Model Boat Mayhem

The Shipyard ( Dry Dock ): Builds & Questions => Navy - Military - Battleships: => Topic started by: mark w on August 17, 2010, 05:40:47 am

Title: KIT BASHED GUN BOAT
Post by: mark w on August 17, 2010, 05:40:47 am

Hey out there,

Just thought I'd share some pic's of a freelance gun boat I just finished. Awhile ago I picked up a Robbe SCHUTZE; hull and running set only, no superstructure or fitting kit. I decided to play around and use up some of the stuff from the spare parts box. The only items bought were the Tamyia quad 20mm's, and the .37mm came from a Italarei half track. The deck pieces are polycarbonate plastic, and the bridge is a piece of styrene (a "FOR SALE" sign). The boat is (very) loosely based on a S-boote with the bridge shape coming from an American 110' pgm. Power is 2 Robbe navy compact gear head motors driving 40mm 3 blade props. I used the kit 3 rudder system. Battery is a  12v, 4amp gel sell. Paint is several shades of primer and Model master medium blue. The model runs great and I didn't have to add any weight!  :-). Build time was 1 week (unemployment is a great thing  :((). The model runs great!  :-). I plan on adding the Italarei S-boote crew.

Mark
(http://s2.postimage.org/H7TU9.jpg) (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=TsH7TU9)

(http://s2.postimage.org/H80nA.jpg) (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=TsH80nA)

(http://s2.postimage.org/H82SJ.jpg) (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=TsH82SJ)

(http://s2.postimage.org/H85mS.jpg) (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=TsH85mS)

(http://s2.postimage.org/H8cRi.jpg) (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=TsH8cRi)

(http://s2.postimage.org/H8flr.jpg) (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=TsH8flr)

(http://s2.postimage.org/H8hQA.jpg) (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=TsH8hQA)

(http://s2.postimage.org/H8mPS.jpg) (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=TsH8mPS)

(http://s2.postimage.org/H8rP9.jpg) (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=TsH8rP9)

(http://s2.postimage.org/H8uji.jpg) (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=TsH8uji)

Title: Re: KIT BASHED GUN BOAT
Post by: Jimmy James on August 17, 2010, 08:54:40 pm

Nice looking model  ... Unusual armament and layout .. {:-{.. I like it  :-)) It shows imagination and not slavish following of other peoples idears