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Post by markus on Oct 17, 2008 23:13:07 GMT 1
this building thread is dedicated to a good mate on here  some nice people on this forum have decided to fulfil his dream of a radio controlled aircraft carrier my part in this project is doing the rc installation gluing the remaining 960 parts will be the owner's job ;D ;D here we go: trumpeter nimitz 1:350 plastic kit  |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 18, 2008 5:50:14 GMT 1
Wow nice looking model. Nearly as big as the Bismarck by the looks of it. |
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Post by markus on Oct 18, 2008 9:08:04 GMT 1
drilled and filed some holes into the hull the plastic a-frames won't accept a 2mm shaft, so i'll have to make them out of brass...  |
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Post by markus on Oct 18, 2008 9:58:08 GMT 1
these are the rc parts which will be used.
still waiting on delivery, so no pictures at the mo...
1. 2ch radio 40mhz FM
2. racing pack 7,2 volts 2400mAh
3. charger
4. motors speed250 (4 pcs.)
5. prophafts like used in bismarck (4 pcs, modified)
6. silicone couplings
7. props 20mm
8. esc 40amps
9. mini servo
10. miniature rudder set
11. capacitors
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Post by ollieholmes on Oct 18, 2008 11:01:23 GMT 1
Keep up updated on this one. I have thought about doing something similler myself although using an Airfix E boat.
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Post by ollieholmes on Oct 18, 2008 11:04:43 GMT 1
Any idea where this kit was brought? I cant see it in 1:350th scale, only 1:500.
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Post by markus on Oct 18, 2008 11:22:46 GMT 1
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Post by nm on Oct 18, 2008 16:34:07 GMT 1
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Post by Deleted on Oct 19, 2008 10:41:04 GMT 1
eeeeeks far too much for me to buy.  Specially with the exchange rate the way it is with the Euro. €135 Euros = 262.473936 Australian dollars from google. 1 Australian dollar = 0.514336784 Euros from google. |
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Post by rem2007 on Oct 19, 2008 21:37:58 GMT 1
hmm, like the name of this thread, been away on the weekend. looking good so far. those little planes will be a treat.
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Post by jcmanu on Oct 20, 2008 15:50:37 GMT 1
 hi everybody, i just wanted to you all know that i will be building the USS NIMITZ , i wont be getting my paws on it for about another 5/6 weeks , until my good friend markus has the r/c done as i know nothing about r/c, YET.ALSO TO MARKUS AND A FEW OF HIS VERY GOOD FRIENDS.A VERY BIG THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUE EFFORTS ON THIS ONE.words cant say enough lads.jc ;D also , what makes this so hard for markus is that this carrier is not an r/c model, so he will have his work cut out fixing hull to incorporate an r/c.
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Post by jcmanu on Oct 20, 2008 17:17:59 GMT 1
one thing about buying carriers is that there is never enough planes choppers , awacs etc in the kit , also sailors at 1/350 scale are hard to get, however i was able to source all the above at TAMIYAS uk distributor
enquires@hobbyco.net
they have excellent kits with 10 assorted planes in their 2 plane kits, also a 144 piece sailor kit, although the sailors dont look alive. but the planes are brill.
jc
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Post by markus on Oct 20, 2008 17:33:19 GMT 1
....this carrier is not an r/c model just like the bismarck... ;D ;D indeed, really made some good friends on here: mark, achtung, eric, ph, rem2007, swanrail, .. just to name a few  markus |
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Post by rod on Oct 21, 2008 4:24:30 GMT 1
This brings back memories. My first R/C ship was the aircraft carrier enterprise CVN-65. I had a 1:400 scale static version of it and I had a burning desire to turn it into a floating R/C model so took it apart, put engines inside and took to the water. I can tell you it was almost a disaster. The boat was so top heavy whenever I turned, the flight deck dragged through the water. So my learning experience with weights and balances began. After many trial and error attempts to try and get some stability into it, I made it became so heavy it was too low in the water. So faced with not being able to make it float they way it was supposed to, I almost threw in the towel until an idea struck me that perhaps a keel was what I needed. I grabbed some two part epoxy and stuck a 10 cm length of pine onto the bottom middle of the hull. Then I started to glue lots and lots of lead weights all around the bottom of the keel to give it weight. Took to the water an lo and behold I had the bouyancy problem solved I mention this because I agonized over this for ages in working out what to do and I'd hate to see your project end in tears. Bigger scale carriers are probably easier to weight down, but carriers in the 1/350 and 1/400 scale are problematic in having too much weight on top compared to the hull. Good Luck with the build. (oh and I definitely glued all the little planes to the deck Green water over the flight deck was a constant thing.... cheers Rod |
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Post by markus on Oct 21, 2008 7:21:05 GMT 1
this model won't get its hangar deck to reduce weight above the waterline with cells and motors mounted deep down inside it will sail properly....hopefully, lol ;D will post a video of the sea trials next month markus |
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hi everybody, i just wanted to you all know that i will be building the USS NIMITZ , i wont be getting my paws on it for about another 5/6 weeks , until my good friend markus has the r/c done as i know nothing about r/c, YET.ALSO TO MARKUS AND A FEW OF HIS VERY GOOD FRIENDS.A VERY BIG THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUE EFFORTS ON THIS ONE.words cant say enough lads.jc ;D
