BOATMANS HMS TIGER C20 scratch build for R/C

[Edbert]

I see "Tiger" and all I think of is 1942 (dominating North Africa and Russia), now I understand I did not understand

 

[Edbert]

transport her to the pond

I wish we lived closer, my new daily driver might have helped out.

 

[BOATMAN]

HI Edbert wow lovley truck YES THAT would have done the job fine an i would not have needed to half the ships as they would fit on whole bet that cost a bomb ?
chrisb

 

[BOATMAN]

H I Guys a few more tiger pics of the build an her the back section deck is all fitted on

 

[BOATMAN]

AN here im fittin in the hull jiont the eletric plugs

 

[BOATMAN]

an over 40 small wires all soldered to work all the eletrics what will be in the hull as there are 3 levels of plug sockets in the main plugs

 

[BOATMAN]

an here im about to fit in the hull jiont these wireing harness an the wires are about a metere long

 

[BOATMAN]

AN IN THIS PIC im now starting to build the main bridge S/S AN its all made to come off so i can fit in the big batts as there is two in the ship

 

[BarleyBop]

back section deck

We had ping pong table in our basement too when I was a kid!

 

[BOATMAN]

We had ping pong table in our basement too when I was a kid!

WHAT B/B does look like a ping pong table then lol ?
chrisb

 

[BOATMAN]

G/M ALL a few more pics to show how this big ship came to geather
an here the bow section S/S is comin on

 

[BOATMAN]

an here just the start of the wireing that will bring power from the hull section to all the lights in the mast an bridge section

 

[BOATMAN]

AN I made the bridge S/S so its in two sections so if a problem i can just lift the top section off to find the problem as i build all my ships like this

 

[BOATMAN]

AN here both bridges are built but the top section will lift off from its eletric plus as there will be white an battle red lights in these bridges an crew figers

 

[BOATMAN]

an in the bridge windows you can see the tiny wires ive fitted to bring power to both bridges more pics tomorrow
chrisb

 

[BOATMAN]

an i made a few water tight doors open an close with tiny hinges

 

[BOATMAN]

G/M GUYS
well a few more pics for you all to see

 

[BOATMAN]

HERE IM BUILDING the hangar bay that on the real ship held 4 seakings choppers an i bet that was a sqeeze in rough wheather an this chopper is a a 1/72 scale seaking parishly built in a test to see if i have got the hangar bay the right size as it is on the plans

 

[BOATMAN]

 

[BOATMAN]

AN HERE ive built the open an closeing hangar door that will work by r/c servo an the wood bar will be cut out when ive got my testing done

 

[BOATMAN]

an here a seaking on the flight deck an it was a big flightdeck as was the real ship was big

 

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an here ive built both hangar doors to work from r/c but seperatly

 

[BOATMAN]

an now the model is beggining to look like the tiger

 

[BOATMAN]

more pics tomorrow
chrisb

 

[BarleyBop]

What an awesome project that was!

 

[BOATMAN]

What an awesome project that was!

YESit was B/B all 4yrs or so of it an challenges of loads to get things working in her but it all worked ok apart from her turning circle but ive got an idea how to get around that sometime if i want to
chrisb

 

[BOATMAN]

G/M GUYS
well here are a few more pics to show of the tiger build an this ia a big servo fitted under the hangar deck to work the hangar door by push rod an here its in the door open postion

 

[BOATMAN]

an just some of the eletric plugs an wireing to bring power to the big main search radars motor

 

[BOATMAN]

an in this pic im now fitting in the eletronic 12v down to 3v converter for the radar motor which is then bein fitted into the front hangar wall

 

[BOATMAN]

an yes here is the 3v motor from a r/c tank gun turret an the shaft is bein fitted up the wall to connect to the main mast where the big search radar is mounted