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Hull
Design
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Building the 1000 Footer Hull
Scott Tomlinson, Michael Ferguson and myself Jeff Churill, building
the
Paul R. Tregurtha,
Stewart J. Cort
and Belle River 1000 Footers in Ho scale. The full story on how
these model will be built.
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Building the Straight Decker Hull
My first Laker the Edmund Fitzgerald and the method of building a
large straight decker model.
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Converting the Revell Fireboat
Converting the Revell 1/87 Fireboat to a Great Lakes Tug. Twin screw
modeled after the John Purvise tug of 1919.
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Laker Plans
How
to rough in a Laker hull in no time out of foam and 1/8 paneling,
making for a very light and strong hull.
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Scales and Scaling
Updated 08-10-05
Tips and suggestings on finding your scale.
Programs for Excel to help calculate between scales, scaling plans
and calculating hull volume. Very useful tools. |
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Ballast Tanks
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Free filling Ballast Tank
Esther
Beris from Bearco Model marine uses this very nice technique for blasting
their models without the use of any pumps.
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Ballast Tank and Pump System
Use a simple 12v bilge pump motor to fill
and empty the ballast tank by remote control. A very
reliable and functional system. |
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Structure and Fittings
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Miscellaneous Fittings Updated
08-11-05
Some useful items found at various crafts stores. Tacks for vents
– beads for lights – iron on buttons for lamps – fabric for
flooring – snaps for securing – wire for railing – rings for
portholes. |
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Window
Frames
How to building
and paint window frames without having to mask off each window.
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Working with Styrene
Styrene is a great material to work with,
it's easy to cut sand and paint. It comes in a wide variety of
shapes and sizes, and can be found at many Hobby Shops. |
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Paints and Painting
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Fleet Colors
A list of actual paints used on Great Lake Fleets. Some of these
colors have been computer matched from paint samples off the ships
themselves. |
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Painting Tips #1
Here some suggestion and tips on prepping,
priming and painting your project. I will be adding to this as I
move along with my current project!
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Painting with spray cans.
By Ester Beris of Bearco Model Marine
Ester shows you how to get a great paint job by using spray can.
It's a simple and cheap way to get a professional looking model.
Thanks Esther.
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General Build Techniques
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Type of Tape
The many types of tape and their uses!
Here's a few ways I use tape to aid in my model building! |
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How to Fiberglass
The method I used to fiberglass and the
glues I used. The epoxy used here is nothing short of ideal, great
stuff to work with. |
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Glues
Types of glues and which one to use for
your application needs. |
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Motors
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The Right Motor
Choosing
the right motor and drive for your model. A general guide on motor
size, gear ratio and prop diameter.
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Rudders
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Flap Rudder
Build
a rudder for your tug that will swing 180 digress from side to
side.
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Launch date on November 10,2000
This
site designed by and maintained by: Jeffrey W. Churill
All photographs & images are
property of Great Lakes Model Association
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URL:
www.greatlakesmodeling.com Webmaster:
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