Model Boat Mayhem

Mess Deck: General Section => Beginners start here...! => Topic started by: Dreadstar on October 28, 2009, 02:11:54 pm

Title: Beginners boat
Post by: Dreadstar on October 28, 2009, 02:11:54 pm: How would you guys rate this little boat? Microcig by Aquataur for 24.99 inc p&p 1/24th scale

(http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l4/xuihpilli/BR0wLWQ2kKGrHgoH-CsEjlLlzPB1BKDv-2.jpg)

(http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l4/xuihpilli/7eec_35.jpg)
Title: Re: Beginners boat
Post by: Dreadstar on October 28, 2009, 03:42:41 pm: At that price,I just had to pick it up.It will give me my first self built boat,rather than a pre-owned renovation. Has anyone here built one of these little Depron boats before? The good thing is that it's designed to run on a bogstandard 540 type motor,and I've got plenty of them handy.When built,she measures just 18" long,so no transport problems,and she'll be very light too. I'll let you know how my build goes when I get her through.
Title: Re: Beginners boat
Post by: Martin (Admin) on October 28, 2009, 05:52:40 pm: I've been looking at these on ebay.
I'll follow the build with interest.
Title: Re: Beginners boat
Post by: maninthestreet on October 28, 2009, 08:19:14 pm: I stumbled across these two on ebay a few days ago - £22 for a kit that builds into a 23inch model isn't bad:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/FAST-ATTACK-MODEL-BOAT_W0QQitemZ170356652049QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_ToysGames_ModelKits_ModelKits_JN?hash=item27aa0c3811

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/MIAMI-CLASS-TENDER-MODEL-BOAT_W0QQitemZ170356655009QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_ToysGames_RadioControlled_JN?hash=item27aa0c43a1
Title: Re: Beginners boat
Post by: AlanP on October 28, 2009, 08:43:10 pm: I will be watching with interest as it would probably go like mucky stuff off a shovel with a small brushless motor in it :}

Alan
Title: Re: Beginners boat
Post by: andyn on October 28, 2009, 09:18:08 pm: Try and get that propshaft as parralell to the bottom of the boat as you can, straight shafts as surface drives are 99% of the time horrid.
Title: Re: Beginners boat
Post by: Mark47 on October 28, 2009, 09:18:26 pm: Quote from: maninthestreet on October 28, 2009, 08:19:14 pm
I stumbled across these two on ebay a few days ago - £22 for a kit that builds into a 23inch model isn't bad:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/FAST-ATTACK-MODEL-BOAT_W0QQitemZ170356652049QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_ToysGames_ModelKits_ModelKits_JN?hash=item27aa0c3811

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/MIAMI-CLASS-TENDER-MODEL-BOAT_W0QQitemZ170356655009QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_ToysGames_RadioControlled_JN?hash=item27aa0c43a1

They also do a crash tender, for the same price. O0
Title: Re: Beginners boat
Post by: dodgy geezer on October 28, 2009, 09:25:41 pm: Quote from: Dreadstar on October 28, 2009, 02:11:54 pm
How would you guys rate this little boat? Microcig by Aquataur for 24.99 inc p&p 1/24th scale

I think I can see the next eezebilt....
Title: Re: Beginners boat
Post by: Dreadstar on October 29, 2009, 12:34:45 am: Well,if these photo's are of a standard brushed 540 motor,then i hate to think what a brushless system will be like. :o

(http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l4/xuihpilli/BR0wMwBWkKGrHgoH-DYEjlLl3iGJBKDzDGy.jpg)

(http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l4/xuihpilli/BR0v7nQBmkKGrHgoH-DoEjlLlzR4BKDZheG.jpg)