Curtis, I used the line drawings from an article on the 35 Mk I, not very detailed. The waterlines were 1/4" apart so I took it to Office Max and had enlargements made, 3X and 4X. I was tempted to build the 4X, but it just would have been too big! Found a nice piece of 5/4 Basswood and resawed and planed to 3/4" for the lifts. I even resawed and planed some down to 3/8" and doubled them at the waterline where the hull makes a radical turn, but that wasn't necessary. Icut out the profile from the plans, traced it on the first lift, cut out along the next waterline and traced it on the next lift, etc. Stacked them, glued them (they tend to slip with the glue and clamps, Be careful) Most of the gross shaping was with a 6" random orbit sander. One tip, attach a block of wood to the back to use as a handle and to clamp in a vise for shaping.
I shaped the keel and rudder separately out of thinner stock and attached them to the hull. I think I spent more time on the painting than building. It seemed like I'd get a perfect paint job but the color would be wrong, or I'd get the correct color, but I'd find a run or sag. When all was done, I'm sure someone very knowledgable, like my brother who can look at line drawings and tell you all about the hull, might notice something out of whack, but not the rest of the 99.9%! Chris ----- Original Message ----- From: "Curtis" <cpt.b...@gmail.com> To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Sent: Thursday, December 19, 2013 10:19:54 AM Subject: Re: Stus-List C&Cco MK 1 Half Hull wall madel Chris, Thanks I was hoping for someone to encourage me in that direction. i am quite the hands on type and have made cigar humidors in the past. Just not sure the process and how to make it to scale. I do have the original drawings for my C&C 30MK1 and all the factory build sheets as well. maybe I will try this? Any help on the process Would be greatly appreciated. Cheers, Curtis On Thu, Dec 19, 2013 at 10:09 AM, Chris Price < iceboa...@comcast.net > wrote: Curtis, my brother works in the model shop at the Naval Academy and promised me a half hull of Pradel for Christmas when I bought her 14 years ago! I finally decided to make one myself with zero experience and minimal tools. It came out fantastic and I have a great deal of satisfaction when I look at it on the wall. It was a lot easier than I expected. Chris Price Pradel 35 Mk I From: "Curtis" < cpt.b...@gmail.com > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Sent: Thursday, December 19, 2013 9:33:14 AM Subject: Stus-List C&Cco MK 1 Half Hull wall madel Anybody have a contact or know who may have or make wall models of half Hulls? I would love one on my office wall. -- “Sailors, with their built in sense of order, service and discipline, should really be running the world.” - Nicholas Monsarrat _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com -- “Sailors, with their built in sense of order, service and discipline, should really be running the world.” - Nicholas Monsarrat _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com
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