SeaBee (oz948)

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SeaBee. Scale amphibian for control line.

Quote: "Seabee, by Marshall S Green.

FOR the many control line fans who get a real kick out of realism, no greater thrill can be experienced than piloting this miniature of Republic's smart, new, personal amphibian. This particular scale model has been designed to take off and land on water, which in itself constitutes a major incentive to build it.

Since drawing up the first set of plans many revisions and structural simplifications suggested themselves; these have all been included here and it is thought that anyone with a little model building experience will have no difficulty in following the drawings and the text.

Layout. Having fastened a 40 x 60 inch piece of clean, uncreased brown wrapping paper onto the dining room table with scotch tape, start by laying down the centerline for the plan view and the base line for the elevation and then completing the two grids of 1/2 in squares required for each view; be exact and keep the lines parallel, for upon accuracy depends the fit of all formers and bulkheads and the ease with which the hull can be finally sheeted.

With the aid of given dimensions and the grid, draw up the elevation (side view) and plan, flow in the curves smoothly with 'french curves' and 'sweeps,' if available; if not do the best possible by freehand for small curves and, for the long sweeps, a straight grained piece of 1/8 x 3/16 in hard balsa strip in place of a regular 'spline.' The balsa spline works every bit as well as a Copenhagen ship sweep and has the extra advantage of being adaptable to any desired contour. Despite the fact that neither side view nor elevation is used in actual construction of the hull, they are imperative for checking the accuracy of bulkheads and as a guide to the shape of nose block, formers, engine nacelle, as well as for building the empennage.

Hull. Lay out bulkheads as shown, transfer all but Stations 1 and 6 onto medium 1/8 in sheet. Bulkheads No. 1 and No. 6 are cut out of 1/8 ply. Check each station with the drawing and make sure that notches for strake, chine and stringers are accurately located. Bulkhead No. 4a has cemented to it a block made from a piece of 1/2 in thick oak, maple or similar hardwood in which two holes are drilled as shown. The landing detail gear on sheet No. 2 should explain the function of the block.

Actual assembly can now start. Unlike the majority of models which are built over the plans in the initial stages, the contours of the Seabee made this impractical and the construction method known as 'building in air' was resorted to..."

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