Hello Simon ,

print former on a printer, cut out paper patten , pritt glue to timber, ply , card what ever,

or do what i do stick to card to make templates , for another build, or you could also use tracing paper ,

also if you go down the printer r0ute print out another plan, al;ways handy….

see paper print out on bulkheads in picture, remove with damp sponge when ready ,

hope this helps ….Larry..

Hi Simon,

The normal way is with carbon paper, however I came across this alternative method from an American plan recently and it works fine — prepare the plan for transfer of the shapes/features by holding the right side of the plan against a window, trace over the outlines onto the back side of the plan with a soft pencil. Hold (or tape) the plan on the work and trace over the outlines on the right side of the plan. The soft pencil lines from the back side will be transfered onto the work. It works well and doesn't involve the (sometimes difficult to remove) smudges when using carbon paper

Tony

I use greaseproof paper and trace with a pencil, turn over and transfer to card to make a template- usually old cereal packets- but I like Tony's idea. I'm always a bit wary about using glue in case the pattern changes shape but perhaps Pritt Stick is OK.

Ian.

Edited By Ian Gardner on 06/12/2013 13:25:10

Hi ya Simon J

Like all things relating to modelling there is no RIGHT WAY and no WRONG WAY just the way that suits you and which is easiest to you and from which you get the best results. As has been mentioned in previous posts, you will see there are a few ways of transferring hull lines from a plan to the materials. To be honest, I have tried most of them with varying success/s. I tend to fall back on the 'old' tracing paper myself. I find this method most economical and a less expensive way of transferring the lines and as long as care is taken the mistakes should be minimal (if any). If you go down the route of photocopying the frames, cutting them out and sticking them to the materials – remember on the majority of plans there is only the portside frames usually drawn to the half way mark of the model – from the stern up to the middle on the starboard side or vice versa – depending on the draftsman of the plans. Therefore when you photocopy the frames; you have to photocopy them twice – one for portside of the frame and the other for the starboard side.

Now if you trace them – as long as you draw a centre line down the middle of your frame – the only thing you have to do is flip the tracing paper over, line it up with your previously drawn frame and draw the rest of the frame in – or, when you come to doing to transferring it onto the building material – flip the tracing paper over then – so you draw a complete frame using one piece of tracing paper.

NOTE that this is only on a certain plans which only have half frames drawn – some plans have the full frames drawn – to which the photocopying lends itself best to. If you do a websearch and go onto Mayhem – on there there are several topics in the masterclass build section – where the tracing of frames and the transferring to building materials is explained in greater detail. If you look on either the Cervia build/Spashett build or Fairy Swordsman builds.

aye

John

You don't have to copy them twice though! Just fold the plan over and cut it out and you end up with both halves. Even if you only have an A4 scanner, it is still big enough for quite a large frame. I always use cut up plans as template – saves a lot of hassle!

Bob

Hi at all

I'm an italian modelist (I apologize for my elementary english)

My hobby it's re-drawing build plans from the original drawings, I'm expert of CAD, and isen't a problem riductions or enlargement in every scale, but I don't find information about boat named Trumpy Yachts.

I'm send mail at Trumpy yachts association, Moor Marine company, Smithsonians, Cheesapeake Museum, all unanswered.

Somebody have it, and can help me?

Best Greetings from Italy

Antonio

Thank's Ian

But the problem for draw the essential lines of the Trumpy Yachts, it's under the LW.

Specially in the backward zone.

We hope in a ……. little help from my friends.

Antonio