This was an Impulse buy about a year ago and has now been modified to run on 2.4 Ghz with a rudder added, a 50 Amp speed controller and 11.1 volt lipo power. it was a just for Fun Project that has worked.
My recently purchased witches hat props from Gsitek...there,the dogs danglers,and I think they are the biz,...mind you, I doubt if the stickies and taddies will be able to tell the difference,
This is my Graupner Bismarck,that my other half bought for my Christmas,last year,I got it cheap,and it came with full rc gear inc 2 x 30amp Electronize contr,and 6 x 6v 4ah,batteries, and a 2ch tx rx,and it is like new,and the wee burdies got that too before I had a chance to lock them out,
This is my 1/24th scale S80 Schnellboot,it has a Metcalfe GRP hull,the superstructure is a mix of 3mm/4mm ply and 2mm plasticard,it has 3 x Graupner 600FG motors that have a 3.1 ratio gearboxes fitted,the props are 55mm witches hat type,and it has 3 x Electronize 30amp speed cont,it has a really good scale speed running on 2 motors but nearly jumps out of the water when all 3 are engaged,It was scratch built from plans,but not by me,I got it in plain grey,I did the paint job and added the crew,I sail her on a pond near to my home in Edzell,
I have had this boat for about 5 years, so thought that it would like a day out. Sailing at Cwmbran August 2012. its a Billing Polar Trawler, not now made but at about 32 inch long is a managable size. Twin 385 motors 35mm 3 blade brass props. and running on a 7.2 volt 3700 mAh NiMh viper speed controller and a 2.4 Ghz RC it will potter around all morning on one battery. I originally ran it on a 6Volt 4Ah Gel Cell and 27 Mhz setup.
HI Rob if you have an email address that I could use I have photos of the boat, a friend at my club is also restoring one so I have just taken some photos but I could take some more of the areas that you require easily, sadly I do not have a plan myself as my polar was bought on Ebay at least 5 years ago and I had to work from a billing catalogue photo and some photos from old Model Boat Magazines. Hope to hear from you if that will help.
Graham
Thanks so much for getting back my email is PM only - Admin. Any advice or extra pics would be great I really appreciate it. I will upload a pic of the boat at the weekend and show everyone the PROJECT 😯
Thanks Don for your comments, My hovercraft is scratch built,the skirt is unique because it has no holes for lift, the lift comes from slots under the hull, making it fast on land and water. Was that you travelling south on the M6 motorway with your craft Sat 8th?
This is the third craft I built and this was test day went very well on both land and calm sea now resides in South America giving tourists rides.It is powered by a 110hp KawasakI 600 Ninja engine for thrust and a 13hp B&G for lift.
Launch at last of Coromandel at Cleevedon last week with the help of a passing Portishead/Cleevedon club member who steered the ship, whilst I somewhat did my best with a video camera, I will have to get in a bit more practice.
With the noise from the meccano step down gears it gave a satisfying Impression. I do not expect that it will get sailed much, as it has ended up much more of a display model than something to expose to the sort of water we have around here.
Very realistic looking on the water. What calm conditions you have, my lake usually has a steady swell washing the landing stage from the other side. 😀
Good to see you have finally launched. I know from experience that this often seems to get farther and farther away.
Launch at last of Coromandel at Cleevedon last week with the help of a passing Portishead/Cleevedon club member who steered the ship, whilst I somewhat did my best with a video camera, I will have to get in a bit more practice.
With the noise from the meccano step down gears it gave a satisfying Impression. I do not expect that it will get sailed much, as it has ended up much more of a display model than something to expose to the sort of water we have around here.
Some more pics of hatch detail and a not to good internal pic.
Torpedo tubes help hide hatch line. Another pic of 0.5 m/c guns shows cooling flutes on barrels.
More photos.All four shafts are powered using Raboesch 35mm diam props.
Batteries are Nicads but I am going to try some 5000ma NIMH IN THE NEAR FUTURE.
Hello from an Ossie, I am gob smacked at your detail, it is so good I bet you have messed up and the shoe laces on the boots of the crew are done incorrectly? ( well, I know they are wearing wellies, so it can only be that the buttons on the weather jacket are on the wrong side?) What a delight, a superb model of building and engineering. Very, very well done . See ya Lyle.
Vintage Model Boat Company Sea Breeze electric powered model with a small brushless motor. This is a laser cut reproduction kit produced to a very high standerd. please take a look at a new club coming soon at http://froggyt996.wix.com/vintage-model-power-boat also take a look at www.vintagemodelboats.com
Thanks to John Lockett for the Video
Nice model, sailing very realistically in quite choppy waters. The brushless is powering well and with such a small model the weight saving must really help.
The lines are very clean and the kit is a credit to its producer and builder. 😀
