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Kevin got a reaction from SiriusVoyager in Hercules by Kevin - FINISHED - OcCre - 1/50 - Tugboat
at this point i still could not get the shaft are right
the deck is planked and painted
messy but fill sand and repeat
s
eventually i got the shat entry area looking tidy, and first coat of black on the hull
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Kevin got a reaction from SiriusVoyager in Hercules by Kevin - FINISHED - OcCre - 1/50 - Tugboat
the Laser cutting is good, with very small tabs to be removed, but right from the start you quickly realise, there are just not enough frames for a vessel this size, it needs at least another 5 frames to allow fairing, and possibly adapting the area around the prop shaft area, as you are pretty well left to sort it out for yourself
planking is shown as laying one plank next to the other, NO TAPERING, and filling with scrap wood, i did it that way, but after building a decent kit like the Vanguard Models Indy, i was never going to be happy with the results
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Kevin got a reaction from James H in Hercules by Kevin - FINISHED - OcCre - 1/50 - Tugboat
good morning everyone, im back (less boo's from the back of the room please)
loosing my best friend really took it out of me, and i made the decision to just go quiet on the forums and Facebook, although i do miss him so much, life does go on.
Having said that i have still been building, Indy was put to one side and i got the tug out
What ever people feelings are about Occre Kits are, i want to build OOB, no lighting, weathering etc and see what i could do with one of their kits,
she will be complete within a day or so so this will be a short log, but may be of interest to a couple of people,
OOB for me also meant i did no historical research for building, and she was done in my paint scheme
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Kevin got a reaction from SiriusVoyager in Hercules by Kevin - FINISHED - OcCre - 1/50 - Tugboat
that is the hull mainly complete, but everyone who knows me, i chop and change, and never start on page one and turn to page two, me im more of page 1, then 27 and back to 13
so whilst the hull was being built up, so was the superstructure, how ever i dont have so many phots of this jn progress
the funnel is flat packed and planked, with two brass panels at the base to create the flared shape
on top of the main superstructure the decking is also planked and painted
so
sorry about lack of photos this was never going to be a build log
couple photos of the instructions, for bits i missed
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Kevin got a reaction from Javelin in Hercules by Kevin - FINISHED - OcCre - 1/50 - Tugboat
1/50 Hercules Tug Boat- Occre - by Kevin - REVIEWS: Model kits - Model Ship World™
above is the link to the kit i reviewed November 2023
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Kevin got a reaction from Old Collingwood in Hercules by Kevin - FINISHED - OcCre - 1/50 - Tugboat
that is the hull mainly complete, but everyone who knows me, i chop and change, and never start on page one and turn to page two, me im more of page 1, then 27 and back to 13
so whilst the hull was being built up, so was the superstructure, how ever i dont have so many phots of this jn progress
the funnel is flat packed and planked, with two brass panels at the base to create the flared shape
on top of the main superstructure the decking is also planked and painted
so
sorry about lack of photos this was never going to be a build log
couple photos of the instructions, for bits i missed
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Kevin got a reaction from SiriusVoyager in Hercules by Kevin - FINISHED - OcCre - 1/50 - Tugboat
will never ever be happy with the shaft/rudder area, as she is designed to be an RC kit, so rightly or wrongly i added a rudder post, the gap looks far to large, between the prop and post nothing i can do about that
deck fittings are generic and oversized, and not many of them
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Kevin got a reaction from SiriusVoyager in Hercules by Kevin - FINISHED - OcCre - 1/50 - Tugboat
bilge keels and below waterline coats sorted
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Kevin got a reaction from Old Collingwood in Hercules by Kevin - FINISHED - OcCre - 1/50 - Tugboat
at this point i still could not get the shaft are right
the deck is planked and painted
messy but fill sand and repeat
s
eventually i got the shat entry area looking tidy, and first coat of black on the hull
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Kevin got a reaction from Old Collingwood in Hercules by Kevin - FINISHED - OcCre - 1/50 - Tugboat
the Laser cutting is good, with very small tabs to be removed, but right from the start you quickly realise, there are just not enough frames for a vessel this size, it needs at least another 5 frames to allow fairing, and possibly adapting the area around the prop shaft area, as you are pretty well left to sort it out for yourself
planking is shown as laying one plank next to the other, NO TAPERING, and filling with scrap wood, i did it that way, but after building a decent kit like the Vanguard Models Indy, i was never going to be happy with the results
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Kevin got a reaction from yvesvidal in Hercules by Kevin - FINISHED - OcCre - 1/50 - Tugboat
1/50 Hercules Tug Boat- Occre - by Kevin - REVIEWS: Model kits - Model Ship World™
above is the link to the kit i reviewed November 2023
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Kevin got a reaction from Old Collingwood in Hercules by Kevin - FINISHED - OcCre - 1/50 - Tugboat
bilge keels and below waterline coats sorted
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Kevin got a reaction from Haliburton in Hercules by Kevin - FINISHED - OcCre - 1/50 - Tugboat
that is the hull mainly complete, but everyone who knows me, i chop and change, and never start on page one and turn to page two, me im more of page 1, then 27 and back to 13
so whilst the hull was being built up, so was the superstructure, how ever i dont have so many phots of this jn progress
the funnel is flat packed and planked, with two brass panels at the base to create the flared shape
on top of the main superstructure the decking is also planked and painted
so
sorry about lack of photos this was never going to be a build log
couple photos of the instructions, for bits i missed
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Kevin got a reaction from realworkingsailor in Hercules by Kevin - FINISHED - OcCre - 1/50 - Tugboat
that is the hull mainly complete, but everyone who knows me, i chop and change, and never start on page one and turn to page two, me im more of page 1, then 27 and back to 13
so whilst the hull was being built up, so was the superstructure, how ever i dont have so many phots of this jn progress
the funnel is flat packed and planked, with two brass panels at the base to create the flared shape
on top of the main superstructure the decking is also planked and painted
so
sorry about lack of photos this was never going to be a build log
couple photos of the instructions, for bits i missed
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Kevin got a reaction from Ryland Craze in Hercules by Kevin - FINISHED - OcCre - 1/50 - Tugboat
that is the hull mainly complete, but everyone who knows me, i chop and change, and never start on page one and turn to page two, me im more of page 1, then 27 and back to 13
so whilst the hull was being built up, so was the superstructure, how ever i dont have so many phots of this jn progress
the funnel is flat packed and planked, with two brass panels at the base to create the flared shape
on top of the main superstructure the decking is also planked and painted
so
sorry about lack of photos this was never going to be a build log
couple photos of the instructions, for bits i missed
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Kevin got a reaction from yvesvidal in Hercules by Kevin - FINISHED - OcCre - 1/50 - Tugboat
that is the hull mainly complete, but everyone who knows me, i chop and change, and never start on page one and turn to page two, me im more of page 1, then 27 and back to 13
so whilst the hull was being built up, so was the superstructure, how ever i dont have so many phots of this jn progress
the funnel is flat packed and planked, with two brass panels at the base to create the flared shape
on top of the main superstructure the decking is also planked and painted
so
sorry about lack of photos this was never going to be a build log
couple photos of the instructions, for bits i missed
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Kevin got a reaction from Old Collingwood in Hercules by Kevin - FINISHED - OcCre - 1/50 - Tugboat
will never ever be happy with the shaft/rudder area, as she is designed to be an RC kit, so rightly or wrongly i added a rudder post, the gap looks far to large, between the prop and post nothing i can do about that
deck fittings are generic and oversized, and not many of them
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Kevin got a reaction from Mirabell61 in Hercules by Kevin - FINISHED - OcCre - 1/50 - Tugboat
bilge keels and below waterline coats sorted
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Kevin got a reaction from Mirabell61 in Hercules by Kevin - FINISHED - OcCre - 1/50 - Tugboat
at this point i still could not get the shaft are right
the deck is planked and painted
messy but fill sand and repeat
s
eventually i got the shat entry area looking tidy, and first coat of black on the hull
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Kevin got a reaction from realworkingsailor in Hercules by Kevin - FINISHED - OcCre - 1/50 - Tugboat
good morning everyone, im back (less boo's from the back of the room please)
loosing my best friend really took it out of me, and i made the decision to just go quiet on the forums and Facebook, although i do miss him so much, life does go on.
Having said that i have still been building, Indy was put to one side and i got the tug out
What ever people feelings are about Occre Kits are, i want to build OOB, no lighting, weathering etc and see what i could do with one of their kits,
she will be complete within a day or so so this will be a short log, but may be of interest to a couple of people,
OOB for me also meant i did no historical research for building, and she was done in my paint scheme
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Kevin got a reaction from GrandpaPhil in Hercules by Kevin - FINISHED - OcCre - 1/50 - Tugboat
1/50 Hercules Tug Boat- Occre - by Kevin - REVIEWS: Model kits - Model Ship World™
above is the link to the kit i reviewed November 2023
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Kevin got a reaction from Mirabell61 in Hercules by Kevin - FINISHED - OcCre - 1/50 - Tugboat
the Laser cutting is good, with very small tabs to be removed, but right from the start you quickly realise, there are just not enough frames for a vessel this size, it needs at least another 5 frames to allow fairing, and possibly adapting the area around the prop shaft area, as you are pretty well left to sort it out for yourself
planking is shown as laying one plank next to the other, NO TAPERING, and filling with scrap wood, i did it that way, but after building a decent kit like the Vanguard Models Indy, i was never going to be happy with the results
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Kevin reacted to chris watton in Hercules by Kevin - FINISHED - OcCre - 1/50 - Tugboat
You have done a very neat job there, Kevin.
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