U7 Notre Dame 1/8 build

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  • Peter A
    Fast Electric Addict!
    • Sep 2012
    • 1486

    #1

    U7 Notre Dame 1/8 build

    Well I've been working on this for a few months, so I figured it's time to post up some pics. This is a scratch build from Newton Marine planes of the 1972 U7 Notre Dame.

    I started with copies of the plans, cut up and glued to the ply, then cut all the parts out with a small bandsaw.

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  • Peter A
    Fast Electric Addict!
    • Sep 2012
    • 1486

    #2
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    • Mike W
      Senior Member
      • May 2018
      • 345

      #3
      So much work! Kudos keep the pics coming!
      Otto RC Marine

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      • Peter A
        Fast Electric Addict!
        • Sep 2012
        • 1486

        #4
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        • Peter A
          Fast Electric Addict!
          • Sep 2012
          • 1486

          #5
          Originally posted by Mike W
          So much work! Kudos keep the pics coming!
          Yep a lot of work, little bit at a time.
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          • Peter A
            Fast Electric Addict!
            • Sep 2012
            • 1486

            #6
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            • Peter A
              Fast Electric Addict!
              • Sep 2012
              • 1486

              #7
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              • Peter A
                Fast Electric Addict!
                • Sep 2012
                • 1486

                #8
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                • Peter A
                  Fast Electric Addict!
                  • Sep 2012
                  • 1486

                  #9
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                  Masked up for the blue. (I don't much like the painting bit!)

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                  • Peter A
                    Fast Electric Addict!
                    • Sep 2012
                    • 1486

                    #10
                    The cowl is from RC Boat company, I still have all the detail bits to go yet. I'll post pics of the painting so far when I take some.

                    The set up in this is a TP4070 830kv, SK 130 HV esc on 10s. We run 10s in NZ.
                    I did a bit of work on the sponson bottom ride pads, hopefully I've done that right.
                    I hope to get a maiden run in at the end of this month. The detail stuff will just get done as I can, racing starts next month lol.
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                    2016 SUHA Q Sport Hydro Hi Points Champion.
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                    • Mike W
                      Senior Member
                      • May 2018
                      • 345

                      #11
                      Wish we were on 10S! What makes the epoxy filler that brownish color?
                      Otto RC Marine

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                      • Peter A
                        Fast Electric Addict!
                        • Sep 2012
                        • 1486

                        #12
                        Originally posted by Mike W
                        Wish we were on 10S! What makes the epoxy filler that brownish color?
                        On 10s we have a max of 6000mah also. Our boats are still doing between 90-105 kph, which is plenty fast enough for scales. But the faster you go, the quicker things can burn up. We have one guy that just tries to go as fast as possible, that results in dnf's or a boat not going for him often.

                        The color of the filler is due to the grey micro balloons, it is a West System product. I had run out of the previous lot I had bought near twenty years ago, I had to buy a 4 L bag, it'll last forever!
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                        • Peter A
                          Fast Electric Addict!
                          • Sep 2012
                          • 1486

                          #13
                          A few more pics.

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                          • Peter A
                            Fast Electric Addict!
                            • Sep 2012
                            • 1486

                            #14
                            Paint on, detail to go yet.

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                            2016 SUHA Q Sport Hydro Hi Points Champion.
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                            • srislash
                              Not there yet
                              • Mar 2011
                              • 7673

                              #15
                              Originally posted by Peter A
                              Paint on, detail to go yet.

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                              That looks great Peter. For one that is not fond of painting I’d say you got this!

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