[img]file:///C:/DOCUME~1/Owner/LOCALS~1/Temp/moz-screenshot-8.jpg[/img]Hey guys, I have never built a scale boat and only one RCboat. I have a low budget but got a really good idea. I'm not sure if its been done before but it probably has. Iwant to make a really really big cargo ship. I'm thinking 8 feet long. Iwant to take a huge block of styrofoam and cut/sand the block like carving a sculpture to make the hull. Then I will coat it with fiberglass cloth. Would this work? I could take another block of styrofoam to make the helm...structure thing on top of the deck. This would lift off to access the engine. I plan on using the cheapest electric engine I can find with home made water pick ups, homemade rudder.. I want to make as much of it as I can myself. I am going to make a picture on paint to show you what the hull might look like.

Thanks!

PSHow much would a very cheap electric engine system cost? (engine, esc, and whatever else is needed)