Prostreet Posted January 19, 2014 Posted January 19, 2014 Was wondering if there are any modelship builders here, Looking for some good ship building sites or forums.
philo426 Posted January 19, 2014 Posted January 19, 2014 (edited) Edited January 19, 2014 by philo426
oldcarfan Posted January 19, 2014 Posted January 19, 2014 There don't seem to be too many, but I have been going to a few for a while. For something kind of similar to the ModelCarsMag forums http://www.boat-links.com/ or http://modelshipwrights.kitmaker.net/modules.php?op=modload&name=SquawkBox&file=index is good. http://www.rcgroups.com/scale-boats-55/ is for R/C boats. http://www.taubmansonline.com/ has plans for scratch-building. Hope this gives you a start!
Nacho Z Posted January 19, 2014 Posted January 19, 2014 I am getting my feet wet, (pun intended ). I am mainly interested in 1:350 plastic battleships. Here is the best site I have found - http://www.modelwarships.com/index1.html. There is a ship load of information there.....(see what I did there ).
SSNJim Posted January 19, 2014 Posted January 19, 2014 I'll second the Model Warships forum - I'm a member there. I'm fairly new to the ship modeling scene, and my main interest is mainly submarines. (That's where my screen name comes from - SSN for nuclear submarine, Jim is my given name.) The site is quite useful and active, and the other users helpful and friendly.
disabled modeler Posted January 19, 2014 Posted January 19, 2014 I don't really build ships but do like to build 1/25th or 1/24th scale speed and pleasure boats when I can find them?...been looking for the AMT Chris Craft boat and trailer kit for awhile now to add to the collection.
~Mark~ Posted January 19, 2014 Posted January 19, 2014 Modelwarships is the forum I'm part of. It's a good site if your into plastic, details, or good tips and tricks. It's kind of like this forum except for water. LOL
the goon Posted January 20, 2014 Posted January 20, 2014 I've been a rc scale ship builder for 30+ years now. Love rc groups (THE GOON), and Model Boat Mayhem in England (Mark W.). I'm getting back into plastic kits, and I going to build the Italeri LCM3 landing craft for the "All The Rest" community build starting here on Feb. 1st. Mark
philo426 Posted January 20, 2014 Posted January 20, 2014 hey Goon!How do you seal the wooden hulls to make them water tight?
the goon Posted January 20, 2014 Posted January 20, 2014 (edited) Philo426, If I scratch build a hull out of wood, I fiberglass the outside, then coat the inside with thined out resin. If I'm working with a commerical glass hull, then it's no problem. The model on the left is a ABS vacuformed hull, and the larger tug is a epoxyglass hull. The larger tug is 80" X 15" X 11", and weighs 165 lbs in the water (40 lb model, 125 lbs battery/ballast). I enjoy working in 1/12th scale. Mark Edited January 20, 2014 by the goon
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