Scaling and laying out ribs

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  1. c-wiseman

    c-wiseman Member

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    On a ship's plan, when you are looking at the hulls lines these represent the outside shape of the hull, correct? If i turn these lines into ribs for a ship do I need to subtract, or reduce their size to accommodate the thickness of the skinning material? Is this already accounted for in 1/144 plans? Or does the addition thickness still fall within most rule set's scale tolerances?
    -chris
     
  2. SteveT44

    SteveT44 Well-Known Member

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    Generally will fall within tolerances. In fastgun, sheeting is 1/32" balsa so doubling that (1/16") stays within the 1/8" variance allowed in the rules.
     
  3. c-wiseman

    c-wiseman Member

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    Thanks for the information.