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10 January 2017 at 09:21 #69395
Ray Wood 3
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Hi All

Needing a boat for my grandson for the new season,I went up into the loft and found a long forgotten project which is the smaller of the 2 kits available built in wood with 2 600 size motors the plan is to complete to operational and add further details if we think its worth it ! The cockpit detail will be basic and the windows are next to be fitted making her watertight. Started with staining the cockpit and putting the waterline on with a Sharpie pen in a block of balsa.

Regards Ray
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10 January 2017 at 09:21 #6261
Ray Wood 3
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10 January 2017 at 09:44 #69396
harry smith 1
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Hi Ray

Nice to have the plan as well, looks good, Dave will happy seeing another Huntsman heading to the water.

What else is sleeping in the loft?

Regards

Harry
10 January 2017 at 10:18 #69398
Ray Wood 3
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@raywood3
Hi Harry

This as you will understand is "Classified Information" for fear of my wife using it as evidence to allow her to buy more clothes !! but a hazy memory of hundreds of plastic kits bought over the last 40 years are being used as insulation to the roof for a rainy day.

Regards Ray
11 January 2017 at 10:06 #69403
harry smith 1
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Hi Ray

So that's how to get no power bills!!!!

Harry
13 January 2017 at 11:13 #69416
Ray Wood 3
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@raywood3
Hi All

Back into the 31, it must have been the thought of securing the window frames and acetate glazing with hundreds of 10ba bolts & nuts which halted the project. 5 years later and I've discovered Pacer 560 Canopy glue which dries clear so with the frames sealed and sanded and painted silver the acetate which pre-cut in the kit is trimmed to final size and with the magic glue the whole thing is Poundland super glued in place, If you feed the SG into the joint it doesn't make the glazing misty. Snowing here could be a good building weekend Regards Ray
13 January 2017 at 11:48 #69417
ashley needham
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I would have stopped as well at the thought of using all those tiny nuts and bolts.

I have had a few projects stall when you get something like that. All you need is time….mull it over…find a way round it, as you have.

Perhaps the worse job I ever stalled on was all those portholes on the Titanic, and tiny square windows. In the end all done in 20 mins with masking tape, a pre-holed template and a fine marker pen…

Ashley
13 January 2017 at 12:22 #69420
Ray Wood 3
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@raywood3
Hi Ashley

Yes its all in the thinking and preparation ! perhaps 5 years was rather extreme ? but you may have noticed a build 5 projects at once and planning 2 years ahead. so when I get fed up with one I move on, Really enjoy building hulls and finding the bits for the fittings etc The Titanic must have been a challenge with all those icebergs around

Regards Ray
16 January 2017 at 08:43 #69446
Ray Wood 3
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@raywood3
Hi All

Superstructure progressed over the wet weekend on the cockpit & steering linkage, now looking for a steering wheel, thanks for the instrument/dials Dave M.

Regards Ray
16 January 2017 at 09:27 #69447
Dave Milbourn
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Don't forget the windscreen, Ray. It's not a proper Huntsman without it!
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16 January 2017 at 09:35 #69448
Ray Wood 3
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@raywood3
Hi Dave

Yes the screens on since I took the photo with canopy glue, will be sticking the framework on tonight using Tamiya flexible masking tape as it will go round the bends should the framework be Aluminium or White the photo on the box is of Jomad is not clear. The grab rails on the coach roofs are hardwood plinths with chrome rails ? I'm getting carried away with the details now

Regards Ray
16 January 2017 at 11:20 #69449
Dave Milbourn
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Ray

There's only one photo of Johmad in existence and it's very unclear. I've had access to a real H31 ["Mirak"] and the window frames are white, with chromed strips holding in the acrylic sheet screens. I used self-adhesive chrome-coated vinyl sheet (off the internet) for the metal. Just plain white looks good from anything further away than a couple of feet. The handrails are as you describe. This shot shows both; let me know if you need any others – I've got dozens!

Edited By Dave Milbourn on 16/01/2017 11:21:01
16 January 2017 at 11:35 #69450
Ray Wood 3
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@raywood3
Thanks Dave

I took these photos about 15 years ago at the boat yard at the bottom of my road at Allington Kent of course the screen covers were on ! Did you design the original Model Avionics kits back in the 1970's ? I had the 46" version back then but I never finished it.

Regards Ray
16 January 2017 at 12:49 #69452
Dave Milbourn
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Guilty, as charged. I can't believe that was 45 years ago but the mirror and the bathroom scales both confirm it.

Did I send you a copy of the Fairey wings logo? I made some 1/16 scale bow badges from waterslide inkjet paper for my two smaller models. Being a large JPG file it will scale nicely to 1/8 for your model. The 'wingspan' full-size is 185mm. Unfortunately the 'Huntsman with the horn' logo won't show at all on a dark background; the gold just disappears.

Dave M
16 January 2017 at 13:05 #69453
Ray Wood 3
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@raywood3
Hi Dave

You are truly a legend ! those kits have stood the test of time, I was interested to see SLEC have started distributing the Vintage Model Boat Companies re-issued Aerokits & Yeomans. I have used a colour copy of the Huntsman/Horn stuck on the side, It looks ok on the cabin sides. I may do the same with the wings.

Regards Ray
16 January 2017 at 13:49 #69455
Dave Milbourn
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SLEC will shortly be adding my 1/16 scale Huntsman 31 [MB Plan 2111 **LINK**] to the range of kits and have commissioned me to design and develop a further model – but that's under wraps for the time being.
No – I can't tell you when H31 will be available or how much it will be, but construction is identical to the plan version with the exception of the prop tube, which is increased from 6mm diameter to 8mm. The seats and scoops will be vac-formed styrene while the smaller fittings will be cast in either resin or white metal. I believe that a Turnigy brushless motor, glass-nylon mount, flexible coupling and plastic prop will be included.
The SLEC folk used to be Precedent, and some of them were even around as Model Avionics, so they should know how to present a Huntsman kit.

Dave M
18 January 2017 at 11:38 #69493
Ray Wood 3
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@raywood3
Hi All

Found some very old Letraline flexible tape for the windscreen frame mainly to define a clear line for the paint, this tape I used to use for bar chart programmes back in the 1980's so it has an amazing shelf life. The roof grab rails are bar b que sticks which are roughly 1/8" diameter and slightly oval which I will paint silver when the varnish has dried on the small hardwood support blocks.

Regards Ray
3 February 2017 at 16:45 #69730
Ray Wood 3
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@raywood3
Hi All

As not much activity on the forum today I thought I'd post a picture of George my grandson with his Huntsman 31 almost ready for testing on the wet stuff I'm trying to find something to rival his XBOX.

Regards Ray
3 February 2017 at 20:47 #69734
ashley needham
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Ray. Looks good, hope it does the job.

It does look a bit naked without the pulpit railings but this may be all for the good as there will be less to break !!

PS. Driver/pilot/captain ???

Ashley

Edited By ashley needham on 03/02/2017 20:47:52
4 February 2017 at 05:36 #69739
harry smith 1
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@harrysmith1
It would have to be a Dave M look a like with Mrs.M and umbrella to remind him it's 10 knots not 11 !!!!!!!!

Harry
6 February 2017 at 07:15 #69759
Bob Abell 2
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@bobabell2
Nice one, Ray

Bob
6 February 2017 at 08:27 #69761
Dave Milbourn
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Posted by harry smith 1 on 04/02/2017 05:36:19:

It would have to be a Dave M look a like with Mrs.M and umbrella to remind him it's 10 knots not 11 !!!!!!!!

Harry

Don't think I've not been looking, mate. Mrs M would be the first one to turn up the volume to 11 on a scale of 1 – 10!

Dave M
6 February 2017 at 10:03 #69764
Dave Milbourn
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I've just added an album of photos of my model of Mirak, Scott Pett's full-size Huntsman 31 which is a restoration project he is currently undertaking. The detail is as close as I can get it and may help anyone who's building one at the moment.

Dave M
6 February 2017 at 10:03 #69765
harry smith 1
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@harrysmith1
Hi Dave M

Mrs. M loud and proud, sounds like you have a good lady old chap!!!

Harry
7 February 2017 at 08:31 #69779
Ray Wood 3
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@raywood3
Hi Dave

Your Mirak looks great, I'm glad you have added all the details on it very impressive, and having seen how complex the cockpit is I'm happy with stand-off scale on ours about 100yds

Regards Ray
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