Part 2!!

It's here! Part 2 of the article on the Orca in the latest issue of Psyco Styrene. Be sure to pick it up.

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Back to the Workbench for Details

I've been side tracked lately building and refinishing furniture so the Orca has been stuck in dry dock collecting dust. Now that things have settled down it's back on the workbench and I'm back to work. To ease back into it I started work detailing the transom.

I needed to add a moulding around the edges so I went to my trusty poster board and cut out a template first to test fit.

After I was happy with the template I transferred the shape to a piece of sheet balsa and cut it out.

The same goes for the letters that make up the infamous name except I cut those out in styrene.

Hidden behind the round plate(not sure what this is for on the real boat) I hid the jack for the DC transformer.

Just a few small details to complete the rear of the boat.

Stop the Presses!

Well, I'm not sure that stopping the presses actually applies anymore these days...anyway, some exciting news regarding the Orca. Awhile ago I was contacted by a guy named Darren Llewellyn who publishes an online model magazine. Darren asked if I would write an article that would appear in his mag and I happily got to work. And it's finally here! The mag is called Pshyco Styrene and it's worth checking out, there's some really interesting articles in there including the back issues. Checkout the link and pick up the issue if you're interested. Darren is a really nice guy and does a great job supporting the hobby.

www.psychostyrene.co.uk