Make Class 1 Great Again

Knocked out a few remaining things
Sunday was a lot of soldering, escs battery leads, pump relays for other boats

Glued in the battery holder, also two bolts to hold trim weights (washers)

Epoxied the test switch guard and turret

I used magnets for turret holding

I fixed the solenoid issue and put the test switches in

Battery in place

Painted the bottom. Hopefully this doesn’t become this ships preferred battle position

Weight was good, right on max. A few shots all together



Still need to test CO2 system and guns, and sea trails.

 

Wow, nicely done, Kevin! Now if I can touch half as good with mine, I'll be happy.

 

Well done. I am a big fan of the plastic chain drive in small craft

 

The pump relays don't have fly-back diodes on them? Not that I can see them in the picture anyways. The band on the diode should face the + voltage. You relay needs it if your triggering it with a solid state device. Across the coil, your small wired connection. 1N4001 works fine.

 

Thanks Dave, I typically put diodes on the ship side of the wiring vice component side

 

I had a feeling you did, but thought it be safer to verify.

 

I should have known that this boat couldn’t perform at the level of a real Tromp without a decent spray tan

Did we ever find out how Steve found these things? And Steve, do you recommend one thick coat or multiple thin layers?

 

A GoogleFu master does not easily reveal his secrets.....

 

is that the same as...Don't ask don't tell....Sir!

 

I thought only typist used that sunless tan stuff since they never do get out to battle in all the UV light and radiation with us.

 

I’m only allowed to work on warships when I’m all caught up on other stuff or the Boss gets up-ity.
But, I’ve been a good boy lately so I got to lump the Baltimore; John C Butler; Tromp plus Turrets for Tirpitz and Florida into a mold tooling session with the new 42” Gas Cat.

 

I would be interested in a Tromp hull once they go to production.

 

Hopefully next week... God Willing and the Creek Don’t Rise... We have 2 sons with science fair projects hitting crunch time, so we have a wind tunnel muscling into some shop space. Plus our Daughter has Mock Trial Regional this weekend so we shall see.

 

Very nice Kevin! Colour me impressed! I have a question though, what class of ship is it? All those Allied boats look the same to me .
Again, nice job.

J

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tromp-class_cruiser

 

OOOH, KK, Thanks!

 

And I now get the pun in the thread title...

But, I see the Tromp is a class 1 with 1 1/2 combat units. But I see 2 1/2 units in the build, 2 guns and a pump. Did the build rules change or am I just missing something? Thanks,

J

 

Rules now allow low class units to split cannon units to fill gun barrels. So you see 2 half cannons

 

Ahhhhhh,

I see said the blind man..

Thanks,

J

 

... to his Deaf Wife as he picked up his hammer and saw.