USS MONTANA

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  1. Selley

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    i also need a longer desk if you look closly
     
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    990F0FB3-14ED-4B63-92AB-3ED1DADEE738.jpeg 131DC2DE-1F05-4231-A1F6-38E58563C51A.jpeg 2991FFC1-BEAA-4B0B-AC7D-70BD63A53BAA.jpeg Final part of dečka glueing
     
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    Well the bow is there now. Looking good :D
     
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    189FEB8E-8CDD-49DE-BDC4-639C04DEB1EA.jpeg 6A9899CA-E578-4E90-A26E-557C74487325.jpeg 95331156-1E42-475C-9AB8-3F986596FFF8.jpeg D0B0EB36-F043-48B1-BD14-A651EC6936BA.jpeg 39B1B466-5BC7-4E8B-9CDF-642D4708879A.jpeg Here we go Frame all glued
     
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    and a bit of epoxy to top it all of
     
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    That's gonna require a lot of epoxy to waterproof...
     
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    F0A41E34-0FAA-4C1D-B96F-CEEADA2C166A.jpeg Yes indeed, sorry for late posting just got more of the deck done
     
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    77FF1072-5710-412D-B8D7-8FBF6522166C.jpeg And not so impressed dog
     
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    Ha I guess this isn't a pet thing lol
     
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    Giving me the eye the whole time i was in that room
     
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    Montana update, skin laying 20191220_111227.jpg 20191220_111225.jpg 20191220_111216.jpg
     

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    All of the small clamps i got
     
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    A fantastic result 20191220_191219.jpg
     
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    Balsa wood bending, using window cleaner spray and some towel and plexi glass, to stop the floor fro getting wet because my floor is wooden vinel 20191220_194238.jpg
     
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    It works first time 20191220_200916.jpg 20191220_200911.jpg
     
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    Basicly by soaking by spraying window cleaner on balsa as soon as it soaks in glue on
     
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    Just don't do that on the penetrable portions of the hull. Great for bending balsa while it's wet, but the balsa becomes more brittle than the Titanic's hull once the window cleaner dries.
     
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    Thanks
     
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    I plan on only doing the bottom because of fibre glassing it