1/35 scale type 23

[greenman407]

Just to get up to date on this I glued the fronts to the rears but not the sides together yet. Went to great efforts to make the sides straight during the glueing process. In order to achieve this I had to leave a small gap at the top to be filled later.

[greenman407]

Thanks Andy. I hadnt thought of Ebay.

[Subculture]

You can get some nice small in-line gearboxes for not much money on ebay. I'm sure the motor you have has more than enough gumption to power that little XXIII along with a bit of slowing down.

[greenman407]

Thats what I thought. Building the cylinder larger is no problem but that geared endcap is something else. Im wondering about pulling the servos out of the endcap and mounting them in the cyl. proper, freeing up more room inside the endcap to mount a larger motor such as a 400 or a 540 to swing that prop. Also, I still have a 3" geared endcap. Perhaps some surgery will free-up the gearbox area to be grafted into the 2.5"endcap. Or maybe you or Mike will have pity on this old salt and send me(for a nominal fee)a geared endcap? Or.............the possibilitys are endless.

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

Yup, you'll fry the motor. The Bronco type-23 uses a 'standard' 2.5", single-motor (3:1 gearing) SD. The little cylinder you have has neither the ass to get that boat to the designed waterline or to swing that big propeller.

You cheap so-and-so, you!

M

[greenman407]

Dave, the Subdriver that I bought from the garage sail appears to have been designed for the Trumpeter Seawolf. It also appears to be direct drive. As I said before Im going to use parts of it to make a larger unit for the Bronco Type 23. Isnt that small direct drive motor too small for the bronco Type 23?

[greenman407]

I gotta get some pictures up here. I started with joining the front and rear sections together using model airplane glue on a flat workbench plank. I purchased an old WTC from Daves garage sale. Its a 2&1/2" job with a single motor output. However, its ballast tank section is way too small. So I will buy a length of clear tube and using componants from this used unit, I will custom make my own. I will, however, need to purchase the fittings kit. Small, humble beginings.

[trout]

Yeeeessss!

[greenman407]

Yep, Ya Skurvy Swabs, Me TOO.......Me TOO! I keep looking at this Bronco Type 23 still in the box, sitting on the shelf. This is such a Beautifully detailed model that it would be a crying shame to not dunk it in the water. So my first step will be to glue the sides, front to rear together as the hull comes in four pieces.
Ill be making a cut in the hull to accommodate the INFAMOUS 2&1/2" SAS Subdriver. I already have the receiver and Pitch control. All Ill need is the servos, fittings kit and Subdriver. Thats only...what....$700?
Yep, itll be a work in progress as I do battle with the Scamper, UFO Skydiver and the UPholder. I like my plate full, that way I can pick and choose. If you only have one project....then your stuck.