Hi all,
Purchased a Canning hull from Mobile marine models last week and at first glance was pretty pleased with it but on further perusal it appears that the mould may be aging a bit as the detail on the hull is ummmm a bit vague in areas (a bit over critical after being a laminator for a few years!). The riveting on the hull is really oversized with plenty of voids within these large occasionally oddly placed rivets, the plating representation is really quite bumpy. I took it upon myself to remove the offending rivets which showed even more problems ahead, namely the plating displaying varying thicknesses. So armed with various grades of emery cloth the thickness of the plating has been reduced and rescribed giving a more even decent portrayal of the 'in-out-in-out' fashion of plating.
I've only got one side done at the moment after three days of sanding, scraping, cursing and end of tethering moments! (I'm leaving the other side as a reference for marking out the rivets on the side I'm doing at the moment and until my sanity returns!)
Now, when it comes to rivets, what is the best way to represent these..........I was contemplating using super glue gel (Gorilla glue type) with a pin head or indeed pinheads (small) in small pre drilled holes then re-glassing the hull afterwards (especially after removing a fair amount of material from the hull, glad it was a thicker lay-up!)
What I'm after is your views on the best way forward to a task I half wish I never started! And whether any one else has had similar woes!
All the best Dave