 | | Re: USS Fletcher for public display —Dave Schuler
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| | | In lugnet.build.military, Lindsay Frederick Braun writes: **snip of some better-informed comments than I'm able to make** (...) Speaking of which, how do you plot/plan the sweep of the hull? I've done some practice bits but I can never approximate (...) (23 years ago, 8-Nov-01, to lugnet.build.military)
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| | | | | Re: USS Fletcher for public display —Lindsay Frederick Braun
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| | | | (...) Hi, Demanding Dave! ;) Really, I plan out the curve on the carpet, and build to match. But there's also some smoothing involved, making sure that there's some kind of relationship between the angle and the rate of change. I'm hoping to get (...) (23 years ago, 10-Nov-01, to lugnet.build.military)
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| | | | | | Re: USS Fletcher for public display —Shaun Sullivan
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| | | | (...) Hey, that reminds me ... Actually, I've been working on frame-by-frame construction for my S-boat. I've completed the 20 main ribs, and am in the process of flushing out the contours between them. It's actually pretty satisfying, given that (...) (23 years ago, 12-Nov-01, to lugnet.build.military)
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| | | | | | SNOT boating (was: Re: USS Fletcher for public display) —Lindsay Frederick Braun
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| | | | (...) I've (...) So, wait--you're building ribs and plating between them? I feel for you--that seems like it would be really difficult in brick. I had to build square and then plate the outside contours. My heart goes out to you! However, if it's (...) (23 years ago, 12-Nov-01, to lugnet.build.military)
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