A daily updated blog typed by someone with painty hands, oil under his fingernails and the smell of solder in his nostrils who likes making all sort of models and miniatures. And fixing things.
Tuesday, October 30, 2018
De ja vue hull fun
Oh dear. Things aren't starting well. Comparing the bulwarks of the boat with it's hull, there's quite a difference. The top and bottom you see in the photo should match, and the top part is quite a bit short.
At this point all I can think of is the Brede Lifeboat kit I bought a few years ago and ended up throwing in the bin as the parts were beyond saving. I appreciate that kit development isn't free, but you would think that the bits could be better than this. Fortunately, the makers of this one have long since retired, so I can say what I like...
Matters don't improve when I cut out the deck using the plan either. It's quite a bit bigger than the hull! Not consistently either, so this isn't some weird photocopying error.
In the end, I cut the access holes in the deck and stick the hull to it with lashings of Precision ABS glue. A least a deck too large can be rimmed back.
I'm going to build this thing no matter how it fights me!
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On the plus side it is a tug so a bump strip could be prototypical. I deliberately cut my Bustlers deck oversized for that reason.
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