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SkipperVGMBC
Petty Officer 2nd Class
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My 1.12 Scale Arun Lifeboat
Running on Twin Brushless Motors. At Cold Knap Lake Barry, Vale Of Glamorgan.
www.vgmbc.org

Motors Are E-Max GT2820/07
Liked by jfstoker and circle43nautical and
4 comments
  • SkipperVGMBCPetty Officer 2nd Class
    Hello Skegness..I am using 2 E-Max GT2820/7 brushless Motors. These Are UK purchased from BRC Hobbies (based Northolt) Cost £20.95 each.. these are 850 KV..using Twin Mystery RC 70A Forward Backward 2-7s Brushless ESC (with Ubecc) about £20 or less on EBay (HK).

    Run Time..1 Hour, mix of fast and slow Sailing..Depends on use.
    Using 2 X 7.2 NMH Volt Battery Packs..at 5000mah each.

    She Goes Like fast, and cuts through water lovely.
    Have A Similar Setup (Different Emax Motors) in my Models By Design interceptor 42 Boat (42 inch length)..Tooo Fast for me..lol..Any Other info PM me for phone number..Happy Sailing
  • SkipperVGMBCPetty Officer 2nd Class
    E-Max Number is GT2820/07..sorry about my error
robtroi
Master Seaman
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Voyager
Its maiden voyage took place at the Knap at Barry South Glamorgan. with the VGMBC.
It's a Robbe kit "San Diego" built by a chap on this website "sharpy1071"
Leopard 4074-1400Kv water-cooled motors 100A Mystery ESC's.

After a few teething problems with transmitter setup, everything went fine.
Liked by Brightwork and Colin H
4 comments
  • don6398Leading Seaman
    😊 Great looking boat. I love it when a boat gets up on plain .
    Liked by Inkoust
  • sharpy1071Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class
    Good to see my old boat on water, glad your happy with it. Our pond is beginning to weed up again so it would not have had much use down here!!
    Liked by Rod and figtree7nts
sigfortunata
Petty Officer 1st Class
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RAF Target and Towing launch (Kitshack)
My 1st excursion into model boat building about a year ago....steep learning curve!!!

Currently powered by 2 x 480 brushed on 11.1v, both motors independently controlled by 2 ESC but soon to be refitted with 2x 1000KV brushless.

Planes beautifully and with twin rudders turns on a sixpence!
Liked by robtroi
6 comments
  • boatyChief Petty Officer 2nd Class
    That's an excellent running time for a fast model.
    😀
    It gives a great indication of what can be achieved with brushless motors.,

    I'll have to try brushless motors in some of my fast scale boats. I only have one brushless powered model at present, this being the Proboat Blackjack 29 fast electric.

    Boaty
  • reilly4Warrant Officer
    That's a great model. Do you have any photos or videos of the boat at speed?
Trillium
Chief Petty Officer 1st Class
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Wahine
Wahine was a car passenger ferry of the Union Steamship Co. of New Zealand, and completed by Fairfields in 1966. She was lost in a major storm in the Cook Strait in 1968 with the death of 53 people. The model is substantially scratch-built with some fittings purchased. it is driven by two Graupner Speed 500 motors powered from two 6.6V 3200mAh LiFe batteries. it is fitted with twin stern and a single bow rudders, and bow and stern thrusters as on the original. The smoke effect is provided by a Steam Master Unit.
Liked by jbkiwi and Gascoigne and
4 comments
  • figtree7ntsAdmiral
    Trillium, great job on the model it looks so realistic. the smoke adds an amount of realism that's unsurpassed !
    what is her LO£
    Ed
  • TrilliumChief Petty Officer 1st Class
    Thanks.
    She is 37" on the waterline, 6" beam, with a draft of 1.9".
colindavies
Master Seaman
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HMAFV Stirling
Stirling was one of the last generation of Rescue & Target Towing Launches built for the RAF and were designated Mk 3 RTTL and were delivered in the mid 1970's. The model is 1/24 scale and is 39inches L.o.a completed November 2015 from donated hull, all else is scratch built. twin 555 motors running at 12v with 2 x 6v 4a sla batteries in parallel, gives a good scale speed, and has about 45min endurance..
Liked by Jim and robtroi and
5 comments
  • colindaviesMaster Seaman
    I've added two new photos, one the real Stirling in Plymouth Sound, and the view from astern.
  • figtree7ntsAdmiral
    Great job on the green deck it makes all the detail come alive!
sharpy1071
Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class
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Robbe San Diego
Another winter project for myself this time. Twin brushless motors/ESC's all water cooled. interior and deck lights got some figures for deck then onto the lake when the weather breaks.
Liked by 15Weyb and mehmetalialtas
4 comments
  • figtree7ntsAdmiral
    Extremely modern, well worth a second look. Job well done!
  • sharpy1071Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class
    Thank you figtree7nights, up for sale now!! it's stupid on 4 cells, mad on three but behaves very well on two. I sail it mainly on three cells as I have more 3 than anything else.
sharpy1071
Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class
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American Enterprise
A winter project for a friend who hasn't the resources to build, so I helped him out. nearly ready for the lake. Twin brushless motors/ESC's all water cooled and a few interior exterior lights.
Liked by Deswelham and petercbrown
4 comments
  • figtree7ntsAdmiral
    Great looking American Enterprise, I remember 30 yrs ago or so I had the kit but lost it during a move. what a shame such a great looking boat! 😭
  • sharpy1071Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class
    Thank you figtree7nts. it is a great looking boat there is no doubt about it, wish it were mine, handles very nice at speed and slow.
Gdaynorm
Warrant Officer
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HMS Nelson
HMS Nelson, scratchbuilt to 1/8" scale. Powered by two motors driving twin contrarotating shafts with three blade props. She sails on Lake Lisgar, Tillsonburg, Ontario.
I decided on Nelson as she took part in Operation Pedestal, from which I made a 1/216" waterline model of SS Ohio, the ship that saved Malta.
She took a little over 600 hours from solid chunk of basswood to launch. Probably info collection took as long!
Liked by Scratchbuilder and markpaul and
Northumbrian
Midshipman
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Perkasa
build from a president kit with battlecraft armouments twin 1400kv motors & 90amp watercooled esc 11.1 5000mah lipos
Liked by pegasus053 and mehmetalialtas and
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  • johnfastboatAble Seaman
    This looks very similar to mine. I bought it as a damaged boat and it will undergo restoration also with two brushless motors etc. it should be quite fast as I imagine yours is. However it will probably be mid 2016 before its completed as my new workshop is yet to be completed and all my boats are in storage> 😟 😯
silverfox
Able Seaman
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Vosper R.A.F. 73FT H.S.L 2564 ebay find
This is my newest project an Ebay buy of a delapidated HSL possibly used to advertise Model boat insurance at some time maybe 50 years old !. I have removed all broken, out of scale and incorrect items, removed old repairs and internal engine mounts. Superstructure is not too accurate but good enough to keep. I have noticed the keel is slightly twisted so will have to try and rectify that and the rear deck is going to be removed also as the adhesive is soft and pliable and there is no rigidity in the build aft of the superstructure. I intend fitting 2 x 12v johnson 600 type brushed motors as the original had 2 props. I have plenty of photos of the external layout but lack any detail of the open bridge 😟 . I think this will be a difficult project to complete hope I do it justice
Liked by Deswelham
Trillium
Chief Petty Officer 1st Class
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Royal Iris
Another Mersey ferry and another Royal Iris. This is 1:64 scale (3/16":ft), measures 29" long and weighs 11lbs. Powered by NiMH 6V batteries and Electronize 365-14 motors. it is fitted with either a self-contained sound system playing the 60's "Liverpool sound " music, or fitted with 12V NiMH batteries to illuminate the lights.
Liked by commanderprice

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