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Re: The Ladye X - An electrical varient of M&H "Project X"
« Reply #50 on: December 12, 2020, 08:46:19 pm »

More pics of the finish work.
The trimwork, doors, and fiddley-bits.

Last is the fitting of the top of the gunwales. 

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Re: The Ladye X - An electrical varient of M&H "Project X"
« Reply #51 on: December 12, 2020, 08:52:42 pm »

Some pics of the lighting.


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Re: The Ladye X - An electrical varient of M&H "Project X"
« Reply #52 on: December 12, 2020, 09:06:20 pm »

Thats a very special build - wow what a lovely boat  O0

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« Reply #53 on: December 12, 2020, 09:16:59 pm »

A real work of art - beautiful.
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Re: The Ladye X - An electrical varient of M&H "Project X"
« Reply #54 on: December 12, 2020, 09:24:22 pm »

And Finally - some movies: 

1.   Engine Test (Sound System) 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhclQWtiYOQ

2.   Tour of the Ladye X. 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btlitUB7O5A&t=10s 

3.   First time in the water. 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSflgWQkFb4 

4.   And Lastly - Some speed and handling tests. 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buFH4wv6nqY   

This concludes my "article".    I hope you enjoyed it. 
I expect that this craft will be one of my favorites.
I love the way she sounds,  and the way she glides thru the water. 

The build was not as complex as some I have done, and the total time 
from opening the box to putting her in the water was about 6 weeks. 

So - Warm regards to all from here in the middle of the USA.

Stay safe, Be Well. 

Jim Pope
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Denver, Colorado  USA.





 








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Re: The Ladye X - An electrical varient of M&H "Project X"
« Reply #55 on: December 13, 2020, 11:36:23 am »

That is one great build Jim. It looks really great on the water too.
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Re: The Ladye X - An electrical varient of M&H "Project X"
« Reply #56 on: December 13, 2020, 12:20:47 pm »

Very nice - assuming as it was a steam plant that was to drive her, therefore she had a boiler engine block and smoke stack, then converted to what, in the real world usually a petrol / diesel engine, hence the engine noise, but where is the exhaust, for those who cannot see it, is it under the water line ?, if a tesla conversion i.e. electric, would it not be silent in running ? assuming the electric variant description is the motor power for modeling purposes, when I first started to watch this I was under the impression it was going to look like the original steam plant version but with an electric motor and power source driving her.
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Re: The Ladye X - An electrical varient of M&H "Project X"
« Reply #57 on: December 13, 2020, 07:17:31 pm »

She's quite fast and cuts the water very well. Interestingly she doesn't seem to lift the bow even at speed.
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Re: The Ladye X - An electrical varient of M&H "Project X"
« Reply #58 on: December 14, 2020, 12:25:54 am »

You are right, she cuts right thru the waves. 

But I have found that too tight a curve and she rolls a bit.
One time (on another run) I managed to get some pond water over the gunwales. 

So I guess I need to treat her like a lady, and not get too rough with her.
Thanks for the comments.

Regards,Jim

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Re: The Ladye X - An electrical varient of M&H "Project X"
« Reply #59 on: December 14, 2020, 09:27:26 pm »

Yes I noticed the rolling too. I'm not sure what causes it.
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Re: The Ladye X - An electrical varient of M&H "Project X"
« Reply #60 on: December 14, 2020, 11:28:40 pm »

Probably because it's so long and narrow. Problem with models is that they are sometimes asked to go faster and turn tighter than the full-sized craft would be asked to relatively speaking.

At steadier speeds and turns it looks great.

Chris
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Re: The Ladye X - An electrical varient of M&H "Project X"
« Reply #61 on: December 15, 2020, 03:02:46 am »

Chris - you are right. 

The rolling (just out of frame) on the last video occurred when I almost dropped 
my phone while trying to drive and film at the same time. Not really a good idea.
At a good "scale speed" she is smooth and much more graceful.

I'll keep my Club500 for acrobatics. 

Our ponds are frozen now so no more runs until next spring. 

So - it is on to my "Winter Build" - 
Time to start another build log.

 Thanks to all for reading. 
Happy Holidays 

 Jim

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