Kitakami and Z boat

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  1. Nibbles1

    Nibbles1 Well-Known Member

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    This thread will cover my Kitakami build and @greechronicles Z boat I am helping him on.
    Both will be torpedo ships. Our goal is to finish my Kitakami during Thanksgiving break and Z boat in January or February. We have Winter and Thanksgiving break so it should be doable.
    Also Kitakami has a 1/4 BB stuck in its barrel. How should I approach this?
     
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    From behind?
     
  3. Julian Barbera

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    If the kit was designed for 1/4in torps then I don't see how a bb could be stuck, try shooting some WD-40 in the barrel and see if it falls out. Send Pics.
     
  4. Nibbles1

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    Actually so smart, but I couldn't manage to access inside my tubes. I'll try again.
    I'll try that. I honestly don't know how the heck that got stuck, but I've fired it, trying to get it out, I tried knocking it out. I haven't had much time to examine it but I will soon.

    Also @greechronicles's Z Boat is now at my house :D
     
  5. NickMyers

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    might be time to learn about making barrels
     
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    you likely picked up a ding to the barrel, when tried firing the round hit the dent and jammed itself.
     
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    my brother poured baking soda in the guns to make "smoke" and got baking soda in the accumulators
     
  8. Julian Barbera

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    You might be able to flush them with water?
     
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    dont have the guns no more
     
  10. Nibbles1

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    They are at my haus. I will do that.
     
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    If you have a 1/4" stuck in the barrel, remove the barrel and fill it with 7/32 and then take a punch and a hammer and pound out the jam and the smaller rounds will go through. Then check what jammed it before loading.
     
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    Okay but I don't have any 7/32 rounds...
     
  13. Julian Barbera

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    We can take care of it at the next build meet.
     
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    when's the next build session
     
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    Some pics F310A0E0-2D86-4440-8102-672E4B74290C.jpeg
    Z Boat hull
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    Kitakami
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    Bonus: the dodge, dx6 and lizard tank B2675E48-DED0-4565-9B93-C9E7F29359D1.jpeg Extra Bonus: my lizard napping
     
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  17. Nibbles1

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    Did some work today love Thanksgiving break:
    No school!!!!!!!
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    Z boat got new decks
    That one still is better
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    Sigh. No work yet.
    No actually I lied it got new stacks:D
     
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    Me too, but i still got 2 weeks left of school
     
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    Kitakami electronics tested. All is good :D. The Z boat electronics are next (motors have been tested)

    Do you have Thanksgiving break in Australia? Because it's kinda an American thing.
     
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    some familys do