R/C Naval Combat

Alright, i made a decent foam SS for my cruiser, the Spee, but there is an issue.

When i painted it with my gray spray paint, it got soggy, and was falling apart in some areas.

I guess it wasnt closed cell foam. My question is this: Is there a way to salvage this SS?

I started to make a new one out of 1/8", but am thinking it might be too heavy, so id have to keep it low detail.

Is there a way to "finnish" it so that it is water-proof? Or would it be worth it to send it to a someone to make a casting out of (Hey Snipe!)?

Thanks, Will "Boomer" Thibault

Hey Boomer go to home depot buy a couple of for sale signs and some glue meant for polystyrene cut the sign to fit and glue them on than paint that was how i did the Boston .  polystyrene is very light but it doesn't like any solvent base stuff will wilt away before your very eyes. I bet you thought i was going to say place them on your ship and sell it didn't you  good luck oh and use the same stuff to glue it to your deck .

too complex as in how, a curve? if it is a curve than use some shower pan both of these will give you a little more BB protection sing not so much but a little shower pan adds up on our little CA and will make bob like a clorox bottle on the high sea. yo may also use a scrap piece and try some different types of paint on it till you find one that wont burn it however it will look like swiss cheese when I'm I a mean we are done with it

BLUE FOAM!!!

I will be doing my next one out of it and gluing showerpan liner to it using FOAM GLUE.  This does not melt the foam. Bring guns and try it out this year! (you have to wait until I make it though)

and it will be on a Bis...

             so good luck.

 I  do solemnly swear to put as many wholes strictly for testing purposes in it as humanly possible

Ahh advanced in the field "materials testing platforms"

I like it

 Any thing for science  okay and a chance to shoot your biz

Liner over whatever you got. You'll have plenty of years to make the "show superstructure" You're gonna bump it a thousand times as you work the bugs out of your new ship. I must have redone mine 4-5 times since I've had them.

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Glade to here school did you well any who try Model paint I bet it might work it is meant for plastic . Always try what ever you are going to do to your SS on a scrap Piece first