Time for a bit of non-railway action. As most of projects involve assembling things, it's fun to do a bit of plasticard noodling as a break.
Our model boat club chairman's challenge this year calls for a working boat to be made from a standard hull. I arranged for the hulls from Sarik vaform and they are very nice. 33cm long and 13.5cm wide, although they look like a clinker built rowing boat, there are a lot of other possibilities.
I fancy a small working boat and years ago found this fantastic book for inspiration.
The plans are intended for people making full-size boats but that just means this is too much detail for modellers. The vessel that grabbed my attention was the 14' tug, Bullhead.
My hull isn't quite correct but I reckon I can produce something in this style. There will be loads of room for motor and RC gear. All I need is to finalise the design.
Didn't Midwest Models used to do somethign alogn those lines, and a mini ferry as well?
ReplyDeleteCan't see it in the current range. Anyway, kitbuildings's no fun - I've been looking through the plans and only a garage full of poorly VW stops me buying some big sheets of ply and doing it full size!
ReplyDeleteIt seems like the great plan. I love modeling, it's good thing to change the activity and it gives the rest to my mind. Creating something with hands make us more focused.
ReplyDeleteI do like that design BTW. I remember buying a book on the Huntsville and Lake of Bays railway and ending up much more entranced by the lake steamers in it
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