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 Rank: Beginner Level 3 Groups: Registered
Joined: 13/09/2010 Posts: 29 Points: 77 Location: Tamworth, Staffs, UK
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Can someone advise on the best tools for fairing the hull. This is my first build so i am aquirring tools as required. Many thanks.
Brian
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 Rank: Amateur Level 1 Groups: Registered
Joined: 03/08/2010 Posts: 39 Points: 117 Location: Grantham
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Hi Brian, I used a medium sized (sponge) sanding block with changeable (velcro) sandpaper. I'm a beginner and first went for what the pro's were using, a modelling planer. But when it arrived I decided against it as i wasn't comfortable enough using it! I'd probbaly end up taking chunks out of the ribs, lol. The sanding block was great using different grades of sandpaper. To be honest it didn't take that long either.
Cheers
Steve
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Joined: 04/04/2010 Posts: 3,955 Points: 11,809 Location: uk
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take a look at these sanding blocks as recomended by mr.t www.permagrit.comCurrent builds: SotS, USS Consitution, San Felipe, D51 loco, HMS Surprise, RB7, Arab Dhow, Jotika HMS Victory Completed builds: HMS Pickel, Thermopylae, Mississipi river boat, Mary Rose, Cutty Sark, San Francisco II, HMS Victory x5, Titanic Lifeboat, Panart HMS Victory Launch, Hachette Titanic, Virginia Schooner, Endeavour Longboat. http://www.model-space.com/gb/
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 Rank: Vice-Master Groups: Registered
Joined: 13/10/2011 Posts: 851 Points: 2,628 Location: Leeds, Yorkshire
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I would second Karl's suggestion. Again on Tomick's advice I bought a small file and set of needle files from same source. As long as you are not too heavy handed they make shaping and fitting a lot easier.
Mike T
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Rank: Beginner Level 3 Groups: Registered
Joined: 13/09/2010 Posts: 29 Points: 77 Location: Tamworth, Staffs, UK
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Thanks Mike, Karl and lake for your advice, was considering bying a modeling plane but i'll give it a miss for now.
Brian
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