BobbyN
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Chief Petty Officer 1st Class · 524 pts
Sydney, Australia
Member since May 2021
Last online 2 days ago
Age 74
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Retired Naval Officer member of Newcastle Marine modellers Association and Task Force 72
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Re: Guns and Cannon@Javelin1 After a little research I believe the gun fitted to the J Class was 4.7 in Mk XII. I found the drawings in a reference book "Naval Weapons of WW2" on page 49. However there are a number of inconsiste…♥ 2 likesRe: Guns and Cannon@Javelin1 Do you have access to a 3D printer? If so it may be simpler to just send you the STL files. I will check if I have the drawings for the guns which I believe are the 4.7 in. Do you have any additional…♥ 2 likesRe: Guns and CannonI draw up my guns from a number of references which have details drawings. These are mainly WW1 and WW2 vintage. If this is what you are after I will post the references for you. I draw up the Guns and other f…
♥ 2 likesRe: Fuse position?We always place the fuse between the battery and ESC as this protects the ESC. The attached wiring diagram is what we use in our association
♥ 2 likesSealing a horizontal prop shaftEric If you have already removed the shaft and packed it with grease as best you can then should have sealed the shaft. Perhaps is worth looking at some other more remote possibilities. There may be a break in…♥ 11 likes285 viewsAWOL, MIAor KIA!Thanks for sharing the story. Happy to hear you are recovering. I think it is important that we share updates on fellow modellers when it comes to health issues.♥ 20 likes294 viewsTransmitter brake downThanks for the post I had not seen this option before. The twin throttle we use only replaces the gimbal so it is just plug and play. Attached is a copy of an article I wrote for Task Force 72 about 10 years a…
PDF♥ 5 likes142 viewsTransmitter brake downHarry Happy to provide the STL files but the assembly can be a bit tricky with a spring and a small brass T made from 0.8mm brass. However, if I do this the STLs are not to be sold or used for profit. An alter…♥ 5 likes204 viewsTransmitter brake downGarth, thanks for the tip on the switch it looks good. The only modification we do on this radio is to convert the throttle to twin sticks so you have individual throttles for twin screwed boats. See attached …
♥ 5 likes306 viewsTransmitter brake downGarth Our Association uses the Flysky and we have developed our own version of a basic handbook. I have included a PDF and work version hopefully you will be able open one. I hope this may be of some assistanc…
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♥ 2 likesRe: Fuse position?We always place the fuse between the battery and ESC as this protects the ESC. The attached wiring diagram is what we use in our association♥ 2 likesSealing a horizontal prop shaftEric If you have already removed the shaft and packed it with grease as best you can then should have sealed the shaft. Perhaps is worth looking at some other more remote possibilities. There may be a break in…♥ 11 likes285 viewsAWOL, MIAor KIA!Thanks for sharing the story. Happy to hear you are recovering. I think it is important that we share updates on fellow modellers when it comes to health issues.♥ 20 likes294 viewsTransmitter brake downThanks for the post I had not seen this option before. The twin throttle we use only replaces the gimbal so it is just plug and play. Attached is a copy of an article I wrote for Task Force 72 about 10 years a…PDF♥ 5 likes142 viewsTransmitter brake downHarry Happy to provide the STL files but the assembly can be a bit tricky with a spring and a small brass T made from 0.8mm brass. However, if I do this the STLs are not to be sold or used for profit. An alter…♥ 5 likes204 viewsTransmitter brake downGarth, thanks for the tip on the switch it looks good. The only modification we do on this radio is to convert the throttle to twin sticks so you have individual throttles for twin screwed boats. See attached …♥ 5 likes306 viewsTransmitter brake downGarth Our Association uses the Flysky and we have developed our own version of a basic handbook. I have included a PDF and work version hopefully you will be able open one. I hope this may be of some assistanc…PDF♥ 5 likes381 views