I bought an AL Bounty 1:48 model that was on sale due to torn cover for $300 on Ebay credit who had a deal of no paying full until 6 months. So I was able to get the model and start building it. It was designed with a partially open main deck that allows people to see state rooms and the hold. I wanted to open up one side of the boat and show the lower decks but I found that that idea was faulty because It would need me to rebuild the hull and frames from scratch. So I gave up on that idea and am going to build it as was designed.
I can not find my camera so until I do that there are no pics. And that is good because I only want comments that are meaningful instead of a bunch of meaning congratulations and posting inflation for stripes.
I bought a tube of Testors "Cement for wood models" and tried to use it but it clogs at the nozzle and creates balls of goo that can not be used wasting more than I am able to use. Total waste of money.
Gorilla wood glue works fine just have to hold it a little while.
All the frames came out with a lot of Exacto knife work and were filed to fit on the keel board. For the most part they all where a tight fit and had no slop in the fitting. I give AL a A for their cutting.
Glued the frames in with a fillet of Gorilla on all sides and set the main hold floor. The hull form was checked and there is some wiggle but
I can not find my camera so until I do that there are no pics. And that is good because I only want comments that are meaningful instead of a bunch of meaning congratulations and posting inflation for stripes.
I bought a tube of Testors "Cement for wood models" and tried to use it but it clogs at the nozzle and creates balls of goo that can not be used wasting more than I am able to use. Total waste of money.
Gorilla wood glue works fine just have to hold it a little while.
All the frames came out with a lot of Exacto knife work and were filed to fit on the keel board. For the most part they all where a tight fit and had no slop in the fitting. I give AL a A for their cutting.
Glued the frames in with a fillet of Gorilla on all sides and set the main hold floor. The hull form was checked and there is some wiggle but