MANY thanks John yes when i first looked at the plans i thought god what have i let myself in for but she turned out ok lets just hope she will perform well on the pondThis has been one truly amazing build. Probably the best of its kind I have ever seen. Very well done.
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John.
1/48? That's going to be big.
HI Pete well as this will definitely be my last ship as im gettin on this will be nothing like tiger as clyde is a small patrol R/N vessel an in 1/48 th scale should only be about 4 to 5 ft long so not all that big but will be intresting makin things work on it an its a fairly new ship only about 10 yrs old or so so that should keep me busy modelin her till my time is up
HI Lee very sorry but no as ive had others wanting me to build them ships but when i say it may take a couple of yrs or more an its impossible to put on a price of a model till its built an they shy away an dont want to pay so ive always refused SORRY BUT NO
Chris I fully understand mate, perfection takes time and something that big... yeah, enough said!
yes Pete you are right i do modeling for a hobby an always have done but when it turns into work then i wont enjoy it an then its a big nouse around my neck as ive seen another chap yrs ago build a ship on commishion i think it was an he had no end of trouble with the person sayin the model was not detailed enough an i just listened an it was not a very happy ending im sad to say but glad it wasnt me
BLIMEY Pete he dint want much then cheeky bu**er these people just dont understand how much work goes into a model as i was at a grt yarmouth model show some yrs ago an i put my HMS CAMPBELTOWN TYPE 22 FRIGATE at 7ft 3inches long in 1/72 scale with a lot of R/C workin feature just like my tiger an she was on show an jen an i was talkin to the general public about the model an we had a fairly well off couple come up as all the gold necklases around his wife neck came up an said oh we really love your ship an would i sell it to them well i like to hold a fair price but i wont do anyone an i was ready to sell her as i needed the room for my next build an i said well there is a fair amount of moneyies worth in the ship an they said oh well how about 200 pound then an well i wont say what i an jen said to them but i think they got the message lol AS I SAID PETE most people havnt got any idea of what it takes to build these models as i think they think they are toys
HI Paul yes she is a biggee an cheers for nice comments an as she is a biggee thats partly why im a bit worryied getting her to the pond whole
HI Garry cheers for your nice comments an yes i was pleased with her but yesterday i had a new boaty freind an his wife come to see tiger as he has never seen her altogeather an he asked to see it all goin as he was flabergasted at the gun sound an the leds all flashin in the guns well all good an well till i tried the engines an i have now that motor probs back again as ive havnt run them since xmas an the rear motors went great but the ones where i had probs before would not work so today i will have to try an find out what the trouble is as i think it maybe be damp has gotten into the ESC that controlls them back motors an i think i may buy some more powerfull motors as i dont think these johnsons motors are up to job but hope fully i'll sort out the probs even if i have to strip out the motors wirein an the ESC an try another one in as these motors have been the really only problem on an off so will run some tests today Aaaaaccccccc there is always one isnt thereCongratulations Chris, what an outstanding result!!
You must be very pleased, but also a little relieved to be finished, Tiger is looking fantastic.
Maybe I'll get that good in time, not that I think I have another 30 odd years left in me though
I hope that your official launch goes to plan, and you have many happy hours sailing her.
ATB
Garry
AN HI AGAIN Garry yes these probs seem to pop up just when you dont exspect them to an im glad you found out what your prob was an it all now goin ok brilliant but ive yet to have a look at mine in tiger as i cant touch it yet as im waiting for the big batt to charge up an that should be done by about 2pm an ive also got to go an get jen as she is at the moment havin a look around the shops in north walsham as got to keep the boss happy dont we ? so i'll have a look at my prob this afternoon an yes i hope your sea trails go ok an could we have some pics of her makin knotts as PaulE says lol
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HI Scottie my freind im very glad you have enjoyed the tiger build an things gettin overcome but im back with them duff motors the one that played up before an this afternoon i done some tests on them johnson motors nearest to the hull jiont an when i wriggled the terminals on the motors when i did get them goin they start an stop so i think its them what are the prob as the rear johnsons nearest the rudder go great no probs with them so back to the problem motors i took them out an now ive replaced them with more beefyier grupner 600 motors so will see tomorrow how they go as i will have to make up a new wirein harness as the old ones terminals wont fit so more work but i had them both runnin tonight an they put the wind up me an blew a 15 amp fuse in a flash as god there is some currunt running through them groupners 600 so see what happens tomorrow but i think im gettin thereChris,
Absolutely outstanding my friend. It has been a pleasure to follow this build and watch you overcome and engineer solutions along the way. You should be very proud of what you have achieved and a well done to Jen for putting up with it all
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