Want plans for this project? Get them at the Plan Store. Most famous of course for being commanded by John F. Kennedy � the late President of the United States. I recently scanned the market for RC PT boats. There are a lot of options, but none that fit my budget.
It seems converting a Lindberg kit is the easiest and least expensive option. However, I did that many years ago and wanted to try something new. I also felt that Model Motor Torpedo Boat Kits Online I had a good shot at building a better and cheaper PT from scratch. Hull - Balsa : It is inexpensive, is relatively easy to cut and glues like a dream with CA glue. This will help stay under budget and limit prep and assembly time. Will be used for some superstructure and deck details. Other details like hatches and vent cowlings are easiest made from Styrene.
Hardwood and cardboard may be used occasionally if it makes sense. For those who like big boats I have also created a set of plans at scale. More below.
Running hardware : Single prop, surplus motor and commercial rudder. If there is money in the budget, I'll use a commercial motor coupling. If not, a piece of vinyl tubing will work. Without going into too much detail, the plans had to be reworked for simpler and speedier construction. I felt it was important to maintain the shear of the fore deck � a characteristic feature of the Elco's. This makes construction a little trickier, since the common practice is to build the hull upside down and set the bulkheads flat on the table.
To work around this issue, I instead flattened out the knuckle line using a balsa sheet as a chine stringer. With this approach the number of bulkheads can be reduced without jeopardizing the integrity of the hull as its being built. Also, a straight chine profile is nowhere near as noticeable as a flat deck would have been.
Some curve can be worked back into the chine by careful sanding once the hull is planked. If all else fail, the spray strip can be attached to give the desired illusion of a bent chine. I doubt it's necessary though. I made the mistake of printing out some of the longer items on small pieces of paper and taping them back together.
Instead I Model Motor Torpedo Boat Kits Codes should have gone to Kinko's and had it all printed full scale. It is near impossible to piece it back right, and get them onto the balsa without getting distorted. After printing out the bulkhead, false keel, chine and shear templates they were attached to the balsa sheets. Here is what I do:. For long and spindly parts, like the false keel and shear templates, leave more a lot more even, if possible. If they are too narrow, no matter how careful, the templates will not maintain their shape.
I use an adhesive in a spray can Model Motor Torpedo Boat Kits Effect that essentially turn the template into one large sticky-note. I happen to have the Krylon brand "Easy-Tack", but 3M's adhesive 75 is the original 3M is more money though. I bought it at the local crafts store. When making two identical parts the old fashion way was to use pins to hold one balsa sheet on top of the other. They would inevitably shift and the parts would come out trashed. Instead, put CA glue down in a few spots six to eight places on a 4 x 36 inch x mm sheet.
Make the spots as tiny as you can make them � a droplet is way too much � just a touch is enough. Also, if you pay attention when laying out the parts to be cut on the wood, try and place the dots so they hold the parts together after they have been cut out. This can be a challenge, but well worth the effort. After cutting the parts out, you can carefully separate the two identical pieces by carefully prying or by cutting using a razor blade.
Sometimes there will be a clean split, other times a small piece of balsa will split off. I use a single edged razor blade and a steel scale or "ruler" to cut the pieces out. It works fairly well.
I typically end up getting blisters on my index finger, so I cut the pieces out over several nights to let my poor finger recover.
I'm sure an X-acto knife will work well too. Since most edges are straight on these parts, I find a steel scale most helpful. I have one twelve and one inch. For curved cuts I typically cut straight cuts first and clean-up with a small model plane - one of those that take razor blades. If you have access to either a band saw or scroll saw, you'll finish this step in no-time.
Be careful with the up-stroke of the scroll saw might separate the two sheets if you use the technique as described above. Return to PT Boats. Return from PT to Homepage. Copyright Building-Model-Boats.
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