Seaview

[RAY]

Seaview

Well Dean
believe me when I say I have a cupboard full of cock ups from having ideas.
Anyway on with the build,both boats are now back in kit form,with only slight damage


I have re drilled most of my fitting kits so I can use my prefered shafting which is 3mm grp or carbon rod the castings are drilled 3mm any mountings are drilled to 3.2mm for clearence.

The pics show front planes test fitted and the damage to the deck.the propulsor housings have been honed out so I can wrap Davids units with 5 thou thick shim steel instead of using tape still all held with silicone,

I Will post better pics as I progress.

Ray

[junglelord]

Now, you guys know I said up front, I am a newbie...meaning "know nothing".

I have no need for magnets....then good enough for me.

I had a thought....don't listen too me.
:p

[RAY]

Seaview

I just could not have put that any better!!!

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

Thanks for that Dean,
I would follow as much as possible the way David does things unless you have a lot of building time under your belt,Dave has got all the T Shirts, and if you lose a boat it hurts,

I lost a deck off an early Darnell type 7 that was held on with magnets,I was not happy,as I watched it just slide away.

Ray

Listen to Ray, Dean.

The first time you hit the gas blow on your boat the over-pressure within will pop every magnetic hull connector -- if they separate enough, you start loosing parts to the bottom.

Do it my way.

David,

[RAY]

Seaview

Thanks for that Dean,
I would follow as much as possible the way David does things unless you have a lot of building time under your belt,Dave has got all the T Shirts, and if you lose a boat it hurts,

I lost a deck off an early Darnell type 7 that was held on with magnets,I was not happy,as I watched it just slide away.

Ray

[junglelord]

I do not know how to load the smaller images.
I do know how to use imageshack for four pics at a time.
This site limits you to four pics via that method.
I hope that helps.

I want to try to put my together with magnets as much as possible
in the first place....the way it snaps together, that should work out well.

That way I can always pull it apart in several ways.
Check my thread on the RC Seaview. The first page has some
ideas I ran across on the web. I think I can use the natural seams
as a way to deviate from the plans by Mr Merriman.

Not that this is the best idea, just one I am contemplating.

[RAY]

Seaview

Hi to you,
I have two that I have to pull apart,bit of damage done but ok.
do you know how to upload more than one picture at a time

Ray

[junglelord]

Hi Ray
I am new as well.
Got my first Seaview yesterday.
I have another one coming.
For the cost, you might want to just get another.
However I hope you do chronicle your task if your going to
open that one up...

Your braver then me.
LOL>

I hope to have two Merriman conversions by summer.
I will chronicle my experince as well.
Cheers
Dean

[RAY]

Hi to all.
I am new to this forum,and would like to chronicle the build of a couple of Seview Models.
Originally I was building static for a couple of grand kid,however they "want them to work".
A quick word with Mike and the fittings arrived today.

As I said they were already assembled, so the first order of the day was was to dissassemble them not the easiest of jobs

So for now just a few pics and I hope I can do justice to the boats.

And a thank you to Mike and Dave..

Ray