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📝 U.S army harbour tug
24 days ago by 🇬🇧 Skippydrew (
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First build of a us army harbour tug, a very novice build 🫣
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📝 Hull sealing
24 days ago by 🇬🇧 Skippydrew ( Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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Had looked at ezeKote prior to this post but was unsure, does it smell at all?
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📝 Hull sealing
24 days ago by 🇬🇧 Skippydrew ( Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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Good morning sailors! I’m looking for recommendations on a sealant to seal the hull and other bits on the top deck, something that is odour free and safe to use indoors as my model is going to be built primarily from the comfort of my living room. 😊
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📝 My apologies.
6 months ago by 🇬🇧 Skippydrew ( Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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Afternoon all, I apologise the thread went quiet, been taking some time away from the hobby due to some unforeseen family circumstances.Rest assured I will get this build underway in the next couple of weeks. 😊
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💬 Re: MS Oldenburg
9 months ago by 🇬🇧 Skippydrew ( Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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Thank you both, I look forward to getting stuck in! Stay tuned 😁
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📝 MS Oldenburg
9 months ago by 🇬🇧 Skippydrew ( Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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Good evening all, I have decided ti make a start on a project of a passenger boat MS Oldenburg that operates closely to where I live (Bristol channel) and is currently moored in sharpness dry dock just across the river from me in the Forest of Dean, for winter maintenance and refit!
Feel free to follow along. I shall be heading to the local hobby shop this week to gather materials and supplies. Ile keep you all updated as I progress. 😊 Hope you like the build.
Skippy
Feel free to follow along. I shall be heading to the local hobby shop this week to gather materials and supplies. Ile keep you all updated as I progress. 😊 Hope you like the build.
Skippy
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💬 Re: Maidened!!
10 months ago by 🇬🇧 Skippydrew ( Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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fantasic build sir! 😁
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📝 Update #3
2 years ago by 🇬🇧 Skippydrew ( Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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Mast and companion-way fitted along with aft "inspection" hatch, a few more details to come.👍
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📝 Update #2
2 years ago by 🇬🇧 Skippydrew ( Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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A little more detail added not in the plan.but think it suits well.
Please feel free to comment with any advice I will be looking to seal the hull in the near future after a few more blemishes have been ironed out.
Please feel free to comment with any advice I will be looking to seal the hull in the near future after a few more blemishes have been ironed out.
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📝 Off topic
2 years ago by 🇬🇧 Skippydrew ( Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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A bit off topic here but heres the pursuer with the rest of the fleet along with my growing.collection of books and magazines 😀 I also have the sand heron dredged hull and various plans for future builds as my skills develope.
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📝 Update
2 years ago by 🇬🇧 Skippydrew ( Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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Small update on the pursuer today as ive not had a lot of free time to do a great deal, bit of work done on the superstructure deviating from the plan ever so slightly.
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📝 Sarik hobbies bold pursuer torpedo boat.
2 years ago by 🇬🇧 Skippydrew ( Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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Evening all. I’ve not been active for a while due to one thing and another, recently I’ve decided to do a retake in the sarik hobbies (bold pursuer) torpedo boat as the previous one I did I wasn’t happy with the overall finish. So far Im happy with the progress this time around. Loads still to do.
Thanks for reading
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📝 Model boat mayhem
3 years ago by 🇬🇧 Skippydrew ( Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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Good afternoon everyone.
I was interested to see if anyone here was planning to go to model boat mayhem at wicksteed park 27th-28th may 2023?
I’m thinking of going an camping for the weekend if my work Schedule allows.
Skippy (Jord)
I was interested to see if anyone here was planning to go to model boat mayhem at wicksteed park 27th-28th may 2023?
I’m thinking of going an camping for the weekend if my work Schedule allows.
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📝 Orca
3 years ago by 🇬🇧 Skippydrew ( Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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Fantastic looking model you’ve created there! Amazing detail.
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💬 Re: Morning at the lake
3 years ago by 🇬🇧 Skippydrew ( Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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Yes Colin I do try and teach them to behave accordingly around water, even more so because I can’t swim. That wouldn’t deter me from jumping in after them tho haha. Yes they are pretty good I just say. I’ve fallen in a couple of times, just as well it’s shallow ish around one edge.
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📝 Morning at the lake
3 years ago by 🇬🇧 Skippydrew ( Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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My children are young sailors in the making 😁
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📝 Redcar Model Boat Club
3 years ago by 🇬🇧 Skippydrew ( Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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Morning gents, do you still run the club at Redcar? I don’t live too far from there and work in Hereford most days 😁
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📝 Update…
3 years ago by 🇬🇧 Skippydrew ( Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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Been a little slow on the updates recently, finished off a few small details and sealing ect, applied some colour over the last 2 days, she is by no means perfect as reflected in the overall finish but hopefully with a couple more bits to do she will be ready for first float test and ballasting ect.
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📝 Updates…
3 years ago by 🇬🇧 Skippydrew ( Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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Few small details added this evening. So slight work needed on the hull before sealing too.
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📝 Hull sealing
3 years ago by 🇬🇧 Skippydrew ( Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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Thanks Roy, is this stuff okay to paint over once dry?
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📝 Hull sealing
3 years ago by 🇬🇧 Skippydrew ( Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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Good morning gentlemen. I have come to the stage in my build if the US army tug boat from model boats magazine where he done an early
Float test, he sealed the hull using dope and tissue however I have none of this to hand and am doing this build on a budget as it’s for my youngest son. The float test was done before the prop tube was fitted and sealed over with adhesive tape to prevent leakages as stated in his article. I was wondering if a layer of clear varnish would work to seal the hull allowing a brief test to sort ballasting? Allowing me to sand back when it’s finally time for paint.
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Float test, he sealed the hull using dope and tissue however I have none of this to hand and am doing this build on a budget as it’s for my youngest son. The float test was done before the prop tube was fitted and sealed over with adhesive tape to prevent leakages as stated in his article. I was wondering if a layer of clear varnish would work to seal the hull allowing a brief test to sort ballasting? Allowing me to sand back when it’s finally time for paint.
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📝 Superstructure…
3 years ago by 🇬🇧 Skippydrew ( Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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Superstructure nearing completion 😁 spent most of the day on this build after waking up to snow on the ground I thought it was the perfect recipe for a quite day at the bench! I hope your all enjoying the progress pics, thanks for looking.
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📝 Bump strips
3 years ago by 🇬🇧 Skippydrew ( Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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Bumps strips added today and a makeshift temporary stand.
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💬 Re: Guestbook
3 years ago by 🇬🇧 Skippydrew ( Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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Wow! Stunning location you live in! I would love to live in such a place.
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📝 Update….
3 years ago by 🇬🇧 Skippydrew ( Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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Okay so over the couple of days I have done a bit of work on the us army tug, hull shaping ect, I think it’s turned out pretty well for a novice. The cable ties really helped with keeping the shape while the glue dried with the help of a few pins. Bit more filling/sanding to do and a few finer details then look at sealing it all up ready to finally get started on superstructure and detail/paint. Can’t wait to get this one on the water, it’s going to be a gift for my 2 young children who enjoy watching me build. Still plenty to do yet but definitely making steady progress.
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📝 Hull sheets/plating
3 years ago by 🇬🇧 Skippydrew ( Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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It is yes and not entirely. I believe commented elsewhere on the forum about this but always happy to have a recap 😀
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📝 Hull sheets/plating
3 years ago by 🇬🇧 Skippydrew ( Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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Thank you Colin. I presume I can get this from almost any DIY store. I very conveniently work next door to a DIY/timber store 😁
Cheers, Jordan.
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📝 Hull sheets/plating
3 years ago by 🇬🇧 Skippydrew ( Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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Evening all, I was looking for a bit of advice on the best way to cover the outer of my hull framing? I tried using vertical strips of balsa however that proved ineffective 😬 any suggestions please? Would be much appreciated.
I have included some pictures showing the method I tried 🤣 please excuse my apparent lack of skill!
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Jordan
I have included some pictures showing the method I tried 🤣 please excuse my apparent lack of skill!
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📝 Progress…
3 years ago by 🇬🇧 Skippydrew ( Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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A little progress made on the harbour rug over the weekend, mainly sizing up of the motor and bit of hull work I’m aware the prop is far too long just for angle reference😁 I did however carry on after these pictures will post more pics later on today. 😊
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💬 Re: Winter is here
3 years ago by 🇬🇧 Skippydrew ( Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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Look forward to seeing your progress 🙂
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