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📝 Lifelines and Deck Fittings
9 days ago by 🇺🇸 KevinH (
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Stanchions, lifelines, and hatches going on. This project has very few, which will be good for the timeline. I will add working Nav Lights, and a rotating radar. Also, I included a group photo of the MLB Ladies at the pond. (I have a type. The Severn is next most likely.)
As you can see the 36503 is undergoing renovations, it was nice to get her hull wet, it had been a while. She was my first R/C build. A retirement gift from the wardroom.
More to come.
As you can see the 36503 is undergoing renovations, it was nice to get her hull wet, it had been a while. She was my first R/C build. A retirement gift from the wardroom.
More to come.
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📝 Lettering
1 month ago by 🇺🇸 KevinH ( Warrant Officer)
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So, she is complete from the keel up just needing some touch-ups. Ballasted and test run. Super buoyant, held my 101 Kilos up un the pool. Many days off coming up, upper deck fittings and details to be completed.
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📝 No Excuse
1 month ago by 🇺🇸 KevinH ( Warrant Officer)
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Well,
There is no excuse now for beginning the superstructure. Signed, Sealed, and Painted. FWD and RVS, Left and Right. With 59 days to go before scheduled delivery (To Me). Deck needs some slight filling and sanding, but all in all, I am pleased. As with most of my projects, standoff scale is my thing.
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There is no excuse now for beginning the superstructure. Signed, Sealed, and Painted. FWD and RVS, Left and Right. With 59 days to go before scheduled delivery (To Me). Deck needs some slight filling and sanding, but all in all, I am pleased. As with most of my projects, standoff scale is my thing.
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📝 FWD, Reverse, and Side to Side
2 months ago by 🇺🇸 KevinH ( Warrant Officer)
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So, A final sanding below the waterline, then bottom paint. Ballast with the mandatory one-hour float test in the pool (By Sunday next week.) Everything else is just window dressing.
After:
Seal and sand deck.
Paint deck.
Start on Superstructure and fittings.
She will have a rotating radar, and Nav lighting.
Two weeks till patrolling the pond.
After:
Seal and sand deck.
Paint deck.
Start on Superstructure and fittings.
She will have a rotating radar, and Nav lighting.
Two weeks till patrolling the pond.
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📝 Final Seal Primed
2 months ago by 🇺🇸 KevinH ( Warrant Officer)
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Now to deal with all those ugly spots, not too many. Still found time to get a motor replaced, a receiver trouble-shooting job, and a shaft broke free. All on three different vessels.
Tomorrow I will have two working 44' MLBs, and the America running, and the 52' MLB for display. Hopefully the Florida heat does not melt the boats.
Mostly worried about SS America, but last sail did not produce too much flooding. I am going to experiment on the aft hatch and see if I can keep her dry. Definitely re-positioning the RX.
See you on the pond.
Tomorrow I will have two working 44' MLBs, and the America running, and the 52' MLB for display. Hopefully the Florida heat does not melt the boats.
Mostly worried about SS America, but last sail did not produce too much flooding. I am going to experiment on the aft hatch and see if I can keep her dry. Definitely re-positioning the RX.
See you on the pond.
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📝 Rails, Chines and Aft Hatch
2 months ago by 🇺🇸 KevinH ( Warrant Officer)
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Leaks found and plugged. Rub rails installed. Chines and aft hatch.
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📝 Rub Rails and Rudders
2 months ago by 🇺🇸 KevinH ( Warrant Officer)
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Today's letter was "R", I know pirate prefer the "C's".
Only two more rails to go, the lower ones under the waterline. Should have those on tonight, maybe tomorrow. Tomorrow the letter will be "C" for chines. One more rough sand of hull, final sand, then some thinned resin and she will be ready for primer
I binge watched "Saving Lives at Sea" while doing this weekend's work. It was very motivating.
Is there a publication, book or magazine that deals with the rolls of the British Coast Guard and the RNLI? I would like to learn more.
Cheers,
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Only two more rails to go, the lower ones under the waterline. Should have those on tonight, maybe tomorrow. Tomorrow the letter will be "C" for chines. One more rough sand of hull, final sand, then some thinned resin and she will be ready for primer
I binge watched "Saving Lives at Sea" while doing this weekend's work. It was very motivating.
Is there a publication, book or magazine that deals with the rolls of the British Coast Guard and the RNLI? I would like to learn more.
Cheers,
Kevin
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📝 Glassed
2 months ago by 🇺🇸 KevinH ( Warrant Officer)
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So, a day ahead of schedule. Tomorrow I will resin the inside, and at the end of the day fill it with water. This is how I check to see if I have any leaks. With Monday off, I should have her primed and painted (Hull Only) by close of business. I actually use black flex-seal as my bottom paint for an extra layer of protection. Well on the way to meet the August 15th deadline.
My goal is to have my 1/16 44' MLB, (whatever scale) Billings 44' MLB, 1/16 36' MLB, and finally MLB Victory 52' MLB 1/24 scale in the water at the same time running. Is that too many lifeboats? (Don't tell my wife.) I have 1/20th scale Severn plans in route. Should be 51" Obviously not a four-month build, that is a 2025 project.) Or, you know Coast Guard Cutter Onandaga 1/48 with a steam plant. One of those two.
Then, a break from boat building and on to a PBY!
My goal is to have my 1/16 44' MLB, (whatever scale) Billings 44' MLB, 1/16 36' MLB, and finally MLB Victory 52' MLB 1/24 scale in the water at the same time running. Is that too many lifeboats? (Don't tell my wife.) I have 1/20th scale Severn plans in route. Should be 51" Obviously not a four-month build, that is a 2025 project.) Or, you know Coast Guard Cutter Onandaga 1/48 with a steam plant. One of those two.
Then, a break from boat building and on to a PBY!
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📝 Wondering
2 months ago by 🇺🇸 KevinH ( Warrant Officer)
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I was wondering if anyone would notice that I poked a hole through her. Almost done sanding. Waiting on some filler to dry. Have to pick up a can of resin tomorrow, and some cloth. I will indeed resin the inside as well.
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📝 Filling and Sanding
2 months ago by 🇺🇸 KevinH ( Warrant Officer)
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Well, slow going on my unusual plank job. But all is going well. Still no hurry, this hull will be waterproof and smooth.
Still more filling and sanding, I anticipate 5-6 hours and then I will be ready to fiberglass the hull.
Plan is to have a smooth hull, paint it entirely with stripe and the lettering, so from the bottom up it is complete. Concentrate on the superstructure, masts and deck fittings. I plan on navigation lights and a rotating radar.
As you see from the plans under the boat in the pictures there are more Coast Guard vessels to be constructed. Or........A battleship?
Still more filling and sanding, I anticipate 5-6 hours and then I will be ready to fiberglass the hull.
Plan is to have a smooth hull, paint it entirely with stripe and the lettering, so from the bottom up it is complete. Concentrate on the superstructure, masts and deck fittings. I plan on navigation lights and a rotating radar.
As you see from the plans under the boat in the pictures there are more Coast Guard vessels to be constructed. Or........A battleship?
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📝 While in Victoria
2 months ago by 🇺🇸 KevinH ( Warrant Officer)
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If they have not changed it, it is amazing. So many model ships. Also I believe the first court room.
The model ship museum in Savannah, GA is impressive as well
The model ship museum in Savannah, GA is impressive as well
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📝 Planks
2 months ago by 🇺🇸 KevinH ( Warrant Officer)
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I did get quite a bit done. Let the sanding begin!
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📝 Planking Continues
2 months ago by 🇺🇸 KevinH ( Warrant Officer)
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I do not know how much I will get done this weekend, but in two weeks we are going down to four-day work weeks, and that will help. I was gifted a large quantity of balsa wood, and need to get this done so I can use that to revitalize a project that would not fit here as it is a Flying Boat. Still looking at August for 100 percent completion on this one.
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📝 Little Bit of Pilot-House Work.
3 months ago by 🇺🇸 KevinH ( Warrant Officer)
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Picture is worth ten words.
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📝 Propulsion and Steering Sorted
3 months ago by 🇺🇸 KevinH ( Warrant Officer)
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Took less time than expected. Looking forward to planking this Queen of the Fleet.
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📝 Deck Fitted
3 months ago by 🇺🇸 KevinH ( Warrant Officer)
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Well throat surgery frees up time for boat building. I had to wrangle and shim some frames, but the overall effect is one I am happy with. this will be the lower deck; I will be constructing the upper works from styrene. Motor and steering get fitted next before planking the hull begins. I am shooting for August mid-time for completion of this one.
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📝 More Progress
3 months ago by 🇺🇸 KevinH ( Warrant Officer)
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There are a lot of frames on this bad boy. It is going to be heavier than I expected. I am going to get more done Thursday through Sunday as I recover. Hoping to begin planking. Have to verify placement and height of the frames, deck, then plank.
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📝 May the Fourth
3 months ago by 🇺🇸 KevinH ( Warrant Officer)
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R3-DW Sends May fourth greetings.
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📝 Frames
3 months ago by 🇺🇸 KevinH ( Warrant Officer)
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Why do people build from kits? I know why, this can be so tiring. Still taking my time on this one. I want it to be as much a display piece as it is drop in the water and enjoy. All the while, as you can see on the computer, learning about battleship gun manufacture. I anticipation of the North Carolina build.
See you Sunday on the pond, just not with this vessel quite yet.
See you Sunday on the pond, just not with this vessel quite yet.
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📝 Submarine or Sailboat
3 months ago by 🇺🇸 KevinH ( Warrant Officer)
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Well, A maiden voyage with a rudder certainly changes things. A lack of a gasket around the hatch and need of about a half a kilo of ballast aft.
I will also add some spray foam, just in case.
She digs in pretty well on the down-wind. There was quite a bit of the pond in her bilge. Stayed afloat though. We will trim her up and call this one done.
I will also add some spray foam, just in case.
She digs in pretty well on the down-wind. There was quite a bit of the pond in her bilge. Stayed afloat though. We will trim her up and call this one done.
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💬 Re: HMS Bluebell.
3 months ago by 🇺🇸 KevinH ( Warrant Officer)
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Just obtained a Revell 1/72 Flower Static to R/C conversion, in very slow progress, but, I will use your photos to restore. Thanks for posting.
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📝 Coast Guard 47 MLB 1:16 scale build
3 months ago by 🇺🇸 KevinH ( Warrant Officer)
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That is beautiful. I was only at a station with 47's for two years. So, I do not have a connection to them to where I would build one. That is some excellent work. I hope you have a great time with that build.
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📝 MLB Begin
3 months ago by 🇺🇸 KevinH ( Warrant Officer)
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The 213' will be a lost cause as far as R/C, I will live as a display only. PBY project has sacrificed wood for the 52' MLB project. Final parts came in for my nine-year-old project, and surgery recovery has kept me home for the last five days.
So, I began this today as the sun came up.
1/24th scale (I did toy with the idea of doubling it.)
3mm Basswood keel and frames.
Twin Brushed 380 motors from another scrapped boat project.
Plank on frame 1/8" Balsa planks.
Fiberglass the hull.
Moving radar.
Build as 52312 MLB Victory.
So, I began this today as the sun came up.
1/24th scale (I did toy with the idea of doubling it.)
3mm Basswood keel and frames.
Twin Brushed 380 motors from another scrapped boat project.
Plank on frame 1/8" Balsa planks.
Fiberglass the hull.
Moving radar.
Build as 52312 MLB Victory.
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📝 52' Motor Lifeboat Victory
4 months ago by 🇺🇸 KevinH ( Warrant Officer)
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One of my nine-year projects is coming to an end. I am sad to see it completed in some ways, overjoyed in others. Many projects have been begun and shelved over those nine years; some are in the trash now.
What is known is the 213' WMEC-168 Yocona is hit or miss whether my attempts to waterproof a static hull will be successful. So on hold or a side project.
The Gunboat Philadelphia is on-going at work between shifts.
PBY that doesn't Fly I will place on hold, pending possible actual flight. (That will put three aircraft inline to be completed.)
The battleship North Carolina....Big. Not so complex as physically large undertaking.
SO, begin at the beginning as I tell my students. I pondered purchasing the laser-cut kit from Canada, but it is just frames, deck, and pilothouse. Yes, it is 1" to one foot scale, and would match my 44' MLB perfectly, but $286 plus shipping? For me too much, I will build at 1/24th scale for now. Small enough to store, big enough to detail and outfit with running gear.
My 44 MLB, is a leaky, but I am installing an automatic bilge pump. I get so much joy out of running it, and I will have the tri-fecta of MLB's 36', 44', and 52'. The 213 should be complete around the time I finish, so four CG projects in a years time, plus the Philly is a quick build. So, it is a year, year and a half plan.
This will be a slow one.
Non Boat picture is project that is almost complete.
Kevin
What is known is the 213' WMEC-168 Yocona is hit or miss whether my attempts to waterproof a static hull will be successful. So on hold or a side project.
The Gunboat Philadelphia is on-going at work between shifts.
PBY that doesn't Fly I will place on hold, pending possible actual flight. (That will put three aircraft inline to be completed.)
The battleship North Carolina....Big. Not so complex as physically large undertaking.
SO, begin at the beginning as I tell my students. I pondered purchasing the laser-cut kit from Canada, but it is just frames, deck, and pilothouse. Yes, it is 1" to one foot scale, and would match my 44' MLB perfectly, but $286 plus shipping? For me too much, I will build at 1/24th scale for now. Small enough to store, big enough to detail and outfit with running gear.
My 44 MLB, is a leaky, but I am installing an automatic bilge pump. I get so much joy out of running it, and I will have the tri-fecta of MLB's 36', 44', and 52'. The 213 should be complete around the time I finish, so four CG projects in a years time, plus the Philly is a quick build. So, it is a year, year and a half plan.
This will be a slow one.
Non Boat picture is project that is almost complete.
Kevin
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📝 Maiden Voyage
4 months ago by 🇺🇸 KevinH ( Warrant Officer)
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Somewhere in the pond, the rudder lies. I will repair and fix a few other things, then we will be back up and running.
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📝 Submarine Identification
4 months ago by 🇺🇸 KevinH ( Warrant Officer)
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Also has a Graupner Nautiq, and another Graupner boat.
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📝 Submarine Identification
4 months ago by 🇺🇸 KevinH ( Warrant Officer)
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Washington is what I thought, some kind of missle boat.
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📝 Submarine Identification
4 months ago by 🇺🇸 KevinH ( Warrant Officer)
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Person on Facebook is selling two aircraft, and this is one of the pictures. She said they use it for display only and it is heavy. What is it?
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📝 Fun with Styrene
4 months ago by 🇺🇸 KevinH ( Warrant Officer)
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As I do not wish to fiberglass the hull at work, I have turned to deck candy. Lucky for me a nineteen-year-old me was quite the shutterbug back in the day, I have quite a few pictures to work from.
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📝 Scale Ship Modeler
4 months ago by 🇺🇸 KevinH ( Warrant Officer)
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Looking for Scale Ship Modeler Magazine September 1994.
Anyone?
Anyone?
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