Model Boat Mayhem
The Shipyard ( Dry Dock ): Builds & Questions => Yachts and Sail => Topic started by: Positive on September 15, 2018, 02:03:47 pm
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Often considered far too difficult to contemplate!Here a a short video showing how to do it!https://www.facebook.com/groups/1841532386133008/ (https://www.facebook.com/groups/1841532386133008/)
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Thanks for that Bob. It really is very simple! I am tempted to ask if the blob of contact adhesive is up to the job and endures over time, but given the number of models you have made, I guess the answer has to be yes!
Greg
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It has very little to do with the glue. It is more about how the models are looked after. We have two sailing ships that I built over 30 years ago, and they are still OK. They are kept on a shelf where direct sunlight never shines. Look at these two photographs, one of a model as completed, and the other ten years later. When they brought it back for repair, I said "You've kept in in direct sunlight, haven't you!" and the confirmed that they had, saying there was no alternative. I eventually repaired it so it was at least presentable again, but told them if they stuck it in the sunlight again, it would soon go the same way. I have had three more models returned to me that suffered the same fate, but the majority are looked after properly
Bob