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Title: Fairmile D.
Post by: gra2 on July 18, 2012, 01:01:55 pm

 A shot off my Fairmile D.
A Deans kit with lots of mods.

Grah2 
(http://s10.postimage.org/o5uues3c5/311.jpg) (http://postimage.org/image/o5uues3c5/)

Title: Re: Fairmile D.
Post by: sailorboy61 on July 18, 2012, 01:35:18 pm

Quote from: gra2 on July 18, 2012, 01:01:55 pm

A shot off my Fairmile D.
A Deans kit with lots of mods.

Grah2 
(http://s10.postimage.org/o5uues3c5/311.jpg) (http://postimage.org/image/o5uues3c5/)

Looks great Grah!

Title: Re: Fairmile D.
Post by: spooksgone on July 18, 2012, 07:57:19 pm

Very very nice.

Title: Re: Fairmile D.
Post by: martin13 on July 19, 2012, 12:21:54 am

Must be seeing Double  %) %) %)

Mdu

Title: Re: Fairmile D.
Post by: martin13 on July 19, 2012, 12:24:27 am

Quote from: gra2 on July 18, 2012, 01:01:55 pm

A shot off my Fairmile D.
A Deans kit with lots of mods.

Grah2 
(http://s10.postimage.org/o5uues3c5/311.jpg) (http://postimage.org/image/o5uues3c5/)

I'm lucky to have seen this excellent build O0
Gra, was the hull part of the kit ??

Mdu

Title: Re: Fairmile D.
Post by: gra2 on July 19, 2012, 10:33:03 am

Yes Martin it was.

Gra

Title: Re: Fairmile D.
Post by: Tug-Kenny RIP on July 19, 2012, 10:45:56 am

She looks very nice Gra2. Well done to you.

What scale is it please and can you post pictures of the props in situ. I would like to know their diameters and how many are motorised please.

I was building this model at 24th scale and find there's not much room under the hull for any diameter above 30mm.    :o     I wanted to go surfing !!

Regards

ken

Title: Re: Fairmile D.
Post by: gra2 on July 19, 2012, 11:24:32 am

Hi Ken,

Scale is 1/24 and all four shafts are powered.I used Raboesch props at about 36 mm diam. I will check them and get a photo for you.

Gra 
(http://s7.postimage.org/bomjdzphz/304.jpg) (http://postimage.org/image/bomjdzphz/)

Title: Re: Fairmile D.
Post by: Tug-Kenny RIP on July 19, 2012, 12:02:35 pm

Thanks Gra2.  That's my scale, so I am interested in seeing the clearances under the hull.  I calculated mine to be below the hull base line which might look odd.

cheers

ken

Title: Re: Fairmile D.
Post by: gra2 on July 21, 2012, 07:03:15 am

Hi Ken,

Some photos for you hope they help.

Gra
(http://s16.postimage.org/l296bz6m9/DSCF1521.jpg) (http://postimage.org/image/l296bz6m9/)

(http://s15.postimage.org/lo288vljr/DSCF1524.jpg) (http://postimage.org/image/lo288vljr/)

(http://s18.postimage.org/u6jzvu2s5/DSCF1527.jpg) (http://postimage.org/image/u6jzvu2s5/)

(http://s10.postimage.org/fvpzfx9wl/DSCF1526.jpg) (http://postimage.org/image/fvpzfx9wl/)

Title: Re: Fairmile D.
Post by: gra2 on July 21, 2012, 07:13:46 am

Ken,

Photo of prop.
(http://s17.postimage.org/l4ksa08sr/DSCF1528.jpg) (http://postimage.org/image/l4ksa08sr/)

Title: Re: Fairmile D.
Post by: Peter Fitness on July 21, 2012, 08:05:52 am

This is one of the things that happened to old Fairmiles when they had ended their naval careers. This particular one was converted to what became known as a Roylen cruiser, one of three that operated in the Great Barrier Reef region of Queensland, taking passengers on trips out to the reef. I took this photo in May 1960 while my wife and I were on our honeymoon on South Molle Island.

If the sky looks somewhat unnatural, it's because the top half of the photo, a slide, was badly affected by some sort of a fungus, and I had to use Photoshop to try and clear it up. It is more than 52 years old after all :-). The rest of the photo seem OK.

Peter.

Title: Re: Fairmile D.
Post by: Tug-Kenny RIP on July 21, 2012, 10:11:58 am

Thanks Gra2.  Very informative indeed.  I have taken copies and will use them when I fit my new tubes from Marks Model Bits.  I was waiting to fit them as I needed the distance required under the hull, so it's very nice of you to go through the effort of filming yours.   :-))


@ Peter.  That's how boats should be eh.   :}


ken

Title: Re: Fairmile D.
Post by: gra2 on July 21, 2012, 10:36:11 am

Ken,

Few more photos.
(http://s12.postimage.org/lt1mex9h5/017.jpg) (http://postimage.org/image/lt1mex9h5/)

(http://s11.postimage.org/q29g3cf1r/055.jpg) (http://postimage.org/image/q29g3cf1r/)

(http://s11.postimage.org/r9ndvk567/090.jpg) (http://postimage.org/image/r9ndvk567/)

(http://s8.postimage.org/rfvd289dd/307.jpg) (http://postimage.org/image/rfvd289dd/)

Gra

Title: Re: Fairmile D.
Post by: martin13 on July 21, 2012, 09:44:24 pm

Gra,

What's your opinion of the Deans kit and did you purchase here in Oz ?

Martin

Title: Re: Fairmile D.
Post by: gra2 on July 22, 2012, 08:19:29 am

Martin,

I will tell you in an email.

Gra

Title: Re: Fairmile D.
Post by: derekwarner on July 22, 2012, 08:48:15 am

gra2.......I am over in Adelaide for a few days & been working in the garden & hence had a few glasses of RED ned after work today.......so I may not be seeing correctly  %%

But in the images .......Posted on: Yesterday at 07:03:15 AM ........  :embarrassed:......are each of the 4 x props installed in their correct shaft locations? .....

The 2 x inboard props appear not to be contra-rotating & both R Handed
The 2 x outboard props appear not to be contra-rotating & both L Handed

Or is this unique to the Famile design??..........Derek

Title: Re: Fairmile D.
Post by: gra2 on July 22, 2012, 10:55:27 am

Hi Derek

You are correct this was my initial setup to try boat which ran okay nice and straight.
To lazy to rewire motors.

Gra2

Title: Re: Fairmile D.
Post by: Tug-Kenny RIP on July 22, 2012, 09:07:06 pm

Gosh, I never noticed that.   Well done that red wine expert from abroad.  :}


ken

Title: Re: Fairmile D.
Post by: tassie48 on July 24, 2012, 11:14:46 pm

Gra a master piece thanks for posting will help with my build thank you again tassie48