First attempt at RC and have learned a lot from posts here. Some photos of the construction of Mini Me to follow. A real learning curve. There were 2 boats built.
1/12th scale 36' Doug Wright
First attempt at RC and have learned a lot from posts here. Some photos of the construction of Mini Me to follow. A real learning curve. There were 2 boats built.
1/12th scale 36' Doug Wright
Last edited by gunboat; 10-26-2022 at 04:02 PM.
Plub building
Plug building
plug building
Mold building
Started vacuum bagging to thin and reduce weight. There is a learning curve.
First boat vinylester resin hand laid top, epoxy vacuum bagged bottom
Molds
2 halves glassed together from inside ? 1st boat shown here. Epoxy filler to hide seam
Had seats printed but quality was garbage. Ended up buying a printer.
The first boat shown here was too heavy, sat low in the rear, did not run flat until high speeds, but then it porpoised too much.
First boat as sent to Performance Boat Center. They painted it to match their demo boat. Later i sent them new interior seats to match boat 2
2nd boat parts vacuum bagged epoxy. Cured in a heat enclosure to speed curing.
Paint
1st boat a lot heavier then #2. #2 built thinner, vacuum bagged. Has lighter ESC?s and outboards but also less power. Finished weight No. 1 about 14 lbs, No. 2 about 8lbs. No. 2 runs better / flatter.
One problem, I need to re-paint the gps screen where ever I go
I dont know how to post videos but there is one on OSE facebook and UTUBE
Awesome boats, you got some great building skill!
How did you make the plug, is it solid wood? Great job, I like the twin outboard setup as well.
Blocks of beach wood cut on a band saw for basic shape and laminated togeter. Router, chisle, hand work from there
Beautiful!
Thank you for explaining. Could you share the YouTube link to the video of this boat?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOMU6TAx_wo
The one OSE posted. Gets up to about 40 mph on 3S, but i dont have any video online
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