BOATMANS HMS TIGER C20 scratch build for R/C

[BOATMAN]

 

[BOATMAN]

AN HERE i tried my hand at making window wipers an i think they look ok made out of just bent brass wire

 

[BOATMAN]

here i just wired in the nav lights

 

[BOATMAN]

here if you look closely you can see the window wipers are fitted

 

[BOATMAN]

here just the steamin an running lights are goin an this is handy as when she is sailing with other models on the water i can see which one she is

 

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AND that fore mast finally finished with its saftery rails as it was quite a high mast with the proper radars made an fitted

 

[BOATMAN]

an here the wireing plugs fitted into the hull jionts to carry power to the small things like lights an radar motors an other things like hangar bay lights an seaking chopper

 

[BOATMAN]

an these two pics are the wireing harness's for both the front bow section an the stern section

 

[BarleyBop]

here i just wired in the nav lights

Wow... into the belly of the beast!

 

[BarleyBop]

wireing harness's

How'd you learn to do all that stuff?!

 

[locomotive]

Looking great.
Do you enjoy the technical aspects or is it a necessary evil?

 

[GCB]

Impressive!

 

[GCB]

and better not to get water inside the hull with all the electrical cables!!

 

[Pantherman]

an here jen is giveing it the thumbs up to say the ship is floating ok an ready to lift tiger out of the tank so we got a tiger in our tank lol View attachment 180891

Got the approval of the governor, nice. Pantherman

 

[Pantherman]

MANY THANKS Ron2 as i built my big uss nimitz the same way so i had fore knowalge of this about how the water wont reach the eletrics if raised up so i knew there wont be any probs on that account an thank you sir for the nice comments an yes the general public seem to love the ship like they did my NIMITZ an if its a really sunny nice day then some days back then i dint even have a chance to sail as the public were very demanding an i wont be rude by iginoreing them but on the whole jen an i enjoyed our days an hope for more when we get back to the pond in 26
ATB SIR
chris an jen

The Nimitz was a work of art. I have seen a great picture of it and you could not tell it wasn't the real thing, absolutely amazing, totally blown away. Pantherman

 

[BOATMAN]

The only mask that would protect from vapour or fumes is one with an "A" filter. They have carbon in them. Most masks are only for dust or liquid particles.

oh thanks loco for that info
chrisb

 

[BOATMAN]

How'd you learn to do all that stuff?!

WELL B/B its just comes to me naturally
chrisb

 

[BOATMAN]

Looking great.
Do you enjoy the technical aspects or is it a necessary evil?

HI Loco i enjoy the technical an eletrical side as much that i do of the build
chrisb

 

[BOATMAN]

The Nimitz was a work of art. I have seen a great picture of it and you could not tell it wasn't the real thing, absolutely amazing, totally blown away. Pantherman

HI P/M Many thanks for your kind comments on my Nimitz an yes she did turn out fairly good an i was very pleased with her after a 7 yr build but worth it an sailed for 3 yrs so i was very happy an she got her trophys
chrisb an jen

 

[BOATMAN]

and better not to get water inside the hull with all the electrical cables!!

HI GCB well the wires are no worryies as they are insulated
chrisb

 

[BOATMAN]

G/M ALL well to start the pics this morn here in this pic now splitting the wireing harnees wires 50/50 so that the half the wire go down each side of both hulls

 

[BOATMAN]

AN these wires will go down in the hull to the mini plug mountins to be soldered to the plugs

 

[GCB]

HI GCB well the wires are no worryies as they are insulated
chrisb

Wires yes, but connections?

 

[BOATMAN]

AN THESE wires get soledered to the tiny plugs on a bit of balsa moundting an the plugs are glued in place the holders only so the plugs themseives can be unpluged

 

[BOATMAN]

Wires yes, but connections?

well the connections are raised well clear of any water that may get into the hull ok an thank you sir for your reply an question
chrisb

 

[BOATMAN]

here ive just soldered 3 wires out of 4 connections to one of those mini plugs an insulated the soldered jiont only about another 70 odd wires to solder in place an i really enjoyed doin this work an yes i must be a glutten for punishment lol

 

[BOATMAN]

an how the cams work as they are fitted onto a mini servo an a turning knob on my R/C so when i turn the knobs as i have 2 on my R/C then the servo turns the cam to ativate a knockon switch to send eletric to work something

 

[BOATMAN]

an here both cams fitted but the knockon switches still not fully wired up yet

 

[BOATMAN]

an here where they are located in the bow part of the ship

 

[BOATMAN]

HERE NOW this is the real start of the eleltronics an here the PDB is powered up