Hi all,
Dundrum Bay was my second scratch built model, back in 1998, my first one being a 1920's freighter.
I wanted a tug model to pull that cargo ship. As I wanted a model able to carry standard RC equipment, no mini RC gear which was very expensive at that time.
I didn't really had any experience about drafting a hull, so I searched here and there some plans, I didn't have internet at that time, so I started on a blank empty paper. I looked for inspiration in several books, and drew three different superstructures, to be put on the same hull.
"DD" at scale 1/100 is 32 centimeters long, about 9 centimeters broad with a 5 centimeter draught. Weight is about 500 grams. motorisation was done with a Graupner set, reference 1147, which includes a 280 Speed motor, a 2 to 1 reduction gear and a propeller shaft with ditto 30 mm prop. I've put a 35mm prop on it, within a "Kort" nozzle, the blades being filed back to 30mm, this was the internal diameter of the nozzle.
Hull is "plank-on-frames", plating has been done in thin carboard, as the superstructures, bulwark, funnel, etc, all the paper being soaked with a PU resin to get it completely watertight.
I have no pictures of the building anymore, but as I'll explain in other topics my way of doing stuff, you'll get the idea later...
Regards,
Laurent