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Well my son wanted me to build him a Mean Machine for Christmas and I finally got it done. I can't wait for him to see it. Last time he peaked I was just starting to paint it. He picked a paint scheme that I mooched of a cheapo Ebay RTR. I wasnt sure if it would go with the MM's lines but I think it worked out well. This was my second build.
The hull was a FE layup and the top of the tunnel was pretty flexible so I added a layer of FG fore of the CF. I added a few plywood pads for the RX battery and ESC to sit on. I used a thicker piece of plywood for the stuffing tube support and then went a little crazy with the epoxy putty to seal the tube to the hull. Motor mount is a Vac-u-boat unit. Running gear is the standard Speedmaster fare everyone has been using. Strut is set up a little less than 1/4' from the bottom of the sponsons and about a degree positive on the angle. I ran out of cooling line so that's why there is three of them.
The motor is something a little different. A Mega 22/30/4 w/ a Hacker 77. that was in my Titan 33. It's a high voltage set up. Should do mid 40's with 24 cells and I'll switch over to 8S Lipos when I recover from Christmas. I'm starting with a X637 Prop.
The paint was a PITA as I thougth it would be. I have undiagnosed obsessive complusive disorder
and must of painted that sucker about 5 times untill I was happy. I couldnt find Krylon at Home Depot or Lowes and settled for some crappy lacquer. Big mistake. It was very soft even after a few weeks and every thumb print and tape mark left a permanent mark. Couldnt even buff it out. So I'm strolling around Wally World and sure enough I stumble accross some Krylon. Much better. Red and silver pinstriping from ebay made for some nice crisp lines.
The hull was a FE layup and the top of the tunnel was pretty flexible so I added a layer of FG fore of the CF. I added a few plywood pads for the RX battery and ESC to sit on. I used a thicker piece of plywood for the stuffing tube support and then went a little crazy with the epoxy putty to seal the tube to the hull. Motor mount is a Vac-u-boat unit. Running gear is the standard Speedmaster fare everyone has been using. Strut is set up a little less than 1/4' from the bottom of the sponsons and about a degree positive on the angle. I ran out of cooling line so that's why there is three of them.
The motor is something a little different. A Mega 22/30/4 w/ a Hacker 77. that was in my Titan 33. It's a high voltage set up. Should do mid 40's with 24 cells and I'll switch over to 8S Lipos when I recover from Christmas. I'm starting with a X637 Prop.
The paint was a PITA as I thougth it would be. I have undiagnosed obsessive complusive disorder
and must of painted that sucker about 5 times untill I was happy. I couldnt find Krylon at Home Depot or Lowes and settled for some crappy lacquer. Big mistake. It was very soft even after a few weeks and every thumb print and tape mark left a permanent mark. Couldnt even buff it out. So I'm strolling around Wally World and sure enough I stumble accross some Krylon. Much better. Red and silver pinstriping from ebay made for some nice crisp lines.
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