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Paradise Place Fun under the sun!, with R/C BOATING! Page was last on Febuary 27, 2005. |
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This is my first attempt a building any type of model boat of any kind!  So please bare with me.  In the photo at the left is the first picture of my river boat, the "Creole Queen" from Dumas boats. In the photo at the right, I'm checking to make sure all the parts and pieces are with the kit and are marked for assembly. |
After all the parts were accounted for, I started putting together the building  jig. This is part of the hull sides that everthing else will attach to. Here you see the books clamping down the building jig, after the glue sets the hull ribs will be test fitted before they get glued. Another good reason to have encylopedias. In the background are the plans (blueprints 1 of 4 for this model) of which to follow. Not so easily displayed on such a small table. You need lots of room to build a 4ft boat. |
Here you see on the building board the cut out part that  was glued and clamped down (using the books) in the forground. Right behind the building board on the table is the other half. Four pieces of the same cut out part were used. Two pieces glued together to make half of the building jig. In the back ground are the blue printed plans I must follow. However all you see in this picture is page one of four pages of the blueprints. And to the right is page one of the three pages to help you locate the needed parts. Good thing they were in picture form and lettered. All the parts in the kit are pressed , so the outline of the part is clearly visable. |
In this picture is the hull frame work nearing completion. The ribs are all in place and glued together. Glue the ribs in place after you made sure that all the ribs fit together nicely.  All that is left is the installation of the chine stringers (that will start the formation of the deck) and the rest of the keel. Then comes the sanding part. All surfaces must be sanded smooth before the hull planks are put on. This will help insure a better fit. Once the sanding is finished the covering of the hull will be next. |
In the top picture is the hull frame work, all sanded and awaiting the sheeting. All remaining parts, not included in the previous picture have been included and sanded.  Winnie the Pooh looks on from behind (He is placed in the driver's seat when I show my car at car shows, and sits on the sofa when not at the car shows). This bottom photo shows the hull planking has started. There were a lot of clothes pins missing from the clothes line that day. To finish the planking of the hull, a total of five (5) more hull sheets will be used. Six (6) sheets in total are used to cover the hull. After which you would sand the entire hull smooth, use fibre glass to seal the hull water tight, and paint the hull in your desired color. The bottom picture also shows the approximate size of the craft. As the photo was taken on the tailgate of my Chevy S-10 truck, and when the paddle wheel is installed will hang over the edge of the side of the tailgate. Just imagine the boat will be roughly the same size as the tailgate when completed. |
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