DESIGN AND FABRICATION

[Dave Stevens (Lumberyard)]

Two decks in place and one more to add



the final false deck fits the same way the upper deck with notches and tabs.



and the fit



at this point the structure of the hull is solid and strong everything is designed to line up and notch into one another.

Moving on i need to do the graphics for the cabin

 

[Dave Stevens (Lumberyard)]

in conclusion to today's class

Scratch building does not just mean building a plank on frame model scratch building means anything from a solid hull to a framed hull and anything in between. You do not need a high-end CAD program to layout your parts you can do it analog with pencil and paper, drawing programs or CAD programs. Designing your project from square one is stimulating, frustrating, a rewarding all at the same time. Plue you are not limited to the commercial market and what is offered to the hobby there are literally thousands and thousands of subjects available.

Designing a project starts in your head and what you want to accomplish then once you have the end game, the goal it is a mechanical process of making it happen. The 3D model in the posts are what i am seeing in my head first then figure out how to do it.

Anyone and everyone is invited to bring to the class any subject and in class we can take a look at it and discuss how to design it. As you can see there are classrooms available as sub folders.

 

[Dave Stevens (Lumberyard)]

by the way the plan is to offer the laser cutting files, the CAD drawings for those who want to cut out their own parts and a set of laser cut parts for a bulkhead model. Also a plank on frame semi kit and a cross section of the engine room with a 3d printed kit of the engine.

take a look at one of the cylinders done by a sos member

View attachment Kahlenberg_emgine_P1.mp4

 

[Mariner1941]

Here is a series of graphics for the White Swan. One is for the stern, one for the bow and the scroll work on the bow.
on the actual boat the scroll was either a carving or a casting. I was not able to make one, so I had a dry transfer made of it. I was gold in color.
Scale to suit your model scale.

 

[manning16]

Great progress Dave..I agree with your comments on lack of new offerings in the market.. I will say that I am building the 1/30 scale of the Royal Caroline and it's been challenging..The pear carvings are superb.... I like building obscure, forgotten ships with a history. My scratchbuild s so far are the WW1 OKESA, ,using pics from OKESABUILDER's build logs...1930's Chris Craft Miami Commuter yacht from a coffee table book pic... the Mohican Lake George cruise boat from photo at request of my grandson, Sidewheeler INDIANA from Taubman plan 30 years ago, with diorama.. plus the usual stuff Olympia , Confederacy and many others. I will be working on a pear version of the ECHO..a scratch build with NMM plans. ..the kicker is the figurehead was carved in Boxwood by David Anscherel (sp) I was blessed to inheret the partially finished project and am excited to continue the project..love the idea of building these obscure ships.. will be in Mystic in Sept