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zoedog1 · 10-11-2007

Iain,
Your model looks great, luv the pic's. I'm also building the Brave Borderer but to 1/16th scale. I posted a thread in june 2007 asking for information on BB as I only had the Model Maker plans which showed very little detail. In the meantime, using these plans I started contruction of the hull using marine ply and had no end of trouble in getting the chine line correct as per the plans.
Well I gave up and the Mark 1 hull now lives high on a shelf in my workshop. I have now started the Mark2 version - the reason being is that I managed to get hold of photocopies of the original Vospers Ltd drawings including hull lines which clearly showed that the Model Maker hull lines were incorrect by a long shot. I figure that if I am going to the trouble of making a model of this size, I want it to be as true to scale as I can get it.
The original BB had its Transom flap set to 3 degrees and was found to be the optimum setting.
Keep up the good work, there are too few modellers that build BB but many Perkasa builders. keep me posted

Martin from down under (Aussie)

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zoedog1 Scale Model Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Country Vic/Australia Real Name: Martin My Models: HMS Brave Borderer 1/16 scale Visit zoedog1's Gallery Posts: 11 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Iain, Your model looks great, luv the pic's. I'm also building the Brave Borderer but to 1/16th scale. I posted a thread in june 2007 asking for information on BB as I only had the Model Maker plans which showed very little detail. In the meantime, using these plans I started contruction of the hull using marine ply and had no end of trouble in getting the chine line correct as per the plans. Well I gave up and the Mark 1 hull now lives high on a shelf in my workshop. I have now started the Mark2 version - the reason being is that I managed to get hold of photocopies of the original Vospers Ltd drawings including hull lines which clearly showed that the Model Maker hull lines were incorrect by a long shot. I figure that if I am going to the trouble of making a model of this size, I want it to be as true to scale as I can get it. The original BB had its Transom flap set to 3 degrees and was found to be the optimum setting. Keep up the good work, there are too few modellers that build BB but many Perkasa builders. keep me posted Martin from down under (Aussie)