Right now I'm planning on just 2, 7 amp, they sit right in the middle section, towards the stern, the CO2 bottle sits with the base right between the CO2 connectors coming off the accumulator tanks towards the forward side. I checked the balance, and right now with everything in it, it is just about 3/8 in off towards the stern, but I still have a few electronics to mount in the front, and the larger part of the superstructure is also towards the forward section, so it should be very close on balance. I went and added the stuff to the center so that you can see how it will be layed out. I need to cut the hose down some also.
Ahhh now i see how it fits. the earlier picture I could not guage the depth from where the regulator would sit and the batteries. Well done.
Thanks, so far I'm very happy with it myself. I tried from the beginning to get it to lay out this way. I only wanted to have to remove the 4 nuts to remove the center section to be able to service everything between sorties. The guns have worked out beyond expectations also, they align right past the deck edge, which is also what I was aiming for.
Allmost finished, will be water testing her tomorrow it looks like. Paint is drying as we speak on the hull, just need to check her in the water for the waterline, to do the grey paint above. About 2 more hours of wiring to do, just the run from the equipment to the on off switch then to the batteries. Frank will do my superstructure for me, he is somthing like Curt, just not as much, does nice detailing. It will not be done till March or April, but I will post the Mogami super he is doing for me right now, I will have it Feb 10. Mogami will be my next project. 2 new boats for Nats.
Dave we had a guy up here use you water channeling stuff on his ship. Turned out very nice, wish I would have used it on the Washington, I'd be done already. You should write an article for TF 144 with details of the product. Compare it's wieght to the normal method of balsa and epoxy.
Well I could take credit for it, but Mikey, Soggyfrenchman (He sinks alot) and his group came up with it in Ohio. For your Washington the weight would of been around 2 to 3 pounds I would guess, which is not bad since its weight at the bottom of the boat. I dont think it would work too well for a cruiser class or below because of the weight. Well I'm glad he likes it, I'm really happy with mine also. The only difference is I think I would do like Donation said, and tilt it too each side also, only like 5 deg, but enough to cause the water to run to the center, I only did it in the stern, since I was in too much of a hurry to get her done. I never used the balsa and epoxy method, I have always used foam and glass, so I could not tell what the weight difference would be. I imagine it would weight a little bit more thou.
Very Impressive! What's the boat in the background of the first set of pics, or is it a top secret project?
Nope no secret, thats Marc & Heidi's Konieg that I won at the local battle in Nov in a raffle. If you look even closer, down on the ground you can see another ship, that's a friend of Marc's Nagato, been under construction for about 3 + years now, swampy hull. My wife thinks we have too many, I just don't understand her reasonning. Then there are 2 Mogami's, 3 Radeskys, 1 KG5, 1 Titanic, 1 De Monies, 1 Jap tanker about 50% complete, hoping to have ready for this Nats, and 2 other secret projects, for the 2009 Nats. lol. [] Then again she may be right.
Well we may of got a little bit carried away, I did just turndown a Jap destroyer for $100, she said somthing about killing me if I brought another boat in before we finished any of the others, lol. []. How could I have forgotten, our Yamato, and Roma also. Well one is getting there, she is almost done. I hope she will be in the water tomorrow.
Every picture, and drawing shows a green bottom, with a red waterline. So thats what I followed, she does look nice, and different at the same time. The grey should be a bit lighter, but I like the darker grey myself.
I think the dark gray looks better than a light gray. The dark gray makes the green stand out better.
Well that sucked a bit, I just corrected a problem that set me back 3 hours. I finished the firing board, tested it, everything worked great. I mounted the mini Deans right on the board, made everything look good. Then I figured I would seal it with epoxy, which I did last night. Today I tried putting everything back together, and none of the 9 mini deans connectors worked anymore, boy was I upset, who would think that 20 min epoxy would leach into the connector from the bottom of the connector, all the way to the top of the connector while it cured, and fill the inside of the connector with cured epoxy. So of course I had to cut away the epoxy, desolder all the connectors, and replace them. What a waste, lost about $15 on that deal. But its all back together, and working, so now I can go back to the main power wiring.
Looking reeaaalllly sharp there! Can't wait to see the finished product, and good luck with your on the pond testing!
Well she is ready to go on the pond, still need some more wiring done, like installing the on off switch. Right now I will just plug it into the battery.
Hey there looking Faaantasstic!!!Can't wait to see more interior shots and of course the on the water pics. Keep them coming. Noice work Captain! Stokamoto
Well I forgot the camera of course. But she made her first voyage today. Everything worked as planned except the speed controller. I tried the Mtronic 15 amp, and it works fine, but I do not care for the slight delay getting on speed when going into reverse, as it ramps up the power. I took it back into Ricks shop, and tore out the ESC, and installed a TeamDelta motor contoller board. Went back out and she ran like a charm. Turns real fast, and does not slow down at all in a tight turn, due to the rudder setup, she is fun to run. Only 3 weeks to the next battle, can't wait.
TeamDelta motor controller board... I keep hearing the name, but what is so good about them, and where can I get them? Congrats on the maiden voyage. I'm cheering for you, since my next armed ship will likely be a big gun VU with 12 heavy cannons.
