1/96 Romeo - Wherefor art thou?

[HardRock]

Let there be more boats!!

[HardRock]

Thanks Mate. Appreciate the information.

[Subculture]

Renshape is just polyurethane tooling board. You can't get it in the UK under that brand name either, but there is exactly the same stuff available under different brands, and it varies from country to country.

It's available in different densities.

Here in the UK, Easy composites sell it in small blocks.

http://www.easycomposites.co.uk/#!/patterns-moulds-and-tooling/tooling-and-modelling-board

Usually you have to but it in large sheets, which is expensive, unless you are a pattern making fiend. e.g.

http://www.resins-online.com/ecommerce/product/sikablock-m1000-polyurethane-model-board-500mm-x-497mm-x-100mm.aspx

If there are a group of you that can chip in and saw it up into smaller chunks, then it works out very cost effective.

I tried that approach a few years back but only two or three people expressed an interest- I can count scratch-builders in this hobby on one hand with missing digits,.

I make my patterns from wood, metals and plastic. Finishing takes a little longer, but the materials are easy to source and often free (salvage).

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

Thanks Mate. No reciprocation required. I'm already well in your debt.

BS!

dmeriman@aol.com

Send me your mailing address, sir. At least I can fix you up with some RenShape.

David

[HardRock]

Thanks Mate. No reciprocation required. I'm already well in your debt.

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

Apparently you have exceeded your private message quota. Can you PM me your address again. Several computer crashes and one move later, I find that I can't find it - or as they say in Welsh, "There is was, gone".

And what SD can I fix you up with?

David D Merriman lll
835 Holly Hedge Ave.
Virginia Beach, VA 23452
USA

[HardRock]

Apparently you have exceeded your private message quota. Can you PM me your address again. Several computer crashes and one move later, I find that I can't find it - or as they say in Welsh, "There is was, gone".

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

Success!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!

[HardRock]

Success. Gee, who would have thunk it. All you have to do is read the bloody instructions!



Meanwhile back in the cave more antennas are appearing.

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

Thanks Mate. I went back and read some of your earlier stuff and spent most of yesterday reading up on the process. Looks like I was doing most things wrong! I laid up two hulls last night so I'll go out in a minute and see how they turned out.

... or you can fly Rose over there and she can show you how to build models. (*** ausi's!)

David

[HardRock]

Thanks Mate. I went back and read some of your earlier stuff and spent most of yesterday reading up on the process. Looks like I was doing most things wrong! I laid up two hulls last night so I'll go out in a minute and see how they turned out.

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

if it will help you I'll write up a WIP over the weekend on how to glass up hull parts from rubber tools?







David

[HardRock]

I want a kit of this ROMEO. And I want one now! Who do I have to kill to make this happen?

David

OK. Its official - I ****ing hate fiber glass. The damn stuff sticks to EVERYTHING like **** to a blanket, except the damn mould. I've made three hulls and they all look like ****. There are wrinkles on my wrinkles and holes in my holes. I think I'll just carve a couple of boats out of cement. I'm sure that that will be easier.



Meanwhile I am adding some detail to the Romeo now that I know it floats.

[bwi 971]

I’m working as fast as I can Scott...... compared to me the ratio you're building is 3/1
Darn you are fast man.
Grtz,
Bart

[HardRock]

Thanks Bart. Eagerly awaiting the launch of your Akula.