B
bobnv
Guest
Just keeps looking good, actually better and better 
boatman's 1/72 HMS Tiger C20 build
- Thread starter boatman
- Start date
boatman
SMF Supporter
OH HI Bobnv many thanks for your kind comment on the build an are you now up at that park ? if you are have fun an enjoy yourselfJust keeps looking good, actually better and better
ATB STAY SAFE chris
B
bobnv
Guest
Came home Mon for couple days to restock and look at my new models 
going back up today. Have some tools paint and small parts so hope to spend some time on the Cuttys deatils.
going back up today. Have some tools paint and small parts so hope to spend some time on the Cuttys deatils.
boatman
SMF Supporter
OK Bobnv have a nice time enjoyCame home Mon for couple days to restock and look at my new models
chris
boatman
SMF Supporter
HIYA Paul yea she comin on but still got to wait about a month for them collets or collars to fit to the radar sharft as I cant start to fit anything in for it at all as its all got to start at that point as its all got to be dead square or there will be problems
but thankfully jen came into my man cave this morn an declared right this has got to be tieded up an dump some of the boxes I had built up to store an use carboard to make mock ups of things an I thought I may as well help her as the bla*sted aliens had been in an took my ball an socket joint has I only had two an they just dissapperd overnight I looked nr all day yesterday an could not find them
but within 20mins of SWMBO bein in that room she found them right where i thought id lost them crazy enit but I looked there must have been ten times an I never see them anyway after a little victory dance as jen
her eyes i was back on the case of gettin the hanger doors workin again yahoooooooo so the build will carry on again tomorrow im a happy bunny now an hope Paul you are wellATB STAY SAFE chris
boatman
SMF Supporter
UPDATE GETTING THE HANGER DOORS WORKING FROM R/C
HI ALL well now that SWMBO has found them ball an socket joints I could not find I have been hard at it getting the H-doors working an so that its easyier to do this I bought myself off ebay a servo worker with out all the R/C all I need is 6v batt, a switch, an this unit, an a servo, an im off an as the dial is turned so it works the servo through it full sweep an then back
HI ALL well now that SWMBO has found them ball an socket joints I could not find I have been hard at it getting the H-doors working an so that its easyier to do this I bought myself off ebay a servo worker with out all the R/C all I need is 6v batt, a switch, an this unit, an a servo, an im off an as the dial is turned so it works the servo through it full sweep an then back
boatman
SMF Supporter
AN so a shot of the main components at the door, hanger door ,mounting to open an shut the door ,ball an socket joint ,an a rough servo arm I say rough as I had to work out the throw length of push rod ( but this servo arm I dint use )
which will be seen soon
which will be seen soon
boatman
SMF Supporter
an here is the push an pull rod linked to the H-door in it yellow outer casin 
boatman
SMF Supporter
an lookin forwards to where the push rod is goin through the H-deck an down to the servo 
boatman
SMF Supporter
an here the servo is mounted on the H-deck underside fitted with its proper length arm to pull the door up an down an its all in place screwed down but can be easysily removerd if I need to 
Last edited:
boatman
SMF Supporter
next pic servo in motion by R/C opening the H-door an as can be seen the pushrod bends quite good but still strong enough to push back up to close said door 
boatman
SMF Supporter
door now fully open 
boatman
SMF Supporter
AN NOW half way closeing 
boatman
SMF Supporter
an shut
boatman
SMF Supporter
WELL now over to work on the other H-door as these two doors will be wired up to a Y lead an both on the same R/C channel so when I hit the switch both the doors will slowy open by me fittin in a servo morph.
this is a devise that allows the servos to be set to different speeds an it will if set to slow the servos will take up to 30 seconds to open or quicker whatever I desire an ive never used one before so will see how it goes .
but now ive come across the unexspected !!!!!!
now as the servo has to face outward I have come across that the servo when activaited will only push upwards an not downwards to pull open the H-door so I have a major problem that reqiures a bit of thought how to get around this
this is a devise that allows the servos to be set to different speeds an it will if set to slow the servos will take up to 30 seconds to open or quicker whatever I desire an ive never used one before so will see how it goes .
but now ive come across the unexspected !!!!!!
now as the servo has to face outward I have come across that the servo when activaited will only push upwards an not downwards to pull open the H-door so I have a major problem that reqiures a bit of thought how to get around this
boatman
SMF Supporter
HI PAUL great to hear from you an yes if only
chris
scottie3158
SMF Supporter
Chris,
I really love the way you engineer your way around the issues.
I really love the way you engineer your way around the issues.
Love the working door, fantastic how you’ve engineered the workings for this