Greetings. A couple friends and I are working on Yamato and Musashi in 1/96 scale, for a big gun club we hope to start in Norway (yes, there are a few europeans finding the sport fun, too). Now, I have the plans, started working on the hull, decided what things I want to be able to control, and so on and so forth (It's been in planning stages for about a year), and my main problem at the moment is I'm unsure what kind of motors to get. My local hobby shop said I want nothing smaller than a Robbe 1000 (12V/10A, 2.5x3.8"), but from what I've seen here, it seems you're using much smaller motors than that. So, is the shop correct, or should I shave off some of the price by using smaller motors? Robbe motors are easiest for me to get hold of, but cheaper/better/other alternatives are welcome. Just remember that sending stuff from the US to Norway usually doubles the price. -- Simen
Simen I have a 96th scale Strasbourg. I was running a pair of Wah-Mings direct-drive on 12 volts, and althought they did get her up to speed, I have decided to go with something with a little more power. I do however want to keep the current down. Are you running gear-drive, or direct-drive? Also, what voltage are you running? Mikey
I'm not running at all, I don't even have a finished hull yet! My idea was to have one motor per prop, but everything is still in planning, so nothing's set in stone. If there are good reasons not to, I'd like to hear.
