juansystem05

There are some boats like this available from manufacturers like billing boats or AL, however not in the size that I like, something a little bit larger. This is intended to be around 80cm long. Image is just for reference, this will be a fictional boat but based on boats from that era. I have found some plans of similar boats of that era and will use them as reference. This boat could also be scaled for RC conversion, perhaps adding more bulkheads and a motor. The intention of this thread is not only to create a bigger model of very known type of vessel but to show my designing skills. It has always been my dream to design model sailboats, both static and RC, ever since I was a little child this was my motivation to learn about technical drawings and later in life about CAD, CAM, CAE. Nowadays I find myself being an engineer and professional 3D mechanical designer though I am more in the automation and electrical business. However my love for model ships is stronger than ever and I want to put my skills to the test in this specific field. Over the years I have design all kind of devices, machines, robots and decorations for laser cutting but only a few RC boats, some from 0, some others based on plans and some just to correct errors in plans using 3D modeling as a tool. My building skills are not the best but I have built kits from various manufacturers, including AL, amati and occre. I have found occre kits particularly well engineered, some kits from amati were decent, some others left a lot to be desired like parts not fitting properly and having to modify the pieces. AL all kind of good and bad experiences being that they were the first kit I had and I have a lot of them, some very old some recent so I think it is normal to find inconsistency. I do not intend to to open a company to manufacture model kits as I already have a business that takes most of my time but hopefully some of the already existing manufactures could be interested in my work, my biggest asset is my love for sailing ships, from galleons to modern sailing yachts. If not, I just simply love to do this. I know all the process involved in creating parts for laser cutting, tolerances, material thickness, kerf, etc.. and this is especially critical with non flat parts. I will start the process by creating a 3D model. Thanks for looking

this was very interesting, What happened?

I bought the plans from Gary and created a 3D model in order to get parts for laser cutting. I cut them using 3mm baltic birch plywood as this was a material I used a lot in my business. However I wonder if the hull will be too heavy, being that door skin wood is a lot lighter

Nice boat, really pretty result, I was actually looking for paint schemes and liked the same you did, great work, I was thinking about making this boat from plans (from where that paint scheme comes) but decided I am going to wait for a kit to show up on Ebay, meanwhile I have the endeavour 1/80 and 1/35 and the rainbow is still available in 1/80 scale as well thanks for sharing

Beautiful work, I am building this same kit this is very helpful thanks for sharing

The hull is finished I added some mahogany and walnut planking

Any progress? I have this exact same kit and this is the only build log I have found so far. Great work btw hope you can make some more progress son

looking forward to see more of this build log great work!

the lady nelson looks great and also I found some video logs which will be very helpful!

thank you chris didnt know about the decoloration of decks due to weather. nice! will have a look at them! and see which one I like the most

The idea was to simulate the natural tone variation of wood but I used too much stain in the left side but didn't want to rebuild it. Can you name a specific kit? just to have a better idea.

some filler and sanding did the trick, at least it looks decent now Deck planking is complete too! This newer version of the kit is low quality, plywood is not genuine, I mean is the chinese version of the real deal. Only looks good, it is weaker and only outer layer is made out of the actual wood it is trying to imitate. The inner layers are made probably of scrap wood. Instructions are also not good. I am sad for AL this is probably why they went to bankruptcy , their previous kits (I own some of them) where a good deal for the price and had nice quality wood. Also the availability of the kits was great.

I know I shouldn't be thinking about that at this stage of the build but It could be helpful if I get tired of building this boat and feel like starting a second one so the question is, What kit do you recommend as second build? I really like the occre endeavour but it looks very complex so I think it is not a good idea thanks

Planking done! The result is definitely not the best but still I hope that some filler will help to get a good result. I am not sure how the edges should look like. Instructions only say to leave edges clear but not the shape they should have. The keel will be installed there and its thickness is the same as the false keel so the planks will not be covered. I dont know if I explain myself properly. My idea is to sand the planks at the edge so that they meet the edge smoothly and when the keel is installed no edge of the plank will be visible. See the little diagram I made, the red line is what I understand from the instructions, just leave the edge clear. The Blue lines is my idea of how the planks should be shape so that the keel fits smoothly.

Finally I am building this boat. I was able to get the new version from AL. Sad they are closing. So far I am at the planking stage, doing it the best I can, this is the first time I actually plank a model. A lot of patient is required but so far I think I am doing a decent job. What do you think?