Landing Craft October What Size?

......if they even recognize that they need to enlarge them and what size model the running gear is designed to support. It isn't the enlarging that is the biggest problem but rather the lack of it being obvious that you need to do so and just how much.

Ray's argument that they do a good job as they have very little experience of modelling doesn't really cut it for me either. If the magazine is to survive it needs to be a polished professional product and the excuse that those producing it know little about the subject just doesn't achieve that.

Edited By Chris E on 13/09/2023 20:20:10

Hi Chris

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

Regards Ray

The free plan for the November 2023 edition is my creation. Lindsey has the build guide, the images to accompany it and the plan is currently being CADified. The plan defines the hull dimensions i.e. length and beam. There is also a reference scale with increments of 50mm along one long and one short side of the plan. For those interested, is that sufficient information?

Hi David

When you say the plan defines the dimensions do you mean that these are actually stated in mm? If so, that's great. The reference scales are good as well. Are they quite long as that provides more accuracy when printing/scaling up. To be honest the overall length and beam are more important especially if indicated by dimension lines as this clarifies where the dimensions relate e.g. inside or outside rubbing strips etc.

I produce my own drawings and don't always draw full size and so when printing at say 120% having reference points/distances is invaluable.

Chris

Edited By Chris Fellows on 13/09/2023 22:18:22

It should be but make sure it happens when you get the proofs to check. As suggested by others, the accompanying article should also state key dimensions (length & beam) etc. to back up the plan.

Is the digital version of the plan being tiled as seems to be the standard now?

It may be stating the obvious but often the obvious needs to be stated!

I look forward to seeing it.

Colin

That sounds great. Thank you.

With tiled plans it isn't easy to see the overall dimensions so having them in the article is really helpful whilst the scales on the plans are also of great value when looking at parts.

I look forward to seeing it.

As Colin says just make sure what they are doing is what you expect!

Edited By Chris E on 13/09/2023 22:25:16

Glynn is not pleased about his plan! He had prepared it for two A3 sheets in the expectation that elevation and plan view would be displayed horizontally across the centrespread where it would have fitted at full size. The pages comprising the reverse of the centrespread could have been used to display the various parts. Looking at the article there would have been room to do this by reducing the size of the large images illustrating the article. Instead the sheets were reduced to A4 and the length of the model from 14 inches to 10 inches. It isn’t clear why this was done.

Colin

I am not surprised that Glynn isn't pleased. There can't be many others with as much experience of having centre page plans published as Glynn. Funny that all the others have been done the same way until this one.

Just another example of style over function (one of my per hates).

The problems with both your & Glynn's plans suggest that there is a real problem at the magazine that needs addressing. What are they going to do with future plans to stop this happening again.

Hi David

Sounds as though you have it covered. Personally I wouldn't bother with imperial as well as most builders are able to build from metric drawings.

I've worked in both professionally and find metric more convenient for model boat building. Well everything really!

Chris