BOATMANS HMS TIGER C20 scratch build for R/C

[BOATMAN]

This is amazing. Loving it.
Wish I had your patience and tenacity.

CHEERS Loco im glad you are likeing it sir an yes this kept me busy for months tryin to work it all out to get it all to work from R/C but i enjoyed doin it
ATB SIR
chrisb

 

[GCB]

AN HERE the finished 6 inch gun turret an on the real ship these were automatic guns firein 60 rounds a minute but they were trouble some as they kept jammain a lot as the R/N was goin to send her to the falklands war but it was polticaly unacceptable to send here with 1000 crew an a ship that could not defend herself so she dint go an was held back in the yard an in the end she was 20 yrs in build time as the admilrilty kept changeing her specs View attachment 181506

How do you build all these details?

 

[GCB]

And side question, how much will it cost you the entire ship with all electronics?

 

[Pantherman]

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Great work, loving all the lighting and the rotors spinning. PM

 

[BOATMAN]

And side question, how much will it cost you the entire ship with all electronics?

WELLL GCB SHE has been built for about 3 yrs now an sailed several times but i never think about the cost but its in the 3 grand range if i did sell her as i never charge for my time as to me that was enjoyment time of the build
chrisb

 

[BOATMAN]

How do you build all these details?

WELL GCB well i just have a good think about the suject an what i want working an it all happens from there how's that
chrisb

 

[domer94]

WELLL GCB SHE has been built for about 3 yrs now an sailed several times but i never think about the cost but its in the 3 grand range if i did sell her as i never charge for my time as to me that was enjoyment time of the build
chrisb

well , for builds of this quality , 3 grand is relative to what she would sell for.... 6-10k. in the maritime academy many moons ago, we had classes in an old fort (Ft Schuyler). the fort also doubled as a maritime industry museum in which a large collection of models were displayed. so in between classes of course i was examining.. there was one in particular , a builders model , about 12ft long of the liner Bremen. it was like looking at the pink panther diamond. every piece scratch built and lathed. i later found out she was worth about 30k. what i see in the Tiger build is the same quality. i found a pic online of the one i mentioned (looks like they couldnt fit the entire thing in the pic). if anybody is from the NYC area, stop in one day and check out the models

 

[BOATMAN]

HI Domer94 well thank you for sayin my tiger is in the same class as this liner bremen
but im afraid i dont think so as the chap who built this bremem is proberly a proper enggineer so its worth that kind of money but im just an amauter builder an work from plans so in my opinion my tiger is not in the same class wish it was but no
ATB SIR
chrisb

 

[BOATMAN]

HELLO ALL some more pics for you guys an here the 3inch auto guns turret an again they were beggars for jammin an when they did fire they fired about 90 rounds a miniute an mini servo fitted in the turret to elevate in time with the bigger 6 inch guns but no leds in these gun barrels as they are only 2mm wide but the do turn an elevate the guns

 

[BOATMAN]

 

[BOATMAN]

 

[BOATMAN]

AN The top of the turret is held on by micro magnets so i can remove it if probs with that mini servo
chrisb

 

[BOATMAN]

AN HERE she's beginning to look like a battle crusier an a lot of the pulic keep callin her a battle ship but she is not she is just a light battle cruiser but she was a big ship for that designation

 

[GCB]

Did you add some sounds when firing?

 

[BOATMAN]

Did you add some sounds when firing?

an well when i was building the tiger on onther forum i had a gent say to me be good to have them guns with a gun fire sound system an i said yes it would but i dont know how so he said leave it with me an to my amazement he sent me a gun fire sound unit that has the sound of the real guns off the ship an he wont take any payment at the time which was very nice of him as yes when the guns trained right or left then they hit knock on switches an that made the guns go bang an the big 5 mm leds flash one at a time in time to the gun sound an a lot of people kept wanting me to train the guns to see the guns flash an bangs as they were fasinated with the guns will show some pics of the guns fireing but cant show sound lol

 

[BOATMAN]

AN NOW back to the bridge as here ive fitted some bridge crew members to look at the computer consoles

 

[BOATMAN]

 

[domer94]

HI Domer94 well thank you for sayin my tiger is in the same class as this liner bremen
but im afraid i dont think so as the chap who built this bremem is proberly a proper enggineer so its worth that kind of money but im just an amauter builder an work from plans so in my opinion my tiger is not in the same class wish it was but no
ATB SIR
chrisb

you are too modest... in the end it was just some chap using plans as well. maybe he had some more resources, but in the end , the tiger looks to me as just as clean and tidy...

 

[BarleyBop]

i dont think so

Ha, you know, I had the privilege of working with some pretty talented folks... engineers, industrial designers, software specialists, acoustic engineers, industrial psychologists, animators and visual interaction designers... and a common thread among many of the best of them was something called 'imposter's syndrome' whereby they felt that they didn't deserve to be there or lauded for their accomplishments.

At a certain level of skill and talent, some people are too conscious of what could be improved, focus on what they don't know, and lose sight of the amazing work they actually perform.

So my advice to you is, accept the praise that comes from a genuine place of admiration, and know that you have some pretty amazing accomplishments!

 

[BOATMAN]

you are too modest... in the end it was just some chap using plans as well. maybe he had some more resources, but in the end , the tiger looks to me as just as clean and tidy...

HI Domer 94 well ok yes ive been told by several people eps my boaty m8's that my models are worth a lot more than i sell them for but to me if im modest then thats who i am but thank you sir all the same an ok i accept the prasie thank you
ATB TO YOU SIR
Chrisb

 

[BOATMAN]

Ha, you know, I had the privilege of working with some pretty talented folks... engineers, industrial designers, software specialists, acoustic engineers, industrial psychologists, animators and visual interaction designers... and a common thread among many of the best of them was something called 'imposter's syndrome' whereby they felt that they didn't deserve to be there or lauded for their accomplishments.

At a certain level of skill and talent, some people are too conscious of what could be improved, focus on what they don't know, and lose sight of the amazing work they actually perform.

So my advice to you is, accept the praise that comes from a genuine place of admiration, and know that you have some pretty amazing accomplishments!

AN Many thanks to you also B/B an yes i will accept the praise but in my opinion im just an average modeler as thats how i see my self but THANK YOU Both
ATB to you both
chrisb

 

[domer94]

i cant believe all the servos involved.. how many channels is your transmitter system? did you work out some other way of activating all the components?

 

[BOATMAN]

i cant believe all the servos involved.. how many channels is your transmitter system? did you work out some other way of activating all the components?

HI Domer94 the R/C has 14 channels an the 10 working features off the twin cams well thats 24 workin features but remember they are not all bein used at the same time an two big 12 amp hr batts at 12V EACH so that 24 amphr worth of power in the hull power is avablie an to be honest i havnt counted them SO when i put her togeather again i will count how many FUNCKIONS THERE ARE propberly OK an remember all 4 workin radars only work off 2 servo motors so thats cut some power not needed instead of 4 motors AN REMEMBER I FITTED IN A PDB BOARD AS THAT ITS FUNCTION TO DISTRIUBETE POWER EVENLY THROUGHOUT THE SHIP AN SOON I'LL SHOW A PIC OF ALL THE THINGS WORKING
chrisb

 

[BOATMAN]

hello all some more pics for you all an here im shown the big 5inch spk for the gun fire sound an the small box beside it is where the small 3 inch battle alarm spk is housed an this is the deck houseing an the small eletronic unit besides that is the sound unit for battle alarm but OH the magnet on the spkers are heavy so more top wheight wich is why this model is heavy

 

[BOATMAN]

here the spk's are all buttoned up in their sound boxes

 

[BOATMAN]

here both spk's are all fitted into the deck an grill covered over

 

[BOATMAN]

AN HERE is the gunfire sound unit fitted with the gunfire sound an a amplifier that my freind johnathan built to feed to that big 5 inch spk an god it is loud as when in a model show i fired the guns sound an it made the kids jump but they loved it as the unit fires every half second untill i let the guns turrets alingn straight again then the gun fire stops an yes i know it dont look much but i darent open it up in case bits fly out but he built this unit in 3 days then sent it to me to fit in the hull an wire it up an that took some doin even with a wirein diogram

 

[BOATMAN]

here the guns are in action very bright flash from this led

 

[BOATMAN]

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

 

[BOATMAN]

an here they are bein trained to fire