Well it was my first year racing and even though I was only able to attend 3 races I had a great time and learned a great deal. Really appreciate all the help from the guys at MMEU. But all I really had was my little UL-1 to race with and it was a long stretch between heats...LOL I was able to get the 1/8 scale on the water for the last race which was a lot of fun, but you put (3) 1/8 scale boats on our pond and it gets small right quick....LOL Need to add to the fleet so I'm running at least 3 classes....
After having such good success with my Miss Elam 1/8 scale build I decided to add a Q-sport boat to the fleet and went with Mike's GSX 380. I have a couple of P-Sport boats I'm looking at, but haven't quite made up my mind yet. But Mike is supposed to be coming out soon with the 31" P-Sport version of this GSX 380 also.
So I ordered the GSX 380 kit a few weeks ago. The kit arrived and it is the same excellent quality that I saw in the 1/8 scale 171 extreme kit. The quality of wood is outstanding and of course the laser cutting was superb. Checked through all the parts and everything was there. Mike even has some center section instructions in PDF format to help you along with the build.
I'm planning on the Leopard 5692 1340kv on 6S, Swordfish 240 HV ESC, Speedmaster .250 rounded strut and double intake sport rudder. Possibly going to try out PPG paints this time. Not sure on the color and graphics setup. Was kind of letting the wife get involved in that part.....
When I actually started to dry fit the center section I was telling myself that maybe I should have started with this boat instead of the 1/8 scale (LOL), because it is definitely a boat that the beginner could easily assemble and finish. This kit also comes with the fiberglass canopy that Mike lays up and it is beautifully done. All you'll have to do is cut it to fit and paint it. (I'll post pictures of that later)
This hull goes together quite quickly. I had the center section together in a day. The only thing you really need to watch is that you are building it on a very flat surface and keep things square with clamps and weights. I'll be moving on to securing the top deck and initial assembly of the sponsons before attaching them to the center section.
Anyway....more to come and as usual I'm always open to hear other power and hardware suggestions. Haven't completely made up my mind as yet...LOL
Mike
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