I have a little project on the go.

Could someone help me with a scale calculation

280m at 1/72 scale =

Sorry to ask but I have been crunching numbers all day and my brain has turned to mush and I need to check my calculations.

Paul

Edited By Paul T on 12/12/2014 16:11:08

Hi Bob

No catch I just needed someone to confirm my work, at the moment I wouldn't trust myself to count my eleven fingers without making a mistake.

Thanks for the confirmation.

Paul

Hi Colin

Yes A4… or A3…. or A0

That's the great thing about digital drawings… they can be printed on any size of paper and still be 100% accurate.

I have reached my first stumbling block as I cant find any cross sections across the width of the hull.

Paul

Bob

I don't think its classified as the individual blocks were all open to view when they were being transported for assembly.

I have started making educated guesses and extracting as much info as I can from images on the internet but getting it right at this stage will save me a heap of trouble further down the line.

Paul

Edited By Paul T on 14/12/2014 18:29:55

Dave has already been a great help and sent me a pile of high quality photos.

Airfix had made a one off model but I don't think any models are available commercially.

Paul

Hello Diede

It was always going to be either 1:72 or 1:44 scale for deck space as I intend to fly scale helicopters off it and hopefully F35s if I can get one that does a vertical take off.

Transport isn't a problem as I can either take it apart for transporting inside the car or simply use a dinghy trailer and tow it to the lake.

Paul

Hi Diede

I have a long way to go with the design process before any building starts but it should be an interesting project.

All the best

Paul

Hi Dave

Yes Ellesmere certainly does attract bigger models and I always get inspiration when I see superb examples like these in your photo.

Paul

By designing your model on CAD, Paul, you can always change the final size quite easily at a later date

Hi Bob

I don't want to dampen your enthusiasm but changing drawing sizes isn't as easy as simply clicking a switch. On something with the size and complexity of the QE it would take 2 to 3 days to make and check all of the changes.

Paul

Bob

Turbo Cad has the same capabilities as AutoCAD the problems arise when the design includes readily available materials.

For example think about 6mm x 6mm stringers in a 4ft design.

If you wanted to reduce the design to 3ft the size of the stringers would change to 4.8mm x 4.8mm.

4.8mm x 4.8mm isn't a commercially available size so the stringers on the 3ft design would have to be changed to 4mm x 4mm.

Now consider all of the other drawing dimensions that will have to be changed to suit commercially available materials.

The upshot of all this is that changing sizes isn't as simple as flipping a switch.

Paul