they look nice models beneath the ravages of time.
best bet is to start by stripping all electrics out and putting to one side........you can think about that at a later date.
make sure your prop shaft and rudder are free turning before anything else is started on. if they are ok, then its firstly a matter of cleaning off all the grime, with warm soapy water, and lightly sand off the rough paint work.
now here's a tip when sanding off. the paintwork, but important for when you repaint.
you can usually tell what type of paint has been put on by the way it sands off and the way it smells when sanding. believe me.
if you rub it with a reasonably course paper..say 100 grade....if an oil based enamel it not only will clogg the sand paper in bigger lumps but it will smell of burnt paint.
celulose paint won't normally do that. also the paint will go rubbery when painted with oil/enamel paint.
when you come to repaint, it's worth klnowing that oil based /enamel paints will go over a cellulose paint with no trouble, but cellulose and acrylic paints won't go over the top of oil based/ enamels.
so you really have to take the paint down to base level.
once that has done, you can start to repair the damaged parts, and then we can get down to glues and adhesives used.
welcome to the world of model ship restoration and building......and please enjoy it.......we are all here to help.
neil.
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