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Time to dust this off again ... it made sense to make & fit the deck as seven discrete pieces (note the curve), next step is to start on the rear superstructure...

Making progress - fore & aft superstructures started, rear is from 1mm styrene sheet, front from 0.75mm, both are braced internally...from this point & on, construction is very much like anything I've done on my one off vehicle builds.









Remaining parts from the first batch were mostly window frames, plus I realised the front of the aft superstructure was some 9mm short, so I had to correct that before fitting the rope locker sides





Next batch should see the rope lockers fleshed out + more vents & doors. I've moved on to a box of 20 year old 3.5" disk labels for the cutting guides ...

Very nice JR great to see your progress I haven't used my boats since before Christmas, Or Any rc

andyaus wrote:

... I haven't used my boats since before Christmas, Or Any rc

Last time for me was test driving the Valp ... best part of 9 months ago

Been doing lots of fiddly details ... rearmost deckhouse is complete AFAIK, but there's still a long way to go on the front - the raised conn platform, masts, antennas & so on ...











Vintage 3.75" Star Wars figures are about right in terms of scale, Luke X-Wing Pilot is the closest to RNLI uniform but will need some tweaks...






Very boring, but also done the deck coaming so the deckhouses don't slide around any more...





1:1 reference pic for the trim tab hydraulics & exhausts ... my plans show the exhausts as much longer and a 90 degree angle, but these will be much easier to model ....





After that it's "just" the deck furniture & railings to do, plus paint

Wow, what detail.

Awesome!

Fiddly details continue ...

Starting on the raised steering platform:




Individual bits for the capstan:




Cheap servo internally modified to spin continuously to drive the radar - still needs a proper bracket making ...




Details on stern:





Completed steering position + antennas etc:

awesome detailing.

Deck details complete, I only did a small section of the railings & one side of the grab line as a quick test, I'll do it all properly after painting.

And speaking of painting, I seem to have got this ready just in time for April - month of suprise frosts and big fat raindrop showers out of clear blue skies