So after the primer comes the top coat. I flatted down the primer with some 1200 grit wet ’n’ dry last night and then masked up the colour separation line down the hull. I want to leave it a few days to let the white dry properly, then I’ll mask up the hull again and apply the final colour to the lower hull.

Everything will need a good polish once it has had a few days drying but I’m happy with how things look so far.

I ordered a few sheets of water slide decal paper today and the odd little deck fitting to finish her off, getting quite excited now! Have to build a display stand at some point as well I think!

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Right, I’ve made a start with the painting. Before starting to use the epoxy finishing resin I was worried it would be really hard to sand to a nice finish, but I needn’t have been concerned. This morning I sanded the entire boat with some 400 grit and the resin finish is looking fantastic. I’m begining to think maybe I should try resin on an aircraft at some point!

The decking area will be left as wood, so that had to be masked up first.

Then I gave everything a coat of primer.

I’m using Halfords acrylic spray cans for both the primer and top coat. Next step is to cut this back when it is properly dry, and if the finish is good enough push on with the top coat. Those green lego blocks are going to need more coats though.

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So now I’m back from holiday I’ve managed to make a bit of progress. The hatch at the back is built, I went for a sort of sun deck type affair rather than a seat. I have asked the misses for a little bit of sun lounger type fabric from her enormous collection to cover it with, we shall see what she comes up with. Cath Kidston most probably!

Having been on the water last week I have now removed all the electronics, ready for some gentle rubbing down with wet and dry and a few coats of paint. Hopefully I’ll manage to get to a shop on Thursday to buy a couple of cans of spray paint.

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I bought a new engine! Having long fancied a small fourstroke, I picked up this bargain at Old Warden at the weekend. Runs lovely as you can see on the video this page. Now I just have to figure out what to build for it!

Another quick video of the Sea Nymph on my fathers pool.

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I managed to get her finished to the point of being water tight and having all the electronics installed before going on holiday, below you can see a little video of her on the pond at the Warminster Pleasure Gardens.

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Last week we visited my father down in Devon, having grown bored of the usual places to stay, we cast around for something a bit different. It wasn’t long before Jenny found The Wood Life. Which is essentially 9 acres of woodland in the middle of a massive field, with a big tent and a few other niceties in a clearing in the wood. Well, that turned out to be quite different to a hotel then!

It was hard work in places, but great fun. A few of the Instagram pics I shot are shown below. You can get a feel for the size of tent from the first pic, it is an Albion Canvas (Broken link http://www.albioncanvas.co.uk/) Tsavao, configured with two bedrooms and a large kitchen/lounge/dinning area. Thankfully the owners have installed a nice wood burning range to heat the place. Although getting up at half six to build a fire was not something I would want to do every day!

I managed to get a good few hours yesterday alone and in peace to make some progress.

On Saturday night I gave all of the internals of the boat a coat of resin (Z-Poxy Finishing Resin). Hopefully all the areas I wont be able to access later are now sealed.

Then I decided to tackle the hull sheeting, which I have to admit I was not looking forward too! I roughed out a couple of carboard templates which helped a lot and before long I had to the two lower sheets attached.

Above you can see the lower right sheeting clamped on and drying.

Closeup of the nose showing a pencil line where I rough cut it before sanding to shape.

Two lower sheets applied and sanded to shape.

Next up; the side sheeting. I think it will look best overlapping the decking rather than the other way so I got the breasthook and side decking attached first. That is where things are now, the final pics show it all attached but not trimmed to shape. I have now sanded it back to the stringers ready for the sheets. Hopefully I’ll get them attached today.

Hopefully I’ll get to the side sheeting today, then the major construction will be finished although I still need some seat/hatch type structure at the back to cover the rudder servo.

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I had a bit of a think this afternoon, considering the options for the rudder servo. Initially I was going to try the closed-loop/pulley idea, but having had a root around in the spares box, found nothing suitable. So I plumped for the rudder at the back and some sort of seat to hide it option.

The rudder is in and the servo mounted on a couple of bearers, everything has been tested with the radio and seems fine.

The next thing was the power pack. I had pondered splitting a pack into two 3 cell packs, but decided against this because my son and I sometimes still put these packs back in the HotShot. I’ve come up with a solution though, having eased the middle former a little (about 1/4") it fits without having to raise the cabin floor that much. It probably would look better lower but I’m happy with how it has gone together. I’ve also put little bearers around the outside of the hatch for it to rest on. Of course I am hoping that cutting a chunk out of the middle of that former wont weaken the boat too much! My thinking is that this boat was designed for a 1-1.5cc diesel which would cause a load more vibration and stress than my little leccy motor.

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