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📝 Plans for 46inch RAF tender
2 months ago by ChrisF (
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Thanks Rick. I trace them anyway as I usually need to resize as building all my models at 1:12 and like to print the parts out for transferring to ply but it would have been easier to work from accurate templates rather than redesign them.
The Huntsman 28 is ready for painting and came out well and being smaller than the Veron kit I modified it so that the superstructure lifts off in one rather than having hatches in the cockpit and cabin roof to gain access.
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The Huntsman 28 is ready for painting and came out well and being smaller than the Veron kit I modified it so that the superstructure lifts off in one rather than having hatches in the cockpit and cabin roof to gain access.
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📝 Plans for 46inch RAF tender
2 months ago by ChrisF ( Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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Hi All - it was me (probably amongst others) that posted awhile ago about the poor drawings that guy on Ebay sells. The ones I bought were for the Fairey Swordsman and Huntsman 28. The kit drawings were fine (unsurprisingly being Aerokits and Veron respectively), but the hand drawn templates were shocking being unsymmetrical, inaccurate slots, wavy lines etc. and would involve a lot of work and a challenge to build from them even for the more experienced. He has quite a few plans advertised. How he has the nerve to sell such poor drawings and copyright them as well (!) I don't know.
Fortunately for me I can draw and so just used the kit drawings to produce my own templates.
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Fortunately for me I can draw and so just used the kit drawings to produce my own templates.
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📝 Aerokit plan availability?
7 months ago by ChrisF ( Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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He's posting regularly on the Model Boats Magazine forum as Harry Smith1.
Usually upsetting us by telling us what the temperature is down under!
Trouble is with that plan is like other Aerokits it doesn't have the bulkheads and other parts drawn out. As usual the plan and side views are very good though so easy enough to draw.
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Usually upsetting us by telling us what the temperature is down under!
Trouble is with that plan is like other Aerokits it doesn't have the bulkheads and other parts drawn out. As usual the plan and side views are very good though so easy enough to draw.
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💬 Re: Fairey Huntsman 31 Sport
7 months ago by ChrisF ( Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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Decorating etc. has taken up a serious amount of my time but I have managed a bit of progress. Now at a point where I can start fitting the skins.
With this one I will have 4 Faireys to paint once the weather is amenable!
Chris
With this one I will have 4 Faireys to paint once the weather is amenable!
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📝 Brushless motors
7 months ago by ChrisF ( Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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Out runners are the way to go, as size for size they have more torque. Inrunners are more suited to high speed race boats etc.
For cooling to you could either fit a small fan (on the motor shaft or separately) or use a water cooled motor mount.
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For cooling to you could either fit a small fan (on the motor shaft or separately) or use a water cooled motor mount.
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📝 Aerokit plan availability?
7 months ago by ChrisF ( Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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Be very wary of EBay. There is a guy selling plans where he is using the Aerokits kit plans etc and then adding his own for the bulkheads and other parts which are very badly drawn and almost unuseable. He says they are to a high standard, yes, the printing is, but the drawing part is rubbish!
I bought a set for a Fairey and had to completely redraw the bulkheads etc. The kit drawings for the plan and side views are really good as they are the original kit drawings but the rest are very poor.
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I bought a set for a Fairey and had to completely redraw the bulkheads etc. The kit drawings for the plan and side views are really good as they are the original kit drawings but the rest are very poor.
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💬 Re: K & O Outboard motors
11 months ago by ChrisF ( Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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As said, very nice looking motors.
Future plans is for a model with an outboard.
What do those scale to?
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Future plans is for a model with an outboard.
What do those scale to?
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💬 Re: Fairey Huntsman 31 Sport
12 months ago by ChrisF ( Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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Build progressing. Slowly at moment (well that's my usual speed!) as I'm doing some work and decorating in the bedrooms and landing at the same time.
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📝 Boat Stand
12 months ago by ChrisF ( Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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I build decent stands but that stand is interesting. Thanks for posting.
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💬 Re: Fairey Huntsman 31 Sport
12 months ago by ChrisF ( Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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Thanks Martin. I'll post some photos up as the build progresses.
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💬 Re: Fairey Spearfish
12 months ago by ChrisF ( Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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Thanks Peter. I'm a late starter to the hobby, about 3 years ago, so I've only ever used brushless (well apart from my Club 500 which was already built). The hull will probably be the only part that I use.
Just realised that this build and the Huntsman 31 Sport will be very similar as the mould for the Spearfish GRP hull was taken from the wooden Huntsman one.
Nerys - yes you still see Atalantas for sale. Building a model of one will probably be a future project - I've already got the original Fairey drawing.
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Just realised that this build and the Huntsman 31 Sport will be very similar as the mould for the Spearfish GRP hull was taken from the wooden Huntsman one.
Nerys - yes you still see Atalantas for sale. Building a model of one will probably be a future project - I've already got the original Fairey drawing.
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📝 Fairey Huntsman 31 Sport
12 months ago by ChrisF ( Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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The Huntsman 31 is usually built as the more common and practical aft cabin version but the rarer Sport version, mainly used for racing, has a full length cockpit which compliments the sleek lines of the hull.
It is this version that I've just started to build as a winter project.
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It is this version that I've just started to build as a winter project.
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📝 Fairey Spearfish
12 months ago by ChrisF ( Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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My intention was to only build the wooden hulled Faireys but this came along and it was manners not too!
The kit is semi-scale so what I'm going to do is build the superstructure in timber as per the first two Spearfish that were built before they became all GRP construction. Timber superstructure and GRP hull is a nice contrasting combination.
Still in the box at the moment and will be for a while as other projects are underway.
Chris
The kit is semi-scale so what I'm going to do is build the superstructure in timber as per the first two Spearfish that were built before they became all GRP construction. Timber superstructure and GRP hull is a nice contrasting combination.
Still in the box at the moment and will be for a while as other projects are underway.
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💬 Re: race 500
1 year ago by ChrisF ( Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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Hi - I bought one off another club member a few weeks ago to practise my power boat skills and do some informal i.e. fun racing at the club. They go and handle really well and are great fun.
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💬 Re: Fairey Huntress
1 year ago by ChrisF ( Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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Ha, ha, no idea, that was one of Dave's photographs.
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💬 Re: Fairey Huntsman 31
1 year ago by ChrisF ( Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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Yes, you could say that Doug! 😀
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📝 HydroPro Affinity Yacht
1 year ago by ChrisF ( Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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This is a 650mm long yacht and was brought out as a cheaper alternative to the DragonForce 65. It has a wider beam than the DF but the sails etc. are very similar. It is a great yacht to sail and is ideal for learning to sail as it was for me.
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📝 Fairey Swordsman 33
1 year ago by ChrisF ( Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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This is the third of my scratch builds in progress and again at a scale of 1:12.
There are drawings available at this scale but I wanted to produce the rear cockpit version where the roof sits just under the coamings rather than the one with the roof level with the deck or the fully open cockpit version. I also wanted to incorporate changes to make it easier to build it the way I wanted to.
The build of this boat is behind the other two and will continue to be so because I'm going to plank the deck and rear cockpit roof.
There are drawings available at this scale but I wanted to produce the rear cockpit version where the roof sits just under the coamings rather than the one with the roof level with the deck or the fully open cockpit version. I also wanted to incorporate changes to make it easier to build it the way I wanted to.
The build of this boat is behind the other two and will continue to be so because I'm going to plank the deck and rear cockpit roof.
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📝 Fairey Huntsman 28
1 year ago by ChrisF ( Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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This is the second of my scratch builds in progress and like them all is being built to a scale of 1:12.
I've produced my own design because I wanted the whole of the superstructure to be removeable in one to allow easy access.
I've produced my own design because I wanted the whole of the superstructure to be removeable in one to allow easy access.
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📝 Fairey River Cruiser
1 year ago by ChrisF ( Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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This is the first of the scratch builds I'm undertaking and is at 1:12, so 23" long.
The River Cruiser was a Fairey prototype based on the Huntress 23 hull but with a greater freeboard. Only one was built and didn't survive. My build is based on a black and white photograph and reference to the Huntress hull.
The River Cruiser was a Fairey prototype based on the Huntress 23 hull but with a greater freeboard. Only one was built and didn't survive. My build is based on a black and white photograph and reference to the Huntress hull.
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📝 Fairey Huntsman 31
1 year ago by ChrisF ( Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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It's a Precedent Huntsman 31, scale 1:8 and 47" long.
My first purchase about 3 years ago when I first took an interest in the hobby. Well built, but heavy with the lead acid battery. Since taken that out along with the old RC gear, which is going to be replaced with modern kit, brushless motor and LiPo batteries for lighter weight and better performance.
My first purchase about 3 years ago when I first took an interest in the hobby. Well built, but heavy with the lead acid battery. Since taken that out along with the old RC gear, which is going to be replaced with modern kit, brushless motor and LiPo batteries for lighter weight and better performance.
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📝 48inch Fairey Huntsman
1 year ago by ChrisF ( Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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Little Charlie - I wouldn't bother going down the IC route again, there aren't many places where you are allowed to use them now.
I bought one of the big Huntsman 31 (though all timber) a little while ago and it is fitted with a brushed Torpedo 850 motor which with a 7.2v lead acid battery (very heavy) has mediocre performance.
I plan on changing to a LiPo battery and a brushless motor and would be looking at something like an Overlander Thumper 5045/10 720 kV. This has plenty of torque to get a heavy boat moving and as you can use 3 to 8s batteries it should give you all the performance that you want.
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I bought one of the big Huntsman 31 (though all timber) a little while ago and it is fitted with a brushed Torpedo 850 motor which with a 7.2v lead acid battery (very heavy) has mediocre performance.
I plan on changing to a LiPo battery and a brushless motor and would be looking at something like an Overlander Thumper 5045/10 720 kV. This has plenty of torque to get a heavy boat moving and as you can use 3 to 8s batteries it should give you all the performance that you want.
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💬 Re: Old Swordsman or Huntsman ?
2 years ago by ChrisF ( Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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You appear to have two separate threads running on this?
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📝 Swordsman or Huntsman?
2 years ago by ChrisF ( Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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As DodgyGeezer says the model in question is an Aerokits Swordsman with an aft cabin under the deck - others versions had an aft cabin with a higher roof just under the side coamings (I'm building one) or a full length open cockpit, which is the one that many models are based on.
The Huntsman 31 was available in two versions, the more common version with the aft cabin and the rarer open cockpit version the Sport.
The Huntsman 28 and as stated the Huntress are open cockpit only.
The Huntsman 31 was available in two versions, the more common version with the aft cabin and the rarer open cockpit version the Sport.
The Huntsman 28 and as stated the Huntress are open cockpit only.
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💬 Hull finishing touches
2 years ago by ChrisF ( Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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Stuart - as you can see from the article in Model Boats, Colin has fitted a contrasting timber to the perimeter of the hull and up the centre of the bow and then infilled with planking.
Another method is to veneer the deck and just varnish it or drawn lines on it with Biro or pencil before varnishing.
SLEC do laser etched ply but the planks are straight.
Really it depends on how accurate you want the result to be and how much time you want to spend on it.
With my Huntsman 28 build I'm just using birch ply and varnishing it whilst with my larger Swordsman 33 (but same scale) I'm going the whole hog and planking it.
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Another method is to veneer the deck and just varnish it or drawn lines on it with Biro or pencil before varnishing.
SLEC do laser etched ply but the planks are straight.
Really it depends on how accurate you want the result to be and how much time you want to spend on it.
With my Huntsman 28 build I'm just using birch ply and varnishing it whilst with my larger Swordsman 33 (but same scale) I'm going the whole hog and planking it.
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💬 Basic hull construction completed
2 years ago by ChrisF ( Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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Hi Stuart - I have a Huntress which is the same length as your Huntsman which was built by Dave M. it will be a little lighter as it doesn't have an aft cabin. it is fitted with a Turnigy D2836/11 750kV so the one recommended to you is a good choice.
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💬 Basic hull construction completed
2 years ago by ChrisF ( Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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I guess you will only be able to tell properly is when it's primered. I suppose you could always fill it and resand - that will be my fallback position!
Is the motor size in the instructions? Had a look at a build article and it's not in there. if you haven't got it it's well worth getting because as well as the build of that very kit Dave Milbourn has written an article on finishing nd painting which I'm reffering to. it's the Model Boats Winter Special Edition 2018.
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Is the motor size in the instructions? Had a look at a build article and it's not in there. if you haven't got it it's well worth getting because as well as the build of that very kit Dave Milbourn has written an article on finishing nd painting which I'm reffering to. it's the Model Boats Winter Special Edition 2018.
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💬 Basic hull construction completed
2 years ago by ChrisF ( Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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Hi Stuart - I'm scratch building a Swordsman, albeit larger than your Huntsman as I'm building at 1:12, so 33" long. I haven't worked on it for a few weeks but am at a similar stage with the hull in that I'm just about to sand the concave into the bow to form the flare. This is a stressful part and I might delay it and start on the superstructure!
From the photos it's difficult to tell if you have overdone it or not due to the different materials breaking up the lines. it looks OK head on and from the side but when looking down towards the keel it does look a little excessve.
I'm going to be building a Huntsman 31 as well soon but again at 1:12 so will be from plans, either existing or my own. I've got three Fairey builds on the go at the moment and another on the drawing board, well PC.
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From the photos it's difficult to tell if you have overdone it or not due to the different materials breaking up the lines. it looks OK head on and from the side but when looking down towards the keel it does look a little excessve.
I'm going to be building a Huntsman 31 as well soon but again at 1:12 so will be from plans, either existing or my own. I've got three Fairey builds on the go at the moment and another on the drawing board, well PC.
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