A few idea's!!

[Jeff_Churill]

Hey I put together a few idea's I'd like to share with you! :)

One is making nice fitting portholes in your hull!! Portholes (http://greatlakesmodeling.com/tips/edmund_fitzgerald/edmund_fitzgerald_portholes.htm)

The other using necklec magnets to secure access panels!! Access_Panels (http://greatlakesmodeling.com/tips/edmund_fitzgerald/edmund_fitzgerald_panels.htm)

Great Lakes Modeling Association (http://greatlakesmodeling.com)

[Kmot]

Excellent, Jeff! Man, I love your tech articles with the photographs!

[wingnut163]

thanks for the link. lots of help.

[CG Bob]

Jeff -
Those are both good suggestions.

Let me offer a minor suggestion on laying out the port holes. The port holes are shown on the side view or outboard profile drawing; this is a flat representation (2 dimensional) of a 3 dimensional object. It looks like your template is a piece of carboard that was laid on the flat plan to locate the port holes; then these marks were transferred to the curved hull. Some of the port holes are in the wrong location. A better option is to cut a piece of cardboard to match the curve of the hull at the location of the port holes. One edge of the template is parallel to the centerline of the ship; mark your port hole locations on the straight edge, and using a small square extend the port hole locations to the curved edge. Align the curved edge of the template on the hull, and the portholes will be in their proper location.

[Kmot]

Dang! :)

[Jeff_Churill]

Thanks Bob :rolleyes: ...Hehe. After reading that I had to run down stairs and double check, the photo is an optical allusion, portholes fine.

I actually tried your tip but was having difficultly squaring up to the hull as it curves under. Not easy locating portholes, that's another How To in it's self.

I took a measurement down from the forecastle for each porthole, but again the curve pushed problems.

You almost need a jig with a square on a square, then lay that down on the illustration you drew.