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The Shipyard ( Dry Dock ): Builds & Questions => Lifeboats => Topic started by: Ferdy on September 20, 2014, 09:46:44 am

Title: Working lights and Masts etc. Model Slipway Tamar
Post by: Ferdy on September 20, 2014, 09:46:44 am

Hi Guys, I can see a few posts on the Tamar but has anyone added working lights to the their Tamar 1/16? If so what lights did you use (part nos etc. if poss), has anyone had the masts working? if so can you share how you achieved this, photo's would be good together with a description etc. Has anyone also had the radar working on this? did you buy a working radar or did you make the one in the kit work?
Thanks in advance
 
Ferdy

Title: Re: Working lights and Masts etc. Model Slipway Tamar
Post by: pipster on September 21, 2014, 09:10:24 pm

Hi Ferdy,


I can't give you a full answer but hopefully this will give you some pointers.  I've not finished my Tamar yet, hence no pics.


I'm using 3mm high bright LEDs wired in parallel to run on 4.8v with a 220 ohm resistor.  I don't have part numbers but Maplins or Technobots sell them.


My plan is to use a servo and flex link to raise and lower the mast.  I'm going to remake the white metal cast mast base using brass U section channel.  One of the guys on here had the servo horn exposed with the servo mounted behind the back panel on the wheelhouse and used a rigid link to actuate his mast on his Speedline Tamar.


I've got a Graupner geared radar motor but I've heard Graupner may not be making boat stuff anymore(?).  It won't fit inside the vac form kit housing so I'll be scratch building that and possibly also scratch building the radar arm too.  The wiring looms for the mast on the full size boat are inside flexible conduits attached on the outside of the mast so I'll be copying that for my boat, as I did on my MS Trent, it saves trying to hide the wiring within the mast!


Hope that helps a little.
Phil

Title: Re: Working lights and Masts etc. Model Slipway Tamar
Post by: Ferdy on September 22, 2014, 07:13:19 am

Thanks for the response, I think the flex link might be the way to go, I know you can get working radar all built in, just replace the original one, just can't seem to find where I had seen these? Thanks again.

Title: Re: Working lights and Masts etc. Model Slipway Tamar
Post by: Umi_Ryuzuki on September 22, 2014, 06:35:08 pm

Here's someone's video... Svend Erik Børgesen

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtdC9D7QuYc (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtdC9D7QuYc)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTqXEUIBCIE (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTqXEUIBCIE)


 :-)) :-)) :-))


Really small geared motors can be found for making radar operational, or
you can modify a micro servo and use that as your radar base.
 :-)

Title: Re: Working lights and Masts etc. Model Slipway Tamar
Post by: Ferdy on September 23, 2014, 11:31:25 am

Many thanks, I will have a look at these when I get home.

Title: Re: Working lights and Masts etc. Model Slipway Tamar
Post by: john44 on October 04, 2014, 04:20:47 pm

Hi Ferdy, I used a straight rod servo connector from the servo horn, which I extended
to the mast array arm. Wired in an action servo morph to both, slow the servo down and
set the travel on the mast.
Hope you can see on the photo

PS this boat I built for a fellow club-mate.