Plank On Frame Model Boat Construction
Model ship building is a fun hobby but safety in the workshop is rule number one. all remaining details will be made and added to the ship thus completing your construction of a true plank on frame model ship made from scratch. happy modeling! add tip ask question comment download. step 19: final details.. Hi i'm new to boat building and have been given plans for miranda steam launch for my birthday,as this is new to me i am bit confused with plank on frame construction no info on width ,depth, length of planks, think i can manage rest of plans ok.. The monograph describes the build method as "an easy introduction to plank on frame model ship construction", which is ideally suited to my level of building (which is mainly kit based/kit bashing). when the monograph arrives some time this week, i can carefully assess the method of the build and develop a build plan for the model..
Plank-on-frame construction ship model kits offer the most protypically accurate construction method of any kits. actual wooden ships were constructed of closely-spaced (often only inches of space between) frames on a keel, that were covered with planking.. Probably the most often confused model boat hull designs are plank-on-frame and plank-on-bulkhead - strictly speaking, they are not the same thing. plank-on-frame mimics the way a full-size ship was built, from the way the frames are constructed, to the width and joints of each strip as it is planked.. I've built two plank on frame static boats, sergal's hms president and hms racehorse both around £60ish. they are not suitable for rc conversion but they are a good intro to plank on frame, and they make fine models..
