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**Guest** · 02 April 2013, 20:07

As long as I remember to swig the alcohol and not the Ammonia while I'm doing it lol. I'm happy with the result at the end of the day so things did get sorted in the end.

Cheers

Andy

**Guest** · 04 April 2013, 19:49

Day 17

A problem free day today for a change, not much going on though really. Well I say problem free.... I have fitted some metal parts but the bags aren't numbered so you have to trawl through them and find the parts that you need and hope you get the right ones because there are different parts mixed in some of the bags.

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I've been working on the rear grating also. the drawing got the parts upside down would you believe but I sussed it out, im getting good at this now!!. Cant work out though yet why the thin ply laminate has gratings in it when they are supplied in white metal. Strange.

Cheers

Andy

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**Guest** · 09 April 2013, 19:24

Day 18

I spent this time on spraying the hull with primer. I still have the deck to do and the Bulwarks. I got back home too late to get some more primer so I will get to it probably tomorrow or the day after.

**Guest** · 09 April 2013, 19:37

Day 19

I still haven't got back in time to get some primer before the shop closed. I will make sure I get some for tomorrow. In the meantime I have shaped the rear cabin to fit the deck curve, once I did this I then set to making it look something like decent. Usual standard of this model there was a really terrible seam all around the cabin that needed to be cleaned up. Just another sub standard piece of the kit.

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After some time sanding.

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In Position

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Cheers

Andy

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**Ian M** · 09 April 2013, 20:19

This is a kit that fights back. You are however beating it into submission..

Ian M

**Guest** · 09 April 2013, 21:56

Thanks Ian, I think you hit the nail on the head there.

**Guest** · 10 April 2013, 19:20

Day 20

I got the primer today and gave the Tug a good few coats. Onto painting tomorrow.

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Andy

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**Ian M** · 10 April 2013, 20:12

looking nice and smooth.

Ian M

**Guest** · 14 April 2013, 19:16

Day 21

Time has come to paint the Hull Red.

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**Guest** · 14 April 2013, 19:27

Day 22

While giving the hull a few days to dry after todays final coat of red I decided to take a look at the rear cabin. First off was to try and put right the mess they made of the moulding. At the rear side the whole end had caved in and dried, this left a concave look to it and it needed to be put right so I wedged a little bit of timber in there. This then cracked the surface finish so I had to sand out the step the crack had made. The I found that the two hatches on the rear were slightly too big because the mould was obviously too small, an other blunder they have never corrected.

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I remember reading a comment about CA and white metal crystallising and causing problems. Though I have never had a problem with it myself I thought I would try it the Poxy way and purchased some of this stuff. Seems to do the job just as well but a little slower than the 2 min thick ZAP.

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Cheers

Andy

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**Guest** · 15 April 2013, 19:30

Day 23

Continuing on the rear cabin. This part has no less than 50 parts to it when complete would you believe. It looks a whole lot better with a coat of primer.

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Cheers

Andy

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**Ian M** · 15 April 2013, 20:43

That's looking a lot better today.

Ian M

**Guest** · 18 April 2013, 19:36

Day 24

Painting the rear cabin.

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Now for a little weathering

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Cheers

Andy

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**Guest** · 20 April 2013, 19:51

Day 25

I have painted enough of the underside of the hull now to be able to turn her over and really get to work on some interesting stuff.

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Cheers

Andy

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**Guest** · 21 April 2013, 09:01

You wouldn't think there were 50 parts in that cabin eh? .... but anyway ... it's painted and weathered brilliantly, the contrast between the slight gloss of the paint and the dull texture of the rust is very believable.... if the whole boats going to be done like that then it'll be awesome.

The red and black contrast of the hull looks smart too, nice and evenly painted with crisp lines ....

are you leaving the screws painted or are you going to give them a brass/cast overcoat.??

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