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It was such a lovely Autumn day today I figured it was time to finish the hull painting & then do the tidy up/polish etc when the weather turns nasty again.
Three double header coats of Jet Black Acrylic Lacquer for the area below the waterline & the “Badger” is looking like her namesake again.
Now onto all the handrails while the lacquer hardens up ready for buffing.
Excellent, thanks Col. Even I could understand it, now just to remember it.
This should be mandatory viewing by all our skippers, a bit like social distancing MANDATORY.
It’s been some little while since any work was done on the “Badger”, in fact just checking back on the last post & it was October 20 when I undercoated the hull.
Today, almost 7 months later, the antique white top coat finally got applied to the hull & cabin top. I chose Antique White as I think it better matches with the age of the vessel & the stained timber work than what Brilliant White (as used on the 10R “BattleAxe” and the IOM “Wedgie”) would. I just took the cabin top to the Spektrum Paints & they did a top class job matching the colour.
I’ll give them a couple of days (or is that perhaps weeks/months) to harden & then after a quick tidy up around the deck trim, cut and polish and add the underwater black area (to match the original design)
While waiting all the stanchions will need to be sanded & sprayed ready for refitting as soon as the hull is completed.
From IanRM
The advent on our screens of this new group Green Frog Productions shows that there are artists in our midst that reveal creative talent of a high level. The principal character Kermit, hides behind that compact frame and those dreamy blue eyes, (so unusual in his species) a steeliness of purpose and such a high level of accuracy in the feats performed, that shall surely lead to many more performances of a similarly high standard. Bravo Kermit!
Cheers, Ian Rex Imperator, (in abeyance)
Ah I see, so just like the sailing and flying reports, it’s the frogs eye version of the truth and that is all that needs to be said eh?
If we are not flying & there are less than 10 participants, I will wander along as well with a couple of yachts & thermos of tea to keep warm.
Well done Mr Frog, however, whilst not wishing to rain on your parade, the wind at the time didn’t really seem strong enough to turn the arrow completely around AND given the angle of the arrow I reckon you cheated and shot it from the ground & not the roof, but still a good shot none the less!!!
Not so sure about the golf ball in the boat though as I’m sure you must have been using some sort of radio controlled trick ball as it went from yellow to white & then back to yellow.
Just my thoughts on the matter.
Quality video production none the less, looks like you are now setting a standard that we will all need to strive towards.
As for a “blowing” friend, I believe a bike pump does just as good a job without you needing to get lips too close to the orifice!!!
I haven’t heard from Moose since his Op, sent him a couple of messages but no reply so I hope his shoulder OP went ok this time round.
Weight is fine as long as its low down.
My SCX10 weighs in at 4.1Kg with the two 5000mAh 2S HardCase batteries installed but most of the weight is below the COG so it will still climb a 60deg incline as long as the tyres can get some grip.
Looking very nice there Uncle G.
Once we get out of Lockdown I can see an offroad challenge in the wind, just to see if it performs as well as it looks!!
Tug, this suggestion was from Uncle G and was used in my Rescue 17 & under way in the Archer Offshore Fishing boat.
Change from brushed to brushless motor & Aircooled ESC, use an oversize motor & ESC which can then be run on low power and you no longer need to provide water cooling at all. Much more convenient, especially when sailing in a saltwater environment
Also a quick update, the colour problem (white on white) has been fixed yet again on the pic upload module. If it’s still not working for you then just load a Forum page and press Ctrl R to refresh. Should update it for you.
Like a lot of our “toys” they have doubled & in some cases tripled in price over the past couple of years.
Before “varnishing” the repaired deck on the “Mt Gay 30” RC Yacht, I spoke to a couple of old yachties with regard to what they used on wooden components & eventually settled on Spar Varnish “GoldSpar Original”. Whilst it is not cheap a little bit goes a long way with models and it supposedly has the best UV rating of any wood boat finishes.
On real boats it can’t be used on decks or any areas subject to wear & tear as it’s not hard enough and in real boats it is primarily used for masts, spars etc, that see very little wear & tear but are continuously exposed to the elements.
The one I used dries virtually clear and supposedly does not yellow over time so allowing the natural wood colour to shine through. Only real drawback is its very slow drying , it surface dries overnight but takes weeks to completely dry out and lose all its tackiness under pressure. Luckily the Mt Gay 30 “Badger” has been just sitting around waiting for the hull to be sprayed so the deck & cabin has now had plenty of time to dry properly.
Just need to get motivated to paint the hull & I could get her back on the water.
