Hi,

  I am having a bit of trouble finding a set of plans for a 63' whaleback, I did find some on a CD in Canada but they have 'disappeared'! I have found most other boats but not the one I am looking for.

Any ideas where to look?

     Cheers Clive...

mickrik here

             i am looking for plans for a s r launch whale like the one

      on the web site asrl 142 i am building one 1/32 but am finding

  it hard to aquire plans any help would be helpful

         thanks mickrik  happy boating

By John Pritchard, I thought this was available through Nexus Plans Service but now I can't find them anywhere.

Saw this on eBay, no idea where to get them though.

If hslmouldings' idea draws a blank, try asking John Lambert through his website; if he doesn't know no-one will!

from mickrik

more...

thanks to chris at hslmouldings for sorting outmy problem with

the plans for the whaleback the j lambert plans are line plans

not what you need for modelling unless you are an expert?

Hi guys

Have read recent discusion regarding Whaleback hul plans. May be able to help. Just developed a set of "faired" hull drawings and about to construct a 1/12 scale hull to prove fairing. If result is OK then I shall be able to provide comparable information to any scale required. Superstructure details are another matter as variants occurred.

regards

Douglas

Hi Douglas,

  I got a set of plans off Chris (HSL) and am in the middle of trying to build what should end up looking like a 63' MASB (1/12)

At some point soon I will post some photos so people who have not built a model can say "I can do better than that!" maybe i'll inspire someone to try.

well, you've got to have a go, and considering all I am useing is a battery drill, jigsaw and hacksaw I dont recon it is too bad! when I am one stage further i'll get a photo posted.

 all the best, Clive...

BPB Type 2 HSL plans;

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1-24-Plans-for-RAF-63ft-HSL-WHALEBACK_ W0QQitemZ130085201744QQihZ003QQcategoryZ2564QQrdZ1QQcmdZView Item - http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1-24-Plans-for-RAF-63ft-HSL-WHALEBACK_ W0QQitemZ130085201744QQihZ003QQcategoryZ2564QQrdZ1QQcmdZView Item

& Clive's CD;

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/RAF-WW2-HIGH-SPEED-LAUNCHES-on-CD_W0QQitemZ130083485418QQihZ003QQcategoryZ2564QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem - http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/RAF-WW2-HIGH-SPEED-LAUNCHES-on-CD_W0QQ itemZ130083485418QQihZ003QQcategoryZ2564QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

hiya mickrik

just got a copy of the cd off the us e bay site it will help

thanks for pointing out it was there happy modelling

to allout there i will post again

       mickrik

Hello all,

Here is a picture of the progress made on my 12th scale whaleback 63. since the picture was taken I have put 'stringers' in to support the planking. the hold up at the moment is that the 0.8mm plywood I have is paper thin and too flimsy so I amgoing to try 1mm of as near that as possible.

please do not look too closely!!

hello clive coming on ok keep up the good work

my model is coming on yet to fit shafts and rudders three

quarters through finishing the cabin and gun turrets got guns

figures mixer speed controllers and decals got a custom set from

www modellettering.com that included the front checkerplate

and original roundels speak to you soon  mick

Ok I have made a bit of (slow) progress, I have put the battery drill and jigsaw away and I now have a guillotine to cut the 1.5mm ply. I'll never win any medals for it but she is a relly shapely hull and when the next layer goes on it will cover a multitude of sins!

Whoever is the first to point out I have planked the bottom the wrong way will not win anything!

when the second layer of planking is put on it straightens everything up. I have done a bit on the std hull side aft, it really stiffens the hull.

after that I will probably coat it with pva a few times, then probably take a mould off if her.

Clive

I have just dug out the plans I purchased 13 years ago to build my 63' BPB ASRL which I plan to build to 1/12 scale and I thought I would just do some reaserch when I saw this forum. I seems that the 1/12 scale is a popular size I thought I was a bit ambitious but you have just proved my idea is not silly. Can you please let me know what you are doing about power train for your model?

Mike

Hi Mike,

I have nearly finished the second layer of bottom planking and decided yesterday to take it off the base and remove the centers of the rear 3 frames, it is a really goos size and is very light and an amazing shape.

I was going to use a Zenoah  marine engine, I was going to use a gearbox which gives two contra rotating outputs from one input (cant remember the name) but in all honesty I have a 4 foot model with a strimmer engine in it and it absolutely flies so I may just do that! you can get a strimmer from B+Q for £80, that is what powers my other boat.

Good luck!  Clive...

Clive

I was sitting here and considered creating a mould from the finnished hull, what your thoughts on a GRP version of the hull. I have just seen the pictures of a completed model on the index page of this forum with the number S 32 do you know what varient this is? as I hlike its clean unclutered deck area it looks fab.

Mike

Hi Mike,

MASB S32 (motor anti submarine boat) have a look at my web page http://www.freewebs.com/masb32/ - http://www.freewebs.com/masb32/  

or the MASB section on this forum.

Christians model you saw is of this boat. I am going to end up with something similar looking!

  I wil be taking a mould off my model but am unsure wether it is 'exact' enough to be an acceptable standard for selling as I don't thing the keel is precicely straight and I think one of the frames was set a couple of millimeters too low. Apart from that she is looking inspiring.

Clive

Thanks for the link, things are becoming a little clearer now, before I started reaserching the subject I had no idea that there were show many variants of the boats whos shape I fell in love with 15 years ago. One quick question S32 was orderded as a 70' model but reading the info it seems was supplied as a 63' version, am I right? Are you taking pics of your build? If yes will you post to forum or email?

Once again thanks for info

Mike

you are right, the admiralty was 'disappointed' with the performance of the 70 footers.

 I am taking photos of the model but they don't show much, the second layer looks like the first! also I am useing my phone as I have not worked out how to 'downsize' photos to 50k! I'll have a sticking session and a trim up soon and post the photos.

Keep up the good work and keep all us that aree just starting up to date.

Mike

this is my favorite page on pt-boat.com

http://www.pt-boat.com/Hull2/Hull2.html - http://www.pt-boat.com/Hull2/Hull2.html  

it is where I get my inspiration from!

this is probably where I saw the MHZ gearbox,

http://www.pt-boat.com/zenoah/Zenoah.html - http://www.pt-boat.com/zenoah/Zenoah.html  

I see what you say about inspiration, but handy having a swimming pool at home for testing. Clive one more thing are you using plans for S32 or from pics? if plans are they Prichard plans?

Mike

A link for a link, have a look at this http://powerboatlistings.com/view/3248 - http://powerboatlistings.com/view/3248

oh yes, a lovely boat, lends her lines very well to a motor yacht. (as does the Fairmile B).

I am going from a set of plans from Chris at HSL mouldings (as seen on page 1 of this topic, I cant remember who they are by though, I'll have a look tonight.

I am using a set of plans for a 63' ASRL with some hull construcion guidance. They have 5 frames plus the transon. The original ones I bought were 1:24 and I have managed to use a photo copier to enlarge the frames to 1:12 and hope to start cutting the weekend. Do yur plans have any reference numbers?

Have a look here

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/RAF-Wartime-Diary-of-Air-Sea-Rescue-Malta-1940-43_W0QQitemZ170145279247QQihZ007QQcategoryZ274QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem - http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/RAF-Wartime-Diary-of-Air-Sea-Rescue-Ma lta-1940-43_W0QQitemZ170145279247QQihZ007QQcategoryZ274QQssP ageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Plans number  1394.

I have just gone through all my plans and found 1394

Thanks Mike