Boston Typhoon by UdoK - Mountfleet Models - 1:32 - RADIO - Steam trawler

[UdoK]

Starting my build of the Boston Typhoon.

I'am not showing the kits content since it can be found in my review of the kit earlier here on MSW.

 

Here we go, the moulded Hull has just been arrived on the workshop table !

 

It has been washed with soap and rinsed with water to remove any residue may remaining from the moulding process.

 

I will start with the usual activities like building the cradle and sanding and filling some rough spots and dips on the outer hull, etc.

More to come!

 

[AJohnson]

I’m in, are you going to make it a floating RC model?

[UdoK]

8 hours ago, AJohnson said:

I’m in, are you going to make it a floating RC model?

Yes, the drive components arrived yesterday.

I will replace the kit supplied shaft with a maintenance-free, bearing-mounted shaft from Raboesch. The engine is an Aeronaut Navy 720, it should be strong enough to power the model.

 

[UdoK]

Thank you for your likes, much appreciated!

The building cradle is finished, the stands were copied from the plan, cut and glued together with reinforment pieces to a wooden base plate.

The hull has been lightly sanded from the outside. Filling in dips was not necessary. some dimple even imitate damage to the hull which I will leave as it is, the ship is supposed to show a lot of wear and tear.

Next was to cut out and file the well deck wash ports on both sides.

The construction of the deck framing has been started as well, photos to follow...

 

Edited August 7, 2022 by UdoK

[UdoK]

Blowing the dust off the build log....

The deck subtructure has been constructed and glued to hull in their respective height, measured from the top of the hull according the dimensions taken from the plan.

Now that the deck cut-out defines the future access to the inner hull , I will start to determine the position of the built-in parts, drive and accessories.

 

 

[UdoK]

Before I begin installing the drive and rudder, I've already fitted the decks and cut out the openings.

This helps with planning and installing the drive components and RC control parts.

 

 

 

 

[Kevin]

i love Mountfleet kits, the metalwork does require a lot of cleaning up, but does turn out nice, this is my St Nectan, good luck with the rest of the build