My first ever semi-scale scratchbuild

[David Young 3Participant @davidyoung3]

This is the very first boat that I’ve ever built,she’s a semi-scale Vosper Corvette MkIII,built from the Clive Halliwell plan. Wood of any sort is not my medium of choice,but i had the basic hull and structure in the water and sailing in just over a week. She’s still not finished yet,as I’m waiting for more detailed parts to come through the post. She’s powered by a stock R/C car 540 motor running on just 4.8V,even at that,with a 30mm 3-blade plastic prop,she’s overpowered.

  Still,she sails well,and I’m quite proud of what i’ve achieved so far. Some photo’s and vids of her.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[David Young 3Participant @davidyoung3]

[neil hpParticipant @neilhp]

Very nice too, David. well done.

[David Young 3Participant @davidyoung3]

Thanks for that Neil,it’s much appreciated.

[RichParticipant @rich]

If that’s your first ever build, then you have every right to be proud of it! My congratulations sir, very nice looking model indeed.

 

 

Rich 

[TelstarParticipant @telstar]

Hi David 

May I echo Rich’s comment very nice 

 

Tom

[David Young 3Participant @davidyoung3]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePTtsYCy6ts

[David Young 3Participant @davidyoung3]

The latest video of her.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXbXuIcB_cE 

[David Young 3Participant @davidyoung3]

Some pics of her build.

 

[Peter FitnessParticipant @peterfitness34857]

A very fine model David, especially so considering it’s your first model. She looks the part on the water, too. Well done.

 

Peter. 

[Tony WilkoParticipant @tonywilko10595]

Thats a well built model, congratulations. I like to build from scrap, its more challenging LOL

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Very nice!

 

Bob

[Colin BishopModerator @colinbishop34627]

Excellent for a first effort David, and thank you very much for sharing it. This is just the sort of material we need to encourage people into the hobby.

 

Colin

[David Young 3Participant @davidyoung3]

Thank you all for the encouraging comments gentlemen,it’s really appreciated.

[Phil Winks 1Participant @philwinks1]

Extremely well done David a most impressive 1st scratch build.

 

Is it me or is there a tremendous similarity to these plans and the Glynn Guest plansfor a corvette published free in the mag a few months ago?

 

For future reference David there is a certain brand of gentlemens deodorant with tops that are the perfect shape for the classic vosper style funnel. can’t (I’m afraid) remember which one at present.

 

Phil

[David Young 3Participant @davidyoung3]

There is a similarity between this plan and GG’s ones,but this one was one of Clive Halliwells’ models from the Oct 2009 MMI Phil. CH mentioned the stick type deoderant top as being good for making the funnel,but I didn’t have one of them,so I improvised.

  I’ve not seen a GG plan of a corvette,so you may well be correct. I only started with boats last July,and I have very few mags,so GG may have done one too.

  Thank you for the kind comment Phil.

[David Young 3Participant @davidyoung3]

A couple of photo’s from Thursday.

 

Cruising speed.

 

Flank speed.

 

 

 

 

[David Young 3Participant @davidyoung3]

Another vid from today,this time with a young lad at the helm.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6d3JtlruJo 

 

Edited By David Young 3 on 14/06/2010 00:21:19

[David Young 3Participant @davidyoung3]

I’ve started on the handrails now,and I really don’t know how you lads manage to do yards of the stuff….it’s driving me nuts,these 1/96th scale stantions are really small.

 

 

Edited By David Young 3 on 18/06/2010 22:30:26

[David Young 3Participant @davidyoung3]

Some pics from today,showing the current build status.

 

 

[David Young 3Participant @davidyoung3]

I’ve still got to cut out the remaining freeports at the bow,but I think that I’m almost finished her now. I’ll need some crew figures for her,any suggestions will be greatfully received. At the moment,I’ve only got some figs from an old Matchbox Corvette,which are slightly overscale,but don’t look too bad.

[ashley needhamParticipant @ashleyneedham69188]

I believe that 1;96 scale figures are available from several manufacturers (names escape me…should have had a quick surf before posting).  Deans marine must be one..

 

I never fit handrails at that scale, they are too easily damaged and never repair properly without a lot of effort. All my boats are “fun”…just like yours!   I am clumsy and small details die very easily on the short trips from shed-car, car-pond.

 

I have two de-mountable masts on the Titanic. They are the very LAST thing to get plugged in before it gets launched, and the very FIRST thing to be taken off on recovery. I have a note on the box as well, it says “dont forget the binoculars”..

 

Your boat looks great on the water, and has a good turn of speed. Important to keep boredom at bay and impress onlookers (very important this.) how about a flag/ensign, or two?

 

Ashley

[David Young 3Participant @davidyoung3]

That’s next on the list Ashley,it needs to be a Ghana Navy ensign though. I’ve still to rig the mast though,for where the signal flags and pennants fly. Thanks for the kind words,I’ll post a more sedate running vid shortly.

 

Ok,without further adue,here’s the vid.

 

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mks-4V7L9u8

 

 

Edited By David Young 3 on 21/06/2010 19:10:58

Edited By David Young 3 on 21/06/2010 19:12:12

[David Young 3Participant @davidyoung3]

The characteristic freeing ports have now been cut and painted. My figure painting skills aren’t as good as they used to be I’m afraid,but they’re just for show anyway.

 

 

[David Young 3Participant @davidyoung3]

I must have had a little Homer moment there,it’s not the Ghana flag that I need,but the Nigerian one…..DOH.

 She will be the F82 NNS Otobo,sistership to the F81 NNS Dorina

Edited By David Young 3 on 22/06/2010 17:01:54

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