boatman
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HI Carl well im like the other guys an think you are now doin a grand job on the model well done great stuff lookin forward to seein her finished an a float in the bath lol with some pics
chris
chris
Queen Mary
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scottie3158
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Hi Carl,
All looking very nice mate.
All looking very nice mate.
Hi all, I was thinking of putting some form of weight in the hull of the boat to give the model more of a quality feel When handled plus makes it more stable on the shelf. I guess in the old days people used lead but I presume there is an alternative these days. Can some one recommend best weight options to glued in the hull?
boatman
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HI Carl pour some resin in the hull its quite heavy but let the smell out first for a few days
chris
chris
Thanks Chris, would that be just epoxy resin & hardener, the type of stuff from Amazon etc.
Carl,
I've used loose change - pennies & 2p coins epoxied together. Alternatively, a plastic box constructed around the coins. A use for all that shrapnel that wears your pockets out !
Dave
I've used loose change - pennies & 2p coins epoxied together. Alternatively, a plastic box constructed around the coins. A use for all that shrapnel that wears your pockets out !
Dave
boatman
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WELL Carl i just use the fiber glass resin myslf
Sounds good, Ive just ordered some and will see what I can mix with it, old nuts and bolts or something from the garage .
Most people just spend it Dave!
Pete
What can you get with pennies & tuppences?
Dave
boatman
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WELL Dave we save ours up an last time we took them into the bank we cashed 36 quids worth so they are handy
Ha, we don't have any local banks! - To get to the nearest, costs me £7.20 - bus fare
Dave
Dave
boatman
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OH dear Dave yes i see what you mean you are spending money to try an get money as our bank is only 3 miles up the rd an its only about a 10min car journey when we go shoppin
chris
I must admit I don’t get a lot of change these days. Pretty much use the card for everything. It’s been about 10 years since I least looked at my bank account. I leave that to the missus.
If you saved those pennies and tuppences you'd soon have enough for the bus fare Dave! Are you too young for a bus pass then?
Pete
Peter,
they keep on moving the goalposts for a bus pass! Like the State Pension - it keeps on being upped by a year!
Dave
they keep on moving the goalposts for a bus pass! Like the State Pension - it keeps on being upped by a year!
Dave
I've got one Dave , used it twice , think the bus was older than me, most uncomfortable ride .
I find pennies and twopences very useful as bases for my 28mm gaming figures. They are very accurately made, ideal thickness, and extremely hard wearing....not very useful as coinage though....
boatman
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WELL they wont let me have one so i'll stick to my car as Dave said they keep movin the goalposts an alterring the dates
chris
chris
boatman
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BUS older than you John what was it a prewar one lol