building my new model boat

[AVGWarhawk]

This will give you a idea of the size of these. Yep...I went overboard a bit! The smaller motor was in a Piper Cub RC (400 motor I think)




My model is getting heavy. The bulkheads are the larger plywood. The fiberglass and many coats of paint/resin have added a lot of weight. Just as well because I will have to add ballast so she sits in the water correctly. I will use lead shot for ballast.

[Herr-Berbunch]

That water was way too bright and blue -



So I had a quick play with 'shop -



Although the surface vessel is stupid to drop in such shallow water, and with little speed. Reminds me of Dover, December 1939, stupid people.

[convoy hunter]

Sorry for not posting for a lot time now, I 've been busy.

A quick update: My motor now is a Graupner 700 BB Turbo, the lead baterries are gone and I have installed 50 (yes 50) lithium-ion.

Plus my shipyard is now relocated and renovated


Pics coming!

[Kloef]

Nice boat

Looks like a great and time consuming hobby, i never got further than building Matchbox planes from wo2 when i was a kid. Maybe when i retire in the far future i will try to build something like this, where do you find the time?

[convoy hunter]

Originally Posted by Kloef

Nice boat

Looks like a great and time consuming hobby, maybe when i retire in the far future i will try to build something like this, where do you find the time?

I was working on it during the weekends.

[Kloef]

I see, at the moment i'm too busy but topics like this inspire me

[convoy hunter]

Originally Posted by Kloef

I see, at the moment i'm too busy but topics like this inspire me

Its a quite interesting hobby, have you ever done a model before?

[Kloef]

Originally Posted by convoy hunter

Its a quite interesting hobby, have you ever done a model before?

Yes, when i was young i glued lots of Matchbox model sets together, mostly Wo2 aircraft. Then painted them as best i could.

But for the last 20 years i haven't build anything.

[convoy hunter]

Originally Posted by Kloef

Yes, when i was young i glued lots of Matchbox model sets together, mostly Wo2 aircraft. Then painted them as best i could.

But for the last 20 years i haven't build anything.

I think that you will find your return to this hobby very satisfying, especially when you finish your project.

[Kloef]

Originally Posted by convoy hunter

I think that you will find your return to this hobby very satisfying, especially when you finish your project.

Yep, that's the nice thing about it, takes alot of patience to build something to your satisfaction then see it finished and allready thinking about what to do next