Here's my not so exciting (compared to master builders on this site) build which started life as the Gary Finlay 1/16 Atlas.
I love Gary's boats and have built many of his classic round nose hydro's over the years.
This build started after I did a display at the kids school Fete (Fair), which was such a hit, that I have been asked to assist in a class subject next year where the kids will build (to keep) an RC boat. The course will be over 19 weeks, which will not only include the build/set-up, but will also include learning about batteries, motors, and also the evolution of the full scale hydroplane race boat. We have chosen the Gary Finlay 1/16 classic round nose hydro because of it's easy build, and good performance (Thanks for the awesome design Gary). It will be a controlled class of model which will be powered by a 450 heli size outrunner, on 3000mah 2S Lipo. The school has a large dam of around 100m x 40m in size, which is perfect for this size boat. The class/course will end with a "race/fun day" on the dam, which I'm sure will be organised chaos!!!
I ran one of these boats, with the above configuration in the display, and it was a great success.
This course is designed to get kids off the video games, and have some hands on learning and outdoor fun.
I digress; so, I decided that I'd build a boat for a faster class too (and I just wanted to build something else!!), so I chose the 1/16 atlas, but turned it into a more modern look.
The only structural mod was to shorten the deck a little to allow for the more modern bodywork. I have two types of bodywork, so it could resemble a GP style boat, or an unlimited.
Here's the progress...
I love Gary's boats and have built many of his classic round nose hydro's over the years.
This build started after I did a display at the kids school Fete (Fair), which was such a hit, that I have been asked to assist in a class subject next year where the kids will build (to keep) an RC boat. The course will be over 19 weeks, which will not only include the build/set-up, but will also include learning about batteries, motors, and also the evolution of the full scale hydroplane race boat. We have chosen the Gary Finlay 1/16 classic round nose hydro because of it's easy build, and good performance (Thanks for the awesome design Gary). It will be a controlled class of model which will be powered by a 450 heli size outrunner, on 3000mah 2S Lipo. The school has a large dam of around 100m x 40m in size, which is perfect for this size boat. The class/course will end with a "race/fun day" on the dam, which I'm sure will be organised chaos!!!
I ran one of these boats, with the above configuration in the display, and it was a great success.
This course is designed to get kids off the video games, and have some hands on learning and outdoor fun.
I digress; so, I decided that I'd build a boat for a faster class too (and I just wanted to build something else!!), so I chose the 1/16 atlas, but turned it into a more modern look.
The only structural mod was to shorten the deck a little to allow for the more modern bodywork. I have two types of bodywork, so it could resemble a GP style boat, or an unlimited.
Here's the progress...
Comment