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Building the Shearwater 3 RHS 70 Hydrofoil

Another distinct feature were the large aerated spray deflectors at the bow; PE would have been perfect but....I made a paper pattern for the complex double curvature of the hull, clamped two pieces of styrene together, drilled and filed out the apertures.

I added the angled bollards of scrap styrene rod, the lifting eyes from adapted scrap PE, the stainless steel handrails were soldered up of steel piano wire, added vents and hatches etc.

The mast was an interesting project in itself; made of a hollow curved section of paper infused with CA glue, backed with a piece of appropriate ex GMM IJN crane jib Photoetch.



The radar, searchlight, aerials, spreaders and navlamps were fabricated and added . I thinned down the foils and legs and added the shaft and prop to show the model assembled out of the water.