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Caldercraft Motor Fifie - 'Amaranth'

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ajg141:
I would be very grateful to hear if anyone has any experience of building this model. And particularly any opinions on the accuracy and ease of build. Tried posting the request elsewhere to no avail (sorry Martin - must have had a memory lapse) but I'm sure someone here will be able to give some advice. Many thanks.

Andrew 

Cargo:
I´m not quite sure, but it has a styrene hull. I think the kit is more for the "that not so experienced" builder.

ajg141:
Jan

Thanks for the response. I've gone and bought one and it arrived this morning. I think you're right in that it is a fairly easy kit for the less experienced builder - but the quality looks fine. It's just that I wanted a 'Fifie'! Reminds me of my youth. It's on the shelf for the moment whilst my Norbert Bruggen UB16 nears completion but I'll give a build report in due course.

Andrew

ambernblu:

... sorry to change tack ajg141, but you mentioned the Norbert Bruggen kit UB16 - I'm interested in his UB1 Austrian boat - is this the kit you have? Any info would be appreciated. Cheers, Brian

ajg141:
Yep - same one. I haven't quite fathomed out why the plans show UB16 and the stand it comes with says UB1. Presumably there were variations on the original as time progressed. The kit (picked up from Norbert at Dortmund) is excellent although fitting the 2-part alloy ring into the 2 sections of the hull took a bit of doing as the fibreglass moulding was rather oval and the ring is round. The thickness of the fibreglass where the ring fits is also a bit thin - but I managed it after much worry, toil and sweat. The dive system uses a modified Engel tank - reduced in length and converted to 12v with the motor supplied. Not as difficult a job to do as you might think. Mind you the threaded rod that operates the micro-switches needed to be re-profiled after shortening to operate smoothly. The frame the tank sits in also needed a little fettling and strengthening. Everything is a fairly tight squeeze to get inside - but it has plenty of character and will hopefully perform well. I'll try and get some pics posted later - but in the meantime have  alook at:

http://modelluboot.de/

Andrew

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