American Beauty.
09-08-2008, 04:25 PM
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American Beauty.
Hi all,
Thought you'd like to see my American Beauty,it's taken 11 months to finish and with the 4 barges she sails great.
Jenno 7
Thought you'd like to see my American Beauty,it's taken 11 months to finish and with the 4 barges she sails great.
Jenno 7
09-08-2008, 05:09 PM
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RE: American Beauty.
This kit is coming back, probably a limited run.
http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXVFB9&P=7
Dave
PS And yes, nicely done!
http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXVFB9&P=7
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PS And yes, nicely done!
09-09-2008, 08:34 AM
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RE: American Beauty.
LOOKS GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!!! Do you have any pics of the interior. I am particularly interested in the motor mounts and rudder installations. Both seem to have interferences which is one reason i shifted to my Midwest Lifeboat and Dauntless for a while.
09-09-2008, 03:21 PM
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Dang that's excellent work! And in only 11 months? Wow! I could maybe build one that fast if I were retired, single, and had a staff of talented model ship builders at my disposal 
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09-11-2008, 06:27 PM
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RE: American Beauty.
Hi
I just got one of these kits from a member here. They had started and well there is a lot of construction left plus some stuff that just looking at it for the first time I can see is wrong. My question is did you take any pictures while building? If so could you post them or send them to Me. I will probably bug you a few times if you don't mind.
By the way you're boat looks great.
I just got one of these kits from a member here. They had started and well there is a lot of construction left plus some stuff that just looking at it for the first time I can see is wrong. My question is did you take any pictures while building? If so could you post them or send them to Me. I will probably bug you a few times if you don't mind.
By the way you're boat looks great.
09-13-2008, 04:24 PM
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RE: American Beauty.
Hi guy's,
Thanks for your great comments much appreciated.
LClark I also had problems with the rudder setup so i cheated by not fitting them and had steering korts instead, i now that they are not correct but it works for me and the boat handles great even with the barges on. i'll post photo's in a couple of days (photo's on disc and l have lent them to a friend)
wolfmann just ask away i'll answer what i can if i haven't got a photo it can soon be taken.
Thanks for your great comments much appreciated.
LClark I also had problems with the rudder setup so i cheated by not fitting them and had steering korts instead, i now that they are not correct but it works for me and the boat handles great even with the barges on. i'll post photo's in a couple of days (photo's on disc and l have lent them to a friend)
wolfmann just ask away i'll answer what i can if i haven't got a photo it can soon be taken.
04-12-2009, 10:14 AM
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RE: American Beauty.
hey Jenno could you email me a picture of the inside of your American Beauty? I would like to see how you arranged all of your linkages and batteries.
Thanks
Baker
Thanks
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04-12-2009, 12:21 PM
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RE: American Beauty.
One of the members in my club has an American Beauty. It's a solid and reliable boat. It appears you did an outstanding job. I especially love the "bow-on" shot. How was take photo taken? Generally, we just lay down on the shore, and drop the camera down as close as we can to the water and snap away.
I would like to devlope a system for taking on the water pictures. Does anyone have anything better? An "on the water" platform with a servo controlled shutter mechanism?
I would like to devlope a system for taking on the water pictures. Does anyone have anything better? An "on the water" platform with a servo controlled shutter mechanism?
04-18-2009, 05:39 PM
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RE: American Beauty.
ORIGINAL: rcshipyard
One of the members in my club has an American Beauty. It's a solid and reliable boat. It appears you did an outstanding job. I especially love the "bow-on" shot. How was take photo taken? Generally, we just lay down on the shore, and drop the camera down as close as we can to the water and snap away.
I would like to devlope a system for taking on the water pictures. Does anyone have anything better? An "on the water" platform with a servo controlled shutter mechanism?
One of the members in my club has an American Beauty. It's a solid and reliable boat. It appears you did an outstanding job. I especially love the "bow-on" shot. How was take photo taken? Generally, we just lay down on the shore, and drop the camera down as close as we can to the water and snap away.
I would like to devlope a system for taking on the water pictures. Does anyone have anything better? An "on the water" platform with a servo controlled shutter mechanism?
use windows movie maker to make the video then, using the "take picture" option, save the snap shot.
here are a few, some taken from land, some taken aboard a camera ship, all are "snapshots" taken from video. because you are spooling through video, rather than simply pointing a boat at something and hoping for the best
04-18-2009, 06:09 PM
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RE: American Beauty.
some more.
these were taken again from a movie footage I shot with my camera placed aboard a club members boat,
these were taken again from a movie footage I shot with my camera placed aboard a club members boat,
