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Re: Tenby lifeboat
« Reply #125 on: August 27, 2015, 12:18:00 am »

Hi John, thanks for your input, I used this for the support wires along the side of the cabin, but had a problem getting it tight without any slight bends, have you got a tip to get it looking taught. Regards Gerard.
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Re: Tenby lifeboat
« Reply #126 on: August 27, 2015, 12:23:06 am »

Alan what size bolts did you use to fix the stanchions to the deck rails and where acquired, regards Gerard .
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« Reply #127 on: August 27, 2015, 12:54:18 am »

Hi Gerard have you no adjustment on the fittings if not pull the wire through your fingers a couple of times to get any kinks out and the fix to fitting. I made them slightly shorter so there was a very small amount of tension on the stanchion.

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Re: Tenby lifeboat
« Reply #128 on: August 27, 2015, 07:43:39 pm »

Hi Gerard.
I used 12ba brass bolts for fixing the stanchions. ( bolt heads to superstructure side).
Sourced them from BA bolts.


Regards Alan  :-))
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Re: Tenby lifeboat
« Reply #129 on: August 27, 2015, 10:41:22 pm »

Hi Alan, thanks for giving me the info for your bolt supplier, what a good site, every thing you could ever want, regards Gerard.
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Re: Tenby lifeboat
« Reply #130 on: May 12, 2016, 09:31:31 pm »

Not much work done since my last post. I have managed to finish the deck covers and fix I .......

Alan where did you get the stainless hinges?
Thanks.
John.
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« Reply #131 on: May 15, 2016, 06:32:38 pm »

Hi john. The hinges are actually brass. The supplied hinges were too big I felt. I sourced them from the Dolls house emporium. I radiused the corners then nickel plated them. I have just finished my tamar. Adrian from Speedline supplied me with Perspex  bolt heads for the rear engine covers foc. I thought that was very kind of him.


Hope your builds going well.


Regards Alan
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Re: Tenby lifeboat
« Reply #132 on: May 16, 2016, 08:08:24 am »

Thanks Alan,your boat is beautiful well done.
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Re: Tenby lifeboat
« Reply #133 on: May 29, 2016, 09:00:14 am »

The last few nights I Have completed all of the guard lines. I sent for some turnbuckles from RB model they were the smallest they do and also some shackles- also the smallest. I also made out of 15 amp fuse wire some connecting links. I have added a bit of detail to the fenders. I cut some 5mm brass tube in to  3 mm lengths.... What a pain in the.... Painted and fitted in place. A bit of rope work to finish. The lines are 1mm shearing elastic and there are some fishing bits also. I am quite pleased with how they have turned out. I have also wired up the radar and also completed nearly all of the mast detailing.


Tonight I have started the final motor / battery / rear door/ bow thruster installation.


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Re: Tenby lifeboat
« Reply #134 on: May 29, 2016, 10:02:25 am »

Hello Alan.Did you spray the fender with laquer?
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Re: Tenby lifeboat
« Reply #135 on: May 29, 2016, 12:51:15 pm »

Hi John
The rubber fender does look a bit shiny in some of my pictures! But it isn't laquered.  It needed some cleaning up after fitting. I found that Humbrol enamel thinners brought it up a treat!


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« Reply #136 on: May 29, 2016, 03:18:00 pm »

Alan very grateful.
 Thanks John.
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« Reply #137 on: August 16, 2016, 08:18:12 am »

Hi all.
 I have made good progress with the painting this weekend. 3 coats vw brilliant orange. Applied decals finished with 3 coats of clear laquer.


Cheers Alan  :-))
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Re: Tenby lifeboat
« Reply #138 on: August 20, 2016, 08:04:08 am »

Hello again Alan.
Please can you tell me how you achieved your paint finish?Did you rub down with finishing paper between gloss and lacquer and spray over transfers.
Many thanks.
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Re: Tenby lifeboat
« Reply #139 on: August 20, 2016, 08:22:45 pm »




Pm sent


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Re: Tenby lifeboat
« Reply #140 on: October 10, 2016, 07:50:15 pm »

hi alan
superb tenby lifeboat musem standerd i would think
could you help with the  following please   where would you decide to put full bolt heads or pin heads as in the windscreen
1 what did you glue the delicate stainless steel parts down with
2 may i use your idea for the rear transom door
3 looked at your post of main mast , how did you get the servo to oparate  the ram on the mast arrangment
4 speedline  suggest in their insructions  that the kick boards are fixed to deck with p38 or p40 filler not sure if this would be ok any suggestions would be welcome


thanks for your time ps went on holiday to the broads maneged to get a tour of the cromer boat ,you cold eat your dinner off of the engines
not bad for a boat which is seven years old ,also saw the new shannon at lowestoft
will order one in new year (kit that is ) real one wont fit in bedroom
thanks for your time
regards
scuppers
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Re: Tenby lifeboat
« Reply #141 on: October 11, 2016, 07:14:08 am »

Sent to me in error I think.I am building the Cromer lifeboat and always interested in your progress.
John
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Re: Tenby lifeboat
« Reply #142 on: October 13, 2016, 11:57:09 pm »

hi
can anyone help with following please
1 how does one decide where to use dummy bolt heads or pin heads as used by Alan on his super tamar
2 speedline suggest using p 38 /40 to fix kick boards  to deck not sure any ideas
3 best way to paint the railings.

 any help would be most welcome
thanks
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Re: Tenby lifeboat
« Reply #143 on: October 14, 2016, 10:24:02 pm »

Hi Howard.
Sorry for the delay with an answer to your questions.
I used pin heads as dummy bolts where 14 or16ba would look too big and out of scale.
Fixing the kick boards was achived with a thick super glue (mitre fix) it allows time for adjustment and will gap fill to a small degree.
I painted most of my Tamar with Halfords aerosol paints. All brass work was primed with an acid etch primer. Then 2 colour coats to finish.
Small stainless parts were fixed with the same glue applied with a cocktail stick.
The mast on my Tamar is fixed so I can not advise on that point.


I hope this is of some help to you Howard.


   Alan  :-))
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Re: Tenby lifeboat
« Reply #144 on: October 15, 2016, 12:17:46 am »

hi alan
thanks for the info , super mast was there any  reason why with such an ecellent build that the mast was not  made to move ,thanks for posting the photos will be helpful during the build for referance
the power units for my tamar are two 850 kv brushless powerd by two 5000 ml am; lipo s  and a 7,2 nicad for the bowthruster  plus engine sound
should be quite quick
thanks for your reply
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Re: Tenby lifeboat
« Reply #145 on: October 15, 2016, 10:26:40 am »

hi alan
ref last posting , mast
what i ment was there any particular reason the mast was not made to move electronicly
thanks
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Re: Tenby lifeboat
« Reply #146 on: October 15, 2016, 12:05:03 pm »

   
     Hi Howard.
               
            No  reason other than I couldnt  see the benefit for the work involved, and the compromises that have to be made in the ram areas of the mast.   
   
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Re: Tenby lifeboat
« Reply #147 on: October 17, 2016, 04:59:01 pm »

Alan, I notice in one of your pictures that you seem to be using 5000mAh NI MH batteries x2 , what run time do you get from these batteries.
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Re: Tenby lifeboat
« Reply #148 on: October 18, 2016, 04:47:36 pm »

Hello Alan.
You are keeping busy on this site!
Can you please tell me where you  found the panel which fronts the wheelhouse moulding and runs either side of the bridge door and holds the steering wheels.
Many thanks.
John.
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Re: Tenby lifeboat
« Reply #149 on: October 18, 2016, 07:41:14 pm »

Hi Gerard.
I haven't timed my runs but I would guess that at high constant speed about twenty mins. Usual trundling about about an hour.


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