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OK, I got the masts painted this evening (hopefully they're supposed to be black...?) and I got the last of the rigging complete. I'll see about getting her out of the garage tomorrow if things are nice out and getting a few pictures. All that's left is: - LED Flashing SOS System - Float Test - Ballast installation - Foam installation - Launch.
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A couple hours of work tonight, and we have everything except the LED light system and the main mast rigging complete. I 3D printed the funnel caps and glued them on. This is hopefully the last layer of epoxy put on. Note - I filled the lifeboats with epoxy so that they wouldn't fill with water when she's in the pond. There were a few bubbles visible, so I took a trick I saw in a 'night shift' video and used a bit of flame to clear them away. Basically - she's ready for launch at this point. I need to get some outdoor photos on a nice day though I think. Here's tonight's work:
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NavyShooter reacted to a post in a topic: HMS Dreadnought 1907 by RGL - FINISHED - Zvezda - 1/350 - revisited
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I spent tonight doing the 'minimalist' rigging that I planned to do. Put a string around the funnel band, tied lines to that, then glued the lines down to the deck. There will be a layer of epoxy added over all of this, so the lines will STAY PUT quite nicely. The 'to do' list is now getting quite short.
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OK, Some pictures - here we go. I got the funnels back from the Guild Member who was painting them for me on the way home from work, and I decided to get them installed tonight. Each of them is both epoxied into place, and bolted into place with a stainless steel threaded rod. Then I lined up the Davits (YES, I KNOW THEY ARE NOT WELIN DAVITS, I DO NOT CARE AT THIS POINT) and glued them in place. Here's my 'to do' list: -Glue down lifeboats -Seal Funnel tops -Epoxy 2nd layer on superstructure -rigging -LED solar light SOS I'm almost ready for a test float as well. I've been collecting some scrap steel to use as ballast.
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OK, getting down to the details - I knocked off a few things from the 'to do' list. Mast bases installed in the hull tonight (2x4 blocks epoxied in place) Masts installed in bases (epoxied into the wooden block) Upper decks of hull given first layer of epoxy sealant Upper deck air vents painted Skylights painted I have to do some touch-up on the skylights tomorrow - there was some paint bleed unfortunately. No pictures - nothing really major to show....
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Here's the lifeboats and Davits laid out in place on the upper decks just aft of the bridge. I decided to see how they'd look. The superstructure now has a base layer of epoxy sealant on it, it'll get another once I get the funnels, davits and lifeboats installed. These are just sitting there for looks. I made myself a 'to do' list of items that I have to get to on this project, and the list is getting short. Only a bit of painting left (the windows in the skylights for the staircases) and I can almost see the end of this. I'll be happy to have this off the bench and get back to my Bonnie project.
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One of our Guild Members spent the weekend puttering about with some paint behind the table, and we have our Funnels painted now! A great show, some interest and a few minor donations to the cause. The only problem was the weather....we had a full blown snow-storm most of the weekend. At one point I had a 3 foot drift of snow behind my truck!
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The 2nd Mast has been started - and that's as far as I'm getting this week. Tonight the ship gets loaded into the truck and I head into the Halifax International Boat Show with her (and a couple of others) for the weekend! If you're in Halifax (Nova Scotia) this weekend, feel free to drop in and see her in person! NS
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