1/35 Italeri PT boat build
Re: 1/35 Italeri PT boat build
That looks just great, and it's no surprise that you have much more top speed now. When you wire 3 Motors together in series, and say you're using 12 volts, then each motor is really only getting 4 volts, but when you wire them in parallel you deliver the full 12 volts to each motor, they just draw more amperage.
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Re: 1/35 Italeri PT boat build
Series worked pretty good on 2 motors when you lost a prop. Just not so good on 3!
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Pictures should all be sorted now Bill
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Re: 1/35 Italeri PT boat build
Thanks Mick!
Hope that doesn't cause any problems for our brothers down under!
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Hope that doesn't cause any problems for our brothers down under!
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Wow, This thing really fly. You should think about installing a movable camera on the bridge.
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Re: 1/35 Italeri PT boat build
Was out today at the lake with some friends and took the PT boat along for a run. Yesterday and this morning I threw together a piece of eye candy to take to the lake.
Here is is sitting on the top of the bench. You can't see it, but there is a pivoting ramp to run between the dock and the shore. I made it to act as an anchor point as the whole dock is floating.
Here it is in the water and in use.
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Here is is sitting on the top of the bench. You can't see it, but there is a pivoting ramp to run between the dock and the shore. I made it to act as an anchor point as the whole dock is floating.
Here it is in the water and in use.
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That's really cool Bill. It looks really good.
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That last shot looks spot on apart from the out of scale leaf or two !!
Really nice job Captain.
Really nice job Captain.
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As it has hidden flotation devices, I think we now need to see it upside down, and I don't mean a rotated picture
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Re: 1/35 Italeri PT boat build
Thanks, guys. For a quick knock out, I think it really came out pretty good. Still have to stain and seal it, then add some details.
Here ya go Mick. Upside down!
Here's a shot showing how it's assembled.
The inner frame is 1/2 PVC pipe covered with pipe insulating foam. The dock planks were glued down to a thin piece of plywood. I let a few planks off until I mounted them to the pipe pieces. #6 counter sunk screws fit great in the openings. After the decks were screwed down, I glued in the planks covering the screw heads.
I took a tee fitting and reamed it a bit until it fit all the way over the pipe. I did this to make a hinge for the ramp so that it could be adjusted depending on the conditions where I was running the boat.
And a final shot of the complete dock from the top.
Bill
Here ya go Mick. Upside down!
Here's a shot showing how it's assembled.
The inner frame is 1/2 PVC pipe covered with pipe insulating foam. The dock planks were glued down to a thin piece of plywood. I let a few planks off until I mounted them to the pipe pieces. #6 counter sunk screws fit great in the openings. After the decks were screwed down, I glued in the planks covering the screw heads.
I took a tee fitting and reamed it a bit until it fit all the way over the pipe. I did this to make a hinge for the ramp so that it could be adjusted depending on the conditions where I was running the boat.
And a final shot of the complete dock from the top.
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