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[Dean's Marine]

Hi
 Christmas now over and almost cleared away and dad duties done, now to open own presents.  Big box with one of the first 1/200 scale USS Curtis Wilbur kits, goody.
 
 Off to the workshop to develop a running gear set to add to the range, I thought some may be interested in how it develops.
 First off open and study the kit, very nice details and lots of parts, next access, open out the deck openings, and trail fit and mark positions of internal equipment.
 List of problems to solve,
 Big 5 blade props,
 slimline shafts,
 small rudders offset to the prop centres,
 Limited space in the stern to fit double tiller arms,
 Will need small dia motors to keep the shafts angles shallow as possible.
 
 First off brass 5 blade props,  2mm slimline shafts with M4 ends. Produce metal rudders with stainless steel shafts to replace plastic static one in the kit.
 Jobs  to

[Dean's Marine]

Hi All Lots of work done over the new year break on this project, rudder master carved, motor mounts trail and test fitted, shafts and tubes and props  fitted, 3 tries at the correct length couplings, motors trial fitted, test layout for the r/c gear, servo mount designed and trial one fixed in place with a servo, all wired up, just need some nice weather to trial her on the water, all we get is storms.
 Regards Ron 

[Dean's Marine]

H all At last the running gear set for the Curtis Wilbur kit is now finished and in production.Running gear set for the Trumpeter USS Curtis Wilbur kit. 2 x Motors, mounts, 2 x special shafts, 2 x 5 blade props, servo mount, 2 x nychrome couplings, clamps, 2 x cast metal rudders,2 x tiller arms, connectors, capacitors, C/D of set up picture. Very pleased with it for a small model and the performance, may now try the set out with some mods in the Trumpeter1/200 scale Russian Sovremenny kits. another kit to go in to the store for finished when I retire ?? Regards Ron