Close to finish !! The Esterel Footy adventure arrive to the End with some delay ! Launch at the first opportunity to go to the pond. (it may take some time since I'm supposed to go back to the other 1.2.3. ESTEREL) ClaudioD PS: Paint dry process
Paint sufficiently dry to manipulate the ESTEREL Footy. Missing the numbers & letters on the sail. Mask ready. ....................... ClaudioD
Hi Claudio, What can I say? Other than this is truly a phenomenal achievement - 60 days from genesis to realisation is going to be a tough act to follow, you are to be wholeheartedly congratulated! To hijack what some may consider to be a sexist comment, 'nice colour.......'. Seriously though, what is that colour called? In the meantime I'm really looking forward to seeing the 'Esterel Footy' on the water and of course reading your thoughts on her handling characteristics. As an aside, I've never really been interested in boats of this size but I reckon you've certainly grabbed my attention and I may even have been converted....!! Best of luck with the sail trials - if she performs half as well as she looks then you must be onto a winner. Regards Row
End Of Story !!! ESTEREL in Day Light ............................... Hi Row, very kind words that certainly I appreciate very much. For me too is a model that is not part of my preferred ones. Was a sort of trial to see what I could do with the that Box Rules. Now is not quite finished since the launch is not yet done, but for that I can wait.... The colour I choose is close to the "Azure" since leaving in the "Cote d'Azur" It represent the sky at midday, see : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azure_(color) The dark blue contour instead represent the sea. Is time now to go back where I was, more precisely with the ESTEREL 1.2.3. I do not forget anyhow that my atelier is still full of models that are in standby waiting for me : NZL-20, Enterprise, American Eagle,.... Best regards, ClaudioD PS : the n° on the sail are just graphic work on the picture !
Thanks Terry. It is not excluded to come back with some assembly modifications like the rudder stock inside the hull as well the canopy to adds aesthetics that I did not managed to make. I do have the material to make the thermal vacuum former. The idea is to get a clean hull appearance with only one sheet coming out. Access to change the battery shall be improved. Larger sail surface and lighter rig ? may be... A new full hull form may be studied too since the Box Rules are very stimulating ! I would wish similar rules also for bigger models ! Cheers Claudio
Just passing through while waiting the gel coat preparation for the bigger sister, I understood a lot from another discussion and here are the results from the learn lesson. The main advantage is the reduction in height of the CE that give better lateral stability with the same bulb of 260g and increased Sail surface. A new configuration view for the Esterel 2 ................. ClaudioD
Although I'm not dealing anymore with Footy designs, I'm nevertheless pleased to report this information received yesterday by Dalibor Sebera : 21 Esterel Footy constructed (14 in the Czech Republic and 7 in Poland). ClaudioD