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I've been wanting to build a PBR for years, even bought the Tamiya static kit with the insane idea of converting it to RC. Not a good plan for a first boat, really. The thing is pretty small, but there's a ton of room under the deck and the cabin could very easily be modified to attach with magnets. The aft deck could be cut in a couple of spots to give access to stuff under there, too. I chickened out before modifying anything, though.
So now, a couple of years later, I'm wanting to build one again. The only kits I've seen have been much, much bigger than I'd like (around 32" would be nice, 1:12 scale). Does anyone know of any drawings available? 1:12 scale would, obviously, be perfect, but I can scale as needed. I don't need plans, really, just cross sections I can use to build a plug for a hull mold, the rest is pretty simple and can be done in wood, brake line tubing (steel is easier to weld than aluminum), and canvas. The hard part would be the jet pumps. I may cheat there and use surface or stern drives. Maybe even a v-drive with a rudder, with fake jet pump nozzles hung off the transom. I could possibly convince a friend to get his CNC mill back together to make a rotor and housing, but I'm not going to hold my breath on that one. The crew is easy. A trip to the toy store will get me a few 6" action figures, and if they're in the wrong uniform they'll get a repaint.
I'd love to build one in 1:6th since there's a ton of scale stuff available there, but I just don't have room to store a 5', 75 pound boat, and I most certainly can't pick the thing up to put it in the water.
To clarify the boat in question, here's a pic.
stonerpbr.jpg
So now, a couple of years later, I'm wanting to build one again. The only kits I've seen have been much, much bigger than I'd like (around 32" would be nice, 1:12 scale). Does anyone know of any drawings available? 1:12 scale would, obviously, be perfect, but I can scale as needed. I don't need plans, really, just cross sections I can use to build a plug for a hull mold, the rest is pretty simple and can be done in wood, brake line tubing (steel is easier to weld than aluminum), and canvas. The hard part would be the jet pumps. I may cheat there and use surface or stern drives. Maybe even a v-drive with a rudder, with fake jet pump nozzles hung off the transom. I could possibly convince a friend to get his CNC mill back together to make a rotor and housing, but I'm not going to hold my breath on that one. The crew is easy. A trip to the toy store will get me a few 6" action figures, and if they're in the wrong uniform they'll get a repaint.
I'd love to build one in 1:6th since there's a ton of scale stuff available there, but I just don't have room to store a 5', 75 pound boat, and I most certainly can't pick the thing up to put it in the water.
To clarify the boat in question, here's a pic.
stonerpbr.jpg
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