Topic: Building the FV Cornelia Marie (Read 172239 times)

missyd · « **Reply #300 on:** May 17, 2015, 06:06:34 pm »

Thanks a lot to you all for all the kind compliments!!!!
The flag is not was I really like but there's no other aviable ... btw the wind was strong enough to keep the flag as schown in the pics/video.

Video Part 4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JineccvHERA

Unsinkable 2 · « **Reply #301 on:** May 17, 2015, 09:01:29 pm »

Missyd I have been following your thread on this forum over the last few days and must say that it is without doubt one of the finest models I have ever seen, and I don't mean one of the finest model boats I mean its one of the finest model anything I have seen. Well done its superb.

I am no photographer but I think that if you photograph the model with the camera at water level looking up at the front of the boat and the front of the ship in focus and background (or even the back of the ship) out of focus it will be very hard to tell it from the real ship.

I would be tempted to pay a professional photographer to photograph it if I had something that looks as realistic as that. I look forward to your next model..... well done again.... U2

essex2visuvesi · « **Reply #302 on:** May 17, 2015, 09:57:10 pm »

Have you sent a link to the build & pics to the CM website? I'm sure they would be pleased to see your hard work :)

missyd · « **Reply #303 on:** May 18, 2015, 06:16:08 am »

Thank you very much for your big compliments! I am speechless by all the positive replies from so many!

I have sent pictures of my CM to Josh Harris (no reply) an Casey McMagnus (liked my model but for him it was to much weathered) ... all other internet pages or facebook pages are not run by the CM Crew itself ...

jarvo · « **Reply #304 on:** May 18, 2015, 10:07:43 pm »

Hi Danielle

At this time of year they may be on the Salmon fishing as a tender boat like last year, DC showed they were very busy, might not have time to reply or to tired.

Mark

missyd · « **Reply #305 on:** May 22, 2015, 06:25:43 pm »

... more work to be done on my Cornelia Marie.
There was too much water entering the hull via the openings on deck and so I decided to do everything new.

missyd · « **Reply #306 on:** May 25, 2015, 10:36:56 am »

Redid the whole thing and now there are 2 rows of rubber sealing to keep the water out.

Corposant · « **Reply #307 on:** May 25, 2015, 01:16:29 pm »

And a piece of kitchen roll to soak it up if they don't.

Mike

missyd · « **Reply #308 on:** May 25, 2015, 04:48:35 pm »

Yes ... I fill up the pace between the spars with kitchen paper or as I just bought some with foam rubber ....

Big Ada · « **Reply #309 on:** May 25, 2015, 07:12:47 pm »

Quote from: missyd on May 22, 2015, 06:25:43 pm

... more work to be done on my Cornelia Marie.
There was too much water entering the hull via the openings on deck and so I decided to do everything new.

Is that a couple of Kits to build, I see in the back ground?.

Len.

missyd · « **Reply #310 on:** May 26, 2015, 07:27:43 am »

@Len: Yes we have 2 Lego Techniqs kit and one metal kit to build. And there a maybe 30 Tamiya plastic kits waiting to be built too...

Big Ada · « **Reply #311 on:** May 26, 2015, 06:57:57 pm »

Quote from: missyd on May 26, 2015, 07:27:43 am

@Len: Yes we have 2 Lego Techniqs kit and one metal kit to build. And there a maybe 30 Tamiya plastic kits waiting to be built too...

Busy, Busy, Busy.

missyd · « **Reply #312 on:** June 03, 2015, 05:03:50 pm »

The new propellers have arrived ... 35mm from Raboesch. Now the CM has the right look!

jarvo · « **Reply #313 on:** June 03, 2015, 11:01:10 pm »

Brilliant props, have used them for years, look so good in the shiny brass finish, almost to good to put in the water

Mark

NobbySideways · « **Reply #314 on:** June 04, 2015, 11:11:08 am »

I've just bought one of these props (40mm 3 blade though) and the finish is gorgeous. My intention is that my build will be something I can put on the shelf and admire as well as use, and if the components available are consistently this high in quality I may just be able to achieve it.

Really impressed with the Cornelia Marie, great looking ship.

missyd · « **Reply #315 on:** June 04, 2015, 11:21:22 am »

Thanks a lot! Yes they are the best quality avaiable at the moment. I also like the loog of them ... the CM sits high on a bookshalf and so you see the props very good.

missyd · « **Reply #316 on:** June 04, 2015, 07:18:05 pm »

New props are on and everything ready for the next outing on the Bering sea ....

Then I filled up the spaces in the hull with foam rubber .... now no more problems with splashing water in the hull.

MikeK · « **Reply #317 on:** June 05, 2015, 07:58:21 am »

She looks great with the new props, Dannielle

You probably have something similar already, but just in case. I carry in my tool box one of those trigger sprayer gadgets you get with domestic products, minus the bottle of course ! If you can find a length of tubing to replace th short bit fitted so much the better for getting into far corners of the hull and squirt any ingress back where it belongs !

Mike

NobbySideways · « **Reply #318 on:** June 05, 2015, 08:44:35 am »

Quote from: MikeK on June 05, 2015, 07:58:21 am

...I carry in my tool box one of those trigger sprayer gadgets you get with domestic products, minus the bottle of course ! If you can find a length of tubing to replace th short bit fitted so much the better for getting into far corners of the hull and squirt any ingress back where it belongs !

Thats a great tip. I'll be using that one.

missyd · « **Reply #319 on:** June 05, 2015, 09:10:21 am »

Super tip!!!!!

MikeK · « **Reply #320 on:** June 05, 2015, 09:59:26 am »

You're welcome all. I would like to preen myself and say it was my idea, but in fact it was a tip from a fellow member years ago in the South Shields model boat club

Mike

jarvo · « **Reply #321 on:** June 05, 2015, 11:29:22 am »

Hi Mike

Still a brilliant tip

Mark

Unsinkable 2 · « **Reply #322 on:** June 09, 2015, 09:13:22 pm »

My prop arrived 2 days ago in exactly the same bag but unfortunately I ordered the wrong size

silly me..... ill try and swap it. Yours look great

Please please please tell me the recipe for your rusty chain look its superb and I would like to try and reproduce the same effect. U2

missyd · « **Reply #323 on:** June 10, 2015, 08:13:28 am »

The rust is made with acrylic paint from the craft shop ... it has to be matte (dull) and never ever make the color thinner by adding fluid. Stir the paint well and off you go ... different shades of browns can be used. After 2-3 irregular layers over the original color (also Acrylic) the rust is perfect.

Unsinkable 2 · « **Reply #324 on:** June 10, 2015, 06:48:42 pm »

Thanks for that missyd I'm going to give it a try when I get around to the chains. Soon I hope. U2

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