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[bobinnit]

Hi All,  On my recent visit to the Northern model boat show at Doncaster. I purchased a vacuum formed moulding for a rigid inflatable boat, it measures 180mm x 85mm (not sure what scale it is),
It really broke the bank costing me an astronomical £1-00.
         My plan is to try and turn it into some sort of in-shore lifeboat, loosely based on the picture below.

        So here is what I srarted off with

        The two hull sections glued together

        Filler applied

        After sanding, the first primer coat

        Second sanding,,more primer


        Main colour applied


More to follow.    Bob

[bobinnit]

Fitted a black rubber fender strip and painted bottom of hull.



Motors and fitting out next  :)

[moller62]

Looks as if you have got a lot of value for 1£, Keep up the good work  :)   

[bobinnit]

Got a bit more done today, fake outboards, rear cage , central consol etc etc.

[Martin (Admin)]

Nice Job Bob! 

[MGrob]

looking really good bob....wheres mine 

may need the life rib when smit takes to the water for the 1st time next week

[FishdockBob]

Looks a well spent pound does that Bob..I like it.

[bobinnit]

Nearly finished 



does anyone know if you can get RNLI decals to fit this model, not sure of scale but it is 6 inches long.

thx Bob.

[TugCowboy]

Looking good Bob.

Can't help you too much on the decals but you can get the bow emblems from: HERE
Might be a starting point at least?

Alex

[TugCowboy]

Excuse the double posting but I also found a couple of bits on that well known auction site:

HERE
There are a few other bits available on there as well, which should see you sorted.

Alex

[funtimefrankie]

The makers must have read this thread, the price is £1.50 at Epic this wekend

Thy do a smaller one for 50p...

[westcoaster]

O.K. guys - let us in to the secret ....................... who are the manufacturers

[barriew]

Model Slipway

Barrie

[westcoaster]

Thanks Barrie, this could well be the source of an inflatable I'll need for a small tug I've started, based on a MMM Nangee hull.
Do you think it is 1/32 scale ?
Best Wishes
Douglas

[funtimefrankie]

I got the £1 one last year and its a bit big for Nangee, sort of fills the stern deck, perhaps as a deck cargo?. the smaller one fits on the deck in front of the wheel house, as a dingy, which is were mine is going.

[westcoaster]

The smaller one it is, then. Any chance of a pic ?
Best Wishes
Douglas ???

[SteamboatPhil]

Here's my 10p bargin at a boot sale, a playmobil toy, chopped of all the bits that took the strange playmobil figures (and they are strange) can of paint, and some of those nice wooden coffee stirrers that we all pinch from motorway service stations for the bottom boards. LOA 8 in

[funtimefrankie]

Here's the £1 one on the deck of Nangee (AKA Strowger).

The 50p one is on the cabin roof. (just placed there at the moment, not painted or anything, only got it yesterday)

[westcoaster]

Thanks SBP and FTF for these pictures. The smaller edition will do nicely, I think
Douglas