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  • Subculture
    Admiral

    • Feb 2009
    • 2415

    #196
    Originally posted by greenman407
    I cant see myself spending hours trying to sand down these things. Perhaps paint stripper.............We will see.
    Would acetone work on an epoxy coating? Would certainly work on a cellulose lacquer, tip a bit of aceone into a jam jar and plop them in there for half an hour. Worth a try surely.

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    • greenman407
      Admiral
      • Feb 2009
      • 7530

      #197
      Im just wondering if the paint stripper would harm the white metal that the props are made of?
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      • He Who Shall Not Be Named
        Moderator

        • Aug 2008
        • 13419

        #198
        Originally posted by greenman407
        I am bitterly disapointed. After spraying the props with the clear flat, now they look milky white. Apparently, too much flat pigment was put in the can. I wouldnt recommend that stuff to anybody. However I cant see myself spending hours trying to sand down these things. Perhaps paint stripper.............We will see.
        That might be paint 'blushing', consiquence of spray painting in a very humid environment. Was it raining when you applied the epoxy clear over-coat? If so, bake the props at about 120-degrees for a day or two and you might save the situation.

        David
        Who is John Galt?

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        • greenman407
          Admiral
          • Feb 2009
          • 7530

          #199
          Yes it was raining a little that day. Do you think that the white metal props would be damaged by paint stripper?
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          • greenman407
            Admiral
            • Feb 2009
            • 7530

            #200
            I managed to get some filler on the sail and rough cut some doors for the bridge. First I took some thin sheet plastic and rolled it around a pipe nipple to acheive some curvature.
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            • He Who Shall Not Be Named
              Moderator

              • Aug 2008
              • 13419

              #201
              Noooooo!

              That stuff will spring back on a hot day. What's wrong with you?!.....

              Heat/vacuform those doors damit.

              David
              Who is John Galt?

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              • greenman407
                Admiral
                • Feb 2009
                • 7530

                #202
                OH here we go again! Will you loan me your vacuform machine? Im a model builder on a budget ya know. Maybe I can find a piece of thin wall plastic pipe somewhere and cut them out of it.
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                • greenman407
                  Admiral
                  • Feb 2009
                  • 7530

                  #203
                  Heres a teeny weeny update. Using this picture of the full size Albacore at the museum im carefully contouring my sail to look as close as I can. Were getting there.
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                  • Subculture
                    Admiral

                    • Feb 2009
                    • 2415

                    #204
                    Looking good. Are you going to make the vents near the top right of the sail, they look like a major feature to me.

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                    • greenman407
                      Admiral
                      • Feb 2009
                      • 7530

                      #205
                      Yes, Im going to make it look as close as I can. If you look at those vents youll see that they are very complicated. I dont know if scribing will be enough. Ill probably have to cut out the full size of the grill area and try to fabricate some bars or louvers or something to insert in there. Notice the picture. On this side it looks like some repair welding has taken place. It also looks like the grill is divided into three seperate areas. Ive got an idea on how to do it. I probably wont try to reproduce the horizontal bar though. Forgive please.Click image for larger version

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                      • Subculture
                        Admiral

                        • Feb 2009
                        • 2415

                        #206
                        Very tricky piece to make with those aerofoiled blades. However it looks like if you made a mould, you would only need to construct one third of the vent, as it repeats itself, and for the other side of the sail, you would only need to flip it 180 degrees.

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                        • greenman407
                          Admiral
                          • Feb 2009
                          • 7530

                          #207
                          MAKE A MOLD???!!!!! Oh Man, youve got the wrong guy. I dont have near your patience or ability. No, I plan to cheat, Ill find something to put in there. In the meantime I purchased a large diameter brass tube from the hobby shop. After measuring and marking ,I cut out one of the bridge doors.Click image for larger version

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                          • greenman407
                            Admiral
                            • Feb 2009
                            • 7530

                            #208
                            Continuing to fine tune the shape of the top of the sails "Bump". It has a sharp rise in the middle now properly represented here. The rudder attachment and shape is now the direction of my present efforts.
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                            • greenman407
                              Admiral
                              • Feb 2009
                              • 7530

                              #209
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ID:	66692 In this shot you can see the radiused look of the rudders attachment with the sail at the top. So I filled in the cut at the top of my rudder and using a round Dremel cutter I am cutting it out in a rounded fasion.Click image for larger version

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                              • He Who Shall Not Be Named
                                Moderator

                                • Aug 2008
                                • 13419

                                #210
                                This rudder started out looking like dog-poo, but you're beating this thing into shape, Mark.

                                Com'on! Finish this thing!

                                David
                                Who is John Galt?

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