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Hi to all Just to let you know the brass cannons will be painted black but not yet along way to go in the build.

For the last few days I have been making a few parts for the two models, after chatting with two old friends from the local lifeboat station. one of them borrowed the keys for the boat house and let me in to take photos of our station D Class rib to  base the small fittings on.

The patches for the holders of the oars were added to the sponsons plus the fore locating blocks for the,

Consol for the centre base and electrical equipment was made. It should be htaller but because the deck has been rased to fit the radio gear for sailing it had to be squashed down to fit.

And then the   spray sheets were furnished with the hoods and locker toms for more equipment.

finally the fuel sacks were madefrom rolled up milliput and sanded smooth.

Now Sold

Would help to know what the hull is made off. If wood my preferred method would be to use finishing epoxy brushed on. If you want some extra strength then a layer of lightweight glass cloth with the epoxy will do. To make it easier to sand the epoxy for the final finish then add some microballoons to slightly thicken the epoxy, these sand easier and can give a near polished finish. It's not the best idea to use polyester (car glass fibre) resin as it  has a really strong and toxic smell and really needs to be used outside in the open air. Chopped strand mat and glass tissue are really intended for poyester and don't work well with epoxy.
Jim

By the time of HMS Victory only the smallest guns would be brass as they were much more expensive to make due to the cost of the raw materials. Many of these brass guns will in fact have been old ones kept in use for the smallest ships and gunboats.
Jim

Would help to know what the hull is made off. If wood my preferred method would be to use finishing epoxy brushed on. If you want some extra strength then a layer of lightweight glass cloth with the epoxy will do. To make it easier to sand the epoxy for the final finish then add some microballoons to slightly thicken the epoxy, these sand easier and can give a near polished finish. It's not the best idea to use polyester (car glass fibre) resin as it  has a really strong and toxic smell and really needs to be used outside in the open air. Chopped strand mat and glass tissue are really intended for poyester and don't work well with epoxy.
Jim

Just started building a Smit Rotterdam. Would welcome any advice on hull sealing, in and out, and any suggestion for the best sealant. Thanks.

Brilliant documentary loved it


Stavros

Thanks Footski good advice I haven't made up my mind on the cannons as yet, my other half wants them staying as brassard thanks again for your great comment,

Looking good Wallace. Don't forget to paint the guns black. Being made of iron, guns would rust very quickly so we're kept painted, unless they were made of brass which was very rare indeed.