WW1 British 70` CMB Scale 1:24
12-14-2008, 04:06 PM
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WW1 British 70` CMB Scale 1:24
My latest model, a British 70` Coastal Motortorpedoboat. Scratchbuilt at scale 1:24. Powered by 2 Speed 600 Eco on 10 Cells NiMh, 4200mAh. Good enough for 20 minutes of fun.... 
The hull is fibreglass, moulded in silicone, as well as the superstructure, mine-trough, motorhatch. Most fittings are made out of resin. As we have made two boats out of this class it was obvious that making patterns would save time and weight at the ready model.
Scale 1:24, length ca. 93cm (3ft) beam 23 cm (9 inches), weight ready for trials 2,6 Kilogram.
Happy modeling 2 all,
J.
The hull is fibreglass, moulded in silicone, as well as the superstructure, mine-trough, motorhatch. Most fittings are made out of resin. As we have made two boats out of this class it was obvious that making patterns would save time and weight at the ready model.
Scale 1:24, length ca. 93cm (3ft) beam 23 cm (9 inches), weight ready for trials 2,6 Kilogram.
Happy modeling 2 all,
J.
12-15-2008, 12:40 PM
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RE: WW1 British 70` CMB Scale 1:24
... on the first positive we cared about adding as much details as possible, to ease the job later. Leightweight was absolutely necessary and I would not want to have any deadweight in form of brass and aluminium. So we made the fittings casted in resin. Usually I love to build in metall- but the weightsaving made it necessary to go a different way.
As the alignment of the shaft, prop and rudder made a solid base necessary, the rudders had been the only items made out of brass and silver-soldered.
The result is a brilliant performance on the pond, very close to the origins which had done 41 knots.... (yes, we are talking about 1919!)
I wonder what might be possible if we would have installed brushless instead of the 600 Ecos?
As the alignment of the shaft, prop and rudder made a solid base necessary, the rudders had been the only items made out of brass and silver-soldered.
The result is a brilliant performance on the pond, very close to the origins which had done 41 knots.... (yes, we are talking about 1919!)
I wonder what might be possible if we would have installed brushless instead of the 600 Ecos?
