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If I remember correctly, there was a guy making the Mystics in the USA. Anyone remember which forum member it was?
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Steven Vaccaro
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Yeah, radtek is making the big monsters, like 2 meter or so I think. I do not know of anyone making the smaller 44" version here.
Were you looking for a 8' monster!!!!
BrianComment
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Radtec also have a beautiful little 23 or 24" cat, not sure if its ready for general release yet though.Paul Upton-Taylor, Greased Weasel Racing.Comment
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Radek is a busy person and has a hard time finding time to build. He has built like a couple of the the 90" cats for himself but not to many of the 24" boats. I have been waiting for awhile for the little cat for myself and I'm a friend of his. His work I must say though is top notch better than Hans himself and is worth the money he ask for his boats.
MarkComment
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I agree, I have looked at the radtek sight and it is incredible work. Makes me glad I am an engineer and not competing in the composite field.
$3,000 is way to much for a hull though for me. That is a nice down payment on a M-16, or about half of the price of a nice M2 carbine. Still, I can see why he spends time making $2000 to $3000 boats and pushing the smaller 24" cat to the back burner.
BrianComment
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Mark.
In what way is he doing a better job than Hanspeter ?Comment
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He He He!!!
Now you did it Mark, don't say someone about the germans!!! i am still confused though. Last time in Europe I asked around which ones was the best. The germans let me know they were, but they failed to tell the English, because when I mentioned it later, the English were very suprised I didn't know they were the best!
It's all good, they both make georgous boats I can only dream about!
Of course, from an economy standpoint, the Germans are kicking butt! I think they are looking to buy Europe the third time around. At least they build stuff very well, have wonderful food and the women are beautiful and useful (not just eyecandy)! OK, I am german/italian, so maybe I am biased!
I do want to know what resins hanspeter uses on his layup. what do they do for that beautiful gelcoat with epoxy layup?
BrianComment
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hahaha.
It's possible that the hulls from Radtek are better. But : convince me please ! :-)
Don't forget Hanspeter doesn't v.bag his hulls.
He made a 233cat for himself that can carry his weight while standing IN it.Comment
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I've got a radtek 24 and will start a build on it shortly after putting away holiday decorations. Just for the sake of argument I blueprinted the hull on a CMM and it's well within any discernable tolerances of squareness, profile, perpendicularity, and parrallelism. So far it's scorpion o/r's a prototype dual output esc, and that's as far as I got with components. Radek is sending me some material once things get caught up. We share that e heli addiction as well. Got to find some 3 blade 30mm L & R props or have them made. Radek speaks very highly of HPR I can only imagine.....Gas Segad / Gas Rigger / Radtek carbon cat / micro fe rigger / fe ***** in workComment
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Radek has been building model airplanes for almost 30 years. His slope planes have the fastest records at a particular slope down here and look like they were made out of a cnc mold which they were not. Hans lay ups are perfectly fine there just a little to flimsy and light. Radek uses more than double the material when he lays up a boat and is so strong you could stand on it. There's no worries when his boat blows over at over 80 mph of the boat folding in half. I know Radek has a lot of respect for Hans other wise he wouldn't have asked to make his hull. I guess you would have to see one in person to make up your own mind about which one you would rather have.
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Mark.
Most of the Europeans ask Hanspeter to build their hulls lightweight.
If we want a stronger hull, we ask him to make it "SOB-proof" :-)
The stronger version is the "hardcore" version.Comment
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