Model Boat Mayhem

Mess Deck: General Section => Model Boating => Topic started by: AlanP on March 20, 2014, 11:25:24 pm

Title: Nav lights
Post by: AlanP on March 20, 2014, 11:25:24 pm

Wondered if anyone has come across these for sale while trawling the tinternet, they are off an old boat that I am restoring and I could do with a similar pair for yet another restoration project.

Alan

Title: Re: Nav lights
Post by: Brian Roberts on March 21, 2014, 12:06:22 am

Have a look at Reade Models website, select Ship Fittings 2 and scroll to the bottom of the page.

Hope this helps.

Brian

Title: Re: Nav lights
Post by: john44 on March 21, 2014, 09:17:27 am

Hi Alan, I had a similar problem with finding extra same parts for one of my boats.
What I did was to brush the required part with thin oil press it into plastercine
then remove the part and you now have a mold.I placed the mold in the fridge
it hardens the plastercine up a bit I mixed my resin/bodyfiller and filled the mold
and when set removed it from the mold by sticking a bit of tape to it and giving
a gentle pull.That is if you want parts of the same size of course, if you need more
just push the plug/part into the plastercine a few times.

john

Title: Re: Nav lights
Post by: Pat Matthews on March 21, 2014, 12:53:59 pm

Or, 3D print them in brass as I did here!
http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2042278&page=5#post27303077

Title: Re: Nav lights
Post by: AlanP on March 21, 2014, 04:17:30 pm

Thanks for all the replies lads  :-))

Brian, very near there Brian, but they don't look quite right and I might have a job making those into working lights, but thanks anyway.

John, I might just have a go at doing as you suggest, nothing to lose by having a go.  :-))

Pat, I don't know of anywhere on our little island that would do that, they do look nice though.

Alan

Title: Re: Nav lights
Post by: ian-mccaffrey on March 21, 2014, 04:27:53 pm

i think marks model bits ( MMB ) do something like that . but there cast resin ones  and you would have to modify them if you wanted them to work

Title: Re: Nav lights
Post by: AlanP on March 21, 2014, 04:53:07 pm

Thanks Ian, but I can't see any on his site.

Alan

Title: Re: Nav lights
Post by: merseyferry on March 21, 2014, 10:45:01 pm

hi  i was wondering if you could modifi these...http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/AM-32-Model-Boat-Fittings-Metal-Navigation-Lights-x4-AM-32-/130971138155?pt=UK_ToysGames_RadioControlled_JN&hash=item1e7e7cf86b.. hope this helps pad