Azimut Atlantic challenger (times two)

[tomhugill]

For my next trick....I got these both off eBay with a view to selling one. One of them is the kit by graupner, twin jet drives with servo actuated reversing buckets. It also has a diesel sound module for realistic sounds. I'm planning on adding running lights controlled l with a pico switch.

The second is a copy based on the graupner plans. It uses a single graupner type 5 jet drive which is designed with a petrol engine in mind. I'm debating weather to go down this route or use a big brushless motor instead.

[ALPHA]

Hey tom.... they both are good looking boats... but for some reason the civilian stuff doesn't do it ... for me anyway... personally I'm waiting to see if you get one of these babies soon







or maybe one of these





boats with guns.... a nice combination


have a MERRY CHRISTMAS tom

ALPHA

[tomhugill]

Heres a test run on the canal:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBnYzcPa ... e=youtu.be

[Crispy]

Wow that looks very stable in the water, what scale is it and how long are they? Looks very nice.

[tomhugill]

Hey crispy, they're 1:20 scale and measure a little over 1.3m They where (the real one) designed to cross the Atlantic which has given the model really nice handling!

[tomhugill]

And how she looks/goes now!

[youtube]http://youtu.be/uxwBmg0tmsU[/youtube]

Some pictures:

I'm not a great one for tarting up interiors, if they work that'll do me!







And the outside, still needs finishing touched like reprinting the reversing buckets, some more antenna and a new mast head bit:






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[The Tank Man]

Look brillan now Tom was running very well at the Bury meet today!

[tomhugill]

The end is nigh! Just a few bits and bobs to tidy before I seal her with satin (or gloss) laquer. Least nights job was to rebuilt the mast and associated lighting. I used 4mm thin walled aluminium tube with the lamps and platform bits off the original graupner part. I used surface mounted LEDs for abit more punch.









Next job is to paint it matching white and add all the antennas!