Hi, might I make a small point re ronseal. I know the stuff but Im not adverse to the likes of z-poxy or similar these days. It will be much stronger. I guess ronseal soaks in though because its thin.
...actually I'm not very old (body of a neglected 40 year old, started losing memory when I was about 15), but looking at all the beginner posts these days. When I started out I had a white futaba 27mhz set my dad bought me and it got transplanted into everything (still have it!). A 540 motor was a months pocket money. I made about 10-15 models from card. No money for waterproofing using anything proper. I used to cover (neatly) with sellotape and thick artist acrylic paint from tubes from the art shop. When it went soggy (always did), I learned PDQ to get back to shore to rescue the model before it sank! I learned lots and lots from that, particularly how to build from thin card! Nothing so complex as this though LoL!
Rich