Graupner Sydney Star ( Photo Heavy)

[PvtSpoon]

Well after 2 & half years ive finally started my Graupner Sydney Star so far ive spent everyday for a week & half on it, the plan was to have lights/sound/smoke along with the bow & stern thruster all working too have the lights/sound/smoke working off electic switchs but you run out channels & i cant affored to upgrade from a 6ch to a 7-8ch transmiter at the moment.

im still working on it so the photos below are work in progress

[PvtSpoon]

Update : Graupner Sydney Star Container Ship 1:200

Its been 8 weeks but felt like 8 months, been a fun build but the wiring was a nightmare but im happy with how it looks at night

[Doby]

Sweet!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[PvtSpoon]

Thanks mate

[Doug Smock]

Nice work!!
I was big into scale modeling until I got the go fast bug. I found myself in a similar situation with only a three channel radio.
I'll post a pic or two that may get you fired up about a inexpensive way perform a few of those tasks.

[Doug Smock]

This cam switch was controlled by the third channel and controlled the Nav, bridge, cabin and anchor lights.

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I used this esc for a bow thruster. The esc was connected with a Y harness to the rudder channel.
The servo was connected with a Y harness to the throttle channel.
The normally open contacts (held closed with the throttle off) on the micro switch energized the bow thruster esc. With the boat sitting idle the rudder channel controls the bow thruster.
If you were on the throttle above an idle the micro switch opens and the bow thruster esc won't have voltage.
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Make any sense?
This was in a Dumas American Enterprise and at the time I had more time than money.

Doby I realize that the AE didn't have a bow thruster, but I had one and thought it would be cool. It was cool! The guys were tripping on the way it was wired.
I stripped the boat down to paint it and it's been sitting every since. I'll get back there one day.

Keep up the good work Chris.

[AustinWolv]

Those night lighting pictures look especially great. Nice job.

[PvtSpoon]

Thanks for the great comments guys

Ive just got to play with the mixing setup on the transmitter now to get the thrusters doing what i want, from doing clockwise & anticlockwire rotation to sycing & to side to side crabing when the aux switch changed, but no rush for that still got to name her sydney star or find a ship that close and use that name

Doug love that wooden slide board setup ive fitted one of these to control the lights 2 way switch from one channel but the guy does make 4 way ones and there not too much money

[4sdash]

the night pics are killer man it turn out really well

[PvtSpoon]

the night pics are killer man it turn out really well

Thanks mate im pleased the way its turned out. ive had some decals turn up for the containers that should finnish it off then

[PvtSpoon]

a quick pic off my phone of the container decals put on

[Wetter]

are the containers HO scale or came with the kit?
sure is nifty

[PvtSpoon]

They are N gauge transfers i dident like the Graupner kit ones as it dident suit the maersk theme

[Wetter]

found this earlier http://rcscalemodelstore.com/ships-a...ontainer-ship/
didn't realize, A READY TO RUN MODEL OF THE

LARGEST SEA CONTAINER SHIP IN

THE WORLD dang!--------- funner to build i am sure (all i was doing was lookn' for steam boats and a fire engine)

[PvtSpoon]

Hi Wetter

Yeh ive seen that one on ebay its a very nice model but at $4500 alittle over my budget, but its not the largest sea container ship any more its the new triple E class 18,500 containers




I do have a steam boat project but its a very long term one i'll post a new thread for that