37" fighter Cat Daytona build

[Checkmateguy01]

Man that looks great!! The airforce theme works perfect on the Daytona!! I need to get a set of those scoops for mine, i love the looks, are those just windshield squirter covers? One thing i want to add, i run my Daytona with the inline strut/rudder like you have set-up, i'm not really sure why people say they handle bad or the off-set is better but i know mine handles like a slot car!! I'm not pushing it to hard on 4S i know, but i'm real happy with how it handles!! Here's a short vid of mine running!

http://youtu.be/AmZuCCAWAJ0

[jj2003]

Curious about the scoops as well! You can check out some of vids from the link below to see how a twin runs.

[mtbenjamin77]

Reading thru this thread takes me back to last year when i was building my FighterCat Daytona, which i enjoyed just about every sencond of the build and am more than happy with the out come!! I was overly worried about how many water pick-ups i needed, 1, 2, maybe 3, but in the end i just went with the one rudder pick-up and have not had even close to any heat problems! I run a T-180 Seaking ESC and an 1800KV motor on 4S so i'm not really pushing any serious boundries, i'll admit that. I hope to try 5S this season, hopefully it'll still be reliable! Good luck with your build Catman, looks really nice so far!!

I agree, I have built a few twins with just one rudder pickup and everything was fine.

[Catman74]

I did not feel the need to spend $40 plus on a set of scoops so I did purchase the windshield water squirter covers, sanded them down and epoxied them on. Set me back a grand total of $6 delivered on eBay. A big shout out to Gimp for giving me the idea.

[gyrotron]

I did not feel the need to spend $40 plus on a set of scoops so I did purchase the windshield water squirter covers, sanded them down and epoxied them on. Set me back a grand total of $6 delivered on eBay. A big shout out to Gimp for giving me the idea.

Those $6 scoops look great! I love the water squirters cover idea in lieu of the $$$$$$ set of scoops.

[Mattwarner]

I did the same a few years back with some carbon look washer jet covers!

[gyrotron]

Those look nice too!

[Catman74]

I put in the servo and connected the linkage. Also fabricated a bushing for the for the rear of the stuffing tube; eliminated the play in the drive wire. Oh, and added a couple of decals too" :0)

[Eodman]

Nice looking boat!!!!!!

[Catman74]

Thanks Eodman. Taking my time as it is my first build and want it to be fast and beautiful! :)

[iamandrew]

Its beyond me, why Catman, and about half of this site, have done the rudder conrod like that.
it should be straight with no bends if possible. basically you have to increase the size and stiffness of the rod every time you make bends......... :S

[Mattwarner]

I did mine this way with two straight push/pulls

[Catman74]

Ok.ok.. Iamandrew. I see your point, and I try to do things the right way, but being that it is my first build, I think I am going to make a mistake or two -- that is why I am on this forum...to learn from you guys (you guys with years of experience). In any case, thank you for catching that before I went any further. I corrected the situation by laying it down with the same mount, just modified it a bit. I am going to place a piece of carbon fiber plate over the screw mounts that I have fabricated, hence covering the servo. Below are picture of how far I got today. I want to make it look kind of line the last picture. (Someone else's build that I thought looked amazing) Thanks again. :0)

[Cooper]

Nice job on the paint :)

[Rocstar]

I want to make it look kind of line the last picture. (Someone else's build that I thought looked amazing)

Thanks, glad you like it.