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[Backerther]

Hi KitS
So sorry to be late in replying.
Thank you for your compliment.!!   This kind of 3D kit seems sooo good for those who wish to enjoy the RC boating itself on the water in short a term around less than 4 months...  
Kiyo

[Backerther]

The piping work is done in the pics below.
And 25 days are left before (successful?) sailing on the lake I set as my "summer project".
But I am not in a hurry so much to complete the model with minimum details, but just a subtle part of my emotion is only expecting confidentially the trial run on the water of this RC boat...!! 
The lake may be waiting for the sailing test to be done as in the pic by the navy of Derek's country.!!!

[Backerther]

I'm so glad to post the following pics of completed hull as per the instruction manual except mainly foredeck fittings.
As previously mentioned, this 3D-patrol boat kit has been built according to my own concept of imaginary Japan Navy specifications.   That's why I call this boat "super-Guardian class patrol boat" by its tremendously powerful armament and expected speed that have not been equipped with original Austal's Gurdian 40 class patrol boat.

The left for kit construction is a rescue boat to be set on the stern.  
The fundamental process to go to the trial run is as follows.
Rescue boat->water-proof work->dry-dock pool test to check and adjust the balance of hull->final/overall check of the boat->TRIAL RUN ON THE WATER.   The foe or friend to this RC boat is the very wave and wind of the boating lake especially in this season.!!!
This patrol boat will possibly never be able to patrol and test under such a condition..!!!????

[swiftdoc]

You have done a great job there, Kiyo! The boat is very detailed and the mast and the gun are the icing on the cake! I will keep my fingers crossed for the pool test and the maiden voyage   Over here it is raining all the time, we had to cancel our weekly club meeting yesterday….

[Backerther]

Hi Arno,
A great thanks for your sufficiently complimentary comment.!!!!!!!
I fundamentally just followed the instruction manuals only and could come out to this level of detailing..
But,to my regret, I have no other information to add more detailing work which is OK for me sticking to RC sailing itself as a RC boat rather than delicate detailing.


It has continued very fine days in Tokyo.
Kiyo

[Backerther]

A RHIB is finished and set in place briefly as per the instruction manuals, and the boat will be detailed later if she should sail satisfactorily.

[Backerther]

Water-resistant procedures were taken around lower deck, which work is always important for fast sailing RC boat with low free board as it is always exposed to continuous splash caused by the speed....The terribly worst if it's rough on the surface..!!   Delicate details will be sometimes disastrous by such a splash attack....   

[Backerther]

Door opening rods were set, which doors were originally engineered to be workable by servo-operated system but too narrow to do around the stern corners for servo installation. And meaningless to me to do so for this sailing-oriented RC boat.
Easy Maintenance of the boat will be possibly disturbed largely by such complicated system in the so narrow space through small hatches..   Simple is the best for a RC lake-going fast scale boat at least for me.!!!

[Backerther]

At last, this boat was commissioned a Japan Navy vessel with the navy ensign flying at the mast.!!
And only two crews are working outside the cabin.

(Though actual Japan navy patrol boats(1900t class) now under way are quite different from the pics in its profiles. )