glue-it.com

by Charles Darley

These pages were originally hosted by Charles on his site. Due to a lack of space they were taken off the site and Charles kindly agreed that we could host the pages on glue-it.com. We have done our best to reproduce the pages as close as possible to the original as they show all of the stages associated with the construction of this model boat.

• General introduction and photo of actual ship
• Introducing the model builders and information on model construction types
• Construction of the bow commences and information on the motor
• Fabrication of the propeller tube
• Bow reaches deck level and beyond
• The start of the fabrication of the sides
• The start of the fabrication of the stern section of the hull including the forming of the ply sheet used as the base of the stern
• Fabrication the stern section of the hull progresses
• The bow and stern sections the hull progress
• Linking the bow and stern sections
• Linking the bow and stern sections continued
• Construction of the bow continues
• Consideration of the motor fixing and shaping the stern
• Construction of the Ship's propeller
• Development of the Ship's propulsion system Part 1
• Kort Nozzle animation (Please give this page a few moments to load)
• Development of the Ship's propulsion system Part 2
• Development of the Ship's propulsion system Part 3
• Development of the Ship's propulsion system Part 4
• Formation of the bilge keels
• Formation of the structure of the holds
• Formation of the structure of the Bridge
• Formation of the structure of the Bridge continued
• Animation of the development of the bridge
• Making figures for model boats
• Making of a pantograph to aid construction
• Formation of the Bridge area and the Upper Bow Deck
• Making up the bulwarks at the bow
• Completed bulwarks at the bow
• Construction of the Bow Thruster Pt 1
• Construction of the Bow Thruster Pt 2
• Construction of the rear bulwarks
• Super structure nearing completing
• Commencement of the GRP Coatings
• Continuing the work of the GRP Coatings
• Construction of the Hatch Covers and their mechanics.
• Construction of the Hatch Covers and their mechanic 2
• Construction of the water tight bulkheads
• Construction of the Bow Thruster Part 3 and formation of the anchor recess plus today's picture of the whole model
• Fixing the rubbing strakes in place
• Lettering on the model ship - this page takes a few more seconds to load than other pages.
• Colours of the paints used on the ship - Painting commences and continues
• Painting of the gloss coat paint colours commences and continues
• First testing in the garage test tank
• Fitting out the deck area
• Pictures of the whole craft
• The masts and navigation lights
• Final items completed ready final testing
• Naming and Launch 20th November 2000
• Navigation of the model at dusk
• Development of the electronics
• Development of the detail of fittings
• Scale speed of model boats
• Change to the motor unit and other updates
• Chart for assessing Speed of Model - Actual / Scale
• Improvements to the model
• Navigation light and flags.
• Credits Acknowledgements associated with the project and to sponsors of the ENDURO 2001 Charity Event.