ajromano
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Adding blocks to hold Mast & building level stand, I am assuming for Planking I need exact level of keel. Water line that is!
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It was $179.00 with paint a couple days ago! I have 6 or 7 kits that were 80% off. Every now and then they discount so cheap I can not help myself!
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I made a sanding block for inside curve. This is a piece of a changable sign from an office building, I sanded off holder part and CA glued 400 grit. The 4 steel blocks are from Modrl Expo, work very good holding bulkheads. They were on sale for next to nothing, 3 bucks vs 17. A little side project, again on sale. Model Expo has great sales on Sunday, Monday abd Tuesday. I check often and think there is a pattern for really good sales. /////my guess is they try to keep x dollars of sales daily.
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Funny, like hours!
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I had pretty much decided to use my own wood, much less work! Thanks. My brain is still not quite getting the line drawing to 3d shape! I get idea, it is using it that throws me!
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Very nice work.
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Ok now I see why stern is so well discussed! I am having hard time even beginning to shape blocks! Is this the starting point?
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20 clamps for 5 bucks, I bought 2! I thoughy there was a bit of silly humor in the clamp mania! The work area is not bad at all, good light and TV! I do have too many items in there and rest of house 25 years of toys! I am finding this a pretty easy build the first bulkhead was the real work. I ordered a Jim Baryn's sander, my old dremmel moves around too much, it was my Dad's and must be 40 years old.
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Be glad you have a boss!! Mine quit, I spent too much time and money on toys! (And she lost her mind in 2006!) LOL Great little boat! I built 3 Midwest kits as training. I want to do more from plans, when I get my Jim tools!
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My wonderful camera did not save todays photos! I will try again tomorrow.
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CA is a bugger to work with. I use it only if nothing else does job. There are tips from Tower and a set spray that help. Every time I use it I swear never again. Epoxy is actually much more user friendly, the longer the cure time the better the bond, it can be thinned to use as paint as well. Ebony seems like a real bugger to work with, being a nut I will have to try it!
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Thanks for support.
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Pretty standard stuff on my part, the seems like a very well designed kit.
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Here we go!
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Tower (great planes) also has great sanding bars. I make custom shapes out of scrap hardwood, square, rounds, whatever shape needed with 100 to 400 grit thin CA works great. I guess I joined the club this week. I started building Coral Greyhound, but after reading about how bad the plans and bulkheads are I ordered a book to get good drawings and put it back in the box. Started to work on Niagara, much better kit.
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I am just not glueing bulkheads until I figure out the 221 different adjusments to get the lines and shape right. I'll pick up some square stock from local hobby shop. This kit is going to force me to get a decent sander, I think my old Dremmel from my father is about dead. Cutting and squaring up 26 or more spacers by hand is daunting!
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That I wanted on this topic, on Reef Central it would trigger emails of post on topic.
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