an now for the strb side an pics may be slow loading as ive resised them down to kbs but im havin a bit of pc troulble as its running very slow an here on the starboard side yet again the tamyia tape on
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well sorry about that guys as ive double pics loaded but this pc is really playin up
anyway next pics ive covered all the bottom with newspaper to protect the red paintComment
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OH its happened again bloody pc ive got a big hammer layin besides you Aaaagghh an here now ive sprayed the matt light grey an i feel now as im gettin somewhere on herComment
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HOORAY ive got it down to one pic on site an here all paper has been removed
an its come out reasonable but now ive got to let the paint harden for a day or so then it will be the really hard part of tryin to paint on the black water line strip so its back to the garage to do more markin out for that an then maskin up again oh i'll be bloomin glad when i get this done as its still fairly cold wheather an im lucky to be able to spray paint at all so fingers crossed i can do this black line an get it to come out out ok
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Just wondering, how can you be sure that you've got the line in the right place - or is it that is where it should be, so you add ballast to sit it lower in the water (knowing me, I'd probably end up with it an inch out of the water, or under it!)Comment
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HI Gerry well with these big models you cant be sure that its the right place as remember you can scale build the model but you cant scale the water as that what the real ship floats in so ive done what i always do on my other builds an measured out the centre of the black water line from the plans an hope that its not to far out as its a big hull so plenty of boyuncy an when she in the test tank then i'll find out wheather she is sitting to high so more ballest or if to low then ive got to lighten her an she has to pass all the tests of leaks in the hull an then the anti- roll test as well so a lot still to do
but thanks for your intrest
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Easier to add than to lighten, obviously - if you ever need any lead, got plenty of scrap here (do a fair bit of airgunning, and clean the traps out of spent pellets - got a small ammo box full (over 20kg?)!Comment
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Chris, great to see her with some paint on. Still cool in the mornings so must be a afternoon job.
Impressive marking out by the way.:thumb2::thumb2::thumb2::thumb2::thumb2:Comment
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OH TA very much Jerry very nice of you but the batts are quite heavy an ive got plenty of lead should i need it but i hope not as its still got all the S/S to be fitted on her so thats more wheight but like i said there is still a lot that can go wrong i havnt been defeated yet on all my models but theres always a first time is'nt there so will have to wait an see what happens when she gets her bum wet
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An hello John yea im pleased that im gettin on with her as there is still a hell of a lot to do an yea you are right sprayin is an afternoon job so that the sun can warm up the garage an thank you for you kind comment on the markin out as it was a heck of a job as in the end had to go by the ole mark one eyeball to see if the line was fairly straight lol
hope you both well
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Been a while since I caught up on this old girl Chris, and may I say she's looking great, some fantastic work involved.Comment
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HI Ian yea she is gettin on as she is two yrs old now an she will be a lot older by the time i finish her about another 3 yrs or more proberly as so much still to be fitted an all the eletrics proberly will sink lol an thank you for your nice comments on the work involved
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Nice paintwork Chris. Very crisp. That’s a milestone passed.Comment
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Admire your skill and patience, 2 weeks and my patience starts to dwindle.Comment
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