Model Boat Mayhem

The Shipyard ( Dry Dock ): Builds & Questions => Pleasure boats, Sports, Race, Power and Leisure Boats: => Topic started by: lgosdset on February 11, 2008, 08:13:03 am

Title: Day dream
Post by: lgosdset on February 11, 2008, 08:13:03 am

I was just having a bit of a day dream, and i was dreaming about a large scale crackerbox made from rich Mahogany that has been french polished, with a shiny harley V twin sticking out the cowling. if only I had the money/space/talent/knowledge. anyone know where you can get hold of scale v8s? ahhhh off to the real world now...

Title: Re: Day dream
Post by: cammo on February 13, 2008, 05:23:26 am

i know you can get working model v12's? god only knows how much they are worth though

Title: Re: Day dream
Post by: w3bby on February 13, 2008, 01:07:03 pm

Here's a start for your dream  O0
http://www.conleyprecision.com/ (http://www.conleyprecision.com/)
Swashdrive in Australia powered one of his waterjet boats with one of these and I am sure I have seen a V8 crackerbox on one of the German forums...
Here's a V12
http://jalopnik.com/339153/beautiful-hand+built-air+cooled-v12-makes-68-hp-per-liter?autoplay=true (http://jalopnik.com/339153/beautiful-hand+built-air+cooled-v12-makes-68-hp-per-liter?autoplay=true)
more.....
http://www.wawu.eu/rc-engine.htm (http://www.wawu.eu/rc-engine.htm)