My Projects

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

Slap me, beat me, make me write bad checks!! lol

Damn!.... now, if you could only cook and bear children.

(On a quick reflection of my above, I reminded myself if I had pulled any of that **** on Ellie, the Authorities would still be looking for my remains).

[biggsgolf]

You took my not-so-gentile prod with good humor. You're my kind of guy, sir. You'll be pleasantly surprised at how little water you need in that ballast tank to counter the displacement of the SKIPJACK's above waterline floodable structures -- no more than 15 ounces worth if I remember correctly.

Keep posting, the beatings will continue, my friend.

https://youtu.be/r7SbUgb3HyY

https://youtu.be/n_9KW9RuEnM

David

Slap me, beat me, make me write bad checks!! lol

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

Haha, thank you! I hear you sir! I actually mentioned the possible ballast issue to head off "undersized ballast" comments, lol. We will see!

You took my not-so-gentile prod with good humor. You're my kind of guy, sir. You'll be pleasantly surprised at how little water you need in that ballast tank to counter the displacement of the SKIPJACK's above waterline floodable structures -- no more than 15 ounces worth if I remember correctly.

Keep posting, the beatings will continue, my friend.

https://youtu.be/r7SbUgb3HyY

https://youtu.be/n_9KW9RuEnM

David

[biggsgolf]

Don't be an alarmist idiot!... go with the existing WTC, trim the boat out thoroughly and you will find it suitable for the task. DON'T RE-INVENT THE WHEEL on a whim!!! Get some run-time under your belt before you panic over imagined 'issues'.

Keep plowing, you're doing fine. Don't screw up now.

I HAVE SPOKEN!!

David

Haha, thank you! I hear you sir! I actually mentioned the possible ballast issue to head off "undersized ballast" comments, lol. We will see!

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

Don't be an alarmist idiot!... go with the existing WTC, trim the boat out thoroughly and you will find it suitable for the task. DON'T RE-INVENT THE WHEEL on a whim!!! Get some run-time under your belt before you panic over imagined 'issues'.

Keep plowing, you're doing fine. Don't screw up now.

I HAVE SPOKEN!!

David

[biggsgolf]

The Resin endcap works perfectly. All mechanics on the 1:72 Skipjack are completed. The 70MM cylinder may not be big enough so I am going to design and build a larger one.

[biggsgolf]

Resin Bow Cap 70MM Cylinder

[biggsgolf]

Filler applies, next sanding: Start with a coarse 36- or 40-grit sandpaper to shape the filler, then progressively move to 80-120 grit for leveling, followed by 180-220 grit to refine the surface, and finally 320-400 grit for preparing the area before applying primer

[biggsgolf]

Gap to fill

[biggsgolf]

Nice! Maximus has a very detailed 945 Sierra-I coming, btw.
SIngle levers for each plane?

Thanks, no but has that capability I think

[JHapprich]

Nice! Maximus has a very detailed 945 Sierra-I coming, btw.
SIngle levers for each plane?

[biggsgolf]

Further progress

[biggsgolf]

1:72 Skipjack conversion using MAXIMUS-Modellbau fittings kit. Printing fittings on my new Resin printer

[biggsgolf]

1:72 Type 212 3D Print initial trimming completed

[biggsgolf]

Please understand my pool is saltwater so I use 2.4ghz and submerged trim is Periscope Depth