Smoothcast it is. Very smooth. Looking good Chris. 
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1/700 Sentinel Class US Coast Guard WPC #922
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Rhino
Super Moderator
As you can see, I stepped the mast 10 (?) scale feet too far aft. This reduces the overall mainsail area by 47%. In a running mod. an appropriate hole will be drilled in the salon roof for the correct location as castings come out of the mold. The sunshade for the helm are plastic parts and will require trimming to fit and a solar panel on top.
I'm working on a spinnaker sail. We shall revisit the "No shit! It's a Tit!" motif from the NZ regatta of years back. This one is too little (A-cup?)
I'll do my breast to build the bigger, better sail.
Thanks for looking in!
What a dinky little boat!
Rhino
Super Moderator
It's 46 scale feet long. This is kinda fun, but I honestly don't even like a catamaran much.What a dinky little boat!
They are dandy for novice sailors because they pitch some, but don't really roll much. You get a lot of time to trim up your sails and choose your course, because they typically aren't very speedy, even with the wind on her rudder. The main salon and deck are spacious, until bedtime as the cabins are in the hulls. A catamaran typically has a shallower draft than a monohull, so shoals and reefs are less of a bother. This style of catamaran is sort of a boxy, really expensive, roomy, ocean pontoon boat with air conditioning for lazy skippers. They bob and waddle along, unhurried. You often see catamaran skippers motoring, rather than sailing before the wind. You won't see a Lagoon or even Ocean Explorer cat hard into the wind, with one hull in the air, slicing through the waves, like my Hobie 16-footer does when properly handled.
Anyway, I moved the mast, made a new genoa sail power furler, built a fresh mainsail and tried to make a boob spinnaker I was happy with.
A, B and skipped clean to a D-cup. I don't know. With all the reference material available, you wouldn't think painting a nipple would be a big deal. The Tamiya flat flesh tone and tan line is pretty good on the D-Cup spinnaker.
Rhino
Super Moderator
Got It!!
The Catamaran model instructions will go this far. The sunshade for the helm was the pain I imagined it would be. My own 1/700 Lagoon 46 model will wear another solar panel on top of the sunshade. You get the opportunity to make your very own spinnaker. Paint jobs may vary. There. I didn't like it much, but I never give up.
Fluffy!! 
Rhino
Super Moderator
The 1/700 scale FRC Masters are ready for RTV. Find the popular 110' freezer trawler kit filling the empty space in the mold. The big trawler was due for a few improvements and a new mold.
One more casting of the 1/700 Lagoon 46 catamaran mold will yield the 4th SATCOM /dome antenna set to fill that accessory mold.
Things are going really well!
phantom II
Master at Arms
Was there a catamaran involved in this build or is it mostly about size ? A is the never mind size according to some that do other plastic surgeries . Sorry Chris I'm having some plastic withdrawals and may not be right in the head .
How close are you to having you work bench restored?
phantom II
Master at Arms
I should be moved in three weeks but there will be a lot of incidentals afterwards . No idea how long that part will take to accomplish. At least, I will be somewhere where I can work towards that end .
Rhino
Super Moderator
Yes, the Lagoon 46 catamaran is included in the kit. It has it's own mold.
Didja move again, Chris? Where to?
Rhino
Super Moderator
The 1/700 FRC and SATCOM antenna molds looked promising and cleared the way I hoped they would. 1800 hrs. today, the first castings will prove the molds. It doesn't always go smoothly, as you men know.
We celebrated the seventh anniversary of our first pillow-fight on Monday. The Cracker Barrel was our dining spot. When you order the BBQ bacon fat-ass cheeseburger, it comes with a cute little wooden barrel stuck in it. This may very well be another piece for the 1/35 scale German stowage set I'm not planning to re-issue.
.Thanks for looking in again!
Congrats you kids! Now get a room! 
phantom II
Master at Arms
Moving in a couple weeks Chris. Back to Iron Mike territory . About 5 houses from where we lived before .
centaur567
Well-known member
Only seven years? Your just getting warmed up. We had our 48th yesterday. Nice work so far. Gary S.
Rhino
Super Moderator
Good for you! Florida wasn't your thing then?
Rhino
Super Moderator
I'm really pleased with these results! The RTV mold picked up the Danforth anchor in the FRC's bow and her distinctive bow profile is faithfully reproduced! The RB-M's forward towing bitt is too tall, but that is easy to cut down to scale height after the crossbuck is drilled and fixed. The dome antenna mold did it's job as well.
TLAR Models #922 resin kit contents. A brass gun barrel for the Mk.38 25mm, 6 smaller p/e machine guns and parts for the Sentinel's mast will be included. This is before I include instructions, decals, bonus boats, or a critter or Cap-Holder-O-Matic for new buyers.
Minor improvements were made to the popular 1/700 110-foot freezer trawler masters, but again, the new RTV mold performed as hoped.
The new 110-footer should build very much like the original model did.
A fine evening of casting new TLAR Models molds!
Thanks for looking in!
You gotta be pleased with that. Look how crisp those lines are!
