Colin Archer no.414 By Sundt - Billing Boats - RADIO - polystyrene hull

[Geam]

Hi Bob, many thanks for the info'. I thought I answered you two nights ago (2330 here in Norway) but I see this morning  that it was not sent. I have sent you a PM instead so I don't clogg up Sundt's own building thread with my painting problems.

Regards George

 

[Geam]

Hi Andreas,  on some 1:1  RS1 photos the hull finish looks very matte. I wondered if your hull was painted/sprayed gloss? or have you just shined it up with car polish?! A nice shine looks good on a model -even if it's not as the original.  I look forward to seeing more of your building photos when you get back to "work".

Regards, George 

[Sundt]

For me its okay with other posting George as long its about the Colin Archer 1:15 builds, details, adds and so on. I have newer done anything with it color  🙂 just out of the box. perhaps its will be shine or painted. that's the last work i will do on the boat.  Will be lovely to start again. my problem is to many details i want to put in. Need lights in cabin and mast 🙂 

Brgds Andreas

[Carsten S]

Hi George,
I think that white gloss is right. Gloss makes sense to me since it is easier to maintain and keep clean than matt or silk like texrures. I serched the web for photos of "the real thing" and found some of RS1 and some vessels of similar types, see below.

 

My model.

 

RS 1

A similar but smaller CA type

 

The paint I used.

 

 

[Geam]

Andreas, I think Carsten is selling gloss paint on your thread😬. But it's for a good cause so I suppose it's OK.   Yes, a gloss finish will be easier to keep clean and nobody will say that it's not the right 'look'. Carstens hull looks good I think.   Andreas' RS1  has 'gloss-look' right out of the box! 

I have started a scratch build log in this forum so I can show my present scratch build project. Also because I have exchanged info with BobG about airbrushing. I will also show some photos of my RS1 progress when I get it up from the cellar storage.  I will not even try to compete with Andreas' excellent photo-build-blog of the RS1 which will soon be in 'full swing' again.  Hope we will see 'formation sailing' of two RS1 next spring?

Kind regards to you both,

George 

[Carsten S]

I used Andreas thread since he said it would be OK to post topics here relating to CA and RS 1, and yes, hope to launch mine next spring.

Kind regards

Carsten

[Sundt]

that's right Carsten, if it help other Colin Archer builders. I made this thread to help other builder and get som tips or answer then needed 🙂 

[Carsten S]

👍

[Geam]

Hi again Carsten and Andreas, I hope I wasn't misunderstood. My comment about 'selling paint' was supposed to be humorous. Carsten was kindly showing the paint he used to get a good gloss finish. I was planning on asking him what he used. Bengalack gives a very hard, gloss finish and it flows out very well.

Kind regards,

George

[Carsten S]

Hi George
That's good to hear, and all is well! Good luck with your RS 1 hull, wether it be gloss or silk😊

Kind regards

Carsten

[Caner]

Hello Sundt, do you know if I can find plastic hull of Colin Archres 414 only. I have all other elements except the hull. Or, if there is original plan of the hull, I can make it fom wood.Thanks

[Arjan]

I've been following this thread with interest because I have recently bought an old,  partly built 414 kit . I have found that the BB kit has some issues of which the wrongly shaped catheads, parts 38 (414) or 57  (728 ) is one.

 

Caner: The instructions of the latest 728 kit can be found here :

 

https://www.pelikandaniel.com/dld/3BB7028_Colin_Archer_Instructions.pdf

 

Some time ago an ABS hull was offered for sale on ebay by a German. I would advise you to check ebay regularly.

 

Regards,

 

Arjan

 

 

 

 

 

[Geam]

Can you explain what is wrong with the shape? Too long? too wide? etc.

I won't be that far in the build until next year but the other guys probably will.

Regards,

George

[Arjan]

Hi George, the rear end of the BB catheads should be rounded off on the top side only. The straight front end of the BB parts should be rounded off and a roller should be added.

 

The parts from the instructions :

 

 

This is what they should look like :

 

 

I hope I've made myself clear.

 

Regards,

 

Arjan

[Geam]

Very good, thank you for sharing the info' -very kind. Nice photos too! I'm sure that Andreas and Carsten will agree.

And now I know what a 'cathead' is too !

Regards,

George

[Sundt]

I will start a bit later, have to visit the RS1, take some pictures of deck and equipment next week hopfully.

My boat i think will be ready summer 2022. Will need some photos next summer of rig and mast. Have discovered that upper part of main mast is a bit fwd. se my pictures from the book. RS1.  

https://flyt.no/shop/?orderby=price-desc 

 

[Geam]

Hi Andreas, thanks for all your kind comments on the Fisher 34. Good to read that you will be visiting the full size CA soon. It will be full size sailing season very soon too, so I expect you will be too busy to build model yachts until after the summer? 

When I finish the small details on the Fisher (posting mainly on forum www.modelboatsmagazine@co.uk)  I will take the CA up from the cellar store (bod!) and work on that. I don't think I'll post much on the CA as you and Carsten are doing enough on it already. 

Have a good summer! +7*C and NW 12-15 m/sec in Stavanger today!  brrrrrr.

George

[Geam]

Hi Andreas, just want to let you know that I asked Tor Erling Gransæther (yesterday evening) for colour codes for the interior of th RS1. He has posted new interior photos on the CA gallery. I might try to add some interior detail if I can hide the R/C gear under the benches and in the lockers etc. I think the Rx and Rx battery may go into the 'heads' compartment OK. The ESC will probably go into one of the STBD lockers. and maybe I can hide the drive battery under a false floor - or below the galley table!

The green is NCS 1050-G10Y. the trim colour is black. The cabin deck (dørk) is oak plank. 

 

Have a good summer!

 

George

[Sundt]

On 6/6/2021 at 6:03 PM, Geam said:

Hi Andreas, just want to let you know that I asked Tor Erling Gransæther (yesterday evening) for colour codes for the interior of th RS1. He has posted new interior photos on the CA gallery. I might try to add some interior detail if I can hide the R/C gear under the benches and in the lockers etc. I think the Rx and Rx battery may go into the 'heads' compartment OK. The ESC will probably go into one of the STBD lockers. and maybe I can hide the drive battery under a false floor - or below the galley table!

The green is NCS 1050-G10Y. the trim colour is black. The cabin deck (dørk) is oak plank. 

 

Have a good summer!

 

George

Thanks a lot. My work take all my time 🙂 But i charged my camera with a new lens and fresh batteries. Will visit the boat nekt time in Oslo. have tried, but the boat was in different location this summer. My son moved to Oslo just now. Will start this winter again 🙂 

[Norwegian Plastic]

Hi Sundt. I got a kit from my father-in-law four weeks ago and started building it looking at your blog. How is the build progressing? 

[Sundt]

just back from work. I was lucky to visit RS1 last week. Vil find a solution to place photo and video available on net. Nice work

[Norwegian Plastic]

Great pictures! Do you have any pictures of the aft lantern as well? I am planning the light system for lanterns and I have no idea what this lantern look like...

My plan is to use fiber optic cables fed from leds inside the boat to make changing the led easier in the future...

[Sundt]

Pictures of RS1 and 3 video https://www.jottacloud.com/share/99jekrg0fam1

 

pls check the pictures. how many is possible to see?

Edited February 4, 2022 by Sundt

[Norwegian Plastic]

2 hours ago, Sundt said:

Pictures of RS1 and 3 video https://www.jottacloud.com/share/99jekrg0fam1

 

pls check the pictures. how many is possible to see?

I found them all I think. Thank you, great source for details👍🏻

[Geam]

Very good photos Andreas. A great help to those of us who are interested in all the detail. 

George

[Geam]

Hi Andreas,

Jeg savner innslag og bilder fra deg og Carsten. Hvordan går det med CA RS1 bygging? 

 

George

[Norwegian Plastic]

On 7/25/2022 at 6:55 AM, Geam said:

Hi Andreas,

Jeg savner innslag og bilder fra deg og Carsten. Hvordan går det med CA RS1 bygging? 

 

George

Hei George. Jeg har enda ikke flyttet inn i nytt hus og er opptatt med snekring. Men om en måned....

[Doug McKenzie]

Mr Sundt,

 

I am building Billings' Colin Archer RS1 in wood for RC.  I have never done RC for anything.  Can you tell me what RC components you used since Billings says where to put them but not what they are and I have no idea how to size them.  The articles I've seen seem to assume that I know something about RC (which I don't).

 

Thanks for any help

 

Doug McKenzie

 

PS I built a scratch model of Leon which is now in the museum at Tollerodden Foundation in Larvik.  That might be near you I have no idea since I'm from New Jersey, USA.

[Norwegian Plastic]

On 8/31/2022 at 10:59 AM, Norwegian Plastic said:

Hei George. Jeg har enda ikke flyttet inn i nytt hus og er opptatt med snekring. Men om en måned....

Nå er jeg i gang med båten igjen. Hvordan går det med din?

[Sundt]

My building have changed to my house. Some good news, next is hobby room. will move my workbench and start building the Colin Archer again. And the window give my a view to the sea 😉

Edited February 8 by Sundt