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gra2

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Fairmile D.
« on: July 18, 2012, 01:01:55 pm »
 A shot off my Fairmile D.
A Deans kit with lots of mods.

Grah2 

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Re: Fairmile D.
« Reply #1 on: July 18, 2012, 01:35:18 pm »
Quote from: gra2 on July 18, 2012, 01:01:55 pm
A shot off my Fairmile D.
A Deans kit with lots of mods.

Grah2 



Looks great Grah!
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Re: Fairmile D.
« Reply #2 on: July 18, 2012, 07:57:19 pm »
Very very nice.
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Re: Fairmile D.
« Reply #3 on: July 19, 2012, 12:21:54 am »
Must be seeing Double  %) %) %)

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Re: Fairmile D.
« Reply #4 on: July 19, 2012, 12:24:27 am »
Quote from: gra2 on July 18, 2012, 01:01:55 pm
A shot off my Fairmile D.
A Deans kit with lots of mods.

Grah2 



I'm lucky to have seen this excellent build O0
Gra, was the hull part of the kit ??

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Re: Fairmile D.
« Reply #5 on: July 19, 2012, 10:33:03 am »
Yes Martin it was.

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Re: Fairmile D.
« Reply #6 on: July 19, 2012, 10:45:56 am »

She looks very nice Gra2. Well done to you.

What scale is it please and can you post pictures of the props in situ. I would like to know their diameters and how many are motorised please.

I was building this model at 24th scale and find there's not much room under the hull for any diameter above 30mm.    :o     I wanted to go surfing !!

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Re: Fairmile D.
« Reply #7 on: July 19, 2012, 11:24:32 am »
Hi Ken,

Scale is 1/24 and all four shafts are powered.I used Raboesch props at about 36 mm diam. I will check them and get a photo for you.

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Re: Fairmile D.
« Reply #8 on: July 19, 2012, 12:02:35 pm »

Thanks Gra2.  That's my scale, so I am interested in seeing the clearances under the hull.  I calculated mine to be below the hull base line which might look odd.

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Re: Fairmile D.
« Reply #9 on: July 21, 2012, 07:03:15 am »
Hi Ken,

Some photos for you hope they help.

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Re: Fairmile D.
« Reply #10 on: July 21, 2012, 07:13:46 am »
Ken,

Photo of prop.

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Re: Fairmile D.
« Reply #11 on: July 21, 2012, 08:05:52 am »
This is one of the things that happened to old Fairmiles when they had ended their naval careers. This particular one was converted to what became known as a Roylen cruiser, one of three that operated in the Great Barrier Reef region of Queensland, taking passengers on trips out to the reef. I took this photo in May 1960 while my wife and I were on our honeymoon on South Molle Island.

If the sky looks somewhat unnatural, it's because the top half of the photo, a slide, was badly affected by some sort of a fungus, and I had to use Photoshop to try and clear it up. It is more than 52 years old after all :-). The rest of the photo seem OK.

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Re: Fairmile D.
« Reply #12 on: July 21, 2012, 10:11:58 am »

Thanks Gra2.  Very informative indeed.  I have taken copies and will use them when I fit my new tubes from Marks Model Bits.  I was waiting to fit them as I needed the distance required under the hull, so it's very nice of you to go through the effort of filming yours.   :-))


@ Peter.  That's how boats should be eh.   :}


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Re: Fairmile D.
« Reply #13 on: July 21, 2012, 10:36:11 am »
Ken,

Few more photos.








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Re: Fairmile D.
« Reply #14 on: July 21, 2012, 09:44:24 pm »
Gra,

What's your opinion of the Deans kit and did you purchase here in Oz ?

Martin
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Re: Fairmile D.
« Reply #15 on: July 22, 2012, 08:19:29 am »
Martin,

I will tell you in an email.

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Re: Fairmile D.
« Reply #16 on: July 22, 2012, 08:48:15 am »
gra2.......I am over in Adelaide for a few days & been working in the garden & hence had a few glasses of RED ned after work today.......so I may not be seeing correctly  %%

But in the images .......Posted on: Yesterday at 07:03:15 AM ........  :embarrassed:......are each of the 4 x props installed in their correct shaft locations? .....

The 2 x inboard props appear not to be contra-rotating & both R Handed
The 2 x outboard props appear not to be contra-rotating & both L Handed

Or is this unique to the Famile design??..........Derek
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Re: Fairmile D.
« Reply #17 on: July 22, 2012, 10:55:27 am »
Hi Derek

You are correct this was my initial setup to try boat which ran okay nice and straight.
To lazy to rewire motors.

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Re: Fairmile D.
« Reply #18 on: July 22, 2012, 09:07:06 pm »

Gosh, I never noticed that.   Well done that red wine expert from abroad.  :}


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Re: Fairmile D.
« Reply #19 on: July 24, 2012, 11:14:46 pm »
Gra a master piece thanks for posting will help with my build thank you again tassie48
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