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Old 07-19-2014, 06:08 AM
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Lisa-Marie is a very creative lady - Bro is looking goooood !....just hope the mould pulls ok !


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Old 07-21-2014, 02:38 AM
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Sunday Morning Surf patrol - was hoping for some predicted big surf - BUT - was not to be - bigger sets closed out around much of the bay where we were able to rc Surf.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cygwZH1hwlE


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28" boards Bro head mould complete ....


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Old 07-21-2014, 04:11 AM
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Entered Bro into the FB Name Means.....thought the result was quite an appropriate personification !.....lol

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Set up the mould and pulled a soft cast - came out of the mould fine.

The new Bro is 425mm (17") tall from the bottom of the pod- 50 mm's (2"'s) taller
than the original Bro - has an all round bigger presence -







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Mug Shots .....Bro painted and epoxied.




Water deflection rim created and coloured.







Rudder tubes epoxied in place

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Dom can't wait to see the new bigger Bro in action......keep up the awesome work......Aloha ..Kale
Old 07-23-2014, 12:17 AM
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Originally Posted by tunda
Dom can't wait to see the new bigger Bro in action......keep up the awesome work......Aloha ..Kale
Howzit Kale !....it is so COOOOOL ! to hear from you ! - thanks for the 'positive'.....I often wonder how things are going over on your side - how has your rc Surfing been with your Bro ?....keep us posted !
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Hi Dom aka brosurfer just droppin in on your last few pages to see what's happenin

Particularly like the new flexybro height stance and head, looking fwd to his weight/selfrighting aspects when up n riding
36er project.. lookin fwd to comparo of them going too!

My flexy guy is over a year old now, still flexin and still not broken... all good!

All the best with the quest. bc

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Old 07-23-2014, 02:31 AM
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Howzit BC......shot for dropping in .....as you can see - I have been a busy lad !

The new Bro has been tested for self righting and outward centrifugal balance - all good - weight of new Bro just over 200 grams.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4qM...-eCEjP1qQh-aig
It definitely has a bigger / better presence on the board and draws a better scale ratio.

I will hopefully surf it in the week to 'Check it Out''where it really matters !

The 36 érs are coming along nicely - first builds require more prep work - jigs etc - so slower than expected . Still have to make the moulds for the 36" Bro - first wanted to check out the bigger 28" Bro. Have had allot of interest with regards these builds.

Happy that your Bro is still in one piece - they can take a punch !

STOKE !
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Creating Hatch covers - total of 2700g's/M ( 90oz) - layer of colur gel coat - layers of cloth - clear cloth layer to cover decal.



Second colour coat on the deck to blend the water deflection rim.

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Old 07-23-2014, 07:27 AM
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28" boards new Bro dude ready for the surf !...definitely has a bigger presence and better scale look on the board.




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Old 07-24-2014, 01:33 AM
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Hatch covers cut out and fitted - smooth gel coat finish inside - linen finish on the outside to
emulate the surf board texture deck.





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Old 07-24-2014, 03:15 AM
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Hey Dom

I must say, I quite like the size of the bigger Bro. Looking forward to see how it looks, and behaves in the water
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Originally Posted by kev.d
Hey Dom

I must say, I quite like the size of the bigger Bro. Looking forward to see how it looks, and behaves in the water
Howzit Kev ! - hope you had a good holiday - The new 28" board Bro dude is nice - has a bigger presence overall - I have tested it for self righting and balance and it works well - apart from perhaps being more effected by strong wind - I am sure it will work fine - I am hoping that it offers a bigger visual impact on the wave - more to scale.....

I am off the the Disney on ice show this coming Saturday morning - so we will miss each other again..

You must make an effort to get your board 'done and dusted'- once its done - it's all surfing !
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It's Decal time - with the pigmented colour boards, the decals are added last, under a 4oz layer of cloth - before the clear filler coat is applied.






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No probs. I am keen to get this thing finished now and hopefully will be dropping in on Bro out at Cemetery one of these days
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Originally Posted by kev.d
No probs. I am keen to get this thing finished now and hopefully will be dropping in on Bro out at Cemetery one of these days
Perhaps you can pop in on Sunday so that I can see how far you are and what you can do next !
Off to Cemetery now to 'try the bigger Bro'....good windy conditions to get a good feel for the effect.
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Surf Tested the 28" boards new Bigger Bro Dude !....Very Happy ! - in Windy / Bumpy surf conditions - perfect for testing - No adverse effects - board surfed well overall - proved to self right faster in the white water, which is an added bonus - the size surfer/board ratio is more to scale and Bro is more present visually on the wave - Awesome !
http://youtu.be/RknZTjMx6KI
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Saturday afternoon session: Strong side shore winds - bumpy wave face - kelp riddled water - cant keep Bro from having him some Brofun !
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9Dd9h6Vy2k&list=UUGF0z9XOc-eCEjP1qQh-aig
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Been running this motor for close to two years now - amazing how well they hold up to the
environment we have them operating in - A very simple maintenance procedure required every
now and again is to change the bearings - a noisy motor or shaft with play in it is a sure sign that
the bearings need a change - all of a 15 minute process at a $5 cost - left for to long and you will
destroy the motor. Once done - it is as good as new !




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Sunday session - 'new Bro having some Brofun - pulling a few very nice air rotations !

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NgT2DCUBaE
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Big Bro surfer dude template shaped to create the 3D core mould for the 36" board - up straight the BroDude is 65cm's tall - positioned in the satnce BroDude stands 54cm's (22") tall from the hatch cover surface and 62 cm's (25") from bottom of the pod.

Scale proportion looks great !......going to need a big barrel to cover this bad boy over !




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Old 07-28-2014, 11:55 PM
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Lipo Fire alert ! - received this (sad) mail from a mate in OZ - lets not forget how dangerous / damaging the lipo batteries can be !!!
as with myself - Chris also had a Lipo burn out - he was not as fortunate as I was !....lost everything !

hi dominic its chris from south coast of oz have some sad news about bro he was caught up in a lipo shed fire that gutted my whole hobby shed in less then ten minutes destroying six years of obsessive compulsive rc building ):
bro was a surfing legend in these parts of the world and will be sadly missed . just wondering if you can send me an invoice for my insurance claim as evidence of purchase as well as putting me in the in line for a new build very keen to see new larger bro in action might go that way interested in your thoughts once you finish and test . had many great sessions with bro with him out surfing most of the locals most of the time ! bro himself was unbelievably tuff handling many a heavy close out shore dump with ease and always coming back for more . i was charging a six cell 5000mah battery for my newly built eflight beast got complacent from 5 years of trouble free charging left for no more then ten minutes come back to raging flames and exploding lipos . oh well i guess i learned a lesson the hard way now it is a very nervous wait for assessors and investigators to finish there job and hopefully pay me my loses any way looking forward to putting this mess behind and getting in to some new extreme rc !! cheers chris =

Safe measure:
Use an old ammo box - cheap wall safe - steel tool box - or sorts - to charge and transport lipo batteries - since my incident I have had folk share with me that they have had lipo's going off after use - even in the back of the vehicle - treat the lipo battery with RESPECT as if it is a small bomb - it has the potential to do serious damage !!!!
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Big Bro's Flexible Core:

Once the 3D mould is made from the initial template, it is position on a stand for better handling and then prepared with a wax / PVA release system. Several layers of glass fibre woven cloth and uni-direction carbon fibre lengths are prepared to be laid up on the mould to be saturated and cured in an epoxy resin. Once laid up - excess epoxy is dabbed from the layup with a paper towel to eliminate excess weight, before the product is placed within a heated box, so as to ensure good curing for maximum strength.



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