Manufacturer: Hobbies of Dereham

Specification:
Length. 1015 mm (40 inches)
Beam. 150 mm (6 inches)
Scale. 1:12

Manufacturers comments:
Elvin Narrow Boat is a brand new design for the 2003 season. To our modeller's `scratch built - made easy` format, we supply plans with instructions, all necessary fittings and wood in packs for the options offered.

It features fine detail and offers a fitted interior option. The design can be built as a display piece, a floating doll's house; or with the full radio control set as a working model.

The Interior option has a fore-lounge, galley kitchen, bedroom and even a bathroom. All doors open and the model can be lit using our doll's house range of light fittings.

My comments:
This is going to be a very interesting project for me as it is my first scratch built boat. You can purchase the Elvin in various packages, for example you can purchase just the plans and source all the material yourself or purchase the various essential and optional wood packs and fittings or even buy the hull ready made in GRP.
I have opted to the following:

• Plans
• Wood Pack Essential
• Wood Pack Interior Optional
• Fittings Essential
• Fittings Interior Optional

Building tools used (so far):
Standard houshold clothing iron
sticky back plastic
Jigsaw with scroll-saw attachment
Hand croll-saw
Assortment of modelers knives and files.
Sandpaper.
Electric modeling Drill (Dremel).

Running Equipment to be used:
Motor: Graupner Speed 400
Radio: Graupner MC 14, FM/FMsss PPM
Receiver: To be decided
Servo: To be decided
Speed Controller: Hitec SP610
Battery for Motor: sanyo 6x3000 (6Cell, 7.2v, 300 Ah)
Battery for interior fittings: To be decided

Performance:
We shall see ........