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Rother Class Lifeboat "RNLB Duke of Kent"
Charlie:
Hello fellow Forum Peeps, hope you are all ok. It's got a lot quieter here recently - has everyone gone over to the Facebook Groups now? As good as they are, I still think you can't beat a Forum Build Thread if you want to keep track of what's been done.
Anyway, this is my latest project, a 1/15 scale, Plank On Frame model of the Rother Class Lifeboat that was stationed at Eastbourne from 1979 until 1992, when she was replaced by a Mersey Class. She was one of 3 Beach Launched Rother Class Lifeboats. She was kept in a Boathouse, and launched by a team of shore crew pulling her out of the shed and onto the slipway, until gravity took over. With sufficient depth of water, she would launch with a spectacular splash.
The keel was laminated from several pieces of ply, as the section varies in thickness along the length. The Ribs are 4mm ply, and the stringers are Obechi. I've just had a very speedy delivery of Lime Planks from SLEC, ready for when I start the planking.
derekwarner:
Looking good Charlie :-)).......the Green has superior water resistant qualities over the Red %) ... Derek
Neil:
oh, something nice to watch for a change, Charlie...…….
the framing looks wonderful. are you going to do it longitudinal or double diagonal planking...…..like the old girls were when built?
and my final question for tonight...………..it sure looks bigger than 1;15 scale or was that a slip of the finger.
look forward to this one immensely.
neil.
Charlie:
Hi Derek,
You spotted the Red Titebond lurking in the background - well done :-) However you have jumped to the wrong conclusion <*<
I've got a whole bunch of Adhesives on my bench, but i didn't use the Titebond for this build. I initially used Gorilla Glue, but found this created too much foam. I then switched to Gorilla Wood Glue, but i am now using the Aliphatic. I might add a bottle of the Green Titebond to my collection though :-)) After all, you can never have enough glue! :}
Hi Neil,
There was no finger slippage, scale is deffo 1:15, giving the perfect model length of 30"
I had planned to go for proper double diagonal planking, but i'm having second thoughts now. Last time i tried this, the hull finish ended up rather bumpy. So i was thinking of laying the first layer longitudinally, to smooth the lines out, and then add a layer of diagonal planking on top. What do you think?
Charlie
Neil:
--- Quote from: Charlie on July 02, 2018, 09:32:40 am ---Hi Derek,
You spotted the Red Titebond lurking in the background - well done :-) However you have jumped to the wrong conclusion <*<
I've got a whole bunch of Adhesives on my bench, but i didn't use the Titebond for this build. I initially used Gorilla Glue, but found this created too much foam. I then switched to Gorilla Wood Glue, but i am now using the Aliphatic. I might add a bottle of the Green Titebond to my collection though :-)) After all, you can never have enough glue! :}
Hi Neil,
There was no finger slippage, scale is deffo 1:15, giving the perfect model length of 30"
I had planned to go for proper double diagonal planking, but i'm having second thoughts now. Last time i tried this, the hull finish ended up rather bumpy. So i was thinking of laying the first layer longitudinally, to smooth the lines out, and then add a layer of diagonal planking on top. What do you think?
Charlie
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I have never double diagonal planked but have done similar to what you have described in your planning and it worked for me, and gave a very smooth finish....and it gave super strength to the hull.
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