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Just got hull delivered DE1040 Garcia
The hull made by scale shipyard in California arrived n it is perfect. This is the ship I served on 65-67 right after it was built n moved to east coast. I worked ECM on the ship. I will build it as it was after changes made at Boston shipyard. It will be RC powered. I have a lot of pictures of details from a cruise. Suggest anyone looking fir scale ship parts n hulls go to scale shipyard in California.
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Creole Queen by Dumas build
Slowly sanding n glueing. Figure several more months work. Iโm in California for the Grammys February so Iโll loose one or two months on west coast. I will glue main deck to hull next. Then set up paddles. Once that is done Iโll paint the cabins and attach them. Next will be railing n stairs ( assembled stairs already). I might get to pick material fir window curtains today. Hull came out nice. Iโll put rudder tubes in tonight. It is a lot of work. I need to clean shop floor of wood n dust accumulation tonight. Best model to build fir winter months. I still work as I own company but find relaxing on ship at night relaxing. I did ladders last nite while watching tv.
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๐ Thinning aliphatic glue to seal the wood
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It is like the old fashioned white glue you used in school but waterproof when dry. It sands ok too. Btw that white glue in its clear glue format I use for small windows on plastic models. Use a drop for portholes etc.
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๐ฌ Re: Huntsman
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Love seat belts. Look like my Tanaka 5 point set on my gyrocopter. Wiring n tech is very well done. I usually do the hull sides n fiberglassing before I add electronics. I like your method better
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๐ฌ Re: Reciever problems
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I had same problem I just kept buying receivers until I found a working one.
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๐ 3D printed speedboat
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I am doing a submarine Cult 3D web site itโs a free download. Needs a little bit of figuring out how Rc stuff mounts. Iโll post pic soon itโs my first boat. I been making parts fir my 5 ft DE1040 like guns, torpedoes, doors etc. beginning to like it . Now Iโll try to scan things n draw from scratch. They had other ships and can be scaled up or down in size. Prices of download can be a few bucks 50 cents to 25 bucks. A lot of free stuff too
Sun pics I have sun assemblies. Printing gears and will assemble it once I print the hatches. 2 small servos n small dc motor will run it. Been fun n good learning curve.
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๐ฌ Re: Help !!!!
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dG has good advice. If you need patch inside as well.
Depending on size of crack if small you can use CA glue or the tube of Bondo. Depends on how big and depth. CA with micro beads or a small amount of talc or similar powder to epoxy will work. If itโs a big hole then a fiberglass patch which is then blended n sanded
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๐ฌ Re: HMS T-class submarine
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Wow impressive all I have is one flashforge printer. Takes forever to print parts. Iโm just making bits fir my 5 ft Destroyer escort. Doors, guns etc. I guess Iโll have to up my game and make complete ships. Iโm getting my second reel of PLA today. Getting used to working with 3D Sub looks great.
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๐ Yard sale treasure
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The Calypso originally was a MSCO minesweeper ship. Here are pic of the sane kit you have bashed back to its origins. Great model but I like it better as a minesweeper I served on and knew every inch of it. My uncle was my boss on it. He was Cpo and navigated while I steered. I spent 4 years on it in reserves. Then went on active on the DE1040 Garcia for two years. Iโm building that ship too (5ft long) Have fun with kit.
I made the guns, big cable roller, sweep gear, life raft, radar scope on upper open deck, shield for signal lamps, rear booms, banger, washing machine. Rest were from kit. I added new nose section and wood section. The rest was the kit. I had to redo the pilot house from card stock. The basic hull, running gear and deck were from kit. Anchor wench, anchor boom and bits were from kit. I always saw that ship as the mine sweeper it was started out as. Now I found hulls that I coukd have used instead. Not as much fun to bash the kit. Kit sells for $500 if you can find one btw
Found this today $399 model expo least price I have seen in a while.
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๐ Getting more done fro 3 d printer
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Need to start painting above water line. Added sps10 radar ASROC and guns. Just printing doors. Found they need to print vertically to get it to work otherwise it doesnโt put material in right place. Railings are next I might use etched or the brass drilled ones. Need to find Sps 40 radar n mk56 radar. One place that has it, monkey something, stopped selling it has too many orders. Still a lot of work left but you can see progress. My 18 inch one is next to 5 ft one in pic. Iโm looking at programs that digitize to make the stl 3D files. Anyone have software to share for sip parts?
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๐ Two guns n ASROC done in 3D
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๐ Printed ASROC
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๐ฌ Re: Finally got 3D printer going
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Trying to make 2nd pair I didnโt write down the scaling numbers so Iโm trial n error get the second pair correct. Almost got it I think. I think I messed with scaling to get it about 60 mm high. Then printed., when I printed my second pair I didnโt see it reset back to smaller size. Learn by doing. Next step is doing the radars n guns design. I still need my doors
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๐ Finally got 3D printer going
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The USN DE 1040 Garcia boat davits my first ever 3D part. Needs some trimming n sanding to get spruce off. This is the new way to build. Loving it.
Pic after trimming and pile of trim junk.
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๐ Update Oct 3
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๐ Update
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๐ Update USN de1040 Garcia
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Painted sonar dome see pic of real one.
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๐ Update de1040 Garcia
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Painted the lower two areas. Haze gray is next. Disappointed that masking tape pulled some red paint. I used Tamaya low tack tape. Iโll touch it up. I coated over paint with dull coat thinking it would help keep tape from pulling paint. Any way itโs looking better. Still need doors, guns xm, radar n torpedoes. Maybe 3 D printer will help. Or Iโll buy cast parts.
Added ASROC access doors
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๐ Just painting the ship hull
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I did the red first. I got the rudder in the mail today and epoxied it in place.
My daughter gave me 2 mm black chain. It looks perfect as anchor chain. I have the motor coupling too.
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๐ Adding ECM antennas
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I will add microwave n cabling to cable tray next. Started on railings and adding more ladders.
My grandson will lend me his 3 D printer to make the parts I need. That will be fun.
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๐ Update De1040 Garcia
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๐ Twin motors
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Small esc n a Y cable going to the receiver. Or if you have extra channels n mixing you can set the motors to steer as well
In my pt109 lindburg it has a gear set that drives two props n uses one motor. I have seen that gear bix on eBay at times.
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๐ฌ Re: Turbine Mechanics flying
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Now u know why I like electric no fuel mess n instant start. I had a raptor 60 fir years but traded in fir electric. Had FPV also at one time. Doing boats mostly this year as weather is lousy fir flying on weekends here Nice heli tho
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๐ Update
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While waiting on parts I played with making a remote controlled DASH heli
I further cut the shaft n played with it so it can fit into hanger. I may make one from scratch a tad bit smaller. The hanger can hold two of these drones we also had an airplane looking target drone. I saw it fly twice. Only one didnโt crash. Now with todays Rc Iโm sure our pilot could have gotten practice in and done better. This was in mid 60โs and true proportional RC was 10 years later. I had the first Kraft, HealthKit and futaba. Decades later Spektrum systems. On Garcia it was not small or easy to fly.
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๐ฌ Re: Update
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Just hand brushed to see what it will look like when I spray n mask. I added some bits to represent fire n salt water sprays. Need boat davits n the two small boats, radars, does n lockers as well as a few other details. I saw a gang plank stored over the hanger in a pic I had. I can make that from plastic card but that is all until parts come in mail
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๐ Update
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Decided to add some paint. Waiting on guns, torpedo, doors, radars and bits to come.
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๐ Added more
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Added crane and more stair rails. Redid the nose for hawser cable. Studying the drydock photos fir painting.
Waiting to buy rudder n prop shaft. I saw the side stabilizer fins n stakes that are cast.
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๐ Updated 9/12
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๐ฌ Re: The first cut is the deepest
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Great job What your doing looks familiar as I did my deck sort of like the way you did.
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๐ Primer coat
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First primer coat This will show up flaws to fill in and give a sense of more completion. I have a few bits left from the Creole Queen I can use and some more bits I can make from scrap styrene. Biggest deal is rudder n screw parts. Then I can put motor n servos in. Watchin tv and building is a good calming evening.
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๐ Update primer coat
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Did a quick primer coat. It looks like a ship. I just built a sprinkler pipe and the vertical pipe for a high line just behind the rear gun. Doing what I can untill I get more parts in. Flag bags are three layers off .08 styrene and shaped. Iโm trying to get the halyards to the horizontal mast. Iโll do the two long antennas off the radio shack. I need to find right material for the MK gun durectir mount. I have the ring done
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๐ Update Sep 6
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