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hi everyone and a happy new year
does anyone know the weight of the finished sovereign? as im assuming most of it will be above the water line so it will be top heavy, and i was thinking of adding some balast before planking.
any feedback would be appreciated
jethro
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hi jethro,your NOT thinking of putting the sots in WATER???????with the amount of decoration,and canons it is going to be HEAVY,you would need a yacht's type keel to keep her upright,and quite honestly there is no way my painted decorated and hopefully beautiful model will EVER see water,and also mine has not been glued with waterproof glue. the lower deck canons ports will work like a sieve anyway. Current builds: SotS, USS Consitution, San Felipe, D51 loco, HMS Surprise, RB7, Arab Dhow, Jotika HMS Victory Completed builds: HMS Pickel, Thermopylae, Mississipi river boat, Mary Rose, Cutty Sark, San Francisco II, HMS Victory x5, Titanic Lifeboat, Panart HMS Victory Launch, Hachette Titanic, Virginia Schooner, Endeavour Longboat. http://www.model-space.com/gb/
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hi karl  no I just thought she would be top heavy when handling and I can be a clumsy beggar at times
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Hi Jethro, I thought the same as well with the weight and being top heavy. The old wooden floors in my house are terrible, and I didnt want my Sovereign toppling over by accident. So instead of balsa infills, I used Jenga (yeah have a laugh!) and ready mixed filler. Its added about 5 or 6 kg to the weight of the hull, and that thing wouldnt shift in a major earthquake!  Model boats built so far:-
Billings Cutty Sark
Scratch built twin IC RC Vosper MTB.
Scratch built rc electric hybrid.
Scratch built rc IC hydrofoil (ran happily on snow as well as water!)
Plus numerous numerous RC planes.
Under construction
Sovereign of the Seas!
1200:1 HMS Victory (by Mantua)
The Battleship Yamato (seriously considering building as an RC model)
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I'm using something similar. Stack and Fall, a game I found in Dobbies. The other added advantage is that they are machined blocks so were useful when added against the frames and false keel. Kept everything at right angles.
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thanx for the info guys,I'm glad some of you took me seriously and have sensible answers . As for the final weight I think Ill get on to admin they should know, shouldn't they?
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Hi Jethro,
The final weight of the ship is approx 5kgs, hope this helps.
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wow hi Mr T
A response from the big man himself I am honored.
5 kgs. thats great, now I know what is needed
A big thank you for that
you humble servant
jethro
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