New Trumpeter Kilo 1:144 Build

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

Nice job grafting those metal antennas and scopes atop aluminum tubes. Much neater looking.

You screwed up, the anchor-stern light goes atop that fairing you have yet to glue atop the turtle-back. And it's not the, 'marker-buoy' lamp. You're way off the mark. Fix it!

And I don't want to hear any of that, "It's all good, just do what you want, as long as you're happy" horse-****! It's either right or it's ****ing wrong. Do it right! Error for lack of documentation is excusable. Error through sloth, in the face of corrective documentation, is criminal!





David
Stomping Feet Furiously!

[biggsgolf]

Light Leads assembled

[biggsgolf]

Happy to reprt that I successfully completed attaching a testing RG-178 Coax to the RX. The wet side will be set inside a Mast. Also installed a switch (under the blue tape). LED cabling has been run thru the bulkhead as has the RG-178 Coax. Please know that the RG-178 comes in various diameters. The photo of the Navi Lights is to show that I flattened them to make it easier to mount to the Sail Walls. Being 1:144 Scale I am going to make holes in the Sail and mount them inside, not protruding thru the holes as they would be huge! I am also installing a White Rudder light and an amber blinking Mast Light.

[biggsgolf]

I also use a waterproof connector ( available on Nautilus Drydocks) on the wet side which then feeds the lights in the upper hull

[biggsgolf]

Correct, I solder all LED’s, then spray Tech Spray Turbo Coat, then seal with Heat Shrink.

[JHapprich]

Replacing servo connecter wires with navigation lighting wires. Will connect to channel 6.

Exacly how does that work? You solder a LED on + and signal and switch it on by activatiting the specific channel?

Jörg

[biggsgolf]

Replacing servo connecter wires with navigation lighting wires. Will connect to channel 6.

[biggsgolf]

Finishing touches on the hull seams…. using a heating blanket

[biggsgolf]

Since I use in my saltwater pool, and have to run the RX antenna up an antenna rod which will stay above the water I am going to use 2.4 Ghz system and give Bobs 2.4 Ghz antenna extension tutorial a go. RX & TX should arrive today. I chose the Flysky FS-i6xF. I learned years ago not to use a TX that has a moveable antenna, they always break.

[biggsgolf]

Tiny seam, but I am ok with it

[biggsgolf]

[biggsgolf]

Dive planes rod and magnet

[biggsgolf]

Magnets in stern, bow and sail to attach, no screws

[biggsgolf]

I used all 1.57 mm rods, 2 mm was too thick and less then 1.57 mm had too much play.

[redboat219]

What diameter rods did you use?