by Laurent » Sat Jul 17, 2010 4:37 pm
Hi all,
thanks for your inputs,
Roel,
you're right, I'm building my 7 or 8th hull, so it is easy to me.
before anyone should begin with scratchbuilding a hull, I always give the advice to begin planks on frame models by buying a cheap kit, Billing Boats offers cheap kits under the 100 $ or � mark, I'm thinking about their 50 ft steam picket boat for example, Mr Pinniger here on this very forum built it, and was quite happy with the results.
this is the pad I followed years ago, I build two kits before I tempted to build my first scratch built hull, and that one wasn't perfect at all.
The second advice I always give to newcomers in scratchbuilding hulls, is to pay a fee to become member of a well known modelling club in the vicinity. This is what I self did 12 years ago, because I knew I was nowhere about modelling, those guys learned me alot! "E-learning" on a forum isn't enough, you have to be coached in the very beginning by a "tough guy" in the "business". This is what I think anyway, food for thoughts...
I began my papers mockup because I had no money, I was just married, my wife was pregnant, we just had bought a house, so there were other priorities. I could switch now to more expensive materials, but I don't want to, I just like what I'm doing right now. I think I got it right, I could developp those skills, and I feel happy, that's what's important in life, being happy.
Regards,
Laurent
Hi all,
thanks for your inputs,
Roel,
you're right, I'm building my 7 or 8th hull, so it is easy [i]to me[/i].
before anyone should begin with scratchbuilding a hull, I always give the advice to begin planks on frame models by buying a cheap kit, Billing Boats offers cheap kits under the 100 $ or � mark, I'm thinking about their 50 ft steam picket boat for example, Mr Pinniger here on this very forum built it, and was quite happy with the results.
this is the pad I followed years ago, I build two kits before I tempted to build my first scratch built hull, and that one wasn't perfect at all.
The second advice I always give to newcomers in scratchbuilding hulls, is to pay a fee to become member of a well known modelling club in the vicinity. This is what I self did 12 years ago, because I knew I was nowhere about modelling, those guys learned me alot! "E-learning" on a forum isn't enough, you have to be coached in the very beginning by a "tough guy" in the "business". This is what I think anyway, food for thoughts...
I began my papers mockup because I had no money, I was just married, my wife was pregnant, we just had bought a house, so there were other priorities. I could switch now to more expensive materials, but I don't want to, I just like what I'm doing right now. I think I got it right, I could developp those skills, and I feel happy, that's what's important in life, being happy.
Regards,
Laurent