Frank Rayner Barge Build

oscartrain Post iniziale 7 anni fa

Hello All,

I am getting back into model boats after stumbling across a box of rc model boat plans at a boot sale. £10 later and 87 model boat plans were mine!👍 After looking at them when i got home i have decided to have a go at building the Frank Rayner Barge as it looks to be a straight forward build (hopefully).
I will post pics of the build (starting this weekend). Any advice would be welcome to assist me along the way..
kind regards
chris

Piaciuto da Colin H and Martin555

oscartrain #2 of 2 7 anni fa

What filler?

Hello All,
i have made good progress over the weekend on the hull and i have started to sand and shape both the bow and stern. My question is if i need to use any filler, what would you recommend?
thanks

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Colin H Silver
Ammiraglio di flotta7 anni fa
Hi Chris,
Sorry for the delay in responding, sounds like your well on the way to a great model.
As most of my models are vintage they are made in a similar way.
Firstly with the balsa I cover with 2 coats of sanding sealer, once sanded to nearly there I use another coat of sanding sealer.
When I am happy with the look and feel of the Hull I coat with ezekote and 0.03mm glass cloth. Allow to dry for 24 hours then another coat of ezekote. This is then rubbed down with 1200 grit wet and dry (used dry).
Next I will spray with Halford filler primer, rubbed down and followed by a couple of coats of normal spray primer, then up to 3 coats of top coat.
And finally 2 coats of lacquer of your choice. Not forgetting to rub down between each coat.
Once you start on the actual paint I use 2000 grit wet and dry used wet with a drip of fairy liquid in the water.
I hope this is helpful, if you have blemishes to fill after priming I use holts knifing putty as it's in a tube and easy to use and sand back.
Don't take my methods as gospel, there are many ways in modelling, this is just my humble opinion.
Cheers Colin.
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oscartrain
Mozzo di bordo7 anni fa
Hello Colin,

the bow and stern are each made up from 7x 19mm thick balsa sections sandwiched together, glued and dowelled to the main hull, which is made up from 3x 3/8 sheets. The sanding is going well however i just want to make the finish a little better. Not looking for a 'as new' overall finish as it was a working barge so i guess that it was knocked around a bit in its time!
regards
chris
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What filler?