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Revell 1/72 scale Flower Class Corvette
Hi yโall. I havenโt posted the video yet, but the Patriot ran well, stayed dry, and pumped a lot of water, luckily I got her maiden done before the wind hit 22 or so gusting to 35. We had some drama but all turned out well.
So, Iโve said this before, I like to keep my bench busyโฆbuilding is therapy for me, and my wife lets me have 6 or so hours on the weekends and unless Iโm needed for something or thereโs a family emergency, about 2-3 hours a week on average. Iโm going to use a lot of that time over the course of the next 3-4 months I think. Maybe more. Let me explain. About 2 Christmases ago I was searching for something for my Christmas present. Now, sometimes I give my wife a list of things I would like to have and I am pretty good about budgeting money for gifts, food, donations, etc. AlsoโฆIโm intrinsically cheap. Blame my mom. That woman could stretch a penny clean around the houseโฆand to her credit, I donโt remember ever going without anything I needed or wanted growing up. She and my dad drilled that into my head, which I promptly forgot the first few years of adulthood. Anyway, the budget was settled. Looking thru EBay I found a new in the box Revell Flower class corvette kit. I had read of several conversions that were done, all done differently, all ran and performed wellโฆand itโs not the Tecnic kit, which isnโt cheapโฆif you can find one. It was an earlier kit after Revell bought the rights to the Matchbox kitโฆand the price was extremely reasonable. So I got it for Christmas and itโs been in my project stash for a couple of years. Now, sheโs on the bench.
This kit is pretty nice, thereโs tons of parts to her, over 1000. There are things Iโll have to address going forward, like making railing from brass wire instead of plastic, what to glue down vs whatโs removable, but the first thing to do is build the stand. Now, the stand provided is fine for a display model, but just a little sketchy for an rc model. The for and aft rods that connect the ends are just plastic styrene rod. I had 2 hardwood dowels and a piece of 6mm cf tubing that would work. Later on Iโll build a proper stand and cut the dowel and tubing away to put back in the wood/brass/whatever stash. But for now, it works.
The hull is a 4 piece affair, you have fwd port and starboard halves, and aft port and starboard also. Now, I built 2 sides then assembled the hull, thinking about it now it might have been a good idea to build a fore and aft section then complete the hull, as I had some minor fiddly alignment issues, but was able to resolve them fairly easily. Once that was done I added the chine rails, then decided on internals.
Hers where you have to stop and think about what youโre going to do. The aft deck has a good sized opening, maybe 10x4 or so. Not huge, but workable if you plan things out. All my equipment , running gear,etc is built into this hull with that in mind, as Iโm going to make the aft house removable for aces and battery changes. Looking at the instructions this looks like a good way to go. I may have to make a compromise how the foscle and bridge connect to this, but from what I can tell this will work.
I thought I had a Fineline stuffing box but I only had a standard box in my stash, so I had to carefully drill and ream the propshaft exit to fit the box. I added a greasing tube, then scuffed the tube and the inside of the hull, then glued it in place with copious amounts of epoxy mixed with microballoons. I heated the mixture with a heat gun till it got runny, and poured it in, around and under the tube, the heating makes the epoxy runny enough to get into nooks and crannies, but it also makes it fire off quicker so you gotta be quick.
I built the rudder next. Instead of making a rudder from brass, I opted to use the kit rudder and modify it into something useable. I had a Robbe rudder tube in my parts bin, but I was out of 3mm brass stock. Luckily I remembered that I had a short 3mm steel shaft that I wasnโt using for anything. It was bent at an angle, cut to fit into the rudder halves. The shaft was centered, the angle boxed in with wood strip, then filled epoxy was laid in both halves and clamped together. Works like a champ.
I used a piece of 1 inch thick balsa, drilled to fit the rudder tube. I glued a piece of 2 mm sheet on top to prevent splitting, sanded the bottom to reasonably match the hull contour, then once lined up epoxied into place.
I decided on a 650 KV Zippkits outrunner for power. This motor is wound for tugs and workboats, and it hauls my Taucher Wulf around with no issues whatsoever..bench running Iโm pulling less than 1 amp at full chat. I made up a motor mount and once jigged up I tacked down with ca, double checked motor to shaft alignment then epoxied it down. I then made up a rudder servo mount from scraps and an electronics shelf just fwd of the motor. Iโm still on the bench about the receiver placement there though, as itโs awful low in the hull, and 2.4 doesnโt like being surrounded by water. That might change.
Thatโs where sheโs at now. Next up is reinforcing the hull joints, making a battery shelf then loading the hull up with ballast to the waterline and a leak check. Then..,the real fun begins.
Cash
๐บ๐ธ Cashrc
1 day ago
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Sangsetia
Hello, I have been off the air for a good 18 months, A move to Vancouver Island from the mainland, and working on the house has taken up much of our time, enjoyable and rewarding as it was. The story so far
Enough of that. I set out to build a David Metcalf model of the Sangsetia. I ran into all kinds of issues, and if I'm honest I probably should have started with a kit. After redrawing the ribs I restarted the build, and most of the hull has been planked. Then the move to the island. My initial plan was to build the hull in wood and then draw in CAD the fittings and 3D print them. Surgery last October had me doing nothing until the end of January 25.
In that time I decided to draw the hull and fittings and a JPG will show the progress to date.
Its a labour of love, which has given me much pleasure and satisfaction. Boats are challenging to draw. I am using Alibre software.It is my aim to print the hull, and what you see is the sections.
Here's my problem, and I am asking for help from boat modellers with many more years of experience than I have.
I have been researching the Sangsetia, and I can find precious little about her. The avenues I have pursued have led me to a dead end. A chap on Model Boat Mayhem went this route years ago, and the information he shared stated that the plans are inaccurate, and much of the detail incorrect. That being said has anyone have pictures of the Sangsetia. Please note, I have photos from the Malayasian Police Facebook, so that bridge has been crossed. Can anyone please suggest any other avenues I could pursue. I thank you in advance.
Best Regards
Paul
๐จ๐ฆ Barumite
6 days ago
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Drop Marine ๐จ๐ฆ
I know some of you have played with these vessels and created 3-D printed versions but here is the manufacturer out in B.C., Canada
https://www.dropmarine.com/products
๐จ๐ฆ Ronald
12 days ago
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Norfolk Broads Ice- cream boat
45 years ago I sold ice cream from a boat very similar to this model which nearing
Completion. It is only 13 inches long and vaguely 1:12 scale .
More details after sea trials!
I SHOULD ADD THAT AS WITH MANY OF MY BUILDS ,I AM ABLY ASSISTED BY neilw ( Lt Cdr)
๐ฌ๐ง Peewit83
13 days ago
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Billing RNLI Waveny Class
Recently picked this up from our club sale at the lake and made a start. A quick resume so far: checked all was complete , previous owner has already made up the prop assembly but used slightly larger size than the original ones which were still in the kit. This has resulted in me having to ever so slightly raise the shafts on their mounting struts so that the propellers clear the hull. Not sure on size of motors yet, will be working on that alongside the servo for the rudder etc with the space restrictions and access. Have been looking at some videos of other people's builds and sen that they'd cut out the stern cabin to allow access to the rudder servo and also made the cockpit removable for access to the motors, esc, etc plus the "bulkhead " which the cockpit would normally have been glued to had been partially removed to again give access. So this has been carried out. Along with spraying the hull and partially the deck, cockpit is also work in progress.
๐ฌ๐ง Doogle
13 days ago