Topic: 1/8 Scale Miss Circus Circus Hydro build. (Read 8779 times)

T888 · « **Reply #25 on:** November 10, 2022, 12:49:13 pm »

Hi Ian,

That would have been nice to see, if you had made it where would you have sailed it?

T888 · « **Reply #26 on:** November 10, 2022, 12:51:59 pm »

Made two of the four drain plugs, these will allow me to drain any water from sponson or inner hull if the model flips at any time.

These were made by poring resin in to some plastic pipe, then pushing the resin out once it hardened and then using some 1.5 mm plastic card to punch out the flange. The bolt heads were cut from 1.5mm hex.

Capt Podge · « **Reply #27 on:** November 10, 2022, 02:50:48 pm »

Don't know how you keep coming up with these ideas Dave but they are practical

, good work

Ray.

T888 · « **Reply #28 on:** November 10, 2022, 09:02:54 pm »

Thanks Ray,

It’s my Engineering back ground that I see these things as a challenge.

Capt Podge · « **Reply #29 on:** November 10, 2022, 09:07:19 pm »

Cheers Dave, and it's my LACK of engineering background that has me fumbling along

Aye,
Ray.

T888 · « **Reply #30 on:** November 11, 2022, 11:08:08 am »

Fitted the plugs in the transom and added a tether to each

Martin (Admin) · « **Reply #31 on:** November 12, 2022, 10:39:36 am »

Test post for T888

T888 · « **Reply #32 on:** November 12, 2022, 11:51:09 am »

Hi Martin,

No notification

DJW · « **Reply #33 on:** November 12, 2022, 11:59:48 am »

Hi Both

Two notification emails here from last two posts. One from Martin, one from T888.

Best regards
David.

T888 · « **Reply #34 on:** November 13, 2022, 06:01:09 am »

Getting on today Ive cut both hull sides out and bevelled the edges, this so they fit nicely to the hull sides. Also I have started to cover the sponson.

T888 · « **Reply #35 on:** November 16, 2022, 03:09:14 pm »

Some good progress over the last few days,

I’ve completed the bottom half of the hull sheeting and applied the first coating of resin to seal it. This coat will be sand down and once I’m happy with it, I’ll apply the second and May be a third coating. When this has been done I can start to cover the top half of the hull. My plan for this is to use 1/32 (0.

thick Birch ply.

I’ve also made from balsa block the nose of the hull, this will be sanded to the final shape once the hull has been fully covered.

Capt Podge · « **Reply #36 on:** November 16, 2022, 06:12:14 pm »

Good work Dave, everything looks spot on symmetrical to me

Ray.

T888 · « **Reply #37 on:** November 16, 2022, 08:51:32 pm »

Thanks Ray,

Now comes the part I’m not looking forward too, that is doing the top hull covering, as the shape has so many curves. So may require a bit of steam bending.

SteamboatPhil · « **Reply #38 on:** November 17, 2022, 09:57:19 am »

That is a lovely piece of woodwork

T888 · « **Reply #39 on:** November 18, 2022, 05:45:02 pm »

Thanks Phil

T888 · « **Reply #40 on:** November 19, 2022, 09:42:58 am »

Well bit the bullet and started on the decks. So I used some card to cut the template, I made it 5mm larger so this will give me some green and help with final fitting to the hull.

T888 · « **Reply #41 on:** November 23, 2022, 05:03:58 pm »

Hi Gents,

Well got the hull covered, there was a lot ***** but it’s done. Next is to finish of the nose and prep the hull for sealing and painting.

T888 · « **Reply #42 on:** January 08, 2023, 07:22:14 pm »

Hi All,

Update on build so far,

3/16” Flexi shaft and skeg installed.
SSS V2 3660 2070kv brushless motor and mount fitted.
Rudder servo and rudder fitted.

please don’t think I’m not interested in your response or questions if you don’t get a response to any of your postings . This is due to I’ve not been posting on the forum as I’m getting any notification from MBM site as to reply’s that members have been posted on my threads.

Capt Podge · « **Reply #43 on:** January 08, 2023, 07:28:20 pm »

Hiya Dave, your build is coming along nicely now and really like the way you've secured the servo and the motor

Ray.

T888 · « **Reply #44 on:** January 12, 2023, 02:09:27 pm »

Thank you Ray

Hope to post some more photos soon

Stuw · « **Reply #45 on:** January 12, 2023, 06:15:49 pm »

Like the motor mount attachment - I have a mount like that but hadn’t thought to screw it into some wooden battens like that. Nice work.

T888 · « **Reply #46 on:** January 13, 2023, 05:59:13 am »

Glad the photos have help you Stuw

T888 · « **Reply #47 on:** January 17, 2023, 10:33:26 am »

Progress photos, hope you like.

Starting prime the hull using a flexible filler primer ready for top coating later this month. The hull has had two coats of polymer resin and 8 of external gloss vanish, in between each coat I’ve use finer and finer wet and dry to get a good finish.

Capt Podge · « **Reply #48 on:** January 17, 2023, 10:59:30 am »

Good morning Dave, you're progressing nicely now

Just in case you haven't noticed already, the port and stbd fillets (underside) supporting the outer skins will need touching in with the primer.

... assuming it's not a trick of the light

Ray.

T888 · « **Reply #49 on:** January 17, 2023, 06:56:33 pm »

Thanks Ray,

it’s only just had the first light coating and had only just came out of the warm spray booth that I’d setup in my building workshop.

Few more coats and sanding required

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