Maggie M

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Model Slipway trawler kit

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Edited By RJR on 05/08/2012 22:05:26

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I started building Maggie about 4 weeks ago , and couldnt decide if anyone would be interested in a thread about a kit that has probably been done and documented many times. Today talking to my dad (Duckie) he said he was going to start a thread about his current Our Lass II project, so I thought I would give it ago.

The photos above document work todate, they dont really need words to explain but if anyone has any questions I am happy to try answering them.

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

John

Knowing what a busy bee you are these days, I'm impressed with the speed of your progress!

Bob

[Paul TParticipant @pault84577]

John

Amazing quality build especially in only 4 weeks.

When do you hope to launch?

Paul

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thanks Bob, its amazing what you can get done with an hour here and there. Still managing to keep up with your new thread too

Paul, thanks, as for launch date …. Technically now the hatches are all made its water tight all I need to do is wire her up and she could go for a test sail with a couple of full water bottles for ballast. as for completion it would be nice to have her photographed on the water by the end of the year and before it gets too cold!

last night as the pictures show, I made up the net pools and the front main hatch. I cut a new access panel aroud the area where the main hatch is to make it easier to get a battery in as space under the the wheelhouse cut out was a bit tight. you can see the outline of this new access panel around the hatch

[DuckyParticipant @ducky]

Need to start thinking of a drop of paint on her soon, John as it gets more difficult the more you add on now.

Amazing what you can do when your not a telly addict isn't it, show us the catches for keeping that extra cover fixed down on the water?.

Duckie

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Catches… the front hatch in the last picture is sat on a small flat ledge, to keep iheld down I fabricated some plasic slide bolts on the underside that are accessed through the centre hatch door. So lift of tight fitting hatch door poke finger in and retract slide bolts to lift od access panel.

Early this morning I cut out the bow logo and stuck it on

This needed doing because as Duckie said it start to need paint ! So when i got home from work it was out on the garden table AKA spray booth for its first coat of primer

After tea and a bit of olympics the sunshine had worked is magic and allowed the hull to be flipped and a second light coat, this time on the upper side including inside.

Realising this is going to put the hull out of action for the coming days as it hardens, gets rubbed and subsequent layers added, i purposely didnt prime the wheelhouse so I can carry on with that.

Dont panick its not got its roof glued on !!! Although the instructions say to glue the roof on when inside is comple.. I dont like glued lids so i made a couple of mods to allow the back edge of the roof to slide under a lip on the funnel base, created from plastic offcuts. Combined with a tiny screw through both front corners of the roof, just behind the sun canopy and the roof is now removable.

[DuckyParticipant @ducky]

That's coming on well John.

Makes alll the differance with a bit of paint on doesn't it, cant believe how quick you've got to this stage,will slow down when you get to the detailing stage no doubt.

Well done, on your first kit build.

Duckie

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Painting the hull

Used up some plasticard to make a battery holder that will be glued into the bottom of the hull

Waiting for paint to dry I made up a wiring harness and bound the reciver to the transmitter

With the hull dry vinyl white and yellow lines could be added

Topped of with several layers of clear lacquer.

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Hello John

You've made a nice job of the lining!

I find that task one of the most difficult to get right and very stressful too!

Bob

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thank you Bob

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Excellent build

Have you got some sort of illumination on those little controls panels?……They look very nice

Bob

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the control panels are pictures scaled of the the tinternet and printed, some gloss varnish over the top gets them to catch the light giving the "illusion" of illumination..(smoke and mirrors!)

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Winches Night… Net winches assembled painted and lightly weathered

Various other winches assembled and base coated blue ready for detail painting.

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Very nice, John

But lightly weathered?

Do I see a chink in your armour?

Lightly weathered?…….eh?

What about the rest of the boat?…….I can see a problem here?

I shall have the same problem shortly, with Glasgow

Great Eastern was heavily weathered and seems to have paid off?

Tricky….innit?

Bob

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I dont have any problems getting down and dirty Bob. All my railway stock gets weathered ! Its Duckie who likes pristine!

The weathering is progressing around the boat starting with some hand painted rust trawl boards

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

That`s more like it!

It`s always a problem some builders….To rust or not to rust?

That trawl board looks very authentic

Well done, John!

I would like to see a close up of the Becker rudder mechanism, please, as I am adding one to my Glasgow

Bob

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Rudder close up as requested, rushed and didnt get the light right, so they are a bit grainy looking but you can see how it works

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Thanks for that, John

It`s just put my mind at rest on a certain point

Bob

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tonights update .. I have been working on the masts and anchor

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Hello John

Your build is coming along in leaps and bounds!

I like the anchor rust, it looks very realistic

Bob

[DuckyParticipant @ducky]

Nice rusty Bitz and Bobz John.

Duckie

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