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  • Ken_NJ
    Captain
    • Sep 2014
    • 744

    #91
    Nice Bob. I like it. Was going to experiment this week on a few ideas. Will give it a try. Thanks!

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    • Ken_NJ
      Captain
      • Sep 2014
      • 744

      #92
      I have these center finding clear flexible rulers. They come in handy for many things. Bought them on Amazon.

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      • Ken_NJ
        Captain
        • Sep 2014
        • 744

        #93
        It's a submarine! Nice to see an entire hull!

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        • Ken_NJ
          Captain
          • Sep 2014
          • 744

          #94
          Some issues. The lower hull sections are off. All I can think of is sand away some of the high side and use filler on the low side. Thoughts about this?

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          Starboard side, have a gap between the upper and lower section in the corner. The lower section is on top in this picture. I’m working on the radial gap by cutting the gap to equal width then filling with styrene.

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          This is the port side. Same gaps in the corner between upper and lower sections.

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          The upper topside hull sections are not as bad as the lower hull. This is the glazing putty I have on hand. Should I use this as filler?

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          • Ken_NJ
            Captain
            • Sep 2014
            • 744

            #95
            David, any suggestions on the misalignment on the hull sections, first picture? And the gaps in the corners?
            Last edited by Ken_NJ; 02-08-2021, 02:24 PM.

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            • He Who Shall Not Be Named
              Moderator
              • Aug 2008
              • 12253

              #96
              Originally posted by Ken_NJ
              David, any suggestions on the misalignment on the hull sections, first picture? And the gaps in the corners?
              Lay on that two-part filler you're using and even up the depressed side to match the high side. Lay on some angel-hair impregnated with laminating epoxy (West system recommended) over the filler portions. This will keep the filler from delaminating later and to toughen the models surface to something near uniformity with the polystyrene the kit's made of.

              Use CA and baking soda to fill the radial and longitudinal gaps. Overlay the glass here too.

              Sand, another coat of thinned epoxy resin (cut it with lacquer thinner), and sand. Prime, and carry on.

              Finish that damned boat, then drive it like a rental!

              David
              Last edited by He Who Shall Not Be Named; 02-08-2021, 03:25 PM.
              Who is John Galt?

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              • Ken_NJ
                Captain
                • Sep 2014
                • 744

                #97
                I have not worked with angel hair before, this stuff?

                https://www.google.com/aclk?sa=L&ai=...gQIHBA9&adurl=

                Wouldn’t a coat of epoxy create quite a ridge and be difficult to fair where it ends?
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                • Ken_NJ
                  Captain
                  • Sep 2014
                  • 744

                  #98
                  Never worked with angel hair fiberglass, this it?

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                  Wouldn't a coat of epoxy create a ridge and be difficult to fair into the polystyrene where it ends?

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                  • He Who Shall Not Be Named
                    Moderator
                    • Aug 2008
                    • 12253

                    #99
                    Originally posted by Ken_NJ
                    Never worked with angel hair fiberglass, this it?

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                    Wouldn't a coat of epoxy create a ridge and be difficult to fair into the polystyrene where it ends?
                    No.

                    .74 ounce-per-square-yard fiberglass cloth. 0.73 oz Style 106 Fiberglass Cloth with Volan Finish - Fiberglass Cloth Supply and Education (thayercraft.com)

                    Light weight stuff. Sanding will feather edge the transition from cloth laminate and polystyrene surface. That fairing is also the job of putty and primer.

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                    Who is John Galt?

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                    • redboat219
                      Admiral
                      • Dec 2008
                      • 2735

                      How about thin plastic card bonded to the underside?
                      Make it simple, make strong, make it work!

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                      • He Who Shall Not Be Named
                        Moderator
                        • Aug 2008
                        • 12253

                        Originally posted by redboat219
                        How about thin plastic card bonded to the underside?
                        ...how about taking advice from a guy who's actually finished something.
                        Who is John Galt?

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                        • redboat219
                          Admiral
                          • Dec 2008
                          • 2735

                          Originally posted by He Who Shall Not Be Named

                          ...how about taking advice from a guy who's actually finished something.
                          Wasn't giving. I was asking.
                          Make it simple, make strong, make it work!

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                          • Ken_NJ
                            Captain
                            • Sep 2014
                            • 744

                            First coat of cloth/epoxy is on and drying. I’m looking way ahead. What paint, manufacturer, should I use? I have a new airbrush I can use. I’d assume most of the paint should be flat? Not sure the zinc chromate is available?

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                            • trout
                              Admiral
                              • Jul 2011
                              • 3545

                              Ken,
                              Take a look at Revell’s suggestions: https://downloads.revell.de/Manuals-Modelkits/05119.pdf
                              David can speak to the accuracy of any of it.
                              If you can cut, drill, saw, hit things and swear a lot, you're well on the way to building a working model sub.

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                              • Ken_NJ
                                Captain
                                • Sep 2014
                                • 744

                                Thanks Tom, will check into it. Yea would like to hear from David.

                                In the meantime feathering the first coat of epoxy. I added gray colorant but it came out translucent. The one thing I dislike most about model building... sanding.

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