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Michael_A

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  1. I agree, this is a fine little ship. You've inspired me to purchase the book about the Ferris wooden cargo ships and it's been an interesting read. Your copy of the book appears to have much clearer lines drawings and offsets than mine, though, which I think is a photocopy of the original! I love the overall look and feel of your model.

     

  2. Johan,

     

    One more bit of advice I forgot to include earlier – don't expect to get any kind of sailing performance from a scaled-down model of a full sized yacht. It will not sail well at all except in the lightest of breezes. If you want an RC sailboat model with any kind of performance, it has to be designed specifically for that purpose with a deep keel, a heavy bulb, and much stronger than scale rigging. Here's an example from the American Model Yachting Association of a Marblehead pond yacht by Biff Martin. Interestingly, the designers of these classic models in the '40s and 50's came up with many of the concepts used in modern sailboat design decades before they were used on full size boats!

     

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  3. Johan,

     

    Welcome to the forum! You may be interested in learning more about Marblehead class model yachts. These are all 50" long and range from vintage (1940s) wooden construction up to modern carbon fiber versions. While they are not models of actual larger boats, they are a lot easier to build for a beginner. Here's a photo of a build I am currently doing for a vintage hard chine model. 

     

    Michael

     

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  4. Welcome Ken!

    I am a new member and am drinking it all in myself too. Some amazing work here! I will be curious to see what approach you take to your models. In the same way that your cat drawing is an extraordinarily realistic representation of the subject (but in a different medium), I am sure you have found models here that are exquisitely accurate renderings of their subject. I have found that for me, some of the most accurate models here have less of the "feel" of the actual ships than other models made with less skill but more of an intangible quality that evokes the actual craft themselves. Not that one is better than the other; it's just that I am drawn towards the models that evoke that feeling. A fascinating topic I am trying to learn more about, and of which I am sure you have opinions!


    Michael

     

  5. Andrew,

     

    So many questions; your build is really entrancing. Where did the "jig assembly and setup" booklet come from? It looks like a nice read. And how did you keep the frames from wobbling all over the place in your jig? Finally, it looks like you cut the notches for the chine stringer after all the frames were attached to the form, not before? That must have been tricky esp. if the frames were not braced to each other ...

     

    Michael

     

  6. Vaddoc, I wish I could contribute to your planking travails, but I am a beginner in that area. I keep thinking that the hull shape of your craft is similar to some bigger classic sailboats and I wonder if there are any other models out there with a similar form that you could use as a guide. I'm just not sure how to find the right photos / models.

  7. Vaddoc, The planking looks great and challenging at the same time. I love that you are doing a workboat that has some different features from a lot of the other builds. Something to look forward to – here's a photo I found online of a vertical tiller that may be similar (although in a different location) to what's used on your craft. 

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