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Marblehead
Built in the early 70's and then refurbished during the Covid lockdown
DuncanP
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Aerokits Fireboat
I built it around 1968 and then refurbished the model during the Covid lockdown. Just recently added a working fire monitor.
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Truly
My wife bought me this kit for my 70th and I spent 2 years and 2 months building her to launch date. Since then added a planked cockpit floor. This was my 1st plank on frame build.
DuncanP
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๐ฌ Re: Inga1V
3 days ago by
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I'm trying to work out where to drill holes for the sail sheets (ropes) in the deck to control the sails on the Bruma kit that I'm trying to modify to also be a sailing boat. I thought this was a good idea before starting the planking so I can see better where everything will go! I'll be interested to see how you are planning to control the various sails. Again I thought I would plan the location of motor, servos and winch before planking - again so I can get a better view! Recently I've been building the cabin top which needed a combination of varnish and white painted coach roofs. It all takes time waiting for the various layers to dry! Need to waterproof the frames before planking.
I cut an extra hole in the stern bulkhead because from someone else's comment , otherwise there isn't enough space for the rudder arm to move fully! So I agree with you about planning - even on a kit! ๐
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๐ฌ Re: GRAUPNER CHRIS CRAFT CONSTELLATION
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Hi Doug, Perhaps my wife deliberately distracted me whilst walking around the Xmas Markets so that I wouldn't see it!!! Otherwise I would have been tempted to go in - not only to have a good look round but also to get warm!! It was quite cold! Cheers D
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๐ฌ Re: GRAUPNER CHRIS CRAFT CONSTELLATION
6 days ago by
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Roy -went to Aachen for the Christmas markets last year. Didn't see any model shop near the cathedral so perhaps another outlet bites the dust!๐
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๐ Thinning aliphatic glue to seal the wood
7 days ago by
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Hi Colin. Thank you for your information. I just thought because I had some cellouse sanding sealer it would save me buying some Ezekote that you recommended! Life isn't straight forward these days when working with paints and glues! We could do with an expert in this field making some sort of 'OK to use together chart'.
A chart with one product on one axis and another product on the other axis and where the two intersect will say 'yes' or 'no' to use together. I'm sure a lot of modellers would find this really helpful. Just a thought - especially if someone out there has this expertise!
Cheers Duncan
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๐ Thinning aliphatic glue to seal the wood
7 days ago by
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Hi Lew. Did you use the water based or cellouse type of sanding sealer. I didn't realise they could be used to waterproof the wood. Do you know if Aliphatic glue adheres to the sanding sealer Ok? The problem is that once planking is underway some parts will not be accessible. I have both types of sanding sealer from previous jobs and I presume they don't need thinning prior to use. Cheers Duncan
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๐ Thinning aliphatic glue to seal the wood
10 days ago by
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Thanks Colin. What do you thin the Ezecote with please? Cheers Duncan
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๐ Thinning aliphatic glue to seal the wood
10 days ago by
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Hi,
Someone has suggested to me to thin aliphatic glue (an example of this glue is apparently Titebond) in order to seal the wood on my model boat. Has anyone used this method and to what proportion can you thin the glue in order to waterproof the wood?
I presume they mean use water to thin it. I need to seal the frames because after planking they won't be accessible. Also will aliphatic glue stick to itself OK as I know that CA glue doesn't bond to previously coated CA wood.
Thanks for your anticipated help
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๐ฌ Re: Waveney class lifeboat
14 days ago by
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Looks like a true non slip finish. Well done.
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๐ฌ Re: Typhoon Finished!!!
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Looks absolutely fabulous. Worth all the time and effort! In my eyes your build is super quick - it took me 2 years and 2 months to build my Riva Aquarama - and mine was an Amati kit! Really well done. Cheers Duncan ๐
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๐ฌ Re: Inga1V
19 days ago by
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Looking good but that is only to be expected from yourself. Well done!
Cheers Duncan ๐
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๐ Thank you Model-Boats.com & members during a rough time!
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Sorry to hear you haven't been well but glad that you are now on the mend. Hope you will soon be back to 100% health. ๐
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๐ฌ Re: Finishing touches RTTL 2755 finally complete
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Fabulous model - well done ๐
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๐ฌ Re: My Waveney class lifeboat
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Love the detailed cockpit.
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๐ฌ Re: YVELINE
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Lovely boat and looks realistic.
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๐ฌ Re: Inga1V
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Looking great!๐
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๐ฌ Re: Aeronaut Bella sail boat
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Very much like my Starlet that I built from plans around 50 years ago and sadly no longer have. I gave it away to one of my son's friends when we were downsizing in 1992.โน๏ธ
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๐ฌ Re: Bluebird of Chelsea
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Hi Chris,
You have created a beautiful looking boat that you should be very proud of. I followed your build with great interest through all your trials and tribulations building the wheelhouse but you got there successfully in the end!. I exhibited my Riva Aquarama at The Blackpool Model Show this last weekend. A member from my club won the best leisure craft category with his Bluebird of Chelsea and then also won Best in Show with his same model! There is a photo attached from the show. Also a photo of my Riva on the stand. As you know I'm currently building the Mantua Bruma and there were a couple on display at the show. The main difference is that I hope mine will also be able to carry some sails with the addition of a detachable keel!๐
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๐ Rttl2755 maiden voyage Video
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Your boat looks great on the water. Well done! ๐
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๐ Question of the Day?
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I second Roy's comment about percentages ๐
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๐ Rttl2755 maiden voyage
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Lovely looking model. Good luck with the pond trial.
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๐ Question of the Day?
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I guessed Mombasa as well. Afterwards I google it and Mombasa is the busiest port in Central and Eastern Africa but not for the whole of Africa apparently.
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๐ Planked deck part complete
2 months ago by
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Started planking the deck with alternate limewood and walnut strips. The planking follows the shape of the hull so clamping is necessary and therefore can only do a bit at a time before running out of clamps! I've been dry fitting a walnut and limewood plank bending them to follow the curve and then marking the outline with a pencil. This helps to make sure I'm not putting Aliphatic glue where it isn't needed and causing a problem for the next plank! I decided to plank across the hatch and then cut away the planks when the glue has dried. I'm now getting to the point where the clamps are not big enough to hold the inner planks in place. Perhaps have to use masking tape. Any better suggestions? It is a slow process but rewarding to see it coming together. Whilst the last lot of planks were drying I have been doing the infills between the hull ribs. For this they recommend using one of the wider planks that will be used for the hull planking. I will then trim when completely dry. Hoping to get a rudder servo, UBEC and possibly a battery from the Blackpool Model Show this coming weekend.๐
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๐ Blackpool model boat show
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Who is planning to go to Blackpool Show next weekend? 14/15th Oct 23.
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๐ฌ Re: Inga1V
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Looking really great. You must now have a great deal of satisfaction from what you have achieved. Sit back and admire your achievement so far. Well done! ๐
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๐ Layout of a winch system
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I need to do a similar task on my Mantua Bruma. Would it be possible to please provide a diagram of how to rig the sheets onto a single. I couldn't quite understand how you organise the sheets through a pulley to get double the distance on the mainsail. Thank you in advance. Cheers ๐
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๐ Subscriptions
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I'm going to suggest the subscription as a present rather than getting stuff I don't really need! ๐๐
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๐ Lessons learnt when dry testing of R/C motors on a mixer with rudder control
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Thanks Doug and Dave for your input. I have done some further testing and the fault only seems to be with the BEC from one of the ESC's. The ESc's now work both motors and the rudder servo having used the BEC from the non faulty ESC. Having stripped the wire back on the ESC in order to connect the snipped wires back together again, I realised how thin the wire was so I'm now thinking of following your ideas of disconnecting the BECs and using separate batteries for the receiver/winch and the two motors - because all the testing so far has been on no load. Next thing is what type and power of batteries I should go for. Because of limited space I had thought of getting from componentshop.com the 7.2V SC 3700mAh (Compact)
Dimensions: 66.8 x 46.7 x 45.5 mm, Weight: 382g but it is currently out of stock until Nov. Not a problem because I'll still be building!! This will just fit between the winch and the rudder servo to power the two motors. Question is what capacity of battery should I choose for the receiver and the winch servo? Again size and weight will be a big consideration! Cheers everyone.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/361239081408?mkevt=1&mkpid=0&emsid=e11051.m43.l1123&m |
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๐ RTTL 2557
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Superb model. Well done!
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๐ Lessons learnt when dry testing of R/C motors on a mixer with rudder control
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Thanks Doug for all you advice and how to do the further tests. I will try the tests in the next day or two and let you know. I'm sure your advice will also be useful to other members. Cheers Duncan ๐
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๐ Lessons learnt when dry testing of R/C motors on a mixer with rudder control
2 months ago by
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On Monday afternoon I decided to try out the motors and the rudder servo with the cheap ESC's and a WTail mixer for the motor sailor that I'm building (Mantua Bruma). The link to the ESC's is shown below.
The 2 motors that I'm using are MFA 457RE385 with a voltage range of 6v->15v with a speed of 11646RPM at 12volts. They are suppose to draw 0.85 amps on load. I also had a Howes Super Mini Servo 1160a mini rudder servo connected through the WTail mixer. In addition, I connected the sail winch but this was directly connected to the receiver but I suppose the power was coming through from the ESC's. The winch is a King Max 4 turns winch 4.5->6volts which is suppose to draw 1amp on load.
Everything worked fine for about 5 minutes and then it all failed! I then tested the receiver on another model and that was fine. There was a flashing red light and beeping sound on the ESC's so there was power to them. I then tried it through the mixer without the ESC's and it work OK at full power so I came to the conclusion that it was both the ESC's failing. Before the test, I had cut the red wire on one of the ESC's, as suggested, so the receiver would only get 6volts. Today I formulated another test because it seemed strange that both ESC's had failed together. This time I reconnected the red wires on the ESC that I had previously cut (so it didn't get 12volts to the receiver). Initially I didn't connect the other ESC. Hey Presto one of the motors and rudder servo worked!! Typically that the ESC I had cut the red wire on was no longer supplying power to the receiver - 'sods law' I suppose! I've attached a wiring photo of the setup prior to getting it working.
Has anyone else had a similar failure with these particular ESC's? Please refer to the web link. Just wondering if I need to search for something more reliable but they need to be small light weight and of course not expensive! There will be limited space on the floor area for all the gear - especially since I'm modifying the kit to allow it to sail as well as motor! ๐๐
Thanks to Doug for pointing out my earlier error of embedding the ebay link within the text - hence most of my original post was missing! Cheers Duncan ๐๐
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