, IMHO, are not scratch building!
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💬 Re: What is this boat?
9 months ago by 🇬🇧 cheddarman ( Master Seaman)
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📝 compound bends
9 months ago by 🇬🇧 cheddarman ( Master Seaman)
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Almost ready to start applying the plywood sides so wondering which is the best way to go, especially at the bow where a compound bend is required to fit the frame profile.
Can one soak the plywood to make it more flexible? I'm only using 0.8mm plywood.
Can one soak the plywood to make it more flexible? I'm only using 0.8mm plywood.
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📝 another reply.
9 months ago by 🇬🇧 cheddarman ( Master Seaman)
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Again, many thanks for all your very detailed help. I am copying them and posting them in Pages document so I don't have to navigate the forum page!🤣
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📝 reply to roycv.
9 months ago by 🇬🇧 cheddarman ( Master Seaman)
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I find this forum very confusing, how to reply to a specific post and why doesn't the latest post appear at the top?
Any way, many thanks roycv for your most helpful and informative post.
So, complete the 3D model from the formers, crutches (the formers sit on these) and keel, great.
How does one normally transfer (for example) the deck outline from the drawing to the plywood sheet? I was thinking of using carbon paper? I could of course cut out the profile from the plan and stick it onto the deck ply?
Any way, many thanks roycv for your most helpful and informative post.
So, complete the 3D model from the formers, crutches (the formers sit on these) and keel, great.
How does one normally transfer (for example) the deck outline from the drawing to the plywood sheet? I was thinking of using carbon paper? I could of course cut out the profile from the plan and stick it onto the deck ply?
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9 months ago by 🇬🇧 cheddarman ( Master Seaman)
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Now starting to build and already need help.
The keel. It says to chamfer the edges - should I do this before I install the keel or after?
One the plan view, where exactly are the deck edges, there are several lines and don't want to waste wood cutting it to the wrong shape.
Thanks
The keel. It says to chamfer the edges - should I do this before I install the keel or after?
One the plan view, where exactly are the deck edges, there are several lines and don't want to waste wood cutting it to the wrong shape.
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📝 Thanks
10 months ago by 🇬🇧 cheddarman ( Master Seaman)
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Thanks royce, good point! I can't quite work out where the individual sides are on the plan, nor the deck? It's not very clear at all.
I will probably make a lot of the non loaded bits out of balsa to get the weight down!
I will probably make a lot of the non loaded bits out of balsa to get the weight down!
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📝 Plan Number
10 months ago by 🇬🇧 cheddarman ( Master Seaman)
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Royce - The only number on the plan is 337A/B
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📝 MM337 Thorneycroft MTB Model Boat Plan
10 months ago by 🇬🇧 cheddarman ( Master Seaman)
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Has anybody built this recently? Just got the plans so any advice/help will be much appreciated.
At 86 it's years since I built a model!!
At 86 it's years since I built a model!!
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📝 Battery set up
10 months ago by 🇬🇧 cheddarman ( Master Seaman)
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Hi Nick. Have you got any pix from when you were building the MTB? Just got the planes so any advice will be greatly appreciated.
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