Ok - i'm being mega lazy here - cause i've started a thread in a sailboat forum on this and am gonna copy/paste it all - but thought maybe someone here might find it interesting - if not - oh well -lol- I'll post up other posts aswell so it kinda makes sense -lol-
Fell free to throw input in to any problems i am having tho!!! -lol-
Hey guys! Got the boat and started the build
I don't have all the proper tools and adhesives - but i think i'm doing ok without -lol-
To me - i wish parts were labelled a bit more obviously, and the instructions were clearer - i mean - it was ok - but i had to read it a couple of times to get the idea of what was what - it also doesn't label some of the parts later on, and i don't know the tech terms/names for some things, so have been confused on that situation - all that will come later in the thread tho
This is the progress i have made so far.... (not very far -lmao- been lazy/waiting for glue to dry overnight etc/in between other stuff/missing drill bits etc -lol-)
This is what i took out of the box
(except for the adhesives at the bottom right corner)
This is my custom boat stand -lol- The hole at the bottom was for the keel fin to pass through when it was drying
Here i have installed the 'Keel Trunk' and the 'Rudder Block'
I accidentally used too much glue first up on the trunk - and it kinda leaked through onto the keel fin (had to use the keel fin to keep the 'trunk' centered etc in first five minutes of drying - said instructions -lol-) All good now tho hehehe
Here on the deck - i've glued on the wood blocks and the deck hatch
OK - Got a problem here.....
This is the top of the keel fin - the screw thing there needs to sit tightly in that groove there - the threaded end goes up through the top of the deck and secures with a wingnut.
I need to know what would be the best way to attach this 'screw' to the keel fin now? It has a fair bit of play in there - just need an idea to fill it in with?
Should i just sit it in place, then smear it all up with some sort of filler and then sand it back all flush? If so - what type of filler is needed? This is where i need the modellers experience -lol-
I hope i make sense - and sorry for the crap picture - not sure how to use it properly, and the flower macro was on -lol-Edited by: danhfvcsd
Fell free to throw input in to any problems i am having tho!!! -lol-
Hey guys! Got the boat and started the build
To me - i wish parts were labelled a bit more obviously, and the instructions were clearer - i mean - it was ok - but i had to read it a couple of times to get the idea of what was what - it also doesn't label some of the parts later on, and i don't know the tech terms/names for some things, so have been confused on that situation - all that will come later in the thread tho
This is the progress i have made so far.... (not very far -lmao- been lazy/waiting for glue to dry overnight etc/in between other stuff/missing drill bits etc -lol-)
This is what i took out of the box
This is my custom boat stand -lol- The hole at the bottom was for the keel fin to pass through when it was drying
Here i have installed the 'Keel Trunk' and the 'Rudder Block'
Here on the deck - i've glued on the wood blocks and the deck hatch
OK - Got a problem here.....
This is the top of the keel fin - the screw thing there needs to sit tightly in that groove there - the threaded end goes up through the top of the deck and secures with a wingnut.
I need to know what would be the best way to attach this 'screw' to the keel fin now? It has a fair bit of play in there - just need an idea to fill it in with?
Should i just sit it in place, then smear it all up with some sort of filler and then sand it back all flush? If so - what type of filler is needed? This is where i need the modellers experience -lol-
I hope i make sense - and sorry for the crap picture - not sure how to use it properly, and the flower macro was on -lol-Edited by: danhfvcsd