Big, smeggin' brutal 4-blade props! She should have great acceleration forward AND reverse. btw, for the dummy prop shafts can't you just glue tubes to the outside and epoxy them in place? I have to do the same thing to the used ship I bought as it only has 2 shafts/props installed. Mack
FYI I would look at reversing the props so that the props spin in at the top and not out, with the testing that we have done at Rick's, odds are you will get some prop cavatation the way they are installed now, which will slow the ship down.
Yes it is a mean looking ship. Apparently the ship did get thinner. I have the appropriate piece to insert in the ship to get the right width so I can mark the subdeck correctly. And thanks again rob for having the build/ battle. Yeah, thats what rob said. I'm gonna set them up that way.
You can, you just have to make them strong enough so they don't fall off and won't break if you put some weight on them. Most of my dummy shafts have drag discs and I tend to set the boat down on them.
That was the discussion we had and I agree with you on that one. We were going to do it that way and low and behold, they are reversed! Don, flip those when you get the chance.
After a fine night of working on the NC, I can declare the deck/subdeck is GOOD! All epoxied in with more work to follow, Pictures as soon as I download them off the camera. Thanks to DonAnton for making the trip up. It was a very enjoyable day.
Quick question Rob. How do I find where the holes in the subdeck are from the top? So that I can make the deck cutouts a little larger? Bow that the deck is permanently attached.
First things first. Locate your gun turrets and the basic superstructure on the deck. Forget about the subdeck. You cannot locate the holes and come down on it. Besides it is not really enough to carry all your panels. Plan where the cutouts will be. Make sure you don't cut through a subdeck crossbrace. Then cut holes out and reinforce around the holes with other wood glued/epoxied in. Let me know if this doesn't make sense to you. I will try to explain it better.
So lay my plans over the deck and mark where everything is. Then take cutouts of superstructure and turrets and lay them on place.
Yep, draw everything out on your deck. No sense having a cutout in the middle of something you need.Then flip it over and find the subdeck. The holes will probably be where there is no subdeck. That is what you want. Cut your pop out decks remembering to leave enough room to move what you need inside the space (batteries, co 2, ect) This will be the only way you can get in your boat so make these count.
No Notebook but here's a ship!!!!!!!!!!!!! These are picts of Donanton sanding the subdeck to fit the hull, attaching the deck and gluing it all together!
oh i know, ive already had to use my patience. i cut out decks for the superstructure using only a coping saw, 3 bastard-files (dont take the word wrong anyone, it really is a tool), and some 100 grit sand paper and they are are really close. I know patience.
