I may be biting off more than I can chew but I’m going to attempt building the Brigantine Leon in 1:48 scale. I have the plans and books from Mr. Underhill as seen below.
The plans are in ⅛” (1:96) scale and I’ve asked a friend in a blueprinting shop to copy the lines drawing and details drawing in ¼” (1:48) scale
The plans are not quite to scale so I may yet try and loft the frames using a proportional divider as described in Underhill’s book. I also found a used copy of “Lofting by Allan H.Vaitses” on EBay which should arrive soon. Hopefully, with the help of these texts you will see some level of success. Or, by contrast, the level of swearing around the shipyard will increase proportionally! We’ll see.
I have also been following along on the VERY technical discussion going on in @Dave Stevens (Lumberyard) blog about Harold Hahn’s model building methods. That particular discussion (much of which is way above my head) makes lofting sound like I will need a Master’s Degree in Naval Engineering to even attempt this task.
So, this may be a very short build log…
The plans are in ⅛” (1:96) scale and I’ve asked a friend in a blueprinting shop to copy the lines drawing and details drawing in ¼” (1:48) scale
The plans are not quite to scale so I may yet try and loft the frames using a proportional divider as described in Underhill’s book. I also found a used copy of “Lofting by Allan H.Vaitses” on EBay which should arrive soon. Hopefully, with the help of these texts you will see some level of success. Or, by contrast, the level of swearing around the shipyard will increase proportionally! We’ll see.
I have also been following along on the VERY technical discussion going on in @Dave Stevens (Lumberyard) blog about Harold Hahn’s model building methods. That particular discussion (much of which is way above my head) makes lofting sound like I will need a Master’s Degree in Naval Engineering to even attempt this task.
So, this may be a very short build log…
