HMS Kent- County Class Cruiser

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  1. Anvil_x

    Anvil_x Well-Known Member

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    wow that's really good work. I'm impressed.
     
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  2. Nateseadog

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    Cheers Anvil. Yeah I’m pretty happy how she’s coming along.

    Couldn’t help myself after the fibre glass dried and was cleaned up, I gave it a quick float test with some clear tape paneling (the ghost ship method) happy she sat true and level.

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    now to get some balsa paneling happening, contact adhesive clamp and repeat, (2.4mm cruiser spec for BigGun.) very fiddly work! and I really need to pickup more clamps

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  3. Kotori87

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    Ahh, the joys of working with thick balsa plate... good luck!
     
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  4. Nateseadog

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    Yeah not looking forward to the stern (the indent from the bulge runs back . Even with wet balsa , slow and steady . .
     
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  5. Nateseadog

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    Pretty happy, Sea trials have begun . .
    I had to rectify a few pinhole leaks around my bilge keels (small bubbles in a couple of spaces in the fibreglass) I opened them up with a razor blade and ran epoxy along the edge again had sorted that out. A quick grey enamel spraycan job and shes surprisingly stable on the water, but no SS yet. . 8DEC0E26-5A06-403E-A8F2-4D3B378F8CA2.png
    Has anyone done County Class SS 3D print files? , I’m new to 3D printing but it seems like the way to go . .

    now to piece together all the components for the fitout, parts are trickling in from online. .
     
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  6. Anvil_x

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    That looks fantastic.

    I don't know if anybody has a print SS, but I know the guy who would. let me ask him and see if he has done one yet
     
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  7. Nateseadog

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    Cheers Anvil,
    Hope so, and if so, I may have to buy someone a couple of coffees.

    (Here are some bonus pics of my other hulls in progress, trying to drag them along with the County build.)
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  8. Anvil_x

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    yeah so I talked with Dr. Brian (I'm OtherBryan), and he doesn't have a SS built yet. I'm seeing if we have a copy of the plans right now. it shouldn't be too hard of a project
     
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