I just took delivery last week of this new frame kit from Mike. I have to say, I have built a few of his kits over the last couple of years, but this one is special. Mike always seem to 'push the edge of the envelope' out just a bit more. These are just amazing kits. The original Lobster was built for Steve Woomer Racing by Jim Lucero and was nothing short of the strangest looking hydro built to date. The original, however, just did not perform as expected. The models of this boat, however, have been very successful and this next step with Mike's kit should prove to be a very good performer, and it just looks cool. The best example I can show right now, is this. I also have one Mike's T-6 Extreme kits and the shipping weight was 14 lbs. The shipping weight on the Lobster frame was 8 lbs. Gives an idea of what the finished weight may be. I'm going to use R/C Boat Company's cowl, wings, graphics from Mike McKnight and power will be a Scorpion 4035/800 on 10s. SCU to be determined. One challenge on this boat is the narrow tub-4 3/8" so I ordered a mount from Mini RC Meca that will work just right and keep the COG low. At this point, I have identified the parts (no instructions remember) and have started on the main wings/sponson supports and framed up the rear shoes. All the parts almost fall together, all toy-tabbed for proper alignment, just need to knock off the 'laser glaze' from the edges. Mike even includes the skins for the main wings.
I won't start the tub assembly until I get the cowl, but Mike has added a very neat feature to this tub,and hope he adds this to later kits. More on that later.
Michael
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