1/96 Soryu

[HardRock]

I'm sure I have OCD or some other brain fart desease. Today was planned to be spent on fixing the few remaining bugs in the Oscar followed by a session in the bath to get trip sorted out. However; the ballast valve isn't playing the game and I broke the bath plug....So.... I thought that it might be just as well to get on with something whilst I contemplated how to fix the valve and the bath.

In a kind of innocent, disconnected way I started to play with fitting the hull halves of the Soryu. Just dry fitting - you know the deal. Anyway before I knew it I had drilled and fitted the rear planes, drilled and fitted the prop shaft, attached the prop, fitted the linkages, trial fit the SD and made a drive shaft! If I keep on like this the boat will be in the water by tomorrow.

Some photos:

The kit. Basic but good.

Tril fit that led to some sanding and attaching the sail.


The hull is only about 2mm thick so I made some bearings to support the X-tail shafts and eliminate slop in the control surfaces.


Control surface bearings in place, crossmember and prop shaft bearing fitted as well.


Linkages attached to the control horns.


X-tail fitted and prop attached.

[Davidh]

Looks like I'm going to have to make another trip to Ourimbah. Where did you get this Soryu ? Looks neat. Another nice model kit I' m trying hard to match in quality, . dang it!

Dave h

[HardRock]

R C Sub-Works!

[redboat219]

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USD 429.99!😰

[redboat219]

Going with 2.5" Subdriver?

[HardRock]

Yep. It will share the same SD with the Alpha.

[HardRock]

The jig used to get the drill hole in the right place in the fairwater plane.

After the drilling it became obvious that the planes were slightly DIFFERENT! Also a bit thin at the root leading edge when compared to the photographs, thus


The fix. Some cling wrap and filler.A bit of sanding, and voila!Half done.

[HardRock]

Fairwater planes finished.

And all the brass bits stuck on.

[HardRock]

Getting on with the railings.
And the sail ladder.

[Davidh]

Wow Scott you do move fast,

If I make it on the weekend I'd love to have a close look at the Soryu kit. Bits, pieces hull halves and documentation. Want to see where a prospective mike kit matches up...


Dave

[HardRock]

I suspect that your kit will be right up there. This one needed lots of work and wasn't cheap.

[HardRock]

We'll be at Ourimbah from lunchtime Friday. Fell freee to drop in anytime - coffee and biscotti standing by.

[HardRock]

Fitting the SD today. Should be in the water on the weekend.

[HardRock]

Change of plan. I fitted the 2.5" SD that usually drives my Alpha. The intention was to use the "V" mix function in my transmitter to run the X tail of this boat. Not so great as it turned out. I can get it to work but the servo throws are tiny; the end points can't be adjusted correctly; the rudder servo workes fine but the (slave) rear planes servo is all over the place. After an interesting few hours I gave up and fitted the 2" SD from my 212 which has a seperate X tail mixer already fitted.

I'm not going to get scale water line with this set up - the sail is too heavy but I will get to decks awash and that's good enough for now. I did have to put A LOT of lead in the keel to keep her upright. That damn sail is almost 5mm thick and its solid fiber glass. That said, everything went in fine and it all works. More trimming tomorrow and then the paint job. Hurrah.

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

Put the 2.5" SD back in there and install a mechanical X-tail mixer in the wet, between stern and motor bulkhead.

M