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Re: Another Huntsman rebuild
« Reply #300 on: October 05, 2021, 08:01:40 pm »

Aye, we're all good now Mark and thank you for all your encouragement mate  :-))


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Re: Another Huntsman rebuild
« Reply #301 on: October 05, 2021, 08:24:08 pm »

Ray, I've sent you a message  :-))


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Re: Another Huntsman rebuild
« Reply #302 on: October 05, 2021, 09:09:23 pm »

Hi Ray


She looking nearly complete, whats remaining to do before she can get her feet wet ?
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Re: Another Huntsman rebuild
« Reply #303 on: October 05, 2021, 09:16:38 pm »

Ray, I've sent you a message  :-))

Will


That's great Will, thanks for that and I'll let you know how it goes.


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Re: Another Huntsman rebuild
« Reply #304 on: October 05, 2021, 09:37:26 pm »



whats remaining to do before she can get her feet wet ?


Still a fair bit to do yet Dave but feeling positive about her now.


Windscreen
Grabrails atop the saloons
Short mast
Pulpit rails
Safety rails down aft
Swimming ladder on the stern
Lights
Flag staff
Anchor rope pulley up for'd
Anchor stowage blocks
Fenders


The rest of the deck fittings are done, awaiting fitting.


Crew to be sourced or made...


Think that's about it though  :-)


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Re: Another Huntsman rebuild
« Reply #305 on: December 09, 2021, 10:22:11 pm »

Hello all, I haven't gone away, I'm just in modelling limbo - I've just had a good read through "all unread topics" which I've missed these last couple of months.


Now that I'm up to speed I'll be checking in regularly but, as regards this build, I am hoping to restart (again) in the 2nd week of January '22.


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Re: Another Huntsman rebuild
« Reply #306 on: December 09, 2021, 10:46:52 pm »

Hi there Ray that's the good thing about modelling there dosn't have to be a finishing date, so it's good to hear from you and I hope all is well and have a good Chtismas.


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Re: Another Huntsman rebuild
« Reply #307 on: December 09, 2021, 11:05:59 pm »

Cheers Joe and hope all is well with you and yours and have a good one  :-) .


... And looking forward to a much better New Year  O0 .


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Re: Another Huntsman rebuild
« Reply #308 on: December 10, 2021, 02:38:17 am »

It’s nice to hear your be back to modelling in the new year Ray. :-))





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Re: Another Huntsman rebuild
« Reply #309 on: December 10, 2021, 08:39:38 pm »

Aye, very much looking forward to it Dave - too much going on just now but should be sorted soon.  :-)


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Re: Another Huntsman rebuild
« Reply #310 on: January 15, 2022, 10:56:28 pm »

Finally, I've been able to get a few hours in on the boat this week!

After yet another good dust-down and clean up of the workshop, set about familiarising myself with where I'm up to.

Managed to get some of the upper fittings attached - airhorns, vents, boathook, cockpit grabrails and 3 of the four saloon top grabrails. I'll get the other one done tomorrow and then it'll be onto getting the windscreen sorted out...I've got the acetate and the template...had a couple of failed attempts at this so, decided to leave it for a little while longer. %)

Anyway, just managed the 1 photo (attached) so I'll get a few more tomorrow and post them up.

Cheers,

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Re: Another Huntsman rebuild
« Reply #311 on: January 16, 2022, 06:33:10 am »

Hi there Ray good to hear from you, the boat's looking grand mate, there's a rumour she might get her bottom wet this year  %% {-) .


Joe  :-))
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Re: Another Huntsman rebuild
« Reply #312 on: January 16, 2022, 09:20:44 am »

Hi Ray great to see you back  :-)) :-)) :-))

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Re: Another Huntsman rebuild
« Reply #313 on: January 16, 2022, 10:44:06 pm »

Thanks Joe and Mark - much appreciated, and it feels good to be back...

...managed to get the last grabrail done today so, here's a few more photos - had to take the boat indoors again, for some decent daylight. :-)

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Re: Another Huntsman rebuild
« Reply #314 on: March 09, 2022, 10:20:27 pm »

Well, after 7 aborted attempts, we finally have a windshield - it's still not perfect but it'll do...

...these first 2 photos show the trial fitting of the one-piece acetate...

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Re: Another Huntsman rebuild
« Reply #315 on: March 09, 2022, 10:24:00 pm »

...the next 3 show the plastic channel used for the trimming of the windshield...

...1st one gives sight of the type and size used...
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Re: Another Huntsman rebuild
« Reply #316 on: March 09, 2022, 10:29:38 pm »

...and these last 2 shots are with the windshield in place complete with the vertical struts.

Next item to deal with will be the mast that locates at centre front of the screen.

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Re: Another Huntsman rebuild
« Reply #317 on: March 10, 2022, 10:17:43 am »

Hi Ray good to hear from you, the screen looks just fine to me, good use of Evergreen channel for the screen frame I bottled it and just masked off the frame and gave it a couple of coats of silver enamel paint, how did you stick it on ,  Stix tape?  great stuff that I use it quite a lot on my rc car Lexan bodies, the boat is looking grand mate I have to keep reminding myself of what you started with  :-))


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Re: Another Huntsman rebuild
« Reply #318 on: March 10, 2022, 01:00:15 pm »

I echo the above, a quick look at page 1 of this thread and then seeing the current state - what a great change! I too would be interested on how you attached the channel. It looks the part!
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Re: Another Huntsman rebuild
« Reply #319 on: March 10, 2022, 06:22:12 pm »

Cheers Joe and Stuw - the windshield really has been such a frustrating item for me however, we're through that bit now...


Joe is correct ref the Stix2 tape, in this instance I've used the 3.5mm size.


Hope to get a bit more done over the weekend  :-))


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Re: Another Huntsman rebuild
« Reply #320 on: March 10, 2022, 07:10:18 pm »

That is one of the best solutions for the infamous
Windscreen problem. Really looks great. The mast
is the next poser. I'm sure you will ace it Ray.
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Re: Another Huntsman rebuild
« Reply #321 on: March 10, 2022, 07:56:43 pm »

Cheers Ned, much appreciated. I thought about going down the 'car chrome trim' route but decided against it - plastic is easier to bend  :-))


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Re: Another Huntsman rebuild
« Reply #322 on: April 01, 2022, 10:42:03 pm »

Hi All, just another little update...

...after trying to make something fancy for the mast, decided to go with simple idea - shaped upright with horizontal wings and the whole given a few coats of wood dye...fits nicely against the windshield and the little step at the foot of it.

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Re: Another Huntsman rebuild
« Reply #323 on: April 01, 2022, 10:46:35 pm »

...then tackled the anchor stowage blocks, made from the earlier resin casts, painted up and installed on the foredeck...

I've scratched the surface of the anchor itself, ready to receive a paint job..
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Re: Another Huntsman rebuild
« Reply #324 on: April 01, 2022, 10:52:05 pm »

...later on I'll add a pad of some description under the flukes to represent a deck protector...

Meanwhile, and finally for now, I've roughed out an anchor rope guide (put together for photo) and this will be dismantled for painting.

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