ScottsGT Posted July 16, 2018 Author Share Posted July 16, 2018 Bubbles in place! LSP_K2, BloorwestSiR, Tnarg and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloorwestSiR Posted July 16, 2018 Share Posted July 16, 2018 That's not something you see everyday. Nice progress so far Scott. Is it big enough for your cat to climb in and pretend they're Captain Nemo? Carl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang1989 Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 Good progress on this beast so far Scott!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottsGT Posted July 18, 2018 Author Share Posted July 18, 2018 Wheel house glued down and all top end parts and pieces glued in place! Now I'm scratch building new framework for the side salon portholes. Once I get these done, it's on to paint! Trak-Tor, mustang1989, JefH and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peterpools Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 Scott Nice progress and looking forward to seeing the Nautless moving through the painting process. Keep ‘em comin Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 Wow, that is excellent! I hope you dont mind, I took the liberty of inserting the actual pic, as I was only showing the .jpg hotlink. (Im hoping it wasnt just on my end, but I now do see the pics). Well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottsGT Posted July 19, 2018 Author Share Posted July 19, 2018 9 minutes ago, Out2gtcha said: Wow, that is excellent! I hope you dont mind, I took the liberty of inserting the actual pic, as I was only showing the .jpg hotlink. (Im hoping it wasnt just on my end, but I now do see the pics). Well done! Thanks! having a hard time working the website and which link to pull from Imageshack while using my phone. Funny, it showed up on my phone for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottsGT Posted July 23, 2018 Author Share Posted July 23, 2018 (edited) Few updates and where I'm at. Weekend goal was to get it ready for paint. My first hurdle to jump was the salon window frame. The kit came with these "resin" frames that were way out of shape and not nearly long enough. My plan was to cut a ring out of a copper pipe fitting I had in the garage and then solder on wires and bend to fit. Well that didn't work out as planned. Even if the copper was bent correctly, it was over sized to fit into the notches of the window frame. Slightest bend, and the solder broke loose. Even pre-bending was a miserable failure. So I cleaned up the rings I made from copper and then just glued them directly onto the window. After the glue (Formula 560 for R/C aircraft canopies, a white glue that dries crystal clear) set up, I made frames out of Evergreen stock. In place All taped up and primed. Now I think it will have to sit a few weeks. I go on vacation next week and I have quite the laundry list to do around the house before leaving. If I can sneak some time down to the garage, I'm hoping to get the base color applied so it has time to cure while I'm away. Edited July 23, 2018 by ScottsGT Hubert Boillot, Tnarg, BiggTim and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottsGT Posted July 23, 2018 Author Share Posted July 23, 2018 Thanks Maru! Did you notice the P-51 in the first pic of this thread?? Thanks again, buddy!! As soon as the sub is done, I'm back on the two Mustangs to get them wrapped up. BloorwestSiR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloorwestSiR Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 Only Mustang I see is mostly covered with a tarp. Great progress on the Nautilus, especially on those window frames. Carl ScottsGT 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ringleheim Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 Looking great and coming along nicely! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang1989 Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 Man.....don't you hate it when you've got to go away and are in the middle of a cool project? Looking forward to your return and progress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottsGT Posted July 25, 2018 Author Share Posted July 25, 2018 15 hours ago, mustang1989 said: Man.....don't you hate it when you've got to go away and are in the middle of a cool project? Looking forward to your return and progress. True! The wife doesn't understand me when I tell her I have to be in a certain mental state to leave the homestead for a week of sitting on the beach doing nothing. I always have to have some sort of a feeling of accomplishment before leaving. Be it a hobby project, freshly mowed lawn or the garage cleaned out. It's almost like I'm making myself "earn" the vacation. I did get the silver base sprayed on last night and the night before. I'm using the recommended method by "R/C Sub-guy" on YouTube. This thing looks like a metal flake bass boat at this time. Can't wait to start the preshading to tone it down somewhat. mustang1989 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang1989 Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 LOL. I've gotta be in that same mental state to sit down at the bench during the day. My bench times are from around 3:45 -5:30 in the mornings and sometimes they are a little shorter than that. There are times when I have to spend some time during the day like when I'm laying down a color or clear coat. I don't always have enough time allotted in the wee hours of the morning to get all set up, spray and then clean up so I'll make sure that I've completed some of the "have to do's " around the house before I'll use up family time during the day on my hobbies. It's almost like I need to earn it but that's just me. Looking forward to more of your build. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottsGT Posted August 6, 2018 Author Share Posted August 6, 2018 (edited) Quick update now that I'm back from the beach. Before the break I sprayed on the Rustoleum silver base. Of course this is the only pic I got. Almost forgot when I got busy with pre-shading. Pre-shaded and vents painted black along with a couple of other details. Ready for the rust paint tonight. Yes, my finger is sore from all the airbrush action! Edited August 6, 2018 by ScottsGT Hubert Boillot and JefH 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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