This is a Kitshack 46 inch Crash Tender. Nearly finished with a bit more detail yet to finish powered by 2 1400 kv brushless motors running on car speed controllers at 7.2 volt. Goes like stink! Has working rotatable fire monitors which are scratch built
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This is a Kitshack 46 inch Crash Tender. Nearly finished with a bit more detail yet to finish powered by 2 1400 kv brushless motors running on car speed controllers at 7.2 volt. Goes like stink! Has working rotatable fire monitors which are scratch built
It looks great - I am just starting to build one. Do you have any recommendations on the fire monitors? I am going to use Robbe and make them rotate.
Do you find the twin motors too much ?
It looks great - I am just starting to build one. Do you have any recommendations on the fire monitors? I am going to use Robbe and make them rotate.
Do you find the twin motors too much ?
I made my own from bits of tube and old coins for flanges. The nozzle is just sleeved down with progressively smaller tube till it squirted about right. Pump is a standard grapnel unit. Hopefully this link to a photo blog will work. https://picasaweb.google.com/102817163504371499744/RAFCrashTenderModelBoatBuildKitshack46InchVersion
The link will give you details of the motors and speed controllers and the props I used. it's quick!
I made my own from bits of tube and old coins for flanges. The nozzle is just sleeved down with progressively smaller tube till it squirted about right. Pump is a standard grapnel unit. Hopefully this link to a photo blog will work. https://picasaweb.google.com/102817163504371499744/RAFCrashTenderModelBoatBuildKitshack46InchVersion
The link will give you details of the motors and speed controllers and the props I used. it's quick!
hI all this my jet skI fitted with a brushless motor 2700kv with a seaking 125amp e,s,c goes really well running 14.8volt lipo tops 32mph
I have two and they are both great fun
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hI all this my jet skI fitted with a brushless motor 2700kv with a seaking 125amp e,s,c goes really well running 14.8volt lipo tops 32mph
I have two and they are both great fun
HI this was my winter project the hull was given to me by my son who got it at a car boot sale it had been on fire as it was driven by a petrol engine in now has twin brushless motors with 45mm props but going to put 50mm props on when they come as it needs a little bit more speed Built from a set of plans this my first go at this as I build from kits in the past cabins made out of 3mm/1.5m ply and some 1.5mm balsa wood . Hull was sprayed and the deck and cabins brushed with enamel paint.
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HI this was my winter project the hull was given to me by my son who got it at a car boot sale it had been on fire as it was driven by a petrol engine in now has twin brushless motors with 45mm props but going to put 50mm props on when they come as it needs a little bit more speed Built from a set of plans this my first go at this as I build from kits in the past cabins made out of 3mm/1.5m ply and some 1.5mm balsa wood . Hull was sprayed and the deck and cabins brushed with enamel paint.
I have to disagree when you say that brushless motors are power hungry I have one more boat on a brushless and get a longer run than with brush motors a lot of members in our club use brushless with good results
I have to disagree when you say that brushless motors are power hungry I have one more boat on a brushless and get a longer run than with brush motors a lot of members in our club use brushless with good results
I agree brushless give excellent results and will outperform brushed motors any day, provided they are set up correctly.
Power hungry was possibly a poor use of words. My point was that brushless electronics can and do draw very heavy currents which LiPo's are able to supply, and are very light weight.
We use brushless on many model at my club and for performance and endurance they can't be beaten. 👍 😀
I agree brushless give excellent results and will outperform brushed motors any day, provided they are set up correctly.
Power hungry was possibly a poor use of words. My point was that brushless electronics can and do draw very heavy currents which LiPo's are able to supply, and are very light weight.
We use brushless on many model at my club and for performance and endurance they can't be beaten. 👍 😀
Some updated photos of my Crash tender. Built from Kitshack kit. Close to maiden voyage now when I can test the twin brushless motors.
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Built from a plastic hull given to me by a friend who bought it at a car boot sale the hull has been reinforced with fibreglass then like most kitShack
builds a box was made to hold the running gear it will be powered by a brushless airplane motor & 11.1v lipo battery
I will post more pictures as it progresses
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Built from a plastic hull given to me by a friend who bought it at a car boot sale the hull has been reinforced with fibreglass then like most kitShack
builds a box was made to hold the running gear it will be powered by a brushless airplane motor & 11.1v lipo battery
I will post more pictures as it progresses
Scratch built from own plans using mainly balsa with some ply, brushless motor, best speed up to now 43 mph, hoping to get it up to 50 mph.
Hope it does not live up to it's name 😁
Alan
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Scratch built from own plans using mainly balsa with some ply, brushless motor, best speed up to now 43 mph, hoping to get it up to 50 mph.
Hope it does not live up to it's name 😁
Knightcote Model Boat Club. Film is of boats David Pledge and I have developed -- to be sold as kits soon. The Diana and Huntsman are tiny and powered by micro brushless motors. CR1700 is a new brushless club racer. See us at the Warwick show this week!
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New 1/48th scale Diana and Huntsman plus anew Club Racer
Knightcote Model Boat Club. Film is of boats David Pledge and I have developed -- to be sold as kits soon. The Diana and Huntsman are tiny and powered by micro brushless motors. CR1700 is a new brushless club racer. See us at the Warwick show this week!
I have just acquired a part built original kit. I will be restoring this to its full potential in due course but am sharing the pics for now. I will post as a build blog.
Condition is good and the build seems to be to a good standard. I intend to replace the single proptube with a double and use a couple of brushless motors. 👍
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I have just acquired a part built original kit. I will be restoring this to its full potential in due course but am sharing the pics for now. I will post as a build blog.
Condition is good and the build seems to be to a good standard. I intend to replace the single proptube with a double and use a couple of brushless motors. 👍
Some of my fast electric boats. The SkI boat is fitted with a brushless and according to the GPS does 32mph
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These are photos of my build of the Kitshack 46" RAF Crash Tender. it is powered by 2 brushless motors through two esc connected via y lead
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HI yes Darrell has shown me, they look good and will be looking forward to seeing more.
Chris
KitShack
Dont forget to checkout our new Website which will be live in the next 48hrs hopefully, Also add us on FaceBook.
www.kitshackmodels.com
HI yes Darrell has shown me, they look good and will be looking forward to seeing more.
Chris
KitShack
Dont forget to checkout our new Website which will be live in the next 48hrs hopefully, Also add us on FaceBook.
www.kitshackmodels.com
at last I took it for its first run on the lake and it went like a dream,can't tell you how good it looked lots of interest from others,its running on twin Emax EL4030/10 motors,two Hobbywing 60 brushless speed controllers and four 18.5 volt 5s1p LI polymer 4000 mah 35c batteries .what can I say but a really good kit from speed line models,would love to build the trent now but don't think the wife would let me go missing for another year in the shed but fingers crossed
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at last I took it for its first run on the lake and it went like a dream,can't tell you how good it looked lots of interest from others,its running on twin Emax EL4030/10 motors,two Hobbywing 60 brushless speed controllers and four 18.5 volt 5s1p LI polymer 4000 mah 35c batteries .what can I say but a really good kit from speed line models,would love to build the trent now but don't think the wife would let me go missing for another year in the shed but fingers crossed
hI dave
once I can find out how to get them downloaded on to this site I will post some video,I have tried once before but with no luck I must be doing something wrong
hI dave
once I can find out how to get them downloaded on to this site I will post some video,I have tried once before but with no luck I must be doing something wrong
Fibre glass Arrawana 22 inches less than a kilo,brushless 3600 kv 60 amp esc runs on 11.1v 3cell . Pretty fast but still exp with props
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Do you find the twin motors too much ?
The link will give you details of the motors and speed controllers and the props I used. it's quick!