Paint time
First, the lights have been wired in and glued tidy, up under the deck and tested (180)
It’s out with the paint cans this week. First coat was the lightest colour which is white. I applied several coats to cover the complete hull as I do like a smooth finish.
Then it was time for masking off to get the water line in place. I hate this job as the line always seems to in the wrong place and I do suffer from bleed through. This time I tried engineers electrical tape followed up by masking tape on top with newspaper to cover the rest. (181) the black was then applied to the lower section.
As you can see, the line does not appear to be straight, (182) (183), so it was re masked and done again. (184) I’ve placed some of the modules on the ship to get another perspective.
While the paint was drying, I got on with making the tarpaulin covered boxes which sit on the paddle boxes. (What ever do they keep under here eh?) (179).
This brings me to the holes I cut in the paddle box tops for the ladders. I notice that after I’d cut them, that they are only in the rear sections. These boxes will now have to cover the front holes and will cover my mistake lovely.
It’s then on to the electronic controls. I followed my usual pattern of placing them all together on a board to make lakeside repair easier by making the board slid out from under the first deck for access. (185)
The controls sited are as follows.
1. Motor speed controller
2. Two way electronic switcher for the lights and the sound/smoke generator
3. JJC smoke generator
4. JJC Waverley engine sound
5. 6 channel receiver from Futaba, sited farthest from spark creating modules
6. Fuse bank for all supplies.
7. Separate set of control switches fitted to stern to control the master on/off for easy lakeside use
8. Override switch to allow light to be used without the R/C being on
The painting is not yet finished, as there is a third colour of red to go below the black, so it’s off to the shop again. I am keeping a log of the costs, so far, but I fear to tell you how much we are up to.