Well I bit the bullet and made a choice. My first build is going to be a Slo-Mo-Shun thingie! BUT just because I'm like what I am, Its going to be from scratch. And if I did me sums right in 1/8 scale!!!
So. To get things started, I needed a plan. This was duly found and the maths done and a new plan printed out. Due to the resulting size of the model, this left me with a pile or A4 pages that had to be sorted out. That done the paper patterns where transfered over to thickish card, and cut out. These in turn were set up on a chunk of 6mm birch ply and chopped out into the rough shapes. As they get cut to size, sanded and trimmed, they get placed on the build board. Just come in from doing nr, 3 and 4. The bow and the second one being done yesterday, after I built the board.
Now for a few questions:
How do you post photos here and what is the preferred size? Once I got that figured out I'll be posting a few pixes of the build as it grows from a bit of plywood to a hopefully beautiful boat.
One thing to set down first is that it will be first and formost a statice model but there will be a motor and radio going in her. More on that later, but a few points arise from this wish.
I was thinking of doing the bottom in alu. as she was built. In an attempt to save a bit of weight, would it be prudent to skip the bottom planking, or sheeting in this case, and glue the alu direct onto the hulls ribs? Maybe a better idea to clad the bottom just like the real one? Does any body, some of you on the other side of the pond maybe, have access to pictures of the bottom? My searches on the net has found a good deal of top side photos, but none of the bottom.
Any good suggestions on which type of glue to fix alu to wood with. Aralldit?
Like I have said, this is my first build, so be kind.
I have read pretty much all the master build posts, (and have infact ordered a set of plans for the 63ft rescue boat that Bluebird is doing such a great job on).
Also if any one that has built a Slo-Mo is more than welcome to send me a message to let me know who I can rib for dimensions of some of the things I have no idea about!!
Cheers!
Ian
Subject name changed - Martin