Planks would seem as more easily replaced than if the frames had been broken. . . that would be a major calamity while the planks should taken as an unintended setback of time but probably not in your finished work. I'll bet that an outsider would never know or see those replaced planks. Rich (PT-2)
Thank you,
Thank you Jim, it seems a shame to cover it with Fibre Glass, but she will be going on the pond so I want to make sure she is fully waterproof,Such a nice job, John. Love the way you plank this Drifter.
I am not an expert in RC models, but let's say you build the fiberglass or Epoxy layer inside the hull, and then expose nice planking with paint, would this suffice as the waterproof? I am curious...
Without pigmentation a clear fiberglass covering should show the planking very well in my estimation. Rich (PT-2)
You could probably do it that way Jim, but it would be awkward getting the fibre glass matting in, and also the original drifters usually had two or three coats of hot tar applied to the hulls, so you wouldn't see much of the planking anyway,
G'day Rich, as I was saying to Jim, the original drifters usually had two or three coats of hot tar applied to the hulls, so you wouldn't see much of the planking anyway, it would be different if I was building it as a Presentation model with parts of the hull left open, then maybe I would leave it as bare wood, but seeing as it will probably end up on the pond, I will be glassing and painting her,
I like the painted hull best as it is not logical that an actual ship would bare wood, only some models. Rich
G'day Rich, I didn't explain it very clearly, the Photo's are just showing the progress of the build, first off she is built of wood, next shows her on the pool after being fibreglassed just testing that there are no leaks, then when I was sure all was OK, she was painted,
