1:24 1984 100ft Broward Yacht

[Bob Gato]

It is really dependent on the coax cable that you are using the small cable that typically is used in submarines is more attenuating but this should give...

[Bob Gato]

Nick,
As I had mentioned my shop and toys are all in storage.. I can do no further testing or building for a couple of months... But I believe...

[Bob Gato]

The stab fins are definitely a possibility-in my case and tests the track was consistent with prop walk (using bulk drone props-switching rotation was...

[Bob Gato]

Good idea they used to do something like that on car engines for oil control...

By the way great backstory on the family...

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[Bob Gato]

Way cool ...Ken you gotta post that on scale boats RCG... maybe a minimal post with no explanation and just the boat name for the title...the response...

[Bob Gato]

In the early days the boat's capabilities exceeded the crews physical limits-that was rectified early on...here's a quote from a Seal who expressed how...

[Bob Gato]

Nick-I am so looking forward to seeing how the gearbox works out...if you an pull this off it'll be a game changer! My prototypes were built in the winter...

[Bob Gato]

Personally-I like Tamiya flat or semi flat-it smells like hell but is compatible with a lot and has a nice spray pattern- Its one of those synthetic lacquer/enamel...

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This should go without saying,but makeup test strips or test boards and apply all your finishes as Dave mentioned above.... Do not take suggestions and...

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M.S.M.
I'm sure by now you have found that buoyancy and weight is critical-so much so that I wound up ditching the aluminum body tube and winding...

[Bob Gato]

I don't know if you've seen this...Here is the hot tub in operation:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_c...ature=emb_logo

[Bob Gato]

Thanks man..check out the Heineken and Landshark on the bar-I rolled aluminum tubing into beer cans and then cut them to size (.2" ) and then I had...

[Bob Gato]

This is my scratch built 1984 90ft series Broward Yacht in 1/24th scale. It was built from borrowed full size blueprints-Its...

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This guy explains it the best so here's a link: https://forum.rc-sub.com/forum/gener...r-c-submarines Also note that its the second post in "Tips...

[Bob Gato]

Lets see if I have this right-you have a 5 meter coax cable soldered to your receiver where the old antenna was. Then it terminates in a floating water...

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George -Not the case-72 and 75 shouldn't interfere with one another- the 72s will interfere with the airborne 72s on the same channel and the 75s will...

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George...don't you see the penny? Diameter-.750" or 19.05mm ...I am sure he placed them in the pictures for size comparison also you probably know...

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It was an experiment at 1:64. Capacitor power, magnetic reed switch, composite body tube- with cap you don't need timer circuit or battery...but you do...

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Consider micro drone props-I am using 2 blade but you can get 3 blade also ...https://www.rcgroups.com/forums/show...5&postcount=15 -BG ...

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Yes an MK8 mod 1, he was telling me that they would winch it off the boat ramp for a mission ( I believe that this was one of his private mission photos-note...