My Micro Hydro

[JimClark]

Randy I only seem to find metalics and pearals no just solid colors. What other brand works well on aABS?

Jim

[Sneasle]

How little is 'little' and where can it be had?

[RandyatBBY]

Hi Guys back from Az. House of color paint is what I use. They have little bottles all mixed for air brush for $11.00 to $18.00 a bottle.

[Sneasle]

Good question, Something I've been trying to figure out as well.

I almost wonder if you could spray a rattle can into a container and then transfer that to the airbrush...

Airbrush paints are just so damn expensive..

[JimClark]

Anyone have any recommendation for paint for an abs hull? Preferably something that works with airbrushes.
Got my garage all set up for painting and am going to sit the micro aside now and paint the 1/16th scale Bardahl I have been working on.

Jim

[JimClark]

Steve has them
http://www.offshoreelectrics.com/pro...oct-oc098L-24c

[Sneasle]

hmnm.. got part numbers for those?

[JimClark]

I am using a octura flex and one of their stub shaft

[Sneasle]

AH, ok. My shaft was drilled off center... so one of my drive line sets is unusable.

[JimClark]

It is the same strut you got from ebay. I only bought the strut and will use the solinger micro rudder

[Sneasle]

What hardware is this?

[JimClark]

Motor, Strut and shaft locations Flex shaft is .098

[JimClark]

Ok I think I will run one of these PolyRC Batteries either

7.4V 1500mAh (2 cells) 25C/50C
Rating: 25C (37.5A) continuous, 50C (75.0A) burst
Dimension: 105mm x 32mm x 15mm
Weight: 84 grams

or

7.4V 2200mAh (2 cells) 25C/50C
Rating: 25C (55.0A) continuous, 50C (110.0A) burst
Dimension: 107mm x 32mm x 17mm
Weight: 112 grams

And think I am going to put the motor mount at 7 inches forward of the transom that places the motor at just slightly aft of the CG and gives me loads of room for batteries and esc in the nose. Going to make a small aluminum mount for it and reinforce the motor mount area with more glass and some plywood also. anyone got any good ideas for bullet connectors for the ESC to Motor> very tiny wires look very small in a 3.5mm Bullet.


Jim

[JimClark]

I used 1/32 ply for the stringers

I also added two strips of 1.5 oz Glass cloth to the open area. Not sure if this is enough but I would rather add more them try to take some off after the fact. Got to try to figure out where the motor is going to go on this one.









Jim

[JimClark]

I used 1/8th light ply instead of 1/32nd ply so I could have a good glue surface except on the #2 at the back of the sponson I used 1/32nd ply and two 1/32 ply doublers for ataching turn fin and water pickup. Probably 3/32 balsa would work out just fine