Vintage Gentleman’s Cruiser

[Colin BishopModerator @colinbishop34627]

Mike, there are indeed some hovercraft plans in the range but you might do better initially to have a look at the model hovercraft website:

**LINK**

Colin

[Paul TParticipant @pault84577]

Hello Micheal

I played around with a Griffon based hovercraft back in 2013 link the build started off as an exercise in lightweight construction using foamboard and balsa.

A short article about the build appeared in MBM February 2014 edition which might help you avoid some of the pitfalls that I ran into.

The original design came from Mark Porter link and his website is a fantastic resource for the first time hovercraft builder, I highly recommend using one of his designs and, if needed, I am more than happy to assist you with your build.

I hope that both you and Elaine are feeling better and look forward to seeing you again at Ellesmere Port or Haydock (fingers crossed)

All the best and kindest regards to you both.

 

Captain Bob

Didn't you promise us a sailing this week or have I got my dates mixed up?

The build is looking great and I do like the ethereal lighting effect in the wheelhouse. Do you fancy building a hovercraft next……I have a working design for a Hovertank Drone that requires a flexible builder with aero experience to build the thing.

Paul  

Yes I did say Hovertank and it is capable of firing its weapons without any recoil problems whilst moving at high speed

Edited By Paul T on 14/11/2017 15:39:37

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Hello Paul

You are quite right, I did mention a Maiden Voyage last week, but that was before I realised that the mast had been overlooked

The mast being such a major attraction, it had to be made first….IMO

It can be sailed any time now, but the weather is not very encouraging at the moment

Fingers crossed for trial run, at a moments notice

Don`t fancy a Hover craft at the moment though

We saw them at Haydock last August and wasn`t inspired at the time

Bob

[Paul TParticipant @pault84577]

Captain Bob

This isn't any ordinary hovercraft as it uses lots of cutting edge engineering and materials, for example I have drawn on technology from hovercraft, helicopters, drones and used materials such as carbon fibre and kevlar.

It is as far removed from SRN4 as the Typhoon fighter is to the SE5a and would require all of your engineering, model building and aeronautical skills to build and operate.

Paul

[mike farrellParticipant @mikefarrell21522]

Hi Colin thanks for the link ,had a look and will return to it from time to time

Paul

when I get this Stent out I will contact you ,checked the Mark Porter site which seems a good source of advice

All advice will be considered and appreatedMichael

[Paul TParticipant @pault84577]

Hi Michael

Mark Porter is one of the best exponents of model hovercraft and is my 'go to' source for all hovering advice.

I will be very happy to help after you have recovered from the procedure.

Good luck

Paul

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Hi Chaps

Not much to see tonight

Fiddling here and there……..Made a stand for transport in the car

Bob

[ashley needhamParticipant @ashleyneedham69188]

Bob. How do you store your boats?? do they just get bunged on a shelf with a duster on top or do you box them up??? A box the size of this boat COULD incorporate an extending slipway on the base to slide the boat into the water!! (as well as having wheels on the bottom)

Ashley

[Tim CooperParticipant @timcooper90034]

Ashley.

I used to store all my boats on shelves with dusters (or sheets) for cover. This didn' t seem to stop the dust completely. I am now making boxes, corrugated board for the smaller ones and wood for the larger ones.

I'm working on one for my Bernhard Gruben at the moment which is 1200mm long and should have a sliding front for access. I hope it will stop some of the dust but doesn't make them any easier to handle. At least it uses up some of the wood stored in the shed. Next I need one for a Robbe Dusseldorf. Perhaps I should make smaller models?

Tim

[Paul TParticipant @pault84577]

Ashley

I just loosely wrap mine in lining paper and then cover in cheap cling film, it keeps the dust off and prevents colour fade.

Paul

[ashley needhamParticipant @ashleyneedham69188]

Tim. Smaller boats??? Absolutely not !!

A box should make the boat easier to handle. I find that a square strip at the ends across the top is useful for picking up, or better still, ropes/cord as a handle..either at the ends or as a sling. Furthermore, foam, of a semi-firm type is also good as the support for the boat in the box. it does not have to be a perfect fit, in fact a "grippy" fit can be good and is also absorbs a certain amount of shock from bumps etc. I use a few strips or blocks to sit the boat on, and some vertical thinner bits up the side of the box to keep the boat upright. Most of my boxes are lidded, so access is from the top, hence the side foam arrangement for keeping the boats upright and off the sides.

Paul. cling film would be no good for me as they get used too much.

Ashley

[Paul TParticipant @pault84577]

Ash

You know me….once I've built them I loose interest so they get mothballed and sit on the shelves like over sized chrysalids.

Paul

[ashley needhamParticipant @ashleyneedham69188]

Paul. Change the habit of a lifetime.

Ashley

ps that's why I am always building !!

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Hi Ashley

Taylor made boxes are a nice idea, but seems a lot of work involved and very bulky too

I would find it less painful simply to dust the models down as required?

Bob

[Tim CooperParticipant @timcooper90034]

Ashley

It may have to be smaller boats. A 1200 x 300 x 350mm box, with a boat in it is getting a bit much for an ageing pensioner. My boats are stored in our loft conversion so two sets of stairs to come down and back up!

My next boats are an Italeri S100 and a DM Fairey Huntsman. The Fairey is ok but the S100 is 1000mm long.

We may be moving house next year so I perhaps I might get that brick built workshop / hobby room! I can dream anyway.

Tim

[ashley needhamParticipant @ashleyneedham69188]

Tim. I see your issue! A nice box with lifting straps still makes them easier to handle, but obviously not down the stairs. Yes you will have to get a deluxe workshop like DM, who has the rolls Royce of workshops as befitting a man who builds superior cabin cruisers (sorry the make of them escapes me right at the moment)

Bob. The problem I find is that after a while a simple dust is not enough, and they have to be physically washed whilst using a soft brush (if they get that bad) and that can either be difficult or ruin the finish/unstick small items. This may not apply to your latest builds as they all so BIG!.

Ashley

[Dave MilbournParticipant @davemilbourn48782]

Yes you will have to get a deluxe workshop like DM, who has the rolls Royce of workshops as befitting a man who builds superior cabin cruisers (sorry the make of them escapes me right at the moment)

Alas! Senior Domestic Management has decreed that we are moving house. I tried but that doesn't mean we are moving the actual buildings, so my beautiful workshop will become "a sewing room" under the new regime… Paul T and I are currently trying to come up with an extension to the new gaff incorporating 2 rooms which will serve as office and workshop but which could easily be used as 2 x bedrooms by future occupants…… trouble is that he thinks 'cheap' while I think 'pretty'.

……..and you know very well what they are called, Ashley!

BTW I make boxes for mine, but they're only two feet long and I don't use recycled church pews or fireplaces as a source for the material. 4mm MDF plus 20 x 20 PSE softwood for a frame does the job.

DM

[Paul TParticipant @pault84577]

Dave

'Cheap?' I like to think of it as practical and cost effective but if you insist on electrical sockets made from gold……….

Paul

[Tim CooperParticipant @timcooper90034]

Having been privileged to see the deluxe DM workshop – I can still dream!

Just have to see what happens next year.

Perhaps on a smaller scale.

The boxes for the Faireys (Ashley) are very nice as well.

Tim

[Dave MilbournParticipant @davemilbourn48782]

Paul

How many millions of times have I told you not to exaggerate? But gold sockets….hmmmmmm……

DM

[Paul TParticipant @pault84577]

Dave

Ok for the gold sockets but I draw the line at silver inlaid granite flooring and as for the Butlers Pantry……

Paul

[Dave MilbournParticipant @davemilbourn48782]

Every butler should have a pantry! There was one in the other half of this house – built in 1906 – but I think the present owners removed it when they turned their downstairs into one vast kitchen-diner {plebs…}. Having said all that, at £1300/sq. m. I think we'll forgo that luxury in the new gaff. Jeeves can live in the kennels with the hounds.

DM

[Paul TParticipant @pault84577]

Jeeves could always live in the downstairs apartment next to the wine cellar or over the garage with the chauffeur.

[Dave MilbournParticipant @davemilbourn48782]

I think we've gone a long way past the "flat roof vs apex" debate here but, like Tim says, we can all dream. At the end of the day it won't matter a damn which of us prevails, because neither of us will have the final decision. SWMBO MBO.
I have many brownie points to earn yet…

DM

[Paul TParticipant @pault84577]

Dave

Just how many brownie points does it take for a permit to build and can the permit provider be swayed by a professional opinion?

Paul

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