No doubt, but did you not see that it was a play on words to create humour…
Ray
Ray. of course I knew it was play on words. usually its you brits who have the oddball humor that I have trouble with…but this I understoood
Maybe if I had said, “Its Ya’ll and its in the southerns states where many would not know a yawl from a ketch…”
Who was it said something along the lines of ‘two nations divided by a common language’?
Have you ever read ‘Mother Tongue’ by Bill Bryson (an anglophile yank)? An interesting exploration of American English and English English drifting apart over the centuries - turns out that much American English is rather more conservative, and therefore closer to the roots, than English English.
Anyway, I digress too far from the thread, which I’ve thoroughly enjoyed reading and witnessing Flavio’s work.
Ray
ray,
glad we figured it out…You know if you talk with a southern accent generally the folks up north automatically deduct 10 IQ points… I have lived on the east coast my entire life from florida to NY and let me tell you…in some cases you’d think you speaking another language…
But yes flavio IS a master…
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I am happy to report that Alex, a skilled italian modeller from Rome, is currently building a sistership of my little catboat footy.
Alex is building his own footy in a quickly and beautiful way, and he is also posting pictures of it on an italian model web site (www.baronerosso.it).
Due to the fact that Alex is showing here and there small interesting ideas slighty different from my plans, ( such as the different mast box ) I feel that these picture should be posted here too.
During next days I will show also updated building steps.
Flavio
ITA 5 Folgore
ITA 13 Presto
ITA 14 Brando
ITA 21 Presto MK II
alex’s model is quickly growing 
deck and hull have been joined and deckhouse added.
nice workmanship !
f.
during these days I have been very busy ( an a bit lazy ) I have not posted here new pictures arriving from Rome.
my apologizes…
On this footy, alessandro used a different arrangement , both for steering as well for sheet tension.
More about that during next days, stay tuned .
Flavio
[SIZE=“4”]During next days I will post new picures of Brando’s sistership currently being built in Rome, meantime I have been lucky enough to find ( on the well known photograpy web site “flickr” ) a nice gallery about the building log of another Brando lunched in holland .
On a dutch model web site I have seen there is also a forum about this nice model.
Unfortunately I have not yet been able to contact the skilled unknown modeller to praise his wonderful workmanship.
The white/green paint scheme is also very nice…
- by the way - what about footy activities in this country ?
flavio[/SIZE]
…more pictures from Rome.
Once again, there are small deviations from my plans, but results are without doubt interesting
Flavio
During next days I will post new pictures about final touches on Alex’s Brando.
A second Brando , most probably, will be built in Rome by Francesca : a professional ( as well unusual ) female modelmaker.
Meantime I am happy to report that - so far - 177 set of Brando plans have been sold and distributed around the world.
An unxepected success for our class
Flavio
Hello,
after a long silence I am happy to post here new updates of this project hystory.
According Wooden Boat staff, so far more than 200 set of plans have been sold around the world.
I am receiving many intersting mail asking me more details and suggesting several clever improvements.
May be in the future I will re-design my Brando , leaving same exterior look, but - at same time - looking to smooth and semplify the building process.
Number of views of this thread is now exceeding 30 000, and it is third or fourth on the “ranking list” of most viewed within the footy forum.
So far, based on my own guess, it seems that the “average buyer” of this model plans is an unknown human being usually not addicted to model yacht activity, usually a classic boat lover or a person which is frequently wasting his money on model airplanes, gliders, or even toy railways.
In any case, most obviously, I am very happy and very proud of this unexpected results.
See here the final photos of a Brando sistership launched in Rome from Alex
Last but not least, I have been astonished by the photos I have received from Henry G. Frautschy from Oskosh ( Wisconsin ) .
Henry is an expert “classic” aeromodeller ( balsa and tissue paper instead of carbon fiber and other sticky stuff ) as well a professional of “real” vintage airplanes.
He submitted me a wonderful work of art, showing a beatiful example of balsa jelwery.
His footy, named “Bogey” as been registered as USA 363 and is expected to start sea trials soon.
I hope Henry will be able to post here something interesting about the launch 
Have a fair wind !
Flavio
Folletto ITA 150
During my routinely montly googling search for interesting results about the magical word “footy” I have found another pretty Brando’s sister.
Model photos have been posted on the "Cape Ann Ship Modelers Guild " , and - most probably - his skilled builder name is Tony Ashdons.
I have sent him an e-mail asking for more details about his footy.
I hope to be able to give you notice about his reply soon.
Last but not least, Tony and his club are the organizer of a footy building contest.
More news about a further Brando on future posts.
Flavio
I am happy to report that, according an Italian model web site, in Rome there is now a small fleet of three or - may be - four Brandos.
I hope that romans will be able to organize soon the world first “footy one design” Brando class race.
So far I have been able to find only these photos.
My congratulations to the unknown skilled builder !
I hope to be able to give more info about the matter in a not too far future.
Flavio
A very nice picture from Henry G. Frautschy …
Happy new footy year !
Flavio
I have received several pretty photos of a new Brando’s sister .
Builder of this nice new entry to the existing fleet is Mr. Alberto Nencioni, from Milan.
Alberto, after a succesful launch in his bathtub facility, reports pleasant results of his first sailing trials.
He has been very impressed by the seaworthiness of a so small model under strong wind gusts.
Alberto, as far as I know, has been the first footy modeller that have installed a micro camera on board ( between deckhouse and cockpit )
I hope he will be able to show us interesting movies from this unusual point of view.
The skilled builder of a large fleet of model including a tug, a venetian gondola, a viking ship, has also provided his new footy with a footy transportation box in accordance to the plans I have draw for this detail
See here a link to the builder homepage
www.albertonencioni.it/Gallerie_esterne/Modellismo/2011%20-%20Footy%20Araxi/index.html
Flavio
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Mr Alberto Nencioni,
the builder of the Brando’s sistership “Araxi”, sent me a link to a very nice video he posted few days ago on you tube.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_FcwhkAc5w
This small short movie shows a wonderful modellers pond not far form Milan, as well Araxi under sail, and - last but not least - also images taken from the model itself.
Next time , it would be nice to see scenes of a footy regatta as seen from “inside” the race
My compliments to Alberto !
Flavio
After a few years, there are still Footies being built inspired by Flavio’s classic designs (thanks a lot for the inspiration Flavio! 
).
I designed the hull based on a photo credited to Richard Alford, and the rest inspired by Brando, and most coming as the building went along…
The hull was made of plastic (Polystyrene) with internal wood framing, and the fiberglassed. Deck and cabin used the same mate
Hope you guys like it.
Cheers,
Tiago