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Originally Posted by Ayles
Can't get those ML Boatworks boats out of my mind! In researching though it seems things like the hardware required to finish is pretty expensive. The other thing I wonder about is painting. I have a hard time believing the boats I am seeing are painted at home.
Have you looked into that aspect of the process?
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Yes, the hardware is terribly expensive. In retrospect, I think I should have just bought that Pro Boat U-19 and stripped it for its hardware. That's what I'm using anyway, but piece-mealing it made it vastly more expensive. There are links on that Classic Thunder website to some hardware suppliers that I wish I had seen before I started. Even then, though, it's all pretty damn confusing. I took a lot of notes when talking to those guys last year regarding their recommendations. I'll see if I can still find them. It's not like there is a complete hardware "kit" with all of the basics to get you going. There should be, but there isn't.
These guys are indeed painting these boats at home, mostly with just hobby grade air brushes. Some even use rattle cans. The details are all made up from decal kits, including all of the striping, lettering, numbering, etc. They just clear coat over all of that to seal it all down. Again, I believe there is a link on the Classic Thunder site for the decal guy they all like to use.
Whaddaya waiting for? Just order an ML Boatworks kit. You won't regret it, at least from what these guys told me. I believe it takes the guy a while to make a kit - he doesn't keep them in stock.