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Amati riva aquarama model boat 1603

  • 11-11-2020 3:40pm
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    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 6,317 Mod ✭✭✭✭


    So with lockdown in place keeping me away from my bigger boats I thought I would get back into doing a bit of model building with this kit I bought on ebay, someone already made a start and I have no instructions so I am just going to try my best, plenty of info on the 1608 model but I can't find any info on building one of these so if anyone built one I would love to hear from you. I have bought the motor kit for the 1608 so hopefully I can fit it in, I have also ordered a Ess dual engine sound kit to bring some V8 engine sound :D


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  • Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 6,317 Mod ✭✭✭✭fergal.b


    A few bits nicked from one of my planes.

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    I had to remove a good bit of resin to fit everything in.

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    Just dry fitted for now I will put it in the bath and find the best place to put the batteries to get the right balance.

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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 22,651 ✭✭✭✭beauf


    Looks awesome.


  • Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 3,455 Mod ✭✭✭✭coolwings


    That's going to be a good looking boat.


  • Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 6,317 Mod ✭✭✭✭fergal.b


    So I found these little lights wrapped around a bush on the kitchen table and thought they would make perfect nav lights

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    I cut out the metal top and bottom and drilled a hole up through it.

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    Cut some bits off these pens to make the lens.

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    The colour doesn't show up well on camera but it looks good.

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    Started on the deck with the king plank.

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    I changed the bow a bit as the kit came with a plastic bow plate and I am going to use metal. Not sure why the bow looks so flat in the pic.

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    Started on the planking I should have done it 20 years ago when I had better eye sight, steadier hands and no arthritis in my fingers

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    I think this is harder than when I did it full-size .

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    Job done.


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  • Registered Users Posts: 908 ✭✭✭coastwatch


    Looks great Fergal.
    Looking forward to seeing it finished.
    You wont even have to get your boots wet with this one.


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  • Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 6,317 Mod ✭✭✭✭fergal.b


    A bit more done this week on the guitar 🙂 plywood down first.

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    And then the mahogany .

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    More strip planking on the engine cover.

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    Planking the transom.


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    Need to think of a name for her now.







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  • Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 6,317 Mod ✭✭✭✭fergal.b


    Some interesting bending to get the side planking on, I have gone with diagonal planks although I think all the original boats had straight planks.

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    Making a paper template for the bottom planks.

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    That should hold them :)

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    I'm glad I'm not paying someone to do this probably as much time spent as doing it full size.

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    Ready for sanding and sealing.


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  • Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 3,455 Mod ✭✭✭✭coolwings


    It's looking good. When it's varnished that's going to look amazing.


  • Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 6,317 Mod ✭✭✭✭fergal.b


    Not much to show just been sealing and sanding, the first coat I applied with a fine grit 3M pad this will help fill some of the voids.

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    6 coats of sealer with a sanding between each coat, nearly time to start varnishing but I'm not quite happy with it yet so I have ordered a cellulose sealer for the next few coats.

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    Bottoms up.

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    Going to drill out the spotlight. I put a screw into my thumb at the start of last year and its only growing out now thats what the hole is :D

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    Should be handy for night time driving :)

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    Glad to see there's still some true life in the old dog that the Model Forum is, yet!


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  • Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 6,317 Mod ✭✭✭✭fergal.b


    Probably a bit ott but I decided to coat the boat in 0.24 oz fibreglass cloth mainly because there are so many strips of wood I was afraid that with expansion and so on they might work lose and pop up.

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    I'm using Gurit sp 320 resin with a slow harder that should give a clear finish.

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    I do a coat every 3 hours to fill the weave then the next day I give it a light sanding and do another 3 coats.

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    It's hard to know when to stop sanding and rubbing down with 000 steal wool I seem to see more imperfections on the model than I did on the full size boat

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    12 coats of lacquer so far with a light sanding between each, I went with lacquer instead of varnish as it has a very quick drying time allowing me to do a few coats a day, it will now get another sanding going from 1000 grit working up to 3000 then rubbing compound and if I'm happy with the finish a waxing.

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    Feels like I could be sitting in Old's Cool or Sean-Nos two of the full sized boats I built.

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    I ordered some leatherette on ebay for the seating as I think this will look and feel better than just painting them. I'm starting to feel like maybe I should of built a full sized one it's nearly the same amount of work


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  • Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 6,317 Mod ✭✭✭✭fergal.b


    Perfect tool for the job 🙂 putting the pleats in the leatherette .

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    Sun bathing area for the barbie dolls.

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    No I am not putting Bernie sanders on it :)

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    Everything is just dry fitted for now as I wait for some small magnets coming on a slow boat from China.

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    Temped but No Bernie :D

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    Bottom painted, almost seems a shame to cover up the lovely wood.

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    Aquamarine water line. I can understand why these models command such high prices they are a lot of work. Next I will start on the hardware and add a bit of bling.

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  • Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 14,783 Mod ✭✭✭✭AndyBoBandy


    I can't wait for the launch of this boat.. I have you have the Champagne Prosecco ready to go...

    Will she be for the inland waterways only? or will she see the high seas?


  • Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 6,317 Mod ✭✭✭✭fergal.b


    The way things are going this is the only type of water it will be seeing


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  • Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 6,317 Mod ✭✭✭✭fergal.b


    The kit came with the plastic bow protector on the left it was cheep looking when painted and didn't look the part so I tracked a metal one down on ebay.

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    Making the cutwater and coating it with tinfoil to give it a chrome look, I was not happy with it so I will wait till I find some stainless steal or a shiny biscuit tin:D


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    This is a real set of head lights for a Riva.

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    For mine I used a solpadeine tablet packet ;)




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    Did the job just have to put the cover on.

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    Steering wheel put together and painted also put in the gauges, spot light and windshield.


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    I used this car trim to make the windshield and the rub rails.

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    Made a suitable engine cover :)

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    And this is the ESS sound box that will give out the engine sound, only V8 I'm afraid I did try the twin V12 but it just didn't sound good enough.

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    Spot light, headlights and Nav lights.

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  • Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 14,783 Mod ✭✭✭✭AndyBoBandy


    Incredible looking.


  • Registered Users Posts: 1 runnybabbit420


    You are a true craftsman. This is spectacular work. I'm jealous.


  • Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 6,317 Mod ✭✭✭✭fergal.b


    Well thats her done and this is what she sounds like, the shafts are still a bit noisy as I have no oil in them yet.






  • Registered Users Posts: 2,063 ✭✭✭dakar


    Just stunning.

    Try not to lose this one... ;)


  • Registered Users Posts: 676 ✭✭✭wheelo01


    Wow, just wow. Theres a tremendous amount of work gone into this, and a lot of thought and craftmanship.
    This is obviously not your first rodeo, great finish on it down to the little things like lights and engine noise.


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3,445 ✭✭✭Rodney Bathgate


    Beautiful


  • Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 6,317 Mod ✭✭✭✭fergal.b


    wheelo01 wrote: »
    This is obviously not your first rodeo, great finish on it down to the little things like lights and engine noise.

    No I had practice building full-sized classic boats first. :D



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  • Registered Users Posts: 17,848 ✭✭✭✭Thargor


    Thats some transformation in the wood between posts #1 and #12.


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