I built several toy boats for my kids using the lift method, but nothing that
was really
scale. I built a tugboat, a fishing boat, and a Great Lakes freighter out of 1"
and 2" pine. I
put small 4 volt electric motors in them so they could sail them around the hot
tub and
swimming pool.

It was fun, and you really feel like you are working on something when planing
and
shaping a hull that way.

An interesting alternative is shown by Steve Rogers in his books on building
models of a
Menhaden steamer and lobster boat, where he builds a hull "plug" with the lift
method
(minus the thickness of ribs and planking) and then uses it as a mold to build a
planked
hull over. I'm assuming he does this to simplify building multiple models, but
it seems
like it would give you a very sturdy base on which to build.

Jim

--- In Modelships@yahoogroups.com, "Rick" <barnesrickw@...> wrote:
>
> Two questions I guess. My first one did not post for some reason. I
> wondered if anybody had expierience with building "lift models" similar
> to how Harold Payson. My second is, I am building a lapstrake dingy
> model of a boat I wish to build full scale. I have a 1 foot tall
> wooden manikin, so I selected 2"=1' scale to make it proportional to
> him assuming he is six foot tall. Doe anybody know if there is an
> architects scale available in this size?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Rick
>