Matt,
My formers are .12" (1/8") thick. When completed, the model will be ~68" long. Even at this size I wouldn't want the formers any thicker. This is my first boat. I've spent time looking over boat/ship build threads on PaperModelers.com The thickness was somewhat determined by the 225% enlargement of the original model files. How big is the ship you're designing? 3/8" seems like it will be very thick. I don;t like to do the laminating either but I'm glad I did. The Board I use can be purchased as double-thickness but I don't have a handy store to purchase at. The laminating slows down the project nicely though - it gives me more time to think about what I'm doing or planning to do. I will admit, the 1/8" laminated board is a workout to cut. If I purchased the double-thick, it would be somewhat easier. I've used Foam-Cor for various support parts. The problem I have with it is two fold: 1) it dulls cutting blades very quicly. And 2) I cannot seem to get good, parallel cuts at my edges because of blade flex and control. Another consideration is that the thicker the formers are, the wider "flat" space they present when skinned. This could make the completed model look blocky depending on the size. I love a smooth hull or fuselage when I see one, but, frankly, when I've visited museums or shipyards, they generally have some flex and stress pulls in them. If you're concerned about having enough former width to attach the skins to, it seems many if no most ship models have a wider strip of stock glued to the former BEFORE the skins are attached so you're not trying to split the difference trying to attach to thin formers. JoeG -----Original Message----- From: Matthew Sparks <[email protected]> To: Papermodels II <[email protected]> Sent: Thu, Aug 6, 2009 11:16 am Subject: [Papermodels II 39116] Re: START U-Boat Type VII-C 1:32 how Thick are those laminated formers? I am designing a ship and I specified my formers to be 3/8inch thick or 9.5 mm Simply becauase then I can lust laminate it to foamcore instead of building up from cardstock, Any opinons for or against foam core? Thanks Matt Sparks --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Papermodels II" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Papermodels?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
