Hi all
A quick explanation first - under normal circumstances I would fall into the category of a scratch builder/modeller. I have no experience (or very limited experience of building kits). Some people may say that scratch building and kit building are much the same, some people think they are worlds apart.
At this present time, my own personal opinion is they are worlds apart.
I can foresee where it would be a lot easier for a person who builds model kits to move into the field of scratch building, but, it becomes a lot more difficult for a person who have grown up with scratch building to move over to Kit building.
Anyway, my friends, the Robbe Kit was bought for me as a present. I had no influence on the choice of kit. It came, as a I say, as a complete surprise.
Anyone reading this thread, looking for advice whether it is a good kit/a bad kit/good fittings/good mouldings etc., I feel I would not be in a position with suffience knowledge of kits to give comments.
This is just purely build straight from the box, and following the instructions.
I am not going to amend any methods of building unless it is extremely necessary or any part of the moulding. I am treating it as a complete novice would with his first kit
Here we go then....
Picture number 1: I have installed the recommended motor and running gear on this picture also, the rudders and fittings.
Picture number 2: One this picture you will notice (as on the previous one) that I have already finished off the internals of the model and begun to put the decks on. The only problem I encountered was the shortage of materials for to support the decks and also, in the plans and instructions Robbe refer to an 'old style' speed controller which is semi-mechanical and also a larger sized servo for the rudder. These can be worked around quite easily, the only thing to watch for though, is that the rudder servo must be mounted well into the starboard side of the boat. If not, it fouls the supplied vac-formed battery tray. More will follow.