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[Dazzler]

This is going to be my first model to build!



has anyone else done this one and have you got any tips for a beginner starting their first build?

[BobF]

Hi Dazzler,
Are you intending this to be a display model, or radio controll. If radio controll, then it will go under the heading of plastic magic.
(i think) very tired. Try a search on the Mayhem site.

There have been a couple of builds, but it's  very tight on space in there, and not much free board either.
I gave mine away to a display only builder.

[rem2007]

tried a similiar kit last year for my first build, conclusion, bigger is better

[Dazzler]

Hi BobF,
It's going to be a display model only,I would have liked to rc it but with the limited space,me being new to modeling and so I don't think it's advisable!

[andyn]

If you need any help, just message me, I've been modelling plastic kits for 13 years and I've only been around for 16

Mathemeticians would tell you that's nearly all my life 

[Dazzler]

Cheers Andyn,if I get stuck i'll give you a holler,but at the mo it's going together fine!

[nick_75au]

I'm Rc-ing a Revell 1/72 Schnellboot, 3 motors, 3 rudders, 1 fwd ESC and receiver. 350 mAH Li-Po battery. Had to reduce the thickness of the whole hull to get the weight down. Advice, check everything twice, and it pays to paint a lot of the small stuff while its still on the sprue.
regards
Nick

[steve pickstock]

I am trying to RC this model myself. One of those long held dream things - had it when I was much younger and wanted to RC it then so now here I am.

I have a Hi-Tech set from Model zone, Controller, Receiver, 2 servo's and battery case. I also have another couple of servos and a 'mixer', no idea yet how these all fit together - but that will be figured out. I plan to strip down two of the servo's to use as motor's and steering - no rudder - just use the power of the motors to steer it. I'm not sure how it all fits together or how the Battery Eliminator Circuitry comes into it. Do I need two ESCs - one for each motor, or does the mixer take care of it?

The first attempt to get the hull together I made a complete mess of - one of the hull sides was very warped - but at GBP11, it wasn't too great a hardship to pick up a second kit, with a much better formed hull, and it's given me some really useful pieces. I cleaned some of the moudled register pieces off the hull sides and used Evergreen plastick strip to increase the glue surface - so the hull sides have gone together quite well.
Next step is to mate the hull sides to the bottom and seal it all up.

There won't be anything fancy on the model like swivelling oerlikons but I am doing a bit of detailing work.

Last night I cleaned up the cockpit area and added some wire trunking - using wires from an old Samsung mobile phone handsfree kit. I also aded engine room voice pipes from florists wire - will do the mouthpiece/speaker using greenstuff putty. the illustration in the Osprey shows grab rails in front of the steering position - so I am looking at putting them in as well.

I decided not to do the throttle controls and torpedo firing mechanism as that is mainly under the coaming around the cockpit.
I have also purchased a couple of the Gunthwaite 1/72 metal figures from Halifax Model shop to use, as well as the helmsman from the kit.

Last of all so far I am working on the oerlikon guns - I tried using very fine tube from a Revell glue applicator to replace the kit barrells. All I succeeded in doing is making it look like a six pounder. The old oerlikon is an exquisite looking gun - beautiful design, elegant - so I may end up going for an after market piece there.

[Dazzler]

Finally finished putting mine together after having to take a break from it ( health Issues),just need to paint it now and display.

Good luck with the rc conversion,let us know how it goes and a few pics too!

[steve pickstock]

I put it all here

http://www.modelboatmayhem.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=16175.0

Comments would be appreciated.

[Hencore]

Hi all. This is my first post but I thought I'd post here as this thread is exactly what I was going to ask about.

I've ordered the airfix vosper kit and the original plan was to just build it as a static model. I then noticed one or two people talking about turning it into an RC model. Now I don't have the time or the money or the experience to build a proper model RC boat but if i could add one or two bits and and turn the vosper into a RC boat just for a bit of fun then id love to give a try. My only problem is I know absolutely nothing about RC boats.

This is my train of thought so far, if somebody could help me I'd be most appreciative.

I obviously need a motor and some form of coupling to a rod that goes to a propeller.
Need power so a battery of some sort and then a switch to turn it on and off but I don't want it to be that when it's switched on that the blade is going constantly, I need something that will supply power but will only engage the motor when I send a signal?

Now for turning etc I need a servo connected to the rudder (I don't have the model yet so have no idea how the rudder is attached)

I need some sort of receiver and transmitter.

So what do I need and where do I get it from? I've had a look round and theres just pages and pages of motors and servos etc and I haven't a clue. I'm busy reading the articles on the homepage too.

Thanks

Phil

[warspite]

wellcome

Check out steve pickstocks vosper (or mine for that matter - on second thoughts steve's).

You will find that using standard sevo's as the running gear and the ESC (electronic speed control), will not give great speed i.e. MTB attack run speed, unless some one  knows better - then why didn't you tell me, and which ones  , more like a small cruiser on the norfolk broads by my tests. 

Weight is a major issue with such a low displacement hull, batteries are a main concern as a little battery, therefore lighter weight, does not give a long time on the water depending on the current drain, connecting the motor to the prop also adds weight as such a high speed requires a solid coupling, the test rig system i am using is not perfect and changing the prop to a racing one, might give the boat the push enough to move it on to the PLANE (see the picture on the box).

Read the posts and see what other people are doing, it can only help.

[steve pickstock]

I'm afraid I haven't done much to mine recently as I have been building a 1/72nd scale landing craft tank Mk 5 and it has been 'interesting'.

Anyway despite being a model maker for many years I am in the same boat as you Phil - I knew Sweet Felicity Arkwright about model boats. I have learned a lot on this forum.

the link to my posts is higher up the thread.

Once I have the LCT floating I will get back at the Vosperand post some more.