My Pulp Navy - WW1 Subchaser Build

[Johnnytodd]

As a vehicle for my Pulp Sailors I've decided on a subchaser model.  Following a set of relatively simple plans I've adjusted the scale to 1/56th.  The finished boat should be just under 24" long.  I prefer to work in wood so I've started the basic hull out of thin sheets of hobby plywood:



Here are the plans:

[Evilcartoonist]

I shall enjoy watching this come together!

[Andym]

Ambitious!! Good luck to you sir!

[Big Martin]

Looks interesting - keep us posted with progress.

[OSHIROmodels]

A fine looking project 

You can't beat a full set of drawings to build from 

cheers

James

[Johnnytodd]

If anybody is interested in building this boat,  send me a PM with your email address and I'll forward a copy of the plans.  The plans are fairly straightforward but are meant for a motorized model.  Mine will be a simple waterline platform.  Check out this website for inspiration:  http://www.subchaser.org/showcase

[Huascar]

Would be keen to give this project a go. How did you do the calculations for converting the plans to 1/56 scale?

[Johnnytodd]

To convert this (or any) plans into the scale of your choice you just need to know the the size of the actual object.  In this case the subchaser was 110' long, so I first convert that into inches (or cm) = 1320"; then I divide by my scale (56) = 23.57 (inches).  If you have a adobe photoshop you can enlarge or reduce any line drawing in this manner.  I've used this technique to build planes, tanks and boats

[Johnnytodd]

After some gentle persuasion I finally got the hull just right.  Next is to finish the contour and build up the deck:

[Johnnytodd]

Now adding detail to the deck:

[Andym]

Looking good!! The bow in the plans looks smooth, but I see you've put part of the keel in, are you planning on smoothing it down?

[Johnnytodd]

Been a busy week so not as much progress as I hoped for.  I'm not entirely satisfied with the plan I'm using... some construction details are too vague with many historical inaccuracies.    The original boats had a keel so I've added that to my model for a more realistic hull and also to add support.  Here is today's photo:

[Johnnytodd]

A bit more progress.  Maybe this topic should move to WIP category? 

[OSHIROmodels]

That's looking very nice indeed   

cheers

James

[Colonel Tubby]

Fantastic - that is going to be a ship to be proud of!