| You have to understand that the yacht we are modeling
is at similar scale to the past models for the same
client. This job is particularly interesting
because we are constructing the model as the real
yacht is getting totally rebuilt from the keel up. We
have been working with the architects in England
and as drawings and decisions are made to the design,
we receive the information electronically from them
in the form of CAD files. Ken
Freivokh Design - Architects and Yacht Designers
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Normally our approach is to visit and document the yacht in
person. Due to some esthetic changes to improve on the
original yacht as built we can not build from the old drawings. The
new renovations to the yacht will improve and accentuate many
aspects of the design from the exterior to the interior design. There
will be some coverage in some future yachting magazines I am
sure!
This is a very different approach to our normal modeling and
required extensive thought as to how we would approach the construction
of this model. There are several key item which helped
to govern our construction process. First,
is the very high bulwarks which have constant changing shape
from the transom to the flare in the bow sections and the bow
rounding above the Trailboards. Second,
the hull of the real boat is steel and has a very thin shell,
especially at our scale, so making the hull without a series
of laminations for the bulwarks, etc., will mean we have a hull
form impervious to humidity and temperature fluctuations. This
will prevent any joints or seams from showing in the paint job
in the future. Third, is the fact that
we could get started on the deck, deck-camber, boathouse and
pilot house elevations from the very beginning doing two independent
tasks at the same time. |
