the unofficial home of the dumas dauntless
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Guess everybody figured I gave up on getting the motors and shafts installed. Well kokaneezer suggested I take break and ease up a little and enjoy the build. Good advise going at a much slower pace now and enjoying it more.Have posted a few pictures of my progress.
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she looks great i went to the hardware store bought 1/8 dowls and used a sanding block and 80 grit paper lay them flat and sanded them 1/2 flat.you can buy them also look on e bay under dollhouse wood or trim
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Really nice looking boat Wagonman. You really nailed the bridge!! I'm almost at that point. Still messin'with the lower windshield
Steve
Steve
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ORIGINAL: wagonman2
Boy short memory . Wanted to ask about trim molding looks to be 1/8 half round . Can this be ordered.
Boy short memory . Wanted to ask about trim molding looks to be 1/8 half round . Can this be ordered.
-Rich.
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ORIGINAL: wagonman2
Guess everybody figured I gave up on getting the motors and shafts installed. Well kokaneezer suggested I take break and ease up a little and enjoy the build. Good advise going at a much slower pace now and enjoying it more.Have posted a few pictures of my progress.
Guess everybody figured I gave up on getting the motors and shafts installed. Well kokaneezer suggested I take break and ease up a little and enjoy the build. Good advise going at a much slower pace now and enjoying it more.Have posted a few pictures of my progress.
-Rich.
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Well, I got tired of fussing with the stock windshield. Didn't fit right, didn't look right. So I made a nice stained dash curved it to match custom curved roof and put a nice radius on the corners on the windshield. It was a piece of cake to glue as it had an upper and lower ledge to fasten to. When I cut the windows out we will see a nice stained dash in there. The radiused corners will match the bridge radius and tie it all together. I did join the two parts of superstructure together and now it is time to fiberglass the whole shebang. This whole build is taking on a life of its own and some more changes are coming. Maybe I should name her Dentless, built by Laurances' awkward hidden brother Lester.
As the build progresses, I am less intimidated and it is due to the info and guidance provided by you all. I am actually looking forward to the fiberglassing !
Steve
As the build progresses, I am less intimidated and it is due to the info and guidance provided by you all. I am actually looking forward to the fiberglassing !
Steve
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Looking great Steve! I never could get the stock one to fit either. I remember a few frustrating late nights trying to figure it out. Eventually just made my own window frames (twice) on mine. Rich walked me through designing the version mine has currently which included rounding off at the roofline to make my boat more true to Big D. Keep the progress pics coming!!!
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RE: the unofficial home of the dumas dauntless
Bob, I was on the Norwegian Breakaway which is brand new and the largest ship based out of New York. 18 Decks!! Here is a shot of the bridge when I was on my watch.
Bill
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Bill,
What a bridge! All computerized. One thing missing, unless it just wasn't in the picture, was a 'wheel' not even a joy stick to steer her with? I guess they just enter a heading and off she goes or maybe hold the arrow key for port, starboard, forward or aft?
Bob
What a bridge! All computerized. One thing missing, unless it just wasn't in the picture, was a 'wheel' not even a joy stick to steer her with? I guess they just enter a heading and off she goes or maybe hold the arrow key for port, starboard, forward or aft?
Bob
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hey all, back from my week aboard this lil ole boat. shot a pic just for Rich.
Bill
hey all, back from my week aboard this lil ole boat. shot a pic just for Rich.
Bill
-Rich.
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ORIGINAL: kokaneezer
This whole build is taking on a life of its own and some more changes are coming.
This whole build is taking on a life of its own and some more changes are coming.
-Rich.
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Bill,
Holy cow!! Talk about steering system redundancy! Man oh man! Except for the nkowledge that you're guiding a multimillion (billion?) dollar ship, and lives depended on you, you could almost think you were playing a computer game. Those bridge controls are amazing! Thanks for sharing the pictures; a far cry from the bridge of the USS
Putnam DD757.
Until I read Rich's post I didn't know so Happy Birthday too.
Bob
Holy cow!! Talk about steering system redundancy! Man oh man! Except for the nkowledge that you're guiding a multimillion (billion?) dollar ship, and lives depended on you, you could almost think you were playing a computer game. Those bridge controls are amazing! Thanks for sharing the pictures; a far cry from the bridge of the USS
Putnam DD757.
Until I read Rich's post I didn't know so Happy Birthday too.
Bob
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Thanks for the Bday wishes guys. Celebrated on board ship. Bob there are 4 main stations anyone of which can take control and then there are one of these each side on the wings for docking. She is 1068 feet with 130' beam and with azipods and thrusters they dock her with no tugs slicker than we could a 20 footer.
Bill
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Man, what a ship! It looks like science fiction (20 year old) come to life. I'm thinking of Star Trec Enterprise coming into Space Dock or the docking of the saucer section with the main section of the ship. The show makes it look sooo "easy".
Now comes real life and a HUGE ship which used to 'always' be docked using Tugs can now do the job not only without Tug assistance but so easily it's as if they were parking a car! Amazing!
Was there at least a 'small' bump?
Bob
Now comes real life and a HUGE ship which used to 'always' be docked using Tugs can now do the job not only without Tug assistance but so easily it's as if they were parking a car! Amazing!
Was there at least a 'small' bump?
Bob