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which motor for 1/12 cygnus
« on: December 14, 2014, 12:33:01 am »
Evening all, what is an ideal motor for a 1/12 Cygnus sf33, it came with a car fan motor but is quite bulky. Any help or advice is welcome
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Re: which motor for 1/12 cygnus
« Reply #1 on: December 14, 2014, 09:42:48 am »
This is a relatively slow and sedate model, albeit with a wide beam. I'd suggest one of these, with a 50 - 60mm prop, on 12 volts http://www.jotika-ltd.com/Pages/1024768/Fittings/CEM900T.htm
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Re: which motor for 1/12 cygnus
« Reply #2 on: December 14, 2014, 04:06:37 pm »
I was looking at a torpedo 800 motor would that be suitable?
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Re: which motor for 1/12 cygnus
« Reply #3 on: December 14, 2014, 04:24:40 pm »
If the motor fitted does the job, why change it?
The Cygnus hull has plenty of room and the guy
that built it originally was probably happy with
the motor ha had fitted.
Dave's recommendation is much better than
your option if you really need to change.

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Re: which motor for 1/12 cygnus
« Reply #4 on: December 14, 2014, 04:30:12 pm »
Its a kit I brought myself so it currently has no motor in it, that's why I'm after a recommendation
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Re: which motor for 1/12 cygnus
« Reply #5 on: December 14, 2014, 04:51:26 pm »
Your first post said it had a car fan Moro
If you bought the kit from Andy Griggs  at
Models by design he would have recommended
a motor.

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Re: which motor for 1/12 cygnus
« Reply #6 on: December 14, 2014, 04:53:58 pm »
Yes I have the motor I brought with the kit from Andy, but its huge
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Re: which motor for 1/12 cygnus
« Reply #7 on: December 14, 2014, 04:57:02 pm »
I should have made it clearer, the motor I have need to be mounted in a bulkhead and I not very good working with wood, so I was after a suitable motor that I could use with a Moto mount. Sorry for not explaining it properly
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Re: which motor for 1/12 cygnus
« Reply #8 on: December 14, 2014, 07:06:17 pm »
Simon
Mark Windless of Mark's Model Boat Bits can supply a milled ali mount for this 900 motor for a fiver plus P&P. http://marksmodelbits.com/
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Re: which motor for 1/12 cygnus
« Reply #9 on: December 14, 2014, 10:09:45 pm »
So would that motor that you recommend be better than the car fan motor choice.
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Re: which motor for 1/12 cygnus
« Reply #10 on: December 14, 2014, 10:40:49 pm »
Give Andy a ring and I am sure he will HELP you out with this
 
 
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Re: which motor for 1/12 cygnus
« Reply #11 on: December 14, 2014, 10:49:28 pm »
Hi Dave, I already have the car fan motor supplied by Andy but I'm struggling with wooden bulkhead to mount the motor, that's why I was looking into normal motors that I could mount on a metal mount
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Re: which motor for 1/12 cygnus
« Reply #12 on: January 12, 2015, 08:51:33 pm »
I'm now going to use a caldercraft 900 motor so hopefully that will be ok
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Re: which motor for 1/12 cygnus
« Reply #13 on: February 08, 2015, 05:18:43 pm »
Hi city trawler, i have built a cygnus revenge myself and i fitted twin mfa 850 motors works a treet
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Re: which motor for 1/12 cygnus
« Reply #14 on: February 08, 2015, 05:52:20 pm »
It is not the Cygnus Revenge City Trawler has I think you are thinking of the Cygnus Revenge which is a total different kettle of fish
 
 
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Re: which motor for 1/12 cygnus
« Reply #15 on: February 08, 2015, 06:07:16 pm »
It's the cygnus sf33 I'm 'trying' to build hehe. I regret taking on such a big boat to build with my skill level
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Re: which motor for 1/12 cygnus
« Reply #16 on: March 15, 2015, 12:58:53 am »
Hi City Trawler, take the advice the guys on here are giving you & you wont go wrong, that's experience speaking. Mick B.
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Re: which motor for 1/12 cygnus
« Reply #17 on: March 27, 2015, 01:01:46 am »
Hi everyone, I have used a fan motor and it gives authentic scale speed.
I run it on a 6V 10Ah lead acid battery and it lasts all day.


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Re: which motor for 1/12 cygnus
« Reply #18 on: March 27, 2015, 01:06:42 am »
Here is what my almost finished model looks like.
All the lights work, now has a sound unit fitted.
There is furniture inside the wheel house along with a 1/12th scale working compass and radar screens.
Working nights at the moment but when I get change I will take a picture of the almost finished boat and post it.


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