Dai Fledermaus Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 I was building from plans before Bleriot was a boy, or so it seems, but as a returnee to the hobby, I really would appreciate your thoughts. I used to get a building board to fit the plans, and rest it on my mothers old kitchen table. These were generally small gliders and control line jobs, but I've just received, in the post , a plan which measures 63"x35". This would mean would mean a fairly big board which I would need to move around, I would rather build indoors with one eye on the TV than outside in my cold garage. Also if I go missing for hours on end each day in the garage, I get the evil eye from herself. So how big is your board? Does it fit the whole plan or is it just big enough to accommodate the largest component say a wing or a fuselage side? Have you tried both options, in which case which do you find is the most convenient? Cols Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martyn K Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 I have 3 boards and shelving brackets for two of them where they can be stored safely with WIP pinned to them. My boards are typically the same size (or larger) as the largest component and as I know how much space they take in the shed, then I also know the building limit for construction and storage within the shed. Conveniently, this is 72" long x 12" wide and the boards are all 45" long by 12" and 18" wide. At the moment, I dont have the space to build bigger than this. Martyn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclicscooby Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 Hi Colin... Mine is big enuf for a single component.. A pain when you need to swap the plan over underneath the cling film, but easier to handle and store than one mahoosive one.. If you make your own, it can be as big or small as you like.. ?! Luv Chrisie.. xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mystar Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 I use the Great Planes building board, they do them in three sizes. Mine is the biggest at 48in x 24In. Very flat and made of block balsa, nice and easy to stick pins in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyinBrian Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 I have three boards, two are 30" x 20" and one is 65" x 15" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Walters Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 Plasterboard - 8'x2' cheap - dead flat and brilliant and only £8! Terry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Bennett Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 i have 2- 4x2 plasterboard, i can bolt them together if i need a bigger board. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeS Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 Posted by Mystar on 05/07/2012 15:39:16: I use the Great Planes building board, they do them in three sizes. Mine is the biggest at 48in x 24In. Very flat and made of block balsa, nice and easy to stick pins in. I second the Great Planes building board. Worth every penny spent!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Cantwell Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 mines 8foot long, and 4 foot wide, its supported by metal poles, its truer than a true thing, only problem is, i can see just 2 footx 2 foot of it, rest is covered in all manner of model things cut the plan, and get a board that suits the biggest piece, more space most of us have, more crap we endure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Miller Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 2 48" foot X 12". Melamine chipboard covered with cork tiles. Two for wings so I can build two at once. The plain desk top for fuselage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles' Elder Brother - Moderator Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 I'm a Melamine covered with cork tiles man as well - in my case 72"x24" BEB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lindsay Todd Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 72" x 36" covered with cork tiles has been big enough for everything - so far Linds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Privett Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 Posted by Alan Cantwell on 05/07/2012 18:20:02: mines 8foot long, and 4 foot wide, its supported by metal poles, its truer than a true thing, only problem is, i can see just 2 footx 2 foot of it, rest is covered in all manner of model things Now that sounds just like mine! Well, apart from the bit about it being 8 foot by 4 foot, supported by metal poles and truer than a true thing. The rest though is spot-on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Cotsford Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 Sundela 4'*2' on an MDF base, I just cut the element I'm building out of the plan or tuck the excess under the board depending on the sheet size. I must admit that building a 70 odd inch fuselage on a 48" board was a little bit challenging though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dai Fledermaus Posted July 6, 2012 Author Share Posted July 6, 2012 Thanks everyone, you confirmed what I already suspected, bigger isn't always better. Cols Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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