John- needless to say that this is an absolutely excellent job you have made there. As I am a bit in that fast-scale-theme I wonder, why you have made it plank on frame. Was it your opinion to catch up the hull, like the origin had been built?
Don`t want to doubt in any way what you have done- just want to come behind the idea.
Thankkyou in advance.
Jörg
Hi there Jorg - to try and answer your above questions:
When I originally thought about building this hull, it was to try and show newcomers to the hobby what diagonal planking was about; so, originally I was only going to 'single plank' the hull and keep it at the scale of 1/2 inch to the foot and in doing so, I was planning on using brushless motors. This brushless motor field was going to be a new learning curve for me personally - but, due to the expense of the brushless set-up, it wasnt a viable option. I then began to rethink the build and it was at that stage that I decided to build a double-diagonally planked hull, using the inner planks as semi-scale, which should show the beginner or the 'newby' the basics of the planking method. It would also show others, by adding the scale planking to the outside, how to commence producing a hull near enough to the original full size hull.
With using light materials, as I did with the very thin ply, this meant keeping the weight down to an extremely light hull. When I took the hull from the building board, I weighed it, and it came in at 2lb and 8oz this is without any running gear added. This hull is some 39 1/2 inches long, by 10 1/2 inches beam and I think you will find, you will have to go some, to find a fibre-glass hull as light as that, unless we begin to use carbon fibres.
Hope that helps to answer your question Jorg. If not, fire away with more queries. :)
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