BOATMANS HMS TIGER C20 scratch build for R/C

[BOATMAN]

ankor fitted an just hangin lose for the time bein but will be able to be pulled up tight against the hull in its proper houseing

 

[BOATMAN]

here the ankor chains an these were made from a big necklace i got from a car boot sale

 

[locomotive]

Im absolutely fascinated with this thread. Brilliant work! I look at it and think, " I could do that" then remember i haven't got nearly enough patience or attention span to keep at it.
I lose interest quickly, ( ADHD is great! ) so would just end up with a half finished boat.
Please keep posting, it's brilliant.

 

[BOATMAN]

Im absolutely fascinated with this thread. Brilliant work! I look at it and think, " I could do that" then remember i haven't got nearly enough patience or attention span to keep at it.
I lose interest quickly, ( ADHD is great! ) so would just end up with a half finished boat.
Please keep posting, it's brilliant.

HI LOCO many thanks for your reply as i was nearly back to thinking not many members are looking so will i stop posting but as long as i get one reply then its all makes it worthwhile downloading the pics as its quite complex doin it but as you are likeing it then yes i'll carry on posting the pics as still a lot more to come as ive jumped a lot of pics so i dont over load the forum site but ive got this build in imgbb site there are over a 1000 pics of my builds an mostly of this tiger build an im pleased you are likeing it sir thank you for your reply will now download some more pics as now its getting instresting with all the eletronics that will go into her an gettin the guns sounds to fire an guns to light up an flash
ATB SIR
CHRISB AN JEN

 

[BarleyBop]

fascinated

Watching @BOATMAN and his Jen help it come together... there's magic in it, pic to pic, it becomes a ship!

 

[BOATMAN]

Watching @BOATMAN and his Jen help it come together... there's magic in it, pic to pic, it becomes a ship!

THANKS B/B yes jen always helps me on my models as if i get the shakes jen comes an hold my wrist steady so i can build but not all the while only if i get the shakes as has her hobby is diamon art when she's not in the dress shops an yes we have had 44 yrs of marrige magic
chris jen

 

[BOATMAN]

MORE PICS GUYS
an here i had a rest from the ship itself as thinking ahead i thought well id better see if i can get the eleletric motors all wired up an working an here a couple of shots of them wired up with their ESC units BUT unknown to me at the time of wireing these units togeather that they just wernt up to the job of movieing such a big model an the wheight an meaning the30 AMP ESC AN THE MOTORS so a couple of pics of them but after one sail at the pond it was scrap them an take them out for some heavier 40 amp ESC an some bigger motors but we all learn our lessons the hard way oh dear

 

[BOATMAN]

SO after that cock up i thought id leave the motors an eletrics till ii got more info on their replacements which were more powerfull so i thought well id strip all the front bridge S/S down an funnell area an get them ready to paint up an frankly i was a bit amazed at how many there was

 

[BOATMAN]

SO painting begins on the S/S

 

[BOATMAN]

AN here another painted shot of the rear of the main bridge S/S an them knackering steps boy bet you had to be fit to serve on this ship ( puf puf ) out of breathe just lookin at them steps ladders lol

 

[BOATMAN]

Next is painting the big hangar bay roof come deck

 

[BOATMAN]

AN i thought id better fit in the bridge glass an its a light green to stop the suns glare refecting off the sea an here just got to make up an fit the window wipers

 

[BOATMAN]

HERE testing out the bridge lights an i had so i thought id fitted in some special led that show white light then if i revese the power they go to show red battle lighting but id picked an fitted the wrong ones but never mind

 

[BOATMAN]

an i fitted in both bridges some consoles that i wanted to fit some tiny 1an a half mm leds to light up an make the bridges more instresting

 

[BOATMAN]

WELL that was done so i thought right ive got several things that i want working seperatly so here in this pic ive made up an tested 2 red cams that work from two knobs that turn on my r/c these cams will hit an turn from servos fitted underneth them knock on switches 5 knock on swiches on each cam so 10 in total to work lights an radars an the seaking chopper an yes things all worked ok but there will be more pics of them working in the futcher pics an these knock on swiches still are not wire up propebrly as they are just under test so they will all have to come off an be wired up propberly then refitted back on the board

 

[Ron2]

an here both parts of the hull have been sprayded with 10 coats of matt light grey an also prop shafts fitted an the 2 holes in the bow section are for a bow thruster fitted in as when this is on the water its will catch the wind so the bowthruster makes the ship more easy to controllView attachment 177822

Did you apply an epoxy or fiberglass to this hull?

 

[Ron2]

HI GUYS well some more pics for you all of that very intricate working foremast an firstly a plan pic of it an what i had to build an this was altered several times by by the r/nView attachment 180239

Wow

 

[Ron2]

THANKS B/B yes jen always helps me on my models as if i get the shakes jen comes an hold my wrist steady so i can build but not all the while only if i get the shakes as has her hobby is diamon art when she's not in the dress shops an yes we have had 44 yrs of marrige magic
chris jen

That's really nice to hear- good for the two of you!

 

[BOATMAN]

Did you apply an epoxy or fiberglass to this hull?

HI Ron2 i firbreglassed the hull with mattin as it is nice an strong an this is a big hull so plenty of strenght needed only trouble was the smell but i had protetive gear on an it still gave me a migraine headake
chrisb

 

[BOATMAN]

That's really nice to hear- good for the two of you!

yes jen an i get on well to survise 44 yrs of married life as as quite a few couples enrnt long before they splt up as is the case today an thanks
chrisb

 

[BarleyBop]

Hey, unless I missed it, with such large craft do you need to install bilge pumps?

 

[BOATMAN]

Hey, unless I missed it, with such large craft do you need to install bilge pumps?

WELL B/B funny you should mention that an yes i thought about that havin a pump in as she did leak a little where water got forced up the prop shafts as the water pressure must have been terffic up the shaft had all 4 shafts been really well greased inside but the pressure from the props in astern pushed water up them only a little but it built up over time if i dint clean it out an jen was the bilge pump lol as when i lifted of the top deck she would get a big syinge an a bit of tube on it an suck out any water that had gotten in the hull hows that ?
chrisb

 

[Ron2]

WELL B/B funny you should mention that an yes i thought about that havin a pump in as she did leak a little where water got forced up the prop shafts as the water pressure must have been terffic up the shaft had all 4 shafts been really well greased inside but the pressure from the props in astern pushed water up them only a little but it built up over time if i dint clean it out an jen was the bilge pump lol as when i lifted of the top deck she would get a big syinge an a bit of tube on it an suck out any water that had gotten in the hull hows that ?
chrisb

So are you going to modify it for bilge pumps? I'd imagine you could end up in a pickle if too much water got in and shorted the electrical! Very impressive build and thank you for sharing! I've been wanting to build myself a wooden kayak for years and this makes me want to get off my butt and do it!

 

[BOATMAN]

So are you going to modify it for bilge pumps? I'd imagine you could end up in a pickle if too much water got in and shorted the electrical! Very impressive build and thank you for sharing! I've been wanting to build myself a wooden kayak for years and this makes me want to get off my butt and do it!

WELL Ron2 no need to fit one really as if you look in the hull the hull frames are half an inch high an any water that does come up the prop shafrts will get trapped in them sectins an the eletric componts such as motors an ESC 's are all fitted about an inch or so off the bottom of the hull so unless the hull gets a crack in it an lets in a fair amount of water there is no worryies an i only sailed her about a half an hour each time as usally there are so many people wanting to see in side her at the eletrics an wanting to ask questions about the ship i was lucky if i got to sail her twice in a day up at the pond an it was nice to see so many people taking an instrest in the model an the time went so quick so yes lets see you have a go id be your no 1 fan lol
chrisb

 

[Ron2]

WELL Ron2 no need to fit one really as if you look in the hull the hull frames are half an inch high an any water that does come up the prop shafrts will get trapped in them sectins an the eletric componts such as motors an ESC 's are all fitted about an inch or so off the bottom of the hull so unless the hull gets a crack in it an lets in a fair amount of water there is no worryies an i only sailed her about a half an hour each time as usally there are so many people wanting to see in side her at the eletrics an wanting to ask questions about the ship i was lucky if i got to sail her twice in a day up at the pond an it was nice to see so many people taking an instrest in the model an the time went so quick so yes lets see you have a go id be your no 1 fan lol
chrisb

Sounds like you planned this all out- why did I doubt? It's very cool that people are interested in the ship you built- it definitely deserves it!

 

[BOATMAN]

Sounds like you planned this all out- why did I doubt? It's very cool that people are interested in the ship you built- it definitely deserves it!

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

 

[locomotive]

HI Ron2 i firbreglassed the hull with mattin as it is nice an strong an this is a big hull so plenty of strenght needed only trouble was the smell but i had protetive gear on an it still gave me a migraine headake
chrisb

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.

 

[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
chriksb

 

[locomotive]

oh thanks loco for that info
chriksb

You're welcome. I do this crap for a living!

 

[BOATMAN]

WELL just had p/m here to visit me an jen an very nice gent he was too an now some more tiger pics an shot of both bridges lit up