Dear all,
I am newly back into Model boat building after having had a long hiatus of approximately 20 +years. I have spent the last year getting my workshop (“Man cave”! as the Minister of war and Finance calls it) ready, and I have recently purchased a Mount fleet model of the Ben Ain, in which to start my new adventures in Model Boat building.
During the time that I have been away ( Not in prison I might add, but working overseas) building methods, Glues, Batteries, electric Motors. Etc.. Have all changed, for the better.
I now seek your influential advice on the Ben Ain kit, as the instruction specify a 540 MFA 3:1 ratio motor in which to drive the model. Just a quick search on the internet hasn’t come up with anything significant.
The nearest is a 2.5:1 and or a 6:1 geared motor. Please advise on which would be the better of the two for the scale size.
Following on with the New Harry Potter style dark arts are: electronic speed controllers of a variable frequency type? Nimh Batteries, LiPo Batteries.. Not the old motorcycle batteries anymore?, No sireee bob! Sound modulators, smoke generators, and other assorted electrickery..
So apologies if I come across as rather clueless, however at this moment in time I am!! , and therefore seeking your guidance as to achieving a setup, that will give a scale model the gentle look and feel of a classic vessel, rather than a Greyhound out of a trap aquaplane, across a boating pond from a period Coastal steamer. Very un-scale like me thinks..
Many thanks in advance
Jon