effie weinstein

On 10/20/2021 at 12:13 PM, druxey said:

What exactly are you trying to waterproof? Is this for a floating model hull, or just to prepare for painting a wood surface?

I am building the Jolly Jay for RC use in water

I AM A NEWCOMER AND AM BUILDING DUMAS'S JOLLY JAY

WATERPROOFING HAS STYMIED ME

WHAT TO USE AS PRIMER?  FOR EPOXY  OR OTHER EASY WATERPROOFING IDEAS

THANKS

EFFIE

Thank you all

I feel better that you are out there ready to help

I think I will scrap plans for now for RC boats and concentrate on improving my skills.  So what suggestions do you think have for my next model?  I like the larger sizes like 1/4' and up. I like schooners and work boats with rigging.   Bluejacket models seem very nice.

EFFIE

Thanks

I would be interested in a non-sailing ship that would not be too difficult to build.   I plan to interest my young grandson in RC motoring.

I would like it to be about 1 1/2 feet long or there about.  I would imagine the hull to be precast in a waterproof material because I do not like the idea of making a resin based hull with all of the odors involved.

That is question 1

Question 2 is:

I have finished building 4 kits. Grand Banks Dory, Armed Longboat, Phantom (all Model Shipways)  The last one was the Muscongus Lobster Smack.  I enjoyed it very much but I felt the instructions  fell very short (Model Shipways)

There should have been plans and clearer instructions on rigging and salemaking. I liked the scale.

Where should I go now? (Besides the RC)

EFFIE

Hi  Effie here

I am a newbie to model ship building--I am 86 years old and am a retired dentist living in NJ.

I have completed 4 wooden kits and would like to explore Rc ship models

Any suggestions as to where to start?

Great help to me--I am a new builder and have experienced the same shortcomingthis kit

Where does this log continue?

EFFIE