peterbro
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Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class · 351 pts
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Member since Jan 2025
Last online 7 hours ago
Age 53
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Re: build blog
@ColRay The very same. I think these plans were originally a freebie in a model boats magazine in the late 50’s https://www.modelboats.co.uk/forums/topic/vic-s…
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Superstructure and Wheelhouse Roof
It's been a while since my last update, but there's been some quite major progress this time. I decided to use balsa wood for the roofs because it would be eas…
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Deck Fittings Complete (at last)
This has taken a very long time, but I’ve finally added the last of the deck fittings to the model. They are a mixture of mouldings from Cornwall Model Boats a…
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@EdW Thanks, that’s a name I’ll look out for. I’ll definitely need to look at tutorials as I try to do more.
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Winch House Assembly
This year’s Birthday brought me another new toy in the form of a 3d printer, which I thought I could use to make deck fittings instead of buying them. I also t…
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Superstructure Base & Sides Attempt 2
After failing with the parts provided in the semi-kit, I started the process of making my own parts for laser cutting out of 3mm ply. I spent a lot of time sca…
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Superstructure Base & Sides Attempt 1
The superstructure base and sides and internal bulkheads came laser cut as part of the semi kit from Sarik Hobbies. Unfortunately, the front was missing, even …
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Engineroom Roof Complete
I finally got the engine room roof completed yesterday! It took two attempts for me to get the curve of the roof right. As you can see from my unpainted first …
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Finishing the Deck
After a 6 month layoff I finally got back in the mood to do something on the boat. I trimmed the edges of the deck and added the rubbing strips and stern re-en…
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Deck Planking
I did this way back in July, but work and life got in the way and I stopped the build before posting an update. I decided to plank the hull with 1.5mm x 6mm ma…
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