1/10 FE 7931 Dominos - MLBoatworks Kit

[monojeff]

Very excited to get this one going and can't say enough about the ML kits and how easy they go together and how clean and percise all the parts are. It takes a lot of guess work out of things and you know you will have a great product once everything is glued together and will give you a great base to start fine tuning. Mike has done his homework and really appreciate all the support he gives!

This boat will raced under Namba Rules as well as Classic Thunder.

Under Namba rules I will be running a 1500kv proboat motor.

Classic Thunder it is open motor for modern boats so I am planning to start out with a FighterCat 3740 2000kv Outrunner.

Here is some pics so far of progress just a few hours into things.

I am using a piece of granite bought for $10 as my building board to be sure everything is nice flat and level.

Thanks to Mike for the tips on how to go about doing this, the toy tabs make it even easier since they pretty much hold everything together and keep them in place.

Tacking things down with CA and accelerator then will go over everything with Epoxy once the framing is finished and checked to be sure it is all square and even.

This method goes very quickly and works quite well!

[monojeff]

Nose cone was glued together.
Another great design by Mike to help make this EZ!
Also worked in some voids to help keep the weight down as much as possble.
Each piece is pre labeled and gets glued in place, then sanded to a pattern (You can see it in picture 4) that is supplied in the kit and make sure it is shaped correctly and glue in place.

[monojeff]

I also got all the sticks in place but 2 on the sponsons, I ran out so I need to get some more to finish this part.
Nice that there is the laser etched lines on the kit to make sure everything is lining up the way it is suppose to.
I think I have the stringers on the flipped and are on the wrong sides after looking at Mikes build photos but I thought it worked better this way for me anyways to assist in making sure everything is aligned. The stringers are the same shape so I do not think it will be a big deal.

Kit is starting to stiffen up now that the sticks are in place.
Tunnel floor is next.

[BHChieftain]

Nice! Does that kit come with sheeting?
Chief

[monojeff]

Nice! Does that kit come with sheeting?
Chief

This kit does come with the sheeting pieces.

[monojeff]

Updates on the build:

The tunnel floor was tacked in place with CA.
Then a couple coats of epoxy on the inside.
I am using MAS epoxy.
After that was dry I started to work on the sponson sides.
Tack glued them in place until it started to come to the curved part.
Then I epoxied those areas and let it dry. These areas I use a small amound of cabisol to the epoxy mix to get it nice and thick after the initial coat of plain epoxy goes on.

In some of the pics you will see I added chopped up fiberglass strands to the front part where the stick meets with the deck. Felt this area was a spot that needs some xtra reinforcement incase of damage it will hold up good and be nice and strong.

I also use triangle balsa on the areas where the deck sheets meet to once again add strength and a good area to bond to.