This is a model I built several years ago. Someone gave me an old wood hull which I turned into an experimental boat, and wound up being a Star Wars Storm Trooper patrol boat. I generally don't do many "funny" boats and try to keep everything to scale. I believe this is a good example of making a comical boat to scale (no stuffed animals, etc.).
It never performed well as it was small and the six "C" cell battery pack weighted the boat down giving very little freeboard (about 3/8 inch) and a slow speed.
I decided to replace the 3000MAH 7.2V Nimh battery with a 2S Li-ion 3500MAH &.4V battery. Last Sunday I took it to the SSMBC meet and it went very well but after 50 feet it died. (It was the motor.) So that is now replace and it will be over two weeks to the next meet.
So, in the mean time I took some photos of the fix-up and "innards". In particular you can see the adapter I made to fit the 2S battery where the hobby battery sat. It is 3D printed. I placed the file on "Thingiverse" (link below) in case anyone else is interested.
I plan to get some videos at the next meet.
Lew
Florida 🤓, USA
https://www.thingiverse.com/search?q=7.2V+Hobby+Battery+adapter+for+2S+Li-ion+&page=1
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This is a model I built several years ago. Someone gave me an old wood hull which I turned into an experimental boat, and wound up being a Star Wars Storm Trooper patrol boat. I generally don't do many "funny" boats and try to keep everything to scale. I believe this is a good example of making a comical boat to scale (no stuffed animals, etc.).
It never performed well as it was small and the six "C" cell battery pack weighted the boat down giving very little freeboard (about 3/8 inch) and a slow speed.
I decided to replace the 3000MAH 7.2V Nimh battery with a 2S Li-ion 3500MAH &.4V battery. Last Sunday I took it to the SSMBC meet and it went very well but after 50 feet it died. (It was the motor.) So that is now replace and it will be over two weeks to the next meet.
So, in the mean time I took some photos of the fix-up and "innards". In particular you can see the adapter I made to fit the 2S battery where the hobby battery sat. It is 3D printed. I placed the file on "Thingiverse" (link below) in case anyone else is interested.
Photo of my Star Wars' Empire patrol boat in the water on 7 April, 2024.
Lew
Florida, USA
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Doug... certainly not a speed demon. Unfortunately I build my boats on the heavy side. Was going to take a video, but my cell phone is not easy to hold to take a video.
Lew
Florida ⛱️, USA
Doug... certainly not a speed demon. Unfortunately I build my boats on the heavy side. Was going to take a video, but my cell phone is not easy to hold to take a video.
That's why I use a 'real' video camera Lew.
Which I can screw onto a tripod.
Or even better still - I take my camera girl Gisela with me😁
Cheers, Doug😎
Lew, I love the idea that if you can not get figures to match your boat then just build the boat to match the figures you have😂. Another great job.
Len
Len1, I'm not that much into non-scale figures (Barbie, stuffed animals, etc.). So whe I got this throw away hull, I wanted a "personal" boat, small with a larger figure.
So I started with a 1/6 scale "Mr. Pink". I then found the 1/6 scale Star Wars troopers at a local store and "that's the rest of the story".
Lew
Florida ⛱️, USA 🇺🇸
Len1, I'm not that much into non-scale figures (Barbie, stuffed animals, etc.). So whe I got this throw away hull, I wanted a "personal" boat, small with a larger figure.
So I started with a 1/6 scale "Mr. Pink". I then found the 1/6 scale Star Wars troopers at a local store and "that's the rest of the story".
