. Bill Bibeault Bronco Type XXIII Build

[cgbillb]

OK this is a test email photos from my cell to my laptop down loaned all photos

[cgbillb]

David I have tried to separate the hulls this way, the way Bronco makes them, have you tried this way before , this is the wrong WTC just for test
Bill

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

David I have tried to separate the hulls this way, the way Bronco makes them, have you tried this way before , this is the wrong WTC just for test
Bill

No, Bill, I have not tried that -- on anything. Dumb move. RTFI!

David

[cgbillb]

yep who would do that HahA thanks

[cgbillb]

Here you can see that I used West System Epoxy to secure the Propeller shaft stern tube assembly Bill

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

Here you can see that I used West System Epoxy to secure the Propeller shaft stern tube assembly Bill

Good, clean work. And it looks like you resolved the photo issue, Bill.

David

[cgbillb]

I think I did David we will see my photos may have been to large about to glue the hulls together

[cgbillb]

Here I glue the two hulls together with Plastruct Plastic Weld goes on with a small brush . Make sure you snap the half's together all along the keel and deck, let sit over night
I did not take photos but I installed the rudder and the rods for the bow and stern planes,will take photo when I cut her open tomorrow

[cgbillb]

Here you will see the glue and Epoxy that I used for the hull and Stern tube assembly
Yes David have my photo problem fixed was just too large of a file

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

Here you will see the glue and Epoxy that I used for the hull and Stern tube assembly
Yes David have my photo problem fixed was just too large of a file

Tom put you straight on the photo-size issue -- took me months to figure that out.

Only use the cohesive cement on styrene to styrene unions, Bill. You get a proper fusion (weld) between the parts with that. And use stretched sprue and styrene strip as 'welding rod' to melt within and fill any significant gaps between parts being glued together.


















And scrub all the plastic parts with scouring powder and water followed by a good rinsing. The injection forming process leaves oil on the parts surfaces and that will bugger up bonding and painting.

David

[cgbillb]

Great thank you David

[MFR1964]

For what it's worth, i still can split my type XXIII into four parts, but the easiest way will be cutting at the waterline, you still need tools to open her up, don't have that problem with mine

Manfred.

[cgbillb]

Manfred
Thanks did it last night photos will follow
Bill

[cgbillb]

Question: what is the best type of glue to use for PLA, I did RTFI, just wondering what boat modeler's use.
Printing a stand for my U-2326 as we write. The first one did not come out very good, used super glue .
Bill

[cgbillb]

Here I set up my boat on a board, and marked my lines