nichismo
08-21-2015, 11:17 AM
hey guys, im really excited for this project so I have already started and made some good progress, I intended to start this thread beforehand but I got overzealous and a little carried away :)
I recently made another 1/8 scale hydroplane (which was my first RC boat of any kind) that is nearing her maiden voyage. I got in over my head obviously with the choice of boat, but it was my interest in hydroplanes most of my life that lead me to do this, not necessarily the RC hobby firsthand. But with some patience, and an amazing amount of insight and guidance from others here on OSE (one individual in particular that I cant thank enough, you know who you are!), I am very close to finishing it, and am now confident going foward with this build. Now ill have better understanding this time, along with better resources and components, and a much better starting point as well due to the hull that was made for me.
The boat will be built to NAMBA and IMPBA specifications for the most part, as I do intend to have the boat be race ready. That being said, im not sure exactly how much racing I may do with this boat in particular, as I feel its pretty commonplace to figure you should be willing to lose the boat if you want to race it..... I was pretty set on selling the other build with most of its hardware and components so I could reinvest that into this build, but I am more and more happy with how that one is unfolding that I feel like just having two would be much more enjoyable with that extra sense of security somewhat....
If anyone is interested, you can see the thread for the previous project in the scale hydroplane section of the forum, the hull itself before I made many modifications was a Phil Thomas T5, so knowing that, you can easily identify which thread it is. I really encourage all ideas, suggestions and constructive criticism from you guys, as I love frequenting forums of all kinds, and I believe they can provide the basis foundation for a learning experience that nothing else can offer nearly. Theres already alot of pictures, too many by far for me to just start posting, so ill try and just post the most useful and critical ones, and if anyone is curious, feel free to PM me for any specific pics. Thanks for taking the time to read this !
SETUP:
NEU 1527 series motor, wind 1.5y (850kv)
MGM controllers X2 Series 25063 ESC
Revolectrix or Giantpower lipos, 5s and 4s packs, (8s2p/10s2p) 5500mah
Octura x450 3 blade propeller
I have been thinking about giving a stick radio a try, as it just feels more natural to me to throttle by pushing a “lever” foward like in a real boat. I was looking at the Futaba 4GRS and I really like pretty much everything about it, so I may put down a payment towards one on Tower.
**Im probably going to model the boat after the 2011 Degree Men that Ron Jones designed for Billy Schumacher . I had to invest quite a bit extra into the hull in order to have the necessary modifications done to it for it to be registered as this boat (drop deck sponsons, the transom extensions), however I really just liked the look of those in general and am open to doing the beacon plumbing boats too, such as the orange or white and blue renditions. **
I recently made another 1/8 scale hydroplane (which was my first RC boat of any kind) that is nearing her maiden voyage. I got in over my head obviously with the choice of boat, but it was my interest in hydroplanes most of my life that lead me to do this, not necessarily the RC hobby firsthand. But with some patience, and an amazing amount of insight and guidance from others here on OSE (one individual in particular that I cant thank enough, you know who you are!), I am very close to finishing it, and am now confident going foward with this build. Now ill have better understanding this time, along with better resources and components, and a much better starting point as well due to the hull that was made for me.
The boat will be built to NAMBA and IMPBA specifications for the most part, as I do intend to have the boat be race ready. That being said, im not sure exactly how much racing I may do with this boat in particular, as I feel its pretty commonplace to figure you should be willing to lose the boat if you want to race it..... I was pretty set on selling the other build with most of its hardware and components so I could reinvest that into this build, but I am more and more happy with how that one is unfolding that I feel like just having two would be much more enjoyable with that extra sense of security somewhat....
If anyone is interested, you can see the thread for the previous project in the scale hydroplane section of the forum, the hull itself before I made many modifications was a Phil Thomas T5, so knowing that, you can easily identify which thread it is. I really encourage all ideas, suggestions and constructive criticism from you guys, as I love frequenting forums of all kinds, and I believe they can provide the basis foundation for a learning experience that nothing else can offer nearly. Theres already alot of pictures, too many by far for me to just start posting, so ill try and just post the most useful and critical ones, and if anyone is curious, feel free to PM me for any specific pics. Thanks for taking the time to read this !
SETUP:
NEU 1527 series motor, wind 1.5y (850kv)
MGM controllers X2 Series 25063 ESC
Revolectrix or Giantpower lipos, 5s and 4s packs, (8s2p/10s2p) 5500mah
Octura x450 3 blade propeller
I have been thinking about giving a stick radio a try, as it just feels more natural to me to throttle by pushing a “lever” foward like in a real boat. I was looking at the Futaba 4GRS and I really like pretty much everything about it, so I may put down a payment towards one on Tower.
**Im probably going to model the boat after the 2011 Degree Men that Ron Jones designed for Billy Schumacher . I had to invest quite a bit extra into the hull in order to have the necessary modifications done to it for it to be registered as this boat (drop deck sponsons, the transom extensions), however I really just liked the look of those in general and am open to doing the beacon plumbing boats too, such as the orange or white and blue renditions. **