Prototype build of ELLIE

[Peter FitnessParticipant @peterfitness34857]

I can't wait to see the maiden voyage photos, Bob.

Dave, Australia is a very big country, a fact often not appreciated by many. As I mentioned, we are 2000km from Hobart, to the south, but also 2000km from Cairns, to the north! Sydney to Perth by road is about 4000km.

It's worth looking at this web site, if you're interested **LINK**

Peter.

[Dave MilbournParticipant @davemilbourn48782]

Sea Spray thus far. Next job is rear deck hatch, followed by rudders and servo. After that it's more gloop inside to waterproof the hull, then fit the motors, couplings, props and radio.

Edited By Dave Milbourn on 05/11/2013 12:53:11

[Ian GardnerParticipant @iangardner62867]

She looks splendid, Dave! Very nice finish and colour scheme. Tell us about those window frames. What are they made of? They look very good indeed.

Can't wait to see the action shots.

Ian

[Paul TParticipant @pault84577]

Dave

The blue and white looks lovely and has totally changed the look of the model.

I might make the cabin windows a little bigger and increase the rake to the angle of the forward window panel. What are your thoughts now that you have built it?

Paul

[Dave MilbournParticipant @davemilbourn48782]

Ian
The window frames are 0.5mm styrene sheet. I cut the window glazed panels exactly to fit the apertures from clear sheet, then make a cut-out the same shape but 1.5mm smaller all round in the white plastic sheet. The clear panels are glued centrally over the cutout with RC Modellers Craft Glue. When dry I cut the white plastic out 1.5mm outside the shape of the clear panels to give a 3mm-wide frame. It also gives a 1.5mm "step" all round to glue into the cabin sides. I then mask and paint the frames and finally glue them in place with the same stuff, applied undiluted with a fine paint brush.

The model was finished using EzeKote and lightweight fibreglass cloth, followed by several more coats of EzeKote and a good rub down with 400 silicon-carbide paper. Then on to the Halfords rattle cans for the primers and gloss colours. The ply deck is just stained with Light Teak woodstain followed by umpteen coats of thinned Rustins Clear Satin Polyurethane and progressively finer wet-and-dry paper.

Paul
I'd agree to both of your suggestions, although the for'd cabin windows look a bit low largely because of the thickness of the planking I used for the roof (4.5mm), All I need now are some suggestions as to what deck fittings I should add and what on earth I'm going to fill that ruddy great big cockpit-well area with! I reckon the scale as about 1/12 to 1/16th – right?

Dave M

[Paul TParticipant @pault84577]

Dave

Fill it with seats, fishing gear, bait bins.

Never bother with setting a scale but if pushed I would say 1/16th is close to the mark

The whole reason behind the huge open space is to show other modellers how inventive you can be at getting all of the gear in without breaking into the cockpit area.

Paul

[Dave MilbournParticipant @davemilbourn48782]

The whole reason behind the huge open space is to show other modellers how inventive you can be at getting all of the gear in without breaking into the cockpit area.

Paul

You veritable swine, Moriarty!

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Nicely built model Dave

The waterline clashing with rubbing strip, looks a bit strange?……..But very nicely done all the same!

The cavernous cockpit will take some filling!, what about blanking it off with a nice polished wall and doorway?

Bob

[Colin BishopModerator @colinbishop34627]

Bob's idea of blanking off the after end of the cockpit is a good one. On one side you can have the door into the cabin then on the right hand side you could mount a nice varnished ship's wheel with some instrumentation on the bulkhead and a nice comfy helmsman's seat just behind.

In the cockpit itself a central table (with champagne bottle) and some benches along the sides would complete the look.

Colin

[Dave MilbournParticipant @davemilbourn48782]

Thanks, Colin – I'll mull that one over.

Dave M

[Dave_PParticipant @dave_p]

Very nice indeed. Got to love the wood deck finish.

[Peter FitnessParticipant @peterfitness34857]

Sea Spray looks great, Dave, and like Ian and Paul I also love the colour scheme.

Peter.

[Dave MilbournParticipant @davemilbourn48782]

The waterline clashing with rubbing strip, looks a bit strange?

Bob
There is no other way of doing the job and still maintaining the level of the waterline (see the side view – it's dead straight and level). The protruding strip in question is actually a spray rail – the 'rubbing strip' is the wooden one around the edge of the deck. See how Fairey Marine used to do it in just about any of the pictures here **LINK**

DM

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Fairey Nuff, Dave!

Can't argue with that, having seen the pictures

I prefer to see an upward curve at the bows……..and this is normal on some boats

I wonder what decides the difference?……….Some expert out there, will no doubt, write in and inform us

Bob

[Ian GardnerParticipant @iangardner62867]

Thanks Dave, for your explanation of how you did your frames- very convincing.

I must say on all hard chine boats I have built, I have brought the waterline up at the bow parallel to the spray strip-simply because it's easier than masking across the strip. I have often noticed clinker built hulls have the same idea- but it may be a cop out! Each to his own though.

Ian

[mike farrellParticipant @mikefarrell21522]

Love the window frames and envy the finish .Tried several times without satisfactory result ..Usually end up painting them with aluminium paint with a shading of black to highlight the outline .Recently found a local with a laser cutter and hope to get Him to make them for me .Like the finish and thanks Dave for the excellent article in the recent mag, more please

Michael

[Paul TParticipant @pault84577]

Dear All

Everything is just about completed and all being well the plans will ready for general issue this weekend.

Paul

[Peter FitnessParticipant @peterfitness34857]

I'm looking forward to that.

Peter.

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Hello Paul

We wish you and the project all the best for the future

Will you illustrate once again, how the sales system works, please

Bob

[Paul TParticipant @pault84577]

Hi Bob

The designs are being donated to Parkinson's UK and all funds raised go directly to the charity.

Simply log onto http://www.justgiving.com/Model-Boat-Fundraiser-ParkinsonsUK

Simply make a donation (minimum £5) and then email me at [email protected] with confirmation of which email address you would like the plans sending.

Don't forget that these plans are all downloaded direct to your computer in PDF format and that you will have to print them off yourself. To make things easy all of the plans have been designed to be printed on any domestic A4 size printer.

Paul

Edited By Paul T on 08/11/2013 17:03:58

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Thank you, Paul………Are the plans ready now?

Latest WIP pictures………Painting and striping finished at last

And another coat of varnish of course!

Still got the cabin side walls and windows to finish off yet

And obtain a few chrome fittings

Bob

[Paul TParticipant @pault84577]

Bob

The plans are all checked and ready to go Jane is proof reading the instructions and checking them against the drawings so everything should be ready sometime this weekend.

Meanwhile Jane says that she really likes your version and that the paint job is looking great.

Paul

[Colin BishopModerator @colinbishop34627]

Bob,

That white line really does enhance the colour scheme.

Colin

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

OK, Paul

Got a customer already, but he can`t sort the pc side of it out…..So, I am ordering it

And no doubt….Printing it too!

Thank Jane, please for her kind comments

Colin

I`m pleased you like the colour scheme and lining…..Many thanks

I agree, it looks very pretty

Bob

[Paul TParticipant @pault84577]

To explain how the download works

The fundraising part of this project is very simple and ALL of the money raised goes directly to Parkinson's UK, I don't touch the money as its all dealt with by the Just Giving website.

If you make a donation simply copy/paste the receipt to an email and send it to me at model-boat-fundraising.co.uk and I will send a set of drawings / instructions back to you.

The drawings and instructions will be emailed as a PDF which can be easily opened in Adobe Reader the drawings are all 1:1 scale and can be printed so that they can be used as templates.

Please note that I don't spend all of my time on the computer so the emailing of the drawings might take up to 12 hours.(I tend to sleep a lot these days)

I will try to answer any questions relating to the design, build or alterations to the design.

The instructions are easy to follow

The instructions are a combination of diagrams and photographs, thanks DM, that go step by step through the build and explain the difference between the three different types and skill levels. If people get stuck they can always visit Bobs build diary and see how an expert does it.

 

The design has been especially drawn to fit on A4 sized paper and can be printed on any domestic printer. Each part has been drawn on a separate sheet at 1:1 scale and so can be used as a template for cutting out.

Where drawings are larger than a single sheet of A4 paper, like the cross section below, the download is split into A4 sections that are simply printed, trimmed and stuck together.

This image shows how the drawing is split into A4 sheets

Each of the sheets has location and trimming marks to make joining the drawing together easy as can be seen on the edges of this image.

Paul

Edited By Paul T on 08/11/2013 19:45:10

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