Mr. Moore made this Weekender model out of balsa (rather than the usual paper) using Mr. Kevin Green's plans.
Mr. Green has done it again! The new paper Vacationer model is ready! As with the great Weekender and Pocket Cruiser models shown below, you will need to go the BYYB homepage to find the link to down load the free paper models. Click Here or on the pictures above to go their site!
Do take a look at the Weekender and the Pocket Cruiser models of Mr. Green's below; they're really something and he did a great job!
Modified Pocket Cruiser, Richard
Russell
Mr. Russell has sent us photos of his 1/12 scale model of a modified Pocket Cruiser he is building. Even though this is a modified Pocket Cruiser, the basic concept is much like the standard version and these photos will help prospective Pocket Cruiser builders to get a feel for what the boat looks like. There are a bunch of pictures so we placed them on a separate page. Click Here or on the photo above to see Mr. Russell's model page.
Once again, Mr. Green has done an exemplary job. His latest paper model is of the Pocket Cruiser. He says the Vacationer is soon to follow! This series of models will really give prospective builders a great way to compare the three boats. Our heartfelt thanks to Kevin for all his work.
As below, to get the free PDF files you will need to go to the BYYB site and download the Acrobat files from there. Click Here or on the picture above to go their site!
Mr. Green has made a 1/32 scale Weekender from paper! Even more exciting, he's done plans and patterns we all can use to make our own! Kevin has added the BYYB (Weekender builder's association) logo and pennant to the model, seeing as how he's involved in the forming of this fine group! Kevin Green has done an outstanding job with the patterns and very detailed plans for this model. It's really a very nice thing he has done! Our only complaint is that he didn't put his name on the plans! We wanted everyone to know that all of the credit for this model belongs to him.
To download Mr. Green's free Weekender model file, you will need to go to the BYYB homepage. Click on the link above, or on the photos, then click on "Paper Weekender" in the left column of the page.
Mr. Gowan has posted a page on his Weekender site (he's building a full-scale version) which has pictures of his model. Click Here or on the photo above to see his Weekender model page!
He has also made up a PDF file so that others can build their own Weekender model! Well done Phil! Click Here to download Phil's Weekender Model patterns!
Bill
Otto
Enumclaw, WA
Mr. Otto sent us this photo of his Weekender model. He's looking to start his full-size project next year.
Kevin
Green, Euless, TX
Kevin sent these pics of his very detailed Weekender model. He's
going to work on a Vacationer next. He will also be posting pics
on his page: http://www.bigfoot.com/~kevingreen/
O.K., this is our little Weekender model we made from cardstock. We were going to do a set of plans for this, but Mr. Gowan and Mr. Green beat us to it!
We also spent a rainy day lofting the parts for the Weekender in 1/8 scale for possible R/C use in the future. We used an architecht's rule at the 1 1/2"-to-the-foot scale to loft the parts as one would a full-size boat. You can do all of the patterns in a few hours, then transfer them to model plywood, or just loft on the plwood. We were going to make the keel from model plywood as well (easier than solid wood at this scale). There's room inside for a radio and maybe a sail servo. Certainly for steering. As we haven't had time to finish the R/C version, we can't speak from experience, but it looks like a slip-on ballasted fin would be necessary for sailing. The scale-effect makes models act differently than their full-size counterparts.
