Sailing Lugger "Storm Petrel" - 1:87 scale
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A scale model of the sailing boat 'Storm Petrel' found on a quayside on the Isle of Arran in Scotland. Built by David Hillyard in 1949, she's a carvel-built, 3.5 ton, 18-foot sailing yawl with a lugsail on the main and mizzen. She sank, battered in Corrie harbour by a storm some years ago, and sat on Lamlash hard standing for a while in a bit of a sorry state during which time I decided to make a 3D scan to preserve the hull lines. Using photographs from the owner I then reconstructed the rest of the superstructure. She didn't have an inboard motor during the period of history I know of, but I've included an appropriate propeller in case the builder wants to add it - a short length of wire will be needed as a shaft. Also included is the Yamaha 4hp outboard that was fitted on the transom outboard bracket. I've made the iron keel a separate piece, which can be affixed with a few small 0.5mm pins through the printing vent holes. For the masts, the mainmast should be cut from 1.5mm diameter stock, cut to a length of 68mm, and tapered to a diameter of 0.8mm at one end. The final height measured from the deck should be 63mm. the mizzenmast should be cut from 1mm diameter stock, cut to a length of 37mm, and tapered to a diameter of 0.6mm at one end. The final height measured from the deck should be 36mm. For the bowsprit and bumpkin, they are cut from Ø1 x 13.5mm and Ø0.8 x 20mm respectively. The mainsail yard is Ø0.5 x 33mm, and the mizzen yard Ø0.5 x 18.5mm. Thin wood should work nicely for the tapered masts, or styrene rod. Wood might have a bit more rigidity, useful for when it comes to rigging. Brass or steel rod would be the best choice for the yards and booms. When painting the hull, the method I found worked nicely was to mark the waterline roughly with a pencil (By standing the boat upright on a flat surface and putting the pencil on some shims until it sat at the right height), then paint both the upper and lower colours approximately to the line. I then took a strip of white decal paper, and applied it over the line, which left a nice clean white waterline that also formed nicely (with some decal softener) to the planks. This is primarily designed for resin printers, and I don't think you'd get the best results on an FDM machine. I printed this on a Phrozen Sonic Mini 8k, which has extremely good resolution and enables all the planking detail to show up without causing print lines. For best results, I recommend printing it with a bow-down angle of about 30-45 degrees, then supporting the whole keel and adding minimal supports on the hull itself, to reduce the amount of port-print sanding required. It might be possible to print this larger, and using the keel print to make a lead casting, make an RC sailing version. Do please post a make with pictures if you print this! I'd love to see them.
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