Here are the pictures of my control box.
I have made the control box complete with three Speed controllers, A 5 volt stabilised supply for the servos, a six channel Futaba Receiver. Four fuses and an on/off switch with LED. All that shows are the three motor leads coming out along with the Ariel and the supply wires to the battery. For connection to the Rx for other servos there is cut slot on the side.
This should be able to be fitted to each boat I build without buying further equipment. ::)
Today I semi completed the motorisation of the crane. I have it rotating 180 degrees, all be it rather jerky due to the plastic tube grinding in the plastic base. More thought required here, methinks. The motors from the LYDL Crane are a little weak so I've fitted a 12 volt slimline type of motor ( make not known) with a bevel gear to a large cog wheel.
I'm now working on the crane lifting mechanism. My goodness, that requires a lot of force !!. Might go to gears and levers somehow. The lifting hook is a complete mechanism, courtesy of Lydl's and it's a lovely little unit. I should be able to run the rope up through the tube and out on top the arm of the crane. It's not fitted yet as I have to clear the lifting part when in use.
I have a movie of it so far. As it's 90 megs of film, I shall have to cut it down a bit before I put it on Photbucket.
Ken