Beginning the process

[Stump]

Barry was nice enough to invite me up to his home the other day 8) and go over the building schedule of the Bo Jest I am going to build.

After mulling over all the information I was given. Looking at the past history of boat building (my attempts anyway.) And particulary what kind of outcome I was looking for. I have decided to first make a scale model of the boat so that I will understand at least a little better what I am about. :? :?

I'll have a little better working conditions now than later. :wink:

I'm throwing it out right now that I have never made a model before. Well, as a kid maybe but that hardly counts. :oops:

[Barry Pyeatt]

Since this isn't much like building a Weekender or stitch and glue but more like a traditional build, I think he is going to understand a lot more about the entire project if he builds a good sized scale model first. There are a lot of new (to him) building techniques and challenges to look forward to. He is going to go into joinery in a big way here compared to what he has done in the past. So he will get to add to his tool collection and develop a much more well used "moaning chair".

He will have to do a lot of plan takeoffs and building of mockups first if he wants to get it right. So perhaps a quarter scale RC model will help him understand the entire process a lot better. He is fortunate in that they provide full sized templates for frames and critical pieces. A few minutes at a copier facility and he can have quarter scale templates run off for him and he will be ready to go.

There are going to be some interesting challenges for him in the process but I think he is realistic about a time schedule and what he wants to do. Patience is going to be tested quite a bit as he thinks out each step along the way.

Should be a fun build for him and fun for anyone here in the area to drop in on and see the progress. Good educational opportunity for those interested in a more traditional build power boat project.

[John Turpin]

Having just built a scale model of my Sandgrouse, I applaud your decision.

Two warnings. X-acto knives are very sharp. Molden glue from a hot-glue gun is very very hot. Hydrogen peroxide is good at getting blood stains out of stuff. Slap ice on a glue burn. :shock:

Have fun with your project!

[Phil]

Yea I agree with Barry.

Stump. 3-D is just that 3-D. You can hold it, feel it, see it!

There's nothin like a model!

Build it!