Fibreglass Boat "Shearwater" - 1:87 scale
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A small model of a boat that was rescued from a west coast Scottish beach. This was redrawn from a 3D scan of the real boat. I intend to name this boat 'Shearwater' when it is finally revived into seaworthy state. This could conceivably be made into a nice RC boat if printed at a larger scale as well. It doesn't have the textural issues that a wooden boat would have and could be sanded smooth to look like GRP. I'd recommend using a program meshmixer to separate out the extra mesh shells beforehand however, to ensure you don't have to sand over the 'wooden' strakes. As drawn, this boat is 18' (5.5m) long, coming out to 63.5mm at 1:87 scale. Included in the files is a water base. Real boats float, and when they sit in the water they inevitably displace some. This is a problem with so many model layouts I've seen, where the boats sit 'on' the water rather than 'in' it. The solution is obviously to use a waterline hull model, which is fine on larger boats, but fails when small boats are involved as you can normally see all the way down into the hull. To remedy this, there is a waterline base in the files. The idea behind this is to print it out, and then cut a matching hole into the water on the layout, and glue it in place. You can then apply any paint/silicone/water effects you want in and around it and be assured that the boat will fit nicely and sit at the correct level in the water when you're done. I've also included the original 3D scan, in case it's useful to anybody for whatever reason!
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