I figured since the hms roberts with a big gun terret wich is sort of high is gonna be cheapper and use the tranport engine since there about the same size and speed it will only be mabe 400 to 600 think that it will work .
Hi Nick, Not sure quite what you've decided here, maybe you can reword it to be a bit more clear, but I've moved this out of announcements and into the general forum. The announcements are is for things related to the forum itself.
I would not recommend it as a first ship, especially with your age and financial constrants. I would recommend a Liberty Ship or an AO - Cimarron. Plans can be found at Strike Models http://www.strikemodels.com/products/ship-plans/. Plans should cost around $14, under $200 for materials.
BG or FG the Roberts is not for the beginner. Even an experienced hand will find outfitting that model a challenge. We have used it in FG as a mock cargo ship. The thing can turn on a dime but it doesn't take much to put it out of action.
In FG, the barbette can be used to hold a coil magazine. It was the third ship I built and was not at all an easy build. Also note that you need a rock-the-boat reg from Palmer to get the CO2 cartridge and the reg under 16 oz and in the very limited vertical space. Understand that a standard servo set hard against the bottom of the hull is rubbing the bottom of the deck!
I have Roberts Class that was captured by the Axis. I wil look and take pics of the inside, once I dig out my boats, if you like. J
A low profile servo would fit fine and do the job I'd think. Still, I would say its a poor rookie boat. Ponderous, slow, probability of needing specialized parts is high which drives up cost, combat usefulness is low thanks to only one gun and low speed.
Little 12 gram metal gear servos (micro) typically have 2-2.2kg of torque. A standard one has about 3.5kg of torque and weighs 35g or so. Das Butts
My two models of HMS Terror had about the same keel to deck height as HMS Roberts. I was able to use standard Futaba servos in them with a couple of millimeters clearance. I switched to Futaba micro-servos in the HMS Gorgon and HMS Prince Robert to make installation easier. They'd work fine in HMS Roberts and have plenty of power to operate the rudder and Mav-2s. Bob
I put a sealed std servo in the stern for the rudders. I built a radio box into the center using the bottom of the hull as the bottom of the box. One std servo in sideways to push the poppet. Two mini servos ran the pump and mag throttle. I did a write up on the build for hullbusters years ago. Should be findable somewhere. Now I need to find a new turret for her...
I used a Traxxas waterproof Micro servo for both rudders on my old Kirishima. It had plenty of torque for a 27lbs ship.
