mtdoramike Posted February 11, 2017 Author Share #31 Posted February 11, 2017 I'm looking at ZPoxy finishing epoxy resin and some non starched 1 OZ fiberglass cloth to finish off the Commander. I'm getting close to starting the build on the Commander within the next couple of weeks. I hope to at least get the sails mounted to the Monte before putting it aside for a little break and fiddle with something else for a change of pace. mike Nirvana and CDW 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtdoramike Posted February 28, 2017 Author Share #32 Posted February 28, 2017 I'm going to be starting the build on this project in a few days. I'm going to put aside the MOnte for a few weeks and do a little work on the Commander for a little break from the rigging on the Monte. So Stay tuned, I will post some progress pictures shortly I hope. mike mtaylor, gjdale, Nirvana and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtdoramike Posted March 3, 2017 Author Share #33 Posted March 3, 2017 OK, here we go.....................I dug out the Commander box this morning and emptied out the contents to do a quick inventory and while I had it all out of the box, I figured I would give anyone who is interested in building this kit just what is in the box. This kit is not for the faint of heart, but if you have a little building experience you shouldn't have too much trouble building it. But I will have a better determination of that once I get her built. Now the box weighs about 18 pounds and is quite hefty. Now once I had all the parts laid out I quickly realized what a substantial kit this is for the money. I have seen this kit selling for as little as $240.00 and as high as $400.00 which is quite a price spread, so shop around. I purchased mine off of Ebay for no where near that amount. So keep your eyes open, you might find a deal on this kit because I think people buy the kit with good intentions of building it, but once they get it home and realize how much work is involved they either sit on it for a few years or they eventually sell it. You will also have to purchase the running hardware separately, which will set you back about $75.00. I have had a couple of people ask me for the plans once I'm finished with the build. I DO NOT SELL PLANS of ship models that I have built. If you want a copy of the plans you can purchase them from Dumas for about $25.00. Plus, these plans aren't worth a hoot for scratch building as they are not to scale. So I will be using the plans as well as the instruction booklet to build this kit. Stay tuned for updates. coxswain, Nirvana, gjdale and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtdoramike Posted March 5, 2017 Author Share #34 Posted March 5, 2017 I have my building board all prepped and ready to go. so I glued both halves of the keel section together as instructed. I also cut out the bulkheads and various parts from their trees. If you are used to laser cut kits, this kit will take you back to the good or bad old days depending on your view because these are die cut or pressure cut panels, which don't go all the way through. So there will be quite a bit of knife work to do to free the parts from their trees as well as edge cleanup. I also took some pics of the next few steps in the build process for the hull. mike coxswain, Nirvana, GuntherMT and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDW Posted March 5, 2017 Share #35 Posted March 5, 2017 Hey Mike Great start, buddy. In the "good old days", we called those parts "die crunched". Sterling models were world famous for die crunched parts. Do you ever sand the side of the die cut sheet that's not completely cut through? Sometimes, sanding to reduce a small amount of thickness is enough to make the parts fall right out. At the least, it gives a lot less to cut when you're doing the knife work. Nirvana, mtaylor and mtdoramike 3 Quote Completed Projects: USS Fletcher 1:144 Scharnhorst 1:350 USS Independence LCS-2 1:350 1:32 J7W1 Shinden Interceptor/Fighter Fairey Swordfish Mk. II 1:48 Harbor Tug Box Scale Albatros D.V 1:32 Ala-Kart 1:25 Ferrari 250 GT California Spyder 1:24 S-100 Schnellboot 1:72 Mercury Capsule and Atlas Booster BR-52 Steam Locomotive 1:35 Triumph 3 HW Motorcycle 1:9 Scale F-16XL-2 Experimental Fighter Bomber 1:48 Rafale 1:48 F-15E Strike Eagle 1:48 Petlyakov PE-2 Soviet Dive Bomber 1:48 TBM3 Avenger 1:32 1931 Cadillac 1:25 Scammell Pioneer SV2S Heavy Breakdown Tractor 1:35 M-50 Israeli Sherman 1:35 Military Wrecker 1:32 Delahaye 135 1:24 Toyota Sard Supra GT 1:24 Enzo Ferrari 1:24 1970 Baldwin Motion Camaro 1:25 1966 Ford Galaxie 500 Stock Car 1:25 American LaFrance Eagle Fire Pumper 1:25 1940 Ford Standard Coupe 1:25 VolksWagen Dragster/Dune Buggy/Street Rod 1:25 Kawasaki Ninja H2 Carbon 1:12 Porsche GT-1 Evo 1:24 Scharnhorst 1940 1:700 IJN Akitsushima Seaplane Tender 1:700 HMS Hood 1941 1:700 Prinz Eugen 1942 1:700 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nirvana Posted March 5, 2017 Share #36 Posted March 5, 2017 Mike, It's kind of interesting that the two of us are building similar boats, the time era for our boats are the same too. Question: What made you decide for brushed electric motor instead of brushless? Here the latest Commander from Chris Craft I think I prefer the old style. mtdoramike, coxswain and mtaylor 3 Quote Please, visit our Facebook page! Respectfully Per aka Dr. Per@Therapy for Shipaholics Finished: T37, BB Marie Jeanne - located on a shelf in Sweden, 18th Century Longboat, Winchelsea Capstan Current: America by Constructo, Solö Ruff, USS Syren by MS, Bluenose by MS Viking funeral: Harley almost a Harvey Nautical Research Guild Member - 'Taint a hobby if you gotta hurry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtdoramike Posted March 5, 2017 Author Share #37 Posted March 5, 2017 Me too, I think the old style looks classy. But I do hate the colors of that boat you have attached, I don't care for black on these style boats. I prefer color and not black and white. I went with brushless mainly because that is what Dumas suggests for the drive on this boat, plus the weight, which it will need quite a bit of due to the width. With brushless, you need to be careful of over heating and then that would require cooling jackets pumps. I'm also torn between lipo and NiMh batteries. Most of the guys that run these older boats prefer NiMh batteries just due to the weight. They would rather have operational weight rather than dead weight like lead ballast. Nirv are you doing a build log on your's? It would be neat to see the progression of each one. mtaylor and Nirvana 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtdoramike Posted March 5, 2017 Author Share #38 Posted March 5, 2017 2 hours ago, daddyrabbit1954 said: Hey Mike Great start, buddy. In the "good old days", we called those parts "die crunched". Sterling models were world famous for die crunched parts. Do you ever sand the side of the die cut sheet that's not completely cut through? Sometimes, sanding to reduce a small amount of thickness is enough to make the parts fall right out. At the least, it gives a lot less to cut when you're doing the knife work. Yeah, I tried that, but nothing doing. It's push, cut then sand the edges once they are out to smooth off all the left over crushing. It just adds a little more old school to an already old school project hahahahah. Nirvana and mtaylor 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nirvana Posted March 7, 2017 Share #39 Posted March 7, 2017 Mike, I do have a build log of mine, look into the signature part. mtaylor 1 Quote Please, visit our Facebook page! Respectfully Per aka Dr. Per@Therapy for Shipaholics Finished: T37, BB Marie Jeanne - located on a shelf in Sweden, 18th Century Longboat, Winchelsea Capstan Current: America by Constructo, Solö Ruff, USS Syren by MS, Bluenose by MS Viking funeral: Harley almost a Harvey Nautical Research Guild Member - 'Taint a hobby if you gotta hurry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtdoramike Posted March 13, 2017 Author Share #40 Posted March 13, 2017 CDW, Keith_W, mtaylor and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VACorsair Posted March 14, 2017 Share #41 Posted March 14, 2017 Mike, Enjoy following your build. Really great!! Here's a bit of inspiration. Stan coxswain, Kenneth Powell, mtaylor and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtdoramike Posted March 14, 2017 Author Share #42 Posted March 14, 2017 3 hours ago, VACorsair said: Mike, Enjoy following your build. Really great!! Here's a bit of inspiration. Stan mtaylor, CDW and Nirvana 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtdoramike Posted March 14, 2017 Author Share #43 Posted March 14, 2017 CDW, Nirvana, Keith_W and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtdoramike Posted March 15, 2017 Author Share #44 Posted March 15, 2017 mtaylor, CDW, VACorsair and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtdoramike Posted March 16, 2017 Author Share #45 Posted March 16, 2017 Nirvana, mtaylor, CDW and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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donrobinson Posted March 16, 2017 Share #47 Posted March 16, 2017 I'm impressed, this is much more of a kit than I was expecting. The epoxy is for the exterior I'm assuming, did it come with the kit? mtaylor and Nirvana 2 Quote Completed: MS-AVS, Amati Trabaccolo, Dusek ship's boat, AL-Mayflower, Batelina - MarisStella, MarisStella-Trabakul Liburnian Novilara - MarisStella, 17th Century Battle Station, Ragusian Galley-MarisStella Current: Barque Stefano - MarisStella, On Hold: Amati Pegasus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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donrobinson Posted March 16, 2017 Share #49 Posted March 16, 2017 LOL, not only are your ship building skills innovative but also your communication skills mtaylor, Nirvana and coxswain 3 Quote Completed: MS-AVS, Amati Trabaccolo, Dusek ship's boat, AL-Mayflower, Batelina - MarisStella, MarisStella-Trabakul Liburnian Novilara - MarisStella, 17th Century Battle Station, Ragusian Galley-MarisStella Current: Barque Stefano - MarisStella, On Hold: Amati Pegasus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDW Posted March 16, 2017 Share #50 Posted March 16, 2017 On the bright side, your pictures are far better than smoke signals. Seriously, everything is looking great, Mike. Hope you get your computer issues sorted out, soon. I know what a pain that can be. coxswain, mtaylor and Nirvana 3 Quote Completed Projects: USS Fletcher 1:144 Scharnhorst 1:350 USS Independence LCS-2 1:350 1:32 J7W1 Shinden Interceptor/Fighter Fairey Swordfish Mk. II 1:48 Harbor Tug Box Scale Albatros D.V 1:32 Ala-Kart 1:25 Ferrari 250 GT California Spyder 1:24 S-100 Schnellboot 1:72 Mercury Capsule and Atlas Booster BR-52 Steam Locomotive 1:35 Triumph 3 HW Motorcycle 1:9 Scale F-16XL-2 Experimental Fighter Bomber 1:48 Rafale 1:48 F-15E Strike Eagle 1:48 Petlyakov PE-2 Soviet Dive Bomber 1:48 TBM3 Avenger 1:32 1931 Cadillac 1:25 Scammell Pioneer SV2S Heavy Breakdown Tractor 1:35 M-50 Israeli Sherman 1:35 Military Wrecker 1:32 Delahaye 135 1:24 Toyota Sard Supra GT 1:24 Enzo Ferrari 1:24 1970 Baldwin Motion Camaro 1:25 1966 Ford Galaxie 500 Stock Car 1:25 American LaFrance Eagle Fire Pumper 1:25 1940 Ford Standard Coupe 1:25 VolksWagen Dragster/Dune Buggy/Street Rod 1:25 Kawasaki Ninja H2 Carbon 1:12 Porsche GT-1 Evo 1:24 Scharnhorst 1940 1:700 IJN Akitsushima Seaplane Tender 1:700 HMS Hood 1941 1:700 Prinz Eugen 1942 1:700 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nirvana Posted March 16, 2017 Share #51 Posted March 16, 2017 One picture is worth more than thousands of words. I was waiting seeing the Morse codes. mtaylor 1 Quote Please, visit our Facebook page! Respectfully Per aka Dr. Per@Therapy for Shipaholics Finished: T37, BB Marie Jeanne - located on a shelf in Sweden, 18th Century Longboat, Winchelsea Capstan Current: America by Constructo, Solö Ruff, USS Syren by MS, Bluenose by MS Viking funeral: Harley almost a Harvey Nautical Research Guild Member - 'Taint a hobby if you gotta hurry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Keith_W Posted March 17, 2017 Share #54 Posted March 17, 2017 gjdale, CDW, DBorgens and 4 others 7 Quote Regards, Keith 2007 (completed): HMS Bounty - Artesania Latina 2013 (completed): Viking Ship Drakkar - Amati 2014 (completed): HMS Bounty Launch - Model Shipways Current: HMS Royal William - Euromodel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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mtdoramike Posted April 2, 2017 Author Share #57 Posted April 2, 2017 Im using my daughters cell phone. For some reason my cell wont me a key pad But the resin im using is furniture or table top grade resin, which will also work for extrrior use. Ive started sanding and puttying the hull. Nirvana 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtdoramike Posted April 2, 2017 Author Share #58 Posted April 2, 2017 I hope to be back up and running with the new hotspot and tethering along with my daughters notepad. CDW and Nirvana 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDW Posted April 2, 2017 Share #59 Posted April 2, 2017 For all intent and purpose, I am cell phone illiterate. I must ask my children how to do most everything except the basic functions. Truth be known, I really don't want to take the time to actually learn to use my cell phone. In any event, I love to follow your progress on the Chris Craft and hope you get your issues sorted out soon. Looking forward to seeing more photos of your build. Quote Completed Projects: USS Fletcher 1:144 Scharnhorst 1:350 USS Independence LCS-2 1:350 1:32 J7W1 Shinden Interceptor/Fighter Fairey Swordfish Mk. II 1:48 Harbor Tug Box Scale Albatros D.V 1:32 Ala-Kart 1:25 Ferrari 250 GT California Spyder 1:24 S-100 Schnellboot 1:72 Mercury Capsule and Atlas Booster BR-52 Steam Locomotive 1:35 Triumph 3 HW Motorcycle 1:9 Scale F-16XL-2 Experimental Fighter Bomber 1:48 Rafale 1:48 F-15E Strike Eagle 1:48 Petlyakov PE-2 Soviet Dive Bomber 1:48 TBM3 Avenger 1:32 1931 Cadillac 1:25 Scammell Pioneer SV2S Heavy Breakdown Tractor 1:35 M-50 Israeli Sherman 1:35 Military Wrecker 1:32 Delahaye 135 1:24 Toyota Sard Supra GT 1:24 Enzo Ferrari 1:24 1970 Baldwin Motion Camaro 1:25 1966 Ford Galaxie 500 Stock Car 1:25 American LaFrance Eagle Fire Pumper 1:25 1940 Ford Standard Coupe 1:25 VolksWagen Dragster/Dune Buggy/Street Rod 1:25 Kawasaki Ninja H2 Carbon 1:12 Porsche GT-1 Evo 1:24 Scharnhorst 1940 1:700 IJN Akitsushima Seaplane Tender 1:700 HMS Hood 1941 1:700 Prinz Eugen 1942 1:700 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDW Posted April 2, 2017 Share #60 Posted April 2, 2017 On 3/17/2017 at 4:59 AM, Amfibius said: This would be the perfect ship modeling post/reply if you had stuffed that message in a bottle. As it is, I love it anyway. Keith_W and Nirvana 2 Quote Completed Projects: USS Fletcher 1:144 Scharnhorst 1:350 USS Independence LCS-2 1:350 1:32 J7W1 Shinden Interceptor/Fighter Fairey Swordfish Mk. II 1:48 Harbor Tug Box Scale Albatros D.V 1:32 Ala-Kart 1:25 Ferrari 250 GT California Spyder 1:24 S-100 Schnellboot 1:72 Mercury Capsule and Atlas Booster BR-52 Steam Locomotive 1:35 Triumph 3 HW Motorcycle 1:9 Scale F-16XL-2 Experimental Fighter Bomber 1:48 Rafale 1:48 F-15E Strike Eagle 1:48 Petlyakov PE-2 Soviet Dive Bomber 1:48 TBM3 Avenger 1:32 1931 Cadillac 1:25 Scammell Pioneer SV2S Heavy Breakdown Tractor 1:35 M-50 Israeli Sherman 1:35 Military Wrecker 1:32 Delahaye 135 1:24 Toyota Sard Supra GT 1:24 Enzo Ferrari 1:24 1970 Baldwin Motion Camaro 1:25 1966 Ford Galaxie 500 Stock Car 1:25 American LaFrance Eagle Fire Pumper 1:25 1940 Ford Standard Coupe 1:25 VolksWagen Dragster/Dune Buggy/Street Rod 1:25 Kawasaki Ninja H2 Carbon 1:12 Porsche GT-1 Evo 1:24 Scharnhorst 1940 1:700 IJN Akitsushima Seaplane Tender 1:700 HMS Hood 1941 1:700 Prinz Eugen 1942 1:700 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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