Model Boat Mayhem
Mess Deck: General Section => Model Boating => Topic started by: hazegry on April 23, 2009, 01:57:33 am
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Hey guys I know this kit isn't a proper representation of the movie boat but I thought it still looked nice so I bought it tonight. I have a question the plans dont show how to hook up the rudder does anyone have any suggestions? I also want to improve the looks of the decking but I am on a budget.
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Complicated but neatest:
http://navi.modelisme.com/article7.html
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thanks I think I might try something similar but use a chain drive so I can have just 2 small holes
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wow its been a year and I just dusted this thing off gonna have to start it again going to rename it and build it right out of the box mostly but I might try to do that rudder modification.
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Someone in the States is now making a little kit to convert a standard servo into a linear actuator. Might be possible to put a servo under the rear thwart with a rod up to a slot in the tiller arm.
Still scratching my head about how to do mine!
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hey guys I dusted this one off I am gonna try to get some stuff done on it this winter. I am going to use a cable drive on a servo below the water line. I am not worried about it looking just like the movie I just want a nice boat. I might redo some of the boiler copper pipe and sheathing on the boiler and polish them up. anyone with hits or tips would be a godsend.
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well started staining the decking I used a screwdriver to put groves in the decking its turning out good should have this on the water this summer!
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stained the wood tonight didnt get much done but took some picks.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v220/hazegry/SSC_0062-1.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v220/hazegry/SSC_0063-1.jpg)
I did have some help Capt. Snowflake says get back to work
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v220/hazegry/DSC_0056.jpg)
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worked on the other boats today but we did go thru an inspection
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v220/hazegry/Puddinsailing.jpg)
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is that a new eco freindly motor you have in there ? :-))
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is that a new eco freindly motor you have in there ? :-))
Don't eat the floating raisins! :}
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all I am going to say is thank god its a abs hull and easy to clean little "xxxxx"
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Ok well I am not happy with the abs hull one bit. my bow split as I was trimming the excess abs. The boat split right down the seam and the rudder area did the exact same thing. I got it fixed mostly and started working on the boiler and engine. I am going to machine some of the plastic parts out of brass as I now have access to a mill and lathe at work. You can see on the boiler I rounded the wood to give it a more pleasing shape.
bow repair
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v220/hazegry/bowrepair.jpg)
rudder area repair
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v220/hazegry/rudderrepair.jpg)
boiler I rounded the wooden pucks to give it a more realistic look
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v220/hazegry/boiler.jpg)
one of the hull
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v220/hazegry/progersssofar.jpg)
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well got the frames all tacked in with ca I will epoxy them in first thing in the morning. I am hoping to have the deck on by the end of the week.
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Looks like Billing's Quality Control bloke was off sick again...
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yeah he was out again I guess but I am getting thru it I did allot yesterday and will post pics up later.
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heres some pics I almost trashed the decking and remade it I am glad I didnt. all the decks and seat are not glued down yet I am thinking of attaching the decks with magnets so I can get underneath the boat.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v220/hazegry/longshot.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v220/hazegry/queen.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v220/hazegry/steamplant.jpg)
just the plastic bits I painted a dark green it should contrast with the brass fittings nicely
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v220/hazegry/DSC_0104.jpg)
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hey guys I got the hull ballasted and tested it in the hot tub no leaks even with the big cracks I had to fix so I am happy there but, its time to start thinking about the battery placement.
I am thinking of cutting the deck out on the inside of the boiler and hiding the batterys in the boiler. The top would secure with magnets and allow me access.
I am using 2s 1800mah lipos they just fit inside the boiler but I want to fit them lower if possible so I dont raise the CG to much any thoughts? I am open to suggestions none of the decking has been secured yet
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just an update its coming along it will be a nice boat when its all done.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v220/hazegry/queenwhitepainted.jpg)
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That tip with the rudder will teach me to read more posts it would have been perfect on the back of my puffer.
Colin
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bottom is done I am very happy with the color
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v220/hazegry/queenbottompaint.jpg)
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The African Queen was on TV this afternoon.... your model looks a bit shiny! ok2
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yup but I just cant bring myself to weather it
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can I ask why you have painted the hull befor trimming the top edge of it?
Peter
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it wont show once I trim it and it gives me something to move the boat with after I paint it. I wouldnt have left it but its so thin I dont think its going to matter
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ok not built a billings kit so didnt know if there was a reason , good idea saves finger marks.
Peter
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I was watching the film yesterday as well. I thought the boat looked on it's last legs and that weathering a model to look like that might involve giving it to my dog to play with it. {-)
Quite a challenge in the weathering department, I would have thought.
ken
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I am happy to have it in un weathered condition I am just glad I didnt give up on it. I didnt get anything done today I fiberglassed a buddys dumas tuna clipper hull for him today.
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(http://s8.postimage.org/ci0lxr7tt/trimmed_queen.jpg) (http://postimage.org/image/ci0lxr7tt/)
just a update on my progress
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got the deck coated with spar varnish looks great thanks for the tips guys
(http://s8.postimage.org/oxe15t4m9/queen_shiny_deck.jpg) (http://postimage.org/image/oxe15t4m9/)
(http://s8.postimage.org/s5iiiuqw1/queen_deck_front_shine.jpg) (http://postimage.org/image/s5iiiuqw1/)
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From the BBC news:-
"The British-built boat that co-starred with Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn in 1951 film The African Queen is to be restored and will sail again.
Owner Jim Hendricks, referring to the boat's whistle, told the Key West Citizen it would mean "giving the Queen her voice back".
Mr Hendricks' late father bought the Queen in 1982 for $65,000 (£41,300).
The boat is in a state of disrepair after sitting in a dry dock next to the Key Largo Holiday Inn for 10 years."
I wonder if it will be restored to look as it was in the film or 'tarted up'? <*<
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not sure but I am making changes to this one so I am going to name it after the wife so I dont have to hear how it doesnt look like the boat in the movie
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got more done today varnished the mast and built the coal box. I also glassed the hull to the PT-109
(http://s7.postimage.org/jktx4350n/mast_ring.jpg) (http://postimage.org/image/jktx4350n/)
(http://s11.postimage.org/wwllshevz/queen_mast.jpg) (http://postimage.org/image/wwllshevz/)
(http://s8.postimage.org/9zlun9y41/coal_box.jpg) (http://postimage.org/image/9zlun9y41/)
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got a bit more done today the coal in the coal box came out great
(http://s9.postimage.org/fondznckb/DSC_0376.jpg) (http://postimage.org/image/fondznckb/)
(http://s7.postimage.org/s95clikrb/rigging_ring.jpg) (http://postimage.org/image/s95clikrb/)
(http://s8.postimage.org/kbhjp840h/rudder.jpg) (http://postimage.org/image/kbhjp840h/)