Looking forward to seeing how you progress with your build. I am sure I will learn what I need to know about getting it all set up. Gotta get a barge kit when they come out.
I haven't post anymore pictures because Im assembling lots of small details, here is one of them, "The monkey rudders linkage".
I first will show a bunch of small parts with its corresponding ID, since there are not included with the instructions.
Im going to start with H2-7. Double holes tiny brass part.
First you have to create a soldering jig like this;
Next you add the double holes H2-7 add two of the brass wire provided with the kit and also cut down to size the middle brass rood.
Glue down a strip wood to make the linkage straight.
Ready to solder.
Final product.
This is how it will go into the monkey rudders stand.
I first will show a bunch of small parts with its corresponding ID, since there are not included with the instructions.
Im going to start with H2-7. Double holes tiny brass part.
First you have to create a soldering jig like this;
Next you add the double holes H2-7 add two of the brass wire provided with the kit and also cut down to size the middle brass rood.
Glue down a strip wood to make the linkage straight.
Ready to solder.
Final product.
This is how it will go into the monkey rudders stand.
Other thing that I was working at the same time was to paint the pilothouse roof viser.
To obtain the greenish color that i could see in the real Juanita, I mixed these Tamiya colors.
XF-65 70%, XF-4 15% and XF-21 15%.
The pilot house roof gets lots of details like this.
This is how I used the soldering jig included in the kit to create the roof towing light.
I started by adding a wider tube to serve as a soldering point for the legs to rest on, and glue some tabs to make it straight.
Then I slightly bent the part of the legs that will be inserted on the roof and place them on top of the resting tube like this.
I cleaned the blob of solder, added the top light and proceed to paint it.
Notice that I have a protruding stub at the bottom so it could go into the roof hole.
I just find ou that te germ bulb Im using is too big for this. I have to think now what to do.
Wile I give that some thought, I added the horns, navigation lights, radar and antenna.
To obtain the greenish color that i could see in the real Juanita, I mixed these Tamiya colors.
XF-65 70%, XF-4 15% and XF-21 15%.
The pilot house roof gets lots of details like this.
This is how I used the soldering jig included in the kit to create the roof towing light.
I started by adding a wider tube to serve as a soldering point for the legs to rest on, and glue some tabs to make it straight.
Then I slightly bent the part of the legs that will be inserted on the roof and place them on top of the resting tube like this.
I cleaned the blob of solder, added the top light and proceed to paint it.
Notice that I have a protruding stub at the bottom so it could go into the roof hole.
I just find ou that te germ bulb Im using is too big for this. I have to think now what to do.
Wile I give that some thought, I added the horns, navigation lights, radar and antenna.
Other parts that Im working on are the stern wheel.
Lots of tedious work here.
It took me four hours just to tape them.
After the paint has dried you have to add more pieces to it.
I scratched some of the paint where the middle ring will be glued.
Now you need to add two more middle rings, one on each side of the wheels.
And finally, add the small center rounded pieces.
Lots of tedious work here.
It took me four hours just to tape them.
After the paint has dried you have to add more pieces to it.
I scratched some of the paint where the middle ring will be glued.
Now you need to add two more middle rings, one on each side of the wheels.
And finally, add the small center rounded pieces.
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