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Man what an awsome build. Hull looks very clean. Thanks for these valuable lessons. I think I'll copy the #### out of this thread and make it somthing of a manual for me.
Incredible the amount of detail you got into this boat and the time you did it in. Amazing.
Now I'm off to my hobby attick and start cleaning it up a bit to start work on my own Walrus again.
Read the entire thread in one time.
Man....
Thanks so much. This is why I do it this way so guys like you can get to building a model of your dreams. Kits are great. But scratch building is true creation. Can't wait to see what you do.
Grtz!
Tim,
Although the movie is inaccurate to say the lease I love it anyway as it truly captures the feeling of the period when cowboys road the clouds.
Well you guys I've had to work for the last few days so no progress on my build. However I'm back tomorrow.
I will also start making beta kits up next week for those that want one. I did get all my materials this week. Let me know if you do.
I'm sure there are many of you waiting to see the finished product before making a decision. That's fine by me. I should finish by next weekend I hope.
Here's a lot of basic stuff. I first made up a stern bulk head (templates will be on the CD that comes with the kit) that supports the prop shaft bearing and two guides for the golden rod to exit to the WTC attachment points.
I also placed a shaft bearing in aft of course. The bulk head gets cut out, holes drilled and some brass tubing as guides that are glued in with epoxy and micro balloons.
Then I placed the bulkhead in place and put the shaft through until it comes through the hole drilled for the prop shaft bearing in the bulk head. Placed the bearing over the shaft and pushed into place. Then I adjusted the bulkhead and alignment of everything until satisfied and glues everything in place with epoxy and micro balloon mix.
Next I made up the index parts for the the hatch. All this consisted of was 040 ABS sheet but you can do this anyway you like. Right Big Dave? Dave has is own way of indexing his hatches that I've been too lazy to try. Maybe he will enlighten us here. Huh Dave?
Next again using the templates from the formers used to make the hull master I made up two bulkheads or mounts for the WTC from the thick PVC sheet I get from the LHS.
The hatch itself is held down by screws as it the sail. You can see in the pictures that the screws enter the bottom side of the deck and screw into two PVC plates I made up and glued into the sail. I also used a dremel to bore out the deck and holes in the sail.
Next I'll get cosmic and start getting her ready for paint and while that dries I'll start the scope, snorkel, antennas and the radar hoop.
Some more progress today. I'm still going to make all the small parts first before I start preening the hull for paint.
I started on an interior which I have placed inside the sail for a look. Made the snorkel and scope. Antenna is in. They all retract manually.
I still have to add the railings, and the retractable stabilizer on the bow. Most od this stuff is fun and easy. I hope to paint her this weekend. My favorite part and yes it gets weather and rusted!
Do you use roller bearings for the prop shaft ? I've got a 1/10 scale R/C 4x4 that has many different roller bearings used for the driveline of a small size, which got me thinking that they would work very well for prop shafts and the like. The concern, of course, being corrosion but I suspect if they were given a light coating of grease and blown dry with pressurized air after use, their life could be prolonged. They are actually partly sealed to prevent dirt from getting in there.
Thoughts ?
Myles
P.S. Really looking forward to the paint job on the XVII.
What is that plastic sheet that you show on the previous page? The label says PVC-foam. Is it flat sheet or is it foam? Stiff, flexible, moldable, etc?
Flat sheet. A bit flexible. Easy to sand. Easy to cut. A lot like plastic balsa wood. I used it to shape the appendages and make the masters. It can be used straight. Great for making one off parts two.
Can you think of the uses? Makes great WTC supports too. Most local hobby stores carry it.
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