My Graupner Southampton (or how long does it take to build a clyde puffer?) was bought in 2004, after starting the big time consuming adventure of an mayhem-build?
Ok, to have some fun at the lake in the meantime i bought it on ebay, three days later it arrived. It is ARTF, but unlike a dickie tug it is no toy and is has got a proportional 27 Mhz radio. I replaced it with a 40 Mhz ACT Receiver + a 2100 Mah Akku. Size is 560 mm x 195 mm, two 7,2V engines but only one speedcontroller running in two fixed cortnozzels. The boat is a bit to fast and it still looks a bit plastic-like.
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Then i decided to rework the wheelhouse a bit, some wood, GPS + Radar + Machinecontrolls made of photoetched parts. The captain is made of white-metal.
regards,
Jan
Ps.: my english may vary a bit from yours...?