Member postings for Ray Wood 2

Hi Colin,

As the clock is ticking to this forum changing format , is there anything we need to do to re-join ? or will we still be able to use our emails and still log in , I have made a point of keeping my regular contacts email address's If it all goes Pete Tong

Regards to all I've met over the last 8'ish year's on here

Ray

Hello Tom,

The Wherry is 1100mm long and sails very well, I'm very happy to have her in my fleet

Best Regards from the UK

Ray

Hi All,

The Chantry Model Boat Club at Bluewater Shopping Centre is holding a Thames Sailing Barge day on Sunday 29th October, It may include some races and fun sailing, so If you would like to come along everybody welcome, membership for the day is a bargain @ £2.00 Free car parking, toilets & club pavillion/hut for teas/coffee's , plus 100's of shop's !!

If anybody wants to try sailing a barge it will be arranged, I'm taking my fleet, and there will be some part built projects for sale.

Regards Ray

Hi Richard,

You have put together a piece of history there, well done The white enamel mug with the blue rim on the pannier bag just set's it all off for me , I remember my grandparents using them, I used to play in their Anderson Shelter in the garden as a boy !! I having been born 10 years after the end of the war in 1955

Variety of interests is the key to life I find, always fancied building battle tank's another thing on my list to do !!

Regards Ray

Hi All,

The autumn feel in the weather has boosted productivity the decks are in place and have an old drill motor 600 in place 16" inch stern tube is in with a bit of butchery of the bulkheads ! , so it should be finished in a couple of weeks now

Regards Ray

Hi Leonardo,

I assume they are the plans for the Aerokits 46" Crash Tender which is all you get when you buy the kit, I think Harry Smith from Australia would have the templates ? maybe worth a Private message to him.

It is not that difficult to draft the bulkheads from the plan & elevation you have these were drafted for the Sea Queen in that way all the dimension you need are on your drawing.

Regards Ray

Hi All,

With the topsides trimmed down to the gunwhale level , some temporary cross beams from balsa allows me to plot the inside line of the deck and the camber with some thought to the slots required in the deck for the canopy to slid down into

Regards Ray

Hi Neil,

The old saying something is only worth what someone is prepared to pay for it !! the machinery dealers down south would offer you £250 spend a day polishing it up and put it up for £1250, that's business or something

Regards Ray

Hello John,

July 2018 issue , quite a fun little boat as I recall

Regards Ray

Hi All,

The centre fold A 3 pull out plans concept has been around for donkey's years going back to Vic Smeed's design's in Model Maker magazine the pre-runner to Model Boats. It's rather a shame these were lost and not passed on for sale, I did a series of 4 designs during 2018 - 19 for Graham Ashby & Martyn then editors. The one I like best I can't find Mini Mist a smaller version of Vic's Silver Mist

I'm sure if the current production team went back through the older issues they would pick up some tips ?

Regards Ray

Hi Neil,

As Richard says a great machine !! It's a good job you live far away from me , or I'd buy it like a shot Although why I'd need two Myford's ?

Some of the Facebook Model Engineering site are very good, All the best mate from Kent.

Regards Ray

Hi Haydn,

I'm in agreement with all the comments so far, being brutal you need to practice the whole process from deciding on which type of boat, produce a drawing you can build from, build it taking photos at each stage, finish it to a good standard, sail it take more pictures, write the article text, and a description of each photo and see how long that process takes If you then submit it to our editor she may put it in the magazine as a free plan ? The standard fee for a Design & build article is £250 as one off payment as they are free with the magazine .......... So If your keen to work for £1.00 per hour crack on

Good luck with what ever you decide , review the SARIK range of plans to see if you can find any gaps, It's more of an old archive of design's you can purchase and hasn't been added too since 2016 when it was bought from Mytime Media by Traplet who went broke then SARIK.

Regards Ray

Edited By Ray Wood 2 on 18/09/2023 10:30:20

Hi Chris,

I'm not sure interesting is the word I'd use

Regards Ray

Hi All,

Taught at school & home by dad Imperial

Worked 51 years in Metric in construction industry

I still think in Feet & Inches

I find the Imperial measurements much easier to use for our modelling scales 1/12th 1/24th 1/48th & 1/96th

I just google everything conversion wise these days

Still it's a personnel thing right !!

Regards Ray

Hi All,

Knocked up a chipboard & plywood stand for her and cut free from the board, with one side trimmed we appear to have a boat !! at 1- 12th scale she's going to be a good size hull currently weighs in at 2 lbs.

As Ash would say that's the easy part done

Regards Ray

Hi Chris

Not really an argument at all just a statement of fact ! You'd better get your CV to Morton's

Regards Ray

Hi All,

I think the production team do a great job putting the magazine together, as they have very little knowledge of the subject

Paul F would have been all over it like a rash as he was a fine modeller, still sadly missed

Regards Ray

Hi All,

The Comanche 32 from a few years back sailed pretty well, but is in storage awaiting a repaint as the white turned into cream

Only downside was getting into a medium sized car fully rigged !!

Regards Ray

Hi Chris F

I have PM'd you

Regards Ray

Hello David,

The grey Styrofoam is from 4 D Modelshop Ltd The Arches Leman Street E1 8EU , fab shop mainly for Architectural Modellers . They have a Website 50 mm X 600mm X 1250mm 33Kg density £35.60

This is my cheapo snap off blade knife with a 4" blade which I use to carve to the rough shape then a Permagrit block & fine abrasive paper.

Glue I use is Gorilla Woodworking PVA , other makes available

Also used to be called Blue foam by Dow chemicals but becoming hard to source .

George,

We I thought I'd sack myself, but as I'm a gentleman of leisure these days ! that could be tricky

Regards Ray