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| Vanguard class boat at sea, picture from the web. |
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| Vanguard class boat at sea, picture from the web. |
| On this page, the building of a model Vanguard class boat is presented. This is my latest project and I will be using a new technique for the hull construction. First the hull will be made out of foam material and it will later be used to make a mold for the final glasfiber/epoxy hull. |
| Class | Vanguard | Vanguard Model |
| Build | 1992 | started 2002 |
| Length | 150 m | 240 cm |
| Width | 12 - 12.8 m | 18 cm |
| Displacement | 16155 ton submerged | - |
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| Internals of a Vanguard, picture from the web. |
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| The foam material: extruded polystyrene. It is used for home insulation and is available in 3/4, 1 and 2 inch thickness. I'll be using the one inch plates. Extruded polystyrene is much more rigid and has a finer structure than polystyrene used for packaging material. |
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| Photocopied bulkheads glued to the foam. |
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| Cutting bulkheads is a breeze. Note that the saw table is placed under an angle. For each bulkhead the angle is different so that the shape of the hull is followed. |
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| The first series of twenty bulkheads fitted onto an aluminum rod. |
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| The plans of the Vanguard were drawn by Jecobin and are distributed by White Ensign Models. |
Ah yes, as the model is not yet finished,
this page is under construction!