RSM Delwins Boat & Net Storage build.

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.... an extra "B" or extra "S" ain't a bad thang, besides who's counting .... we are looking!

Almost old age is a wondrous thing.



Tom

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Grest start. Looks like Dario really put some serious time into that manual and the templates. One sign of a first-rate kit!

Dave,

I agree, the instructions are very detailed as are the templates. It is all very well done. Thanks for the comment.

Tom

[postalkarl]

Hi Tom:

Looks like fun. Have at it.

Karl

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Hi Tom:

Looks like fun. Have at it.

Karl

Karl,

This is indeed a fun build. I'm fixing to add to the thread in a few minutes. Thanks for looking in.

Tom

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Belive it or not I've read the instructions over at least four times and many sections more than that. In doing this I realized there are a few areas where a thread will help explain some of the issues. Yes, most issues are only ones that bother me but I want ya'll to know where they are.

By no means am I saying or even inferring that Dario Le Donne, owner of Rail Scale Miniatures, has issues with the kit. This kit is very well done and the instructions are clear and unambigious. If you build this kit and change absolutely nothing, you will have a fantastic looking structure.
There are perhaps some areas where I can let you know how and what I do to get the results I'm after. These are just little quirks of mine.

Continued in a few.

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Prior to gluing the smaller pieces to the larger ones, I decided to check them for fit. I found that the wood fuzz on the edges of the pieces kept them from fitting together tightly. In the photo below you can see a slight gap between the two pieces.



To remove the fuzz, I carefully sanded the edges of each piece with 120 fine grit sand paper. This sand paper is for fine wood finishing.



In the next photo you can see the two pieces fit much better. However, I have the wrong edge of the smaller piece next to the larger one. The fit is the same either way. No need to take another photo for this. God, I'm really starting to get very annoyed with these senior moments.



Continued in a few if I don't forget where I am.

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The instructions call for you to carefully edge glue the smaller sides to the larger sides. In edge gluing any two pieces of stripwood, board and batton, etc. you run the risk on getting to much glue on the pieces and that extra glue oozes out onto the unpainted wood.

It looks really bad when you want to add A&I or a light paint wash to these areas and the dried glue sticks out like a sore thumb or better yet a neon sign saying, "Look here, to much glue"!

Here is what I did to prevent this from happening. I used a toothpick and applied a very small amount of glue to the top, center and bottom of one of the pieces. The glue was applied to the back side of the edge. I then pushed them together and placed a weight on the pieces until the glue dried.

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Fast forward and the bracing was applied per the instructions. In the two photos below you can see a red ink line on the end and side walls. This red ink line is where the two pieces were "spot" glued prior to adding the bracing.





The reason I spot glued the two pieces together was because I knew I could apply more glue to this area, the back side, and use the vertical bracing to help glue/hold the pieces together.

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On the board and batton building there are no corner posts. The four walls fit together and are glued to each other. That means the edges of the walls are to be painted or stained. The laser cutting leaves the edges burnt and this burnt area doesn't take paint or stain very well. I held the walls and carefully sanded the burnt edge. In the photo below, you can see the bottom one is sanded and the top one still shows the laser burn.



I sanded all the end edges so the paint will look the same on all corners.

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Once all the 1/8" bracing was applied and the glue dry the walls were turned over. I noticed the 1/8" bracing could be seen from the front. I'm sure the windows will cover the bracing but I don't like the fact it shows now. This is one of those areas/issues I was talking about.



I used the #17 Xactro chisel blade and cut the stripwood out of the windows.



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Here is how the backside looked prior to the stripwood being removed from the window area.



Here is the after look.

[GPdemayo]

Belive it or not I've read the instructions over at least four times and many sections more than that. In doing this I realized there are a few areas where a thread will help explain some of the issues. Yes, most issues are only ones that bother me but I want ya'll to know where they are.

By no means am I saying or even inferring that Dario Le Donne, owner of Rail Scale Miniatures, has issues with the kit. This kit is very well done and the instructions are clear and unambigious. If you build this kit and change absolutely nothing, you will have a fantastic looking structure.
There are perhaps some areas where I can let you know how and what I do to get the results I'm after. These are just little quirks of mine.

Continued in a few.

Are we getting a little quirky in our retirement years?

[S&S RR]

Great looking build Tom. I'm following along.

[EricQuebec]

Nice progress, can't wait to see more.

Eric Québec city

[UP Fan]

Very good progress on a kit I really like.  I'll surely be following along on your build.