Problem Child scale hydro

[drwayne]

Plugs handed over today.
Now for the sponsons.

[drwayne]

shoes.

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we looked at what the cnc service provided (above) .. no steps, no ride pads, not close to reality and decided not good enough .. below is what we produced ..
multiple steps , inset ride pads, very time consuming ........ very wrth while result

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[drwayne]

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[drwayne]

Looking better than expected
WOOHOO ........

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[srislash]

Oh my Doc. Looks great. I may have to get in line here.

[drwayne]

Woohoo ... sponsons and hull bottom have been pulled from molds.
Now to get dusty Lol

[drwayne]

Here is where Im at right now.

46.5" long ..

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[drwayne]

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[Shooter]

Beautiful!!!

[drwayne]

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The sports hydro ahead is a 30" H&M .. dwarfed
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[flraptor07]

Doc, That thing is lookin badass!! I can't wait to see one run. If it works like a real one, I may need to have one. Do you have a cowl done for it yet?

[drwayne]

hi guys, this is Docs brainchild, hes the one that deserves any credit for the hull. I am the one who is machining, moldind and building the hulls. First hulls will be going to wayne's to get all the testing all done. once he's happy, then i will release the hulls. To keep these within a category, the length will now be 44".
I will be doing these as FG as standard, and then Carbon as an extra, becausr of the nature of carbon, they wont be a full carbon but a Carbon reinforcement over Glass. This will allow for impact resistance.
will keep posting here once things go underway.
Mick

at the end of a very long wait .. ..and an endless array of cnc breakdowns and product delays ... this had me pacing my padded cell in frustration... and then he decides he cannot complete the deal he had arranged .. ..
I am an easy going bloke, I left him well enough alone .. paid for whatever materials he asked .. didnt rouse .. but this quitting was facepalm material

Fortunate for Mickee his cnc apparently started working 100% from the moment he sent the rough plugs

Here's where Im at now ....
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[drwayne]

Doc, That thing is lookin badass!! I can't wait to see one run. If it works like a real one, I may need to have one. Do you have a cowl done for it yet?

Hi
We will get it up and running before the show piece cowling is added.. the 1/6 blown V8s are expensive kits ..


Drivers for the first 2 hydros are ready to go, but I'll drive these first just to set things up

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[drwayne]

if the weather calms down .. Summer's first 42'c .... hot last Sunday .. pissing with rain Monday .. go figure the changing climate for our desert state ( driest state on driest continent on earth.. fact .. )

maybe next weekend will see this paddle around the pond ...

[flraptor07]

Lookin' Good Doc, What did you end up using for power in this?