Something to replace the Neptune - Short Typhoon?

[Ed Kirk]

I have been looking for a project to replace the Neptune as a fun boat to just play around with. I used Orca slicer to shorten the Typhoon, started printing, can't wait to see how it turns out.

[Ed Kirk]

Getting the short hull printed. Mounting motors in stern with printed bulkhead and mounts.

[redboat219]

Baby it's cold.

[Ed Kirk]

Project coming along, I had to make the hull longer to get everything to fit. I used M5 threaded rod to bolt hull sections together, combined sections 2 & 3 and printed as one section - no glue. Glue not required on other sections either. The hull sections are numbered from stern to bow, kind of backwards.

[Ed Kirk]

Threaded rod with nuts, I was going to attach everything with nuts and washers, got to be a hassle so I went with wire ties except the servo tray. Even the bow bolts on, using acorn nuts, plan on using the bow to hold down the upper hull section. Remove the two nuts, slide the bow forward and lift upper hull off.

Photo quality pretty bad, not the print. Reduced quality to take up less space. (edit)

[Ed Kirk]

I am using Du-Bro fuel tank for ballast, very rigid tank should handle depths with no problem. Pump will be in forward compartment, then tank, electronics box then servo tray. Bow plane servo and mechanics will be mounted in bow using threaded rod. Hull section 1 also bolts to section 2 with 2 M3 screws and 4-3MM pins.

Serious kit-bashing;
Hull sections 1 and 2 are 75% length
Hull section 3 is 100% length (printed sections 2 and 3 as one part using Orca Slicer add part tool)
next hull section is section 7B at 150% length
Also had to reinforce strips in lower hull sections so they would stay on during print.

[Ed Kirk]

Plan is to 3D print shells to fit, fill with led shot and resin for ballast. Photo is example I use in my clock pendulums.

[Ed Kirk]

Created bow planes mechanics.