Royal Caroline Box wood edition 1/30 scale modified to fit carvings, build by neptune,

manning16 said:
John.. your launch turned out we.ll . I did mine before I started the RC..presently have one side of the RC planked..plan to do below Wales in off white or similar. Decks are planked and opened up two areas below deck ..added faux ribs
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no pics yet ???, looking forward to seeing some,

best regards John.
 
Hi John,

Great work. What happened to the small frame build kit of the chaloupe? Guess this would be with the kit?
 
Maarten said:
Hi John,

Great work. What happened to the small frame build kit of the chaloupe? Guess this would be with the kit?
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Thank you Maarten, I must have gotten some glue between the planks and the frame's on the jig, and I couldn't manage to get the planked shell away from the jig frames, all I managed to save was the keel with the stem and stern posts, so I decided to carve this one from the plan's in The Anatomy of the Royal Caroline, so the Hull is carved and then I've used all the other pieces that came with the boat that is in the kit, however I had to make a few changes because the plan of the boat in the Anatomy book is slightly different to the one in the kit, both boats are the same length but the one in the book has a wider more bluff bow and is also slightly wider along the length and at the stern, I suppose it has a shape more like a Launch, however with a few small adjustments everything seems to be working out okay.

So I also think that this shows that the Chinese didn't just copy all the plans from the Anatomy book.

Anyways I've had a great time carving out the Hull and fitting her out.

Once again thank you all for the comments and the likes,

Best regards John,
 
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neptune said:
Thank you Maarten, I must have gotten some glue between the planks and the frame's on the jig, and I couldn't manage to get the planked shell away from the jig frames, all I managed to save was the keel with the stem and stern posts, so I decided to carve this one from the plan's in The Anatomy of the Royal Caroline, so the Hull is carved and then I've used all the other pieces that came with the boat that is in the kit, however I had to make a few changes because the plan of the boat in the Anatomy book is slightly different to the one in the kit, both boats are the same length but the one in the book has a wider more bluff bow and is also slightly wider along the length and at the stern, I suppose it has a shape more like a Launch, however with a few small adjustments everything seems to be working out okay.

So I also think that this shows that the Chinese didn't just copy all the plans from the Anatomy book.

Anyways I've had a great time carving out the Hull and fitting her out.

Once again thank you all for the comments and the likes,

Best regards John,
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And the result is certainly wonderful
 
John..RC looking great..I have the hull planked..made a waterline jig and plan to paint off white from waterline below.. I noticed my the Anatomy book version shows the keel area painted white as well..the ZHL shows the natural wood for keel, rudder and stem..any thoughts on this? I will get my daughter to help me post with assistance from Zoly and Donnies posts.. I ended up sealing the planking below waterline with water based Minwax poly, sanded between coats. then a water based acrylic for white, in thin layers..good so far.. I was lucky to buy three boxes of holly, pearwood and boxwood ( maybe Costello not buxus) gotta check Dave's posts again..first box arrived today full of 2x4.1x4.24 of boxwood and pear.. the box weighed 23.3 pounds! I have two more coming with holly and pear ..all wood was milled /planed and lovely..
 
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