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[Neil]

Whilst at the Blackpool show this weekend I was told in Saturday morning by Rowan Fothergil that there was a Tyne lifeboat for sale on the bring and buy stall for 100 quid.

And so I moved quickly. It was rough as a bears bum, and so decided to leave it and if I could get it for less later I would try.

Later that afternoon Rowans dad came through and told me it was down to 50 quid, and so asked Ian if he would go and get it for me as I was tailing to a gent about his lifeboat problems.

And it arrived within minutes. At 50 quid I was quite happy with the model, but a certain modeller amongst us all took the rip out if me for paying so much. And I know why now!!!!

Who ever built this wasn't a modeller, he'she was either a plastered or a home insulation worker, as the cabion has been in the hands of a butcher.

It is, the way it was constructed absolutely aufull and amaturist the way it was put together. However now knowing this I m able to rip all the mastic and home usage filler out and start again.

For the past hour I have been picking all this rubberised filler that had glued the 5mm thick windows out of the main cabin, and all outer additions as they were all a figment of the builders imagination and i can then sand it all clean and begin again.

I just love a challenge, but, my friend S, I still think it was a bargain at 50 quid.

Pictures below are of the crud and rubish that have come out of the inside of the cabin so far.

The hand held piece of the rear of the cabin aloan is filled with plaster filler...........god knows why, but it served no purpose at all, but a new hollow correct item wll be produced from 1.5mm plasticard eventually.

But, THIS will not be my main topic, as now that the restoration of the old and battered Clyde has been finished and now gone up north with its owner to Ullerpool, i will be concentrating on his second Clyde that i have to build first.

[Neil]

So last night and a couple hours this morning, I finally stripped out all the crap from the inside of the main cabin.

The cabin can be used again with a little tender care, sanding and a little filler, but the aft bulkhead, althogh not damaged would be easier just to replace with either some 3mm ply or some 3mm plasticard, both I have in stock.

I am going towards ply as it will hold all the cabin together strongly AND it will glue better to the grp of the cabin sides.

The whole weight of the detrytis that I removed from the cabin was,  excluding the plastic box, that I put it in to total of 926 grams, almosy a kilo of filler, wood and rubish. No wonder the cabin weighed so much.

[Capt Podge]

Hiya Neil, well you certainly do have a job and a half sorting this one out but, knowing you, it will end up a beauty and so we'll be watching out for the updates when they start - have fun 


Cheers,


Ray.

[Neil]

thanks for your trust and faith in me Ray, but at times, I have doubts myself.