NickG
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Matelot · 49 pts
Wrens Ave, West Midlands, United Kingdom
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Billings Waveney Class LifeBoatHave managed to get some plasticard from a local model shop and have put a strengthening bar at the front of the hull where the floor was cut out that will also act as a locating tab for the control room.
7 comments1,855 viewsBuilding the Control Room Part 2Finally I finished gluing all the windows together on the control room and put the roof on. I found this very tricky to get then lined up and at the correct angle, but eventually after sticking my finger toget…
988 viewsBuilding the Control Room Part 1Haven't had time to go to the model shop to buy some plasticard so I decided to keep the project moving by starting to build the control room. Firstly I carefully cut out the plastic base and plywood pieces be…
987 viewsPreparing the Hull Part 3I have glued the hull to the deck and smoothed all the outer edges to a smooth finish. Now it time to start work on getting the middle of the deck to fit back to the main deck so it's off to shop for some plas…
987 viewsPreparing the Hull Part 2Tonight I have cut off all of the excess parts of the hull and deck so they fit together and are ready for gluing. Once the hull and deck are glued together I will tidy up the outer edging as this is only been…
987 viewsPreparing the Hull Part 1As the kit is designed to be static, the first challenge is to be able to provide access to the hull to install and maintain the electric's and R/C equipment. I choose to cut out the middle section of the top …
986 viewsBillings Waveney Class LifeBoatWaveney class lifeboat was designed in the USA, but after minor adjustments the vessel was used by the RNLI in British coastal waters. I managed to pickup 1/40th scale Billings Waveney Class Lifeboat Kit from …
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7 comments1,855 viewsBuilding the Control Room Part 2Finally I finished gluing all the windows together on the control room and put the roof on. I found this very tricky to get then lined up and at the correct angle, but eventually after sticking my finger toget…988 viewsBuilding the Control Room Part 1Haven't had time to go to the model shop to buy some plasticard so I decided to keep the project moving by starting to build the control room. Firstly I carefully cut out the plastic base and plywood pieces be…987 viewsPreparing the Hull Part 3I have glued the hull to the deck and smoothed all the outer edges to a smooth finish. Now it time to start work on getting the middle of the deck to fit back to the main deck so it's off to shop for some plas…987 viewsPreparing the Hull Part 2Tonight I have cut off all of the excess parts of the hull and deck so they fit together and are ready for gluing. Once the hull and deck are glued together I will tidy up the outer edging as this is only been…987 viewsPreparing the Hull Part 1As the kit is designed to be static, the first challenge is to be able to provide access to the hull to install and maintain the electric's and R/C equipment. I choose to cut out the middle section of the top …986 viewsBillings Waveney Class LifeBoatWaveney class lifeboat was designed in the USA, but after minor adjustments the vessel was used by the RNLI in British coastal waters. I managed to pickup 1/40th scale Billings Waveney Class Lifeboat Kit from …986 views