Balaenoptera Musculus. Upgrades?

[seehuusen]

thanks mate :) It's pretty bright in the sun, I like it...
One more pic, just cos OSE can't accept more than 5 pics a post :p
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[masonis1]

I really like that color. I'm gunna tear mine down and fix everything I did wrong the first time. Hah

[seehuusen]

another little update...

Inside got painted black, then white specks around, like a real boat

I used wet and dry sand paper to clean up the bottom of the boat, then it got another coat of paint
I've finished the bottom of the boat, it's been sanded with wet and dry again now, and is as smooth as a baby's bum

Now I've started painting the rest of the hull, the silver paint is coming out great!! First few coats are on, and I'm letting it dry in the sun as I type
I will probably hit it with a few more coats before leaving it over night to cure

Tomorrow I'll wet and dry sand it all, some red accents, then a few coats of clear, and it should be good to have it's radio gear installed
I'm still waiting on the motor, but expect it here this week. It's the same for all the other bits, they should all start arriving in the next few days, so gotta get the boat ready

Cheers
Martin

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[masonis1]

Nice looking.

[seehuusen]

volvo colours mate although I doubt I'll be able to make it as nice as that one... Silver, red and white, aught to be enough although I kinda like the blue hatch... At least, with the hatch, I can pull it off and do something with it later

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[masonis1]

Sounds nice

[seehuusen]

cheers guys :) it's pretty fun to build up I reckon :)
I went and got some paint today too, silver all over, red nose, white bottom Should be awesome :)

[masonis1]

Nice. I'm gunna rebuild mine this winter...

[srislash]

Looks good Martin.She should rip it up well.

[seehuusen]

hey guys

I made a servo and Rx box on one side of the hull.
I don't really like the balloon setup, I can't seem to get the servo to sit 100% still when it has a balloon wrapped around it, so I made this, it'll be water proof... as much as a baloon or glued up glove anyways
...and how is this for close on the weight, ESC weighs in at 105g and the servo, Rx and the wooden box is 103g I'll do a final calibration once in the water, but that's very close

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a few pics of the progress so far... I think I'll be waiting on hardware, it should all arrive this week, hopefully

Cheers
Martin

[seehuusen]

a bit of an update...

Transom is finished, rear holes blocked and sanded.
The cast holes are filled out
I've made a piece of ply fit as a floor, to stiffen the boat on the length. It will be glued in place
I also painted the bottom outside of the hull, and it came up sweet :D

Cheers
Martin

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[masonis1]

Looks good. Nice work

[seehuusen]

filled up the holes on the out side, hoping it will make it a bit more streamlined :)

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[seehuusen]

a bit of progress today

I went to the local hard ware store and got a dremmel copy, very happy
So I got rid of all the little bits inside the boat, and cleaned it up

Then I made a new transom from some 3mm ply, which I fibre glassed into the boat to make it a bit stiffer and to have somewhere stronger to mount the gear

Pictures attached, it's all curing right now

Cheers
Martin

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[masonis1]

I'd like to see it here too plz