As for other forms of Model making, in the model making naval (or nautical), one as well meets static model making (of which an extreme form is the famous boat in a bottle carried out by certain sailors désœuvrés during long stays at sea) that of dynamic model making (generally radiocontrolled since the development of consumer electronics).

Static model making

• In the general public, naval model making often passes by models out of plastic of limited size (a few tens of centimetres to more) which represents all possible shapes of nautical vehicles (with a measurable predilection for the surface vessels of the contemporary military fleets).

• Certains impassioned amateurs practices to them hobby around static models out of wooden of generally old surface vessels (mainly of the ships of XVe at the XVIIIe century). One of the stakes of the expertise in this field is the reproduction of a crowd of details on the level as well of the equipment of bridge as of the veils or ropes of masts. An activity which - whatever the scale of adopted reproduction request of the “fingers of fairy”.

On can distinguish several levels from increasing difficulty in this type of model making:

The Kit

(models sold out of box): The boxes contain normally all the parts necessary, precut, including the Accastillage out of wood or run metal, and including sometimes, especially for the models for beginner, the accessories such as painting, to see brush, tube of adhesive, sandpaper,… These models are rather fast to go up, but generally fish by a simplified approach of many details, or a quite relative conformity with respect to the original model.

The kit-bashing

(improvement of the commercial kits): This model making is based on the kits, but the model maker modifies the contents of the provided model, by refabriquant certain parts, while adding to it of others, while supplementing and by specifying the level of completion of the model thanks to information collected in addition, such as the plans available near the Musée of the navy.

The scratch

or model making on plan: With a little experiment, the impassioned model maker can start to make models in scratch literally (: from nothing ). It is enough to begin to get a plan of the model, or a Monographie of the ship to be better built, wood small planks different thickness, a cutter, a saw to be jig-sawn manual and sandpaper. With the experiment, the acquisition of electric machines will make it possible to sophisticate work.

The model making of arsenal

See also: Model making of arsenal

Regarded as the top of art, the model making of arsenal obliges the model maker to in depth respect not only appearance external of the ship, but also the methods of construction of the various constituent elements the ship: frame, sheathing, interior installation, gréement, while going until reproducing the techniques and artifices of assembly and assembly of the model of origin, such as mortises and tenons, embeddings of the parts, pins and pins, caulking of the bridges, forages of the ropes,…
Le model maker of Arsenal finds his pleasure in manufacture, closest to the model of origin, of all the parts entering the composition of its model, going until outputting its own wood starting from logs, and manufacturing itself its ropes with the adequate diameters. This activity requires to seek reliable information sources in the files local, regional, national and international. The site and the forum of reference on the matter are the Forum Marine and Model making of Arsenal

Radiocontrolled model making

This category actually cuts out with 4 pennies distinct categories.

1. the models flying personnel, in theory reproduction of a model existing or having existed but also being able to be imaginary.
2. models speeds, with electric motorization or by thermal engine.
3. sailing boats i.e. whose principal propulsion is the wind.
4. steamers.

Each under category being quite distinct from the others, because in each one of it, one still finds differences, the such veil, which include/understand models, and boats of races, completely different Radiocontrolled naval model making, recovers mainly the category of the motor boats controlled remotely. Dimensions (independently of the scale) often lie between 40 cm (in lower part the stability of the boat is difficult to guarantee except on an abnormally calm water level) and two meters (transport becomes difficult beyond). All the types of ships are then reproduced, but the sailing boats are more rarely used because their control is more difficult than for a motorized model. Nevertheless, the sailing ships - with the proviso of not being too reduced cuts some - can interfere passion an attentive reproduction with a very technical handling (especially that the real atmospheric conditions singularly complicate the operations of a small-scale model) which can naturally go until the competition on water level closed. Here an example, the class rg65 (category for sailing ships of 65 cm).

More rarely, one observes the reproduction of Sous-marin S whose models can be radiocontrolled while remaining able to plunge. This practice remains limited by two principal factors:

• water is relatively effectively opposed to the transmission waves and limit the possibilities of the remote control. The radio fresh water range is limited to 3 or 4 meters of depth. Out of salt water, the radio range is almost null.
• underwater navigation is very risky in small-scale model where the natural obstacles (algae, grass, ligneous stucco, rocks, etc) can pose problem. One often prefers navigation in Piscine or in a water level well-known and not too major.

Principal marks of manufacturers of models

Models radiocontrolled flying personnel

• Graupner
• Robbe
• Mantua
• Model Slipway, the United Kingdom
• Matted
• Soclaine
• Billing Boats, Denmark (very detailed completions)

Static models

Models wood

• Matted Modellismo
• Billing Boats
• Constructo
• Mantua
• Soclaine
• Kiade models
• Azimute Runa Royal Club
• artesania latina
• Models

Plastic models

• Heller

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