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| LINDBERG PT-109 - Posted: 18th Jul 2010 by deckape | |
| http://modelfireboats.com/?link=3038 >> Link directly to this post - (Paste into forums etc for reference)Ahoy
here is a few pictures underway and display of my 1978 issue Lindberg PT-109. I had this old boat for 32 years for power nothing to get excited about. not to much into speed but she goes fast enought not enough to raise the bow out of the water. I didn,t use the kit motor it was to much of a toy its design was primarley used for pool opperation. there for I replaced it with dumas 6 volt electric motor useing the kits reduction gearbox they give you. at the time of the build I had no forsight discard it, perhaps in the near future Iwill scuttle it and use 2 direct 6 volt motors the gear reduction slows down the speed pretty much if you use scale speed it is good for cruiseing at 6 knotts. the gear reduction has been coated with grifite grease as long as i had this old relic there are no wear on the gear teeth so she is good to go untill I decide to scuttle this old gear box. Here are a few attachments of this ols sailor
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| RAF RTTL Scratch built on GRP hull. - Posted: 24th Jun 2010 by WrinkleyP | |
| http://modelfireboats.com/?link=2988 >> Link directly to this post - (Paste into forums etc for reference)This is my second attempt at scratch building using a a grp hull. My first boat was an MTB/MGB built on a Perkasa hull as a semi-scale model. (see All things Rc - Power setups).
This time I have concentrated on keeping things lighter but it still weighs in at 2.5kg!
I have built without plans, relying on internet photos scaled etc using "Photo deluxe" and "Photo Express".
Virtually everything is built from plasticard apart from a 3mm liteply deck.
The dinghy is epoxy resin and microballoons, ths scramble nets are Lego!
Power is again courtesy of Graupner -2, Speed 600 8.4v using lh. and r.h 35mm props. Esc is one of those 50amp ones from the far east. These are far cheaper than the Viper Marine 40 used in my MGB, but slightly heavier and less sensitive at low speeds. Current drain (in the bath!) is up to 30A but this gives a superb on the water pace of an, estimated,8mph. Battery is a 4,600 mAhr NiMh.
(A true scale speed approaching 150mph plus).
I sail it on Ullswater in the Lake district and the Vosper Perkasa type hull shape is superb in the real waves that we get there, flying over the crests and taking aboard No water!
It really looks the part as my photos would show if I could learn how to load more than one! Can anybody help with this?
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| Veron FPB - Posted: 9th Jun 2010 by loz | |
| http://modelfireboats.com/?link=2935 >> Link directly to this post - (Paste into forums etc for reference)Hi
This is my recent project of the well known Veron FPB patrol boat. it came to me as a part built boat in very poor condition, ie part built hull with no super structure, fitting, shafts, etc.
it is now near completion, and fitted with twin shafts / 850 motors, yet to be tested.
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| Vosper MTB ( perkasa type ) - Posted: 3rd Jun 2009 by loz | |
| http://modelfireboats.com/?link=1814 >> Link directly to this post - (Paste into forums etc for reference)Hi,
I thought that my recently finished MTB may be of interest.
It consists of 49" GRP hull ply deck / superstructure. The fittings are from a mixture of ABS and metal, to give a good surface for spray painted finish.
The drive consists of twin 850 motors and twin 50mm brass props, controlled by a Jeti Navy 600 on 10 cells, this setup gives excellent scale planing, but with 14 cells the performance is outstanding. I use 4600 capacity and only select the top power run in short bursts, which gives me around 20 minutes duration on one charge.
radio is 2,4 ghz so no bother waiting for a free freq.
hope you enjoy
loz.
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| Liberty Ship USS Robert E Peary - Posted: 1st Jun 2009 by thelegos | |
| http://modelfireboats.com/?link=1813 >> Link directly to this post - (Paste into forums etc for reference)My first post on site as a new member !
I can't take credit for the building this Deans Marine kit, my father did that some 15 years ago but as a static model. When he passed away the ship came to me and a few months ago I decided to make it seaworthy.
She used a standard Mabuchi 540RS motor geared down using two 6v lead acid batteries - and runs for hours !
The pictures were taken at Peterborough Area Model Boat Club during our Sunday meet. I'm thrilled with it, very realistic at over four feet long, smooth and very manoeuvrable - Dad would have loved it :-))
I have a dozen or so RC boats, mostly vintage Aerokits and Veron, just bought my first Fire Boat to restore - more to follow I hope. Thanks for looking, Roger
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| King George 5th Battleship - Posted: 21st Apr 2009 by Seaspray | |
| http://modelfireboats.com/?link=1808 >> Link directly to this post - (Paste into forums etc for reference)This is my model of the KG5. Futaba 2 ch, electronize ESC, 12v 7amp gell cell battery. The motor is from a Ford radiator fan and pulls 1 amp current. Scratch built in the 60.70s and revamped in the 90s by myself. It is 1/96 scale @ 72 inches long and a width of 14 inches.
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| my 1/32 scale whale twin shafts two motors - Posted: 16th Mar 2009 by Michael R | |
| http://modelfireboats.com/?link=1802 >> Link directly to this post - (Paste into forums etc for reference)i built this model from the astec mouldings semi kit
it has two monoperm motors in running off two 6 v
buggy packs twin shafts ewin rudders i bought plans
of original whaleback and modified it to suit the
hull and top the figures where modified 1/32 eighth
army multipose figures from airfix they had tin hats
and a captains hat in figures so not too much to
modify the guns where bought from nautical marine
models came as kits i think it didnt come out too bad
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| perkasa 1/32 scale the wooden one - Posted: 22nd Jan 2009 by Michael R | |
| http://modelfireboats.com/?link=1793 >> Link directly to this post - (Paste into forums etc for reference)this model has a 12v marlin motor i am in the process of fitting esc and batterys old kit the gun was from nauticalmarinemodels the figures will be the modifyed
airfix 8th army 1/32 multipose figures painted in a med garb i sail at the southport model boat weather permiting
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| my scratch built 1/20 scale vietnam boat - Posted: 25th Dec 2008 by Michael R | |
| http://modelfireboats.com/?link=1790 >> Link directly to this post - (Paste into forums etc for reference)this boat started as a kingston mouldings hull of the
p28 fast patrol boat you get hull and plan the rest is up to the builder it is twin shafts twin rudders one speed controller a jel 6v 7amp battery AND two
545 motors
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| USS Robert E Lee , A Liberty ship - Posted: 7th Jul 2008 by Bob Jones | |
| http://modelfireboats.com/?link=1745 >> Link directly to this post - (Paste into forums etc for reference)A couple of photos of a friends model of a WW2 Liberty ship
She's approx 5 foot long and runs on 12 volts , looks pretty real l!!!
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