BOATMANS HMS TIGER C20 scratch build for R/C

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AN here she is on her maiden voyage on norwich pond an she performed great apart from a lousy turning circle but will work out how to make that better an her guns trained ready to fire

 

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view here of her from a rowing boat as if you are goin on board

 

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AN here she is underway as i treid to keep her at scale speed

 

[BarleyBop]

Brilliant!
Especially like the shots close to the waterline.

 

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hi all Last lot of tiger build pics today an here she is sailing ok underway an she is leaning a bit due to a stronge wind blowing against her

 

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AN HER internal eletric were not really up to the job so it was a case of strip the 30 amp eletrics OUT

an fit in her some 40 amps eletrics an that made a heck of a difference an here ive fitted in one fan cooled 40 AMP ESC PER MOTOR AN BIGGER MOTORS AN FUSES ONE FOR EACH MOTOR

 

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HERE they all fitted in ok an they dint get too hot unlike the 30 amp ones

 

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AN HERE she is doin proberly about 30 knots scale speed an the eletrics dint get hot so that solved that problem

 

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AN NOW all the club guys are now stating to fit their boats on the water an here is my mates tug that he scratchbuilt along side my tiger

 

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here just some of the members of the public takeing an intstrest in tiger an i was asked if they can see inside her an a small talk about how the ship was built as they thought i bought it from a shop but there wont be any shops what would sell a ship this size an the price would be dear to say the least as in some model shops ive seen just a small boat goin for 500 quid so lord knows how much they would charge for a big model like tiger

 

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here she is on show in a model show just finished puttin out the info book an pics

 

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an back to the pond an here tiger mixinit with the other ships

 

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stern shot of her

 

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WELL GUYS that the finish of the tiger build pics after near 4 yrs scratchbuild hope you all enjoyed the journey from cutting out the keel to the finished ship
CHRISB

 

[GCB]

Outstanding job! Bravo! An unique piece of art.
Quick one: what is the weight of your ship?

 

[BOATMAN]

Outstanding job! Bravo! An unique piece of art.
Quick one: what is the weight of your ship?

HI GCB Thanks for your nice comments an the wheight well this is just a guess im afraid but tiger wheighs in at at about between 60 an 90 pounds as that big hull was ever so boughant an it took quite a wheight to get her to sit down in the water hows that
chrisb

 

[GCB]

Whaou! So, do you have a mini crane to drop and pick up from the water?

 

[BOATMAN]

Whaou! So, do you have a mini crane to drop and pick up from the water?

NO just three able bodyeid guys from the boat club to lift her in an out of the water as there are always people all wanting to help so no probs as i cant lift her as i have back probs
chrisb

 

[BarleyBop]

That was an amazing journey! Thank you for taking us through.
— Brian

 

[BOATMAN]

That was an amazing journey! Thank you for taking us through.
— Brian

GLAD you enjoyed the journey Brian
chrisb

 

[kevin]

I'm late to the party, but yes, great build. Thanks for the ride.

 

[Rockin' Rob]

Excellent work Boatman! I thoroughly enjoyed watching you build it and man it looks so real on the water

 

[BOATMAN]

Excellent work Boatman! I thoroughly enjoyed watching you build it and man it looks so real on the water

THANK YOU SIR as cant get no greater compliment then sayin it looks real on the water many thanks makes all those yrs of building it worthwhile as has been said by the general public
ATB TO YOU SIR
Chrisb

 

[Pantherman]

AN then the other side gun flash but for some reason its not as bright as the first one View attachment 181659View attachment 181660

More gunpowder in that shell..... Pantherman