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    Default Zippkits twin tug build

    My first wood boat kit is done. Zippkits twin.

    RC4WD 65T brushed motors
    Hobbywing QuicRun 60A esc's
    Floureon 2s 8000 lipo
    Stainless steel u-joint prop shaft couplers
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    Why do my pics always do that

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    If you using Lipos what did you do for the ballast?

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    Quote Originally Posted by longballlumber View Post
    If you using Lipos what did you do for the ballast?
    Stick on wheel weights. I've found them to work the best over what others I see use. I bought a box of black ones off ebay.

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    Looks pretty sweet. Love the detail on the bridge
    Vac-U-Tug Jr (13mph)

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    Quote Originally Posted by fweasel View Post
    Looks pretty sweet. Love the detail on the bridge
    Thanks man!! I'm waiting on new digital scale to show up so I can do a bollard pull test. I'm curious to see what thing can do...besides rescuing dead boats lol.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Prodrvr View Post
    My first wood boat kit is done. Zippkits twin.

    RC4WD 65T brushed motors
    Hobbywing QuicRun 60A esc's
    Floureon 2s 8000 lipo
    Stainless steel u-joint prop shaft couplers
    Very cool, like the captain.

    Quote Originally Posted by Prodrvr View Post
    Why do my pics always do that


    BTW, off my iPhone mine do it too

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    Quote Originally Posted by srislash View Post
    BTW, off my iPhone mine do it too
    Thanks! Yeah, I need to figure out this pic thing. The pics transferred from my phone to the laptop correctly. But every time I post here, they turn sideways.

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    Quote Originally Posted by srislash View Post
    Very cool, like the captain
    If there's one thing I can't stand is when you can see where a driver would be on anything rc, and there is none. This tug boat, the two jets, crawler, and soon the giant Cub all have a figure operating them. Unfortunately, I bought a pilot figure for the Cub that a few people recommended, and the scale is way off. My Cub is a 1/5 scale and the pilot is for a 1/4 scale. So, I now find the perfect size pilot. The one I bought already...$15, the correct size one...$90. LOL I can't catch a break. So now I'm like...do I buy the $90 pilot or do I just heavily tint the windows? Hmmm I'll probably just buy the pilot and cry for an hour, then I'll get over it lolol.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Prodrvr View Post
    If there's one thing I can't stand is when you can see where a driver would be on anything rc, and there is none. This tug boat, the two jets, crawler, and soon the giant Cub all have a figure operating them. Unfortunately, I bought a pilot figure for the Cub that a few people recommended, and the scale is way off. My Cub is a 1/5 scale and the pilot is for a 1/4 scale. So, I now find the perfect size pilot. The one I bought already...$15, the correct size one...$90. LOL I can't catch a break. So now I'm like...do I buy the $90 pilot or do I just heavily tint the windows? Hmmm I'll probably just buy the pilot and cry for an hour, then I'll get over it lolol.
    Yeah I bought one for the 1/10 shovel hydro, no way!!! Huge in the trail truck too so it wasn’t the hydro’s scale being off. We run into this since we can’t put our hands on it before we buy. Internet pics and words are not always true

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    Quote Originally Posted by srislash View Post
    Yeah I bought one for the 1/10 shovel hydro, no way!!! Huge in the trail truck too so it wasn’t the hydro’s scale being off. We run into this since we can’t put our hands on it before we buy. Internet pics and words are not always true
    Exactly!

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    Very nice. Great details, the skipper looks spot on too

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    Quote Originally Posted by Prodrvr View Post
    Thanks! Yeah, I need to figure out this pic thing. The pics transferred from my phone to the laptop correctly. But every time I post here, they turn sideways.
    Next time, turn your phone 90° in landscape when taking the pictures. The forum is defaulting to a "best fit" when attaching images.
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    I'll do that, thanks!

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    Quote Originally Posted by hughb View Post
    Very nice. Great details, the skipper looks spot on too
    Thank you!

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