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The Shipyard ( Dry Dock ): Builds & Questions => Navy - Military - Battleships: => Topic started by: moonlight on June 01, 2008, 08:04:50 pm

Title: Crash Tender
Post by: moonlight on June 01, 2008, 08:04:50 pm
A few photos of my crash tender at Wicksteed.

It is scratchbuilt from an Aerokits plan - at 1/16th scale.

Pete
Title: Re: Crash Tender
Post by: red181 on June 10, 2008, 05:53:25 pm
nice job Pete, you going to the fireboat funday at Branston in Setember? I am trying to sort working monitors for mine, and sourcing figures is a nightmare! Its a back to wood refurb for me due to rotting timber!
Title: Re: Crash Tender
Post by: The long Build on June 10, 2008, 06:07:50 pm
Very Nice , where did you get the working monitors from ?
Title: Re: Crash Tender
Post by: moonlight on June 10, 2008, 07:12:56 pm
In response to both of you.

Thanks for the kind remarks.

The monitors were Graupner (or maybe Robbe - I can't remember) items which I modified to suit the monitors used on the crash tender.

The monitors arrive as a kit - so changing parts is relatively easy.

They are coupled up to a car screenwash pump - connected to a 9.6V battery.

Cheers

Pete
Title: Re: Crash Tender
Post by: moonlight on June 10, 2008, 07:17:07 pm
nice job Pete, you going to the fireboat funday at Branston in Setember? ........ and sourcing figures is a nightmare!

No plans to attend at the moment - where is Branston? I'm in the Midlands.

The figures were difficult. I looked at the Tamiya 1/16th kits for possible modification - but in the end struck lucky in the kids toy box. Found some figures of the right size - and with a bit of cutting and replacement of heads got them to the ones on the boat.

Pete
Title: Re: Crash Tender
Post by: The long Build on June 10, 2008, 07:41:45 pm
Its near Burton on Trent , hoping to get there myself.

Here is a link to the site re the day.

http://modelfireboats.com/funday.php
Title: Re: Crash Tender
Post by: moonlight on June 10, 2008, 08:14:55 pm
Looks good - I'll try and be there - thanks for the info.