Curtiss, the most important line on your model will be the profile. It is vital to get the sheer and the bow exactly right or you won't want to look at your model. Because of that, we carve on the buttocks rather than the waterlines. Get your drawings and blow a few copies up to the scale you decide on. 1:24 is a nice size. Cut out the paper along the buttocks and lay them over sheets of wood (we use basswood) that is planed to thickness to match the distance between the buttocks on your scaled drawings. Use a band saw to cut out the basswood to the exact shapes you've cut out. Fair between the lines. When you have the model pretty fair, cut out stations and use them to get the station shapes right. Using Bondo to fill in divots is OK. Once you're happy with the shape, coat it with thinned epoxy. When that's dry, wipe it with solvent to get rid of any wax then sand it fair again. Then start with primer for whatever paint you are going to use. Do a final fair making "X"s so when the hull is shiny, you don't see the imperfections. When you get to that point, drop me a line and I'll send you a photo of my setup for marking straight waterlines. Good luck!
Andy C&C 40 Peregrine On Thu, Dec 19, 2013 at 10:19 AM, Curtis <cpt.b...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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 > > -- Andrew Burton 61 W Narragansett Ave Newport, RI USA 02840 http://sites.google.com/site/andrewburtonyachtservices/ phone +401 965 5260
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