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[6705russell]

I have just received the Arun this morning from Models By Design, 1/12 scale and its huge! Excellent fibre glass moulded hull,deck joined and wheelhouse, if anyone as attempted one of these any help as to sourcing fittings, stanchions etc would be most appreciated.

Russ

[gribeauval]

Looks nice Russ !!

Check out the Model Slipway site, they do a range of 1/12th lifeboat fittings. 

http://www.modelslipway.com/fittings/Lifeboat_fittings/lifeboat_fittingslist.htm

[J.beazley]

Have a look at lifeboat Pauls ARUN very nicely built and goes like stink on the water

http://www.modelboatmayhem.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=9830.0

Jay

[offshore1987]

Very nice lookin, me dad just got a MBD fishing boat and the fiberglass is nice on that too, they seem a very good builder, cant wait to see this build, il be keep a very close look at it 

can safley say my next model will probs be a MBD one now iv seen there work

all the best and good luck

[colin-stevens]

check out speedline site. does a wonderfull range of etched window frames. they are the dogs b******s.
colin

[offshore1987]

rus is this the 52ft?

all the best

[6705russell]

Yup it certainly is, must admit its gotta be the best hull i have bought in a long while 

Thanks all for the info 

[lifeboat paul]

Russell ,
 
I will be at Alfold both days , it`s a great show , why not come along ,as I will have the Arun there and you can have a proper look at my arun and we can have a chat about the build ect.
 
Regards Paul.

[GaryM]

Looks good Russ. :)
Whats the length?

regards
Gary

[6705russell]

Its based on the 52ft so 52 inch in length and about 16 inch in width at the widest point. 

[furball]

Now do you want the bad news...

The hull's the wrong shape at the stern - the real hull has semi-tunnels moulded in and the model hasn't. I modified mine by cutting a lot of the bottom of the hull out (scary...) and putting them in.

First pic shows the difference on the transom between what you get and what should be there, the second shows my remodelled version.

Lance

(P.S. this is for anoraks only - you can't generally see the bottom of the hull in the water  :) )

[nhp651]

if you build your arun as the prototype 52-02 Sir William Arnold you won't have to change as she didn't have noticable tunnels.

[johno 52-11]

if you build your arun as the prototype 52-02 Sir William Arnold you won't have to change as she didn't have noticable tunnels.

That is true but Russ would have to build a new wheelhouse. The wheelhouse that is with this boat is of the GRP type and was only used on 3 52' Aruns 52-08 52-09 52-10

[nhp651]

that is true, Johno. and which would be easier, building a new superstructure or putting tunnels into his existing hull.By the way, which superstructure do you mean there were 3 built with.the 52-02 was unique and the only one of her type. don't know about the grp one in the Models by design boat though.cheers,neil.

[johno 52-11]

that is true, Johno. and which would be easier, building a new superstructure or putting tunnels into his existing hull.By the way, which superstructure do you mean there were 3 built with.the 52-02 was unique and the only one of her type. don't know about the grp one in the Models by design boat though.cheers,neil.

Hi Neil at the end of the day its about building the model you want. As for the wheelhouse 52-01 52-02 and 54-03 all as far as I know have unique wheelhouses the GRP wheelhouse was used from 54-04 to 52-10 from 52-11 to 52-46 they all had the flat pannel aluminium wheelhouse.

[nhp651]

cheers, Johno. what did 52-03 look like?
have you got a shot of her, please.neil.

[furball]

what did 52-03 look like?

It's similar to the rounded GRP ones (I think that's what it's made of) - it's not identical though.

(and it's 54-03...)

Lance

[nhp651]

cheers.

[johno 52-11]

Arun 54-03 is on display at Chatham Dockyards there is a picture here http://www.chdt.org.uk/Lifeboat/Some_of_the_Lifeboats_on_Display/Some_of_the_Lifeboats_on_Display.html
it was stationed at Torbay from 1975 to 1994

John

[6705russell]

I made a start on the superstructure this week, built up the upper wheelhouse, cut the windows out and give her two coats of primer and up to now she has three coats of Orange, window frames from Macsmouldings have been primed ready for top coat.

I think i might need some assistance with measuring the exit holes for the propshafts, does anyone have any measurement, templates etc?  I have opted for the MFA 850 running on 12 volt with industrial type in-line couplers which are three times the strength of an ordinary coupling.

Thanks

Russ

[6705russell]

Nice and warm today so it was time to get the spray cans out !  Also i fitted the propshafts and rudders. 

Russ

[GaryM]

Looking good, beautiful crisp line between the blue and red - hope my hull is as good when I get round to it!

regards
Gary :)

[nhp651]

Nice one Russell. sorry I didn't see you on Friday. got there early.
 did you like the RIB?

[offshore1987]

I love it 

they would make such a nice tuf boat, i.e not stickin all the little bits on and using it in the sea  :)

All the best and cant wait to see more

[6705russell]

Thanks Offshore, not done much more to it other than spray the deck, got a bit way laid with my Tug build,  will make a start again in a week or so.

Russ