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Posted by RobGroot4 on Friday, November 1, 2013 9:40 PM

If the cradle doesn't work out, you might try a normal wooden board stained nicely and get some heavy duty drywall anchors (the ones with the machine screws and the spring-loaded V-shaped anchor portions).  Find yourself some metal tubing you like (copper and brass are cheap and you can cut to length with with a dremel, just be careful because they get warm fast!).  Run the screws through the centers of the tubes and you'll need to attach the clips before inserting into the holes, then just tighten until the clips tighten and you're good.

Groot

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Posted by JTBuckley on Wednesday, October 30, 2013 10:53 AM

getting there

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Posted by JTBuckley on Wednesday, October 30, 2013 10:53 AM

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Posted by waynec on Tuesday, October 22, 2013 10:46 PM

you could find some brass tube that can slip over the dowels to hide them. i use bolts to secure my ships and hide them with brass or aluminum tubing.

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Posted by JTBuckley on Tuesday, October 22, 2013 6:57 PM

Thanks, Don. I really like the cradle idea. Fits the bill perfectly. Thanks again

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Posted by arnie60 on Tuesday, October 22, 2013 1:58 PM

Staging it on a slipway might be an option as well.

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Posted by thunder1 on Tuesday, October 22, 2013 10:01 AM

A nice wood base and a docking plan would be an attractive display and hide the holes with minimum work. The ship sits so low on the docking blocks the damage would be invisible.

Don's idea has merit and would accomplish the same idea, the damage would be hard to see.  

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Posted by Don Stauffer on Tuesday, October 22, 2013 9:04 AM

Looks like a job for a Dremel tool to me.  It would take some work, but you probably could use the Dremel to grind out the holes to match a round dowel.  If you could turn a step on the dowel or post the hull could more securely glue to that.  Or, fashion a cylindrical collar to fit over the dowel to create a step.

I used to use brass stanchions made from lamp finials as mounts, but lately I have taken to using clear acrylic (Plexiglas) rods as mounts.  If you know someone with a lathe you could have him turn an adapter from wood or something, that would have a step to better glue the hull to, and a hole drilled for maybe a half-inch acrylic rod.  You'd need two of these, one for each hole in hull.

Another possibility is a cradle, about half the width of the hull, just longer than the distance between the holes.  Make it out of 3/4 inch wood- nice hardwood. You'd have to sand or carve a slight curve in this to match the curve of the bottom of the hull. Then make a base larger than the ship out of either the same, or a contrasting wood.  The "cradle", a simple stick of wood, would act as an interface between ship bottom and base.  The hull would be epoxied the cradle piece, which would in turn be glued to the base.

Don Stauffer in Minnesota

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Posted by JTBuckley on Tuesday, October 22, 2013 7:12 AM

I still have quite a few railings and lengths of rigging to do- so I want to get the base squared away. As I said  before- I really have no idea where to go from here. Any and all help is greatly appreciated

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Posted by JTBuckley on Tuesday, October 22, 2013 7:05 AM

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Posted by JTBuckley on Tuesday, October 22, 2013 12:49 AM

Thank you. I'll post some this morning

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Posted by GMorrison on Tuesday, October 22, 2013 12:29 AM

Pictures would be mighty helpful. It shouldn't be too hard for you and us to figure something out.

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Broken base
Posted by JTBuckley on Monday, October 21, 2013 11:39 PM

I accidently posted this before in the 'Space' section- my apologies

I am finishing up my old revell / encore models uss olympia. It is almost entirely complete however early in the build the plastic kit-supplied base broke off. To avoid freaking out and stalling the build I just soldiered on. Now I am at the end and there are two jagged holes on the bottom of the hull where the base should be.

I have no idea where to go from here. I don't know how I could secure it to a traditional base with no access to the interior. If anyone has any ideas I would really appreciate the help. I can provide pictures if necessary.

Thanks

 

 

 

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