Dads203 Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 Been working on this for a while now, I bought it about 6 years ago and forgot all about it until recently. Great kit and if you can find one well worth the effort. Its a limited run vac and resin kit suitable for RC, I've added a speed 400 motor and a mini servo with a 20 amp esc which will give a good turn of speed. Detail wise she's very good above the waterline but the running gear is set up for RC so not scale. Enjoy Dan 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbuna Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 Looking good...I used to know a guy who served on one during the war. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 Ooer! Dan in "doing some modelling" shocker! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shar2 Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 Looks pretty cool Dan. I've been thinking of fitting a similar set-up on the Italeri Vosper. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 Fancy water cooling jackets eh? Now if you know someone with a lathe, a little knowledge of electronics, and plenty of explosives, I see no reason why 1/40 scale torpedos couldn't be made to work. If only you knew such a person. Nice boat though Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dads203 Posted February 6, 2012 Author Share Posted February 6, 2012 Fancy water cooling jackets eh?Now if you know someone with a lathe, a little knowledge of electronics, and plenty of explosives, I see no reason why 1/40 scale torpedos couldn't be made to work. If only you knew such a person. Nice boat though Nick Now , let me think.......... I wonder who has a lathe ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousDFB1 Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 Nice work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
periklis_sale Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 very nice work :clap2: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dads203 Posted February 8, 2012 Author Share Posted February 8, 2012 Thanks for the comments so far, some new pix up now, a bit dark you all get the idea. Torpedo tube added and the depth charges Better pix to follow tomorrow Cheers Dan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shar2 Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 Looking good Dan. Liking that a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 The lighting's a bit one-directional (not a crap boy band, before you start!), but we get the gist. It looks much more purposeful with the torpedo tubes onboard. I can't wait to see you try it on one of the huge puddles collecting on one of the many holes in the road Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan P Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 What a way to comeback Al Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stringbag Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 Ooer! Dan in "doing some modelling" shocker! Nice to see someone else getting the Williams treatment for a change. Looks as though you have moved on nicely with this one Dan. Chris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dads203 Posted February 11, 2012 Author Share Posted February 11, 2012 (edited) A brief update on progress, Started on the PE for the main mast, some Yagi antennas and some rigging loops. Gun Tub and gunner Crew Enjoy Dan Edited February 11, 2012 by Dads203 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormbringer Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 Looks very nice to me. Could we please have some more details on the r/c gear for those of us that have the Italeri Vosper but know nothing about radio control gear? Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dads203 Posted February 11, 2012 Author Share Posted February 11, 2012 Looks very nice to me. Could we please have some more details on the r/c gear for those of us that have the Italeri Vosper but know nothing about radio control gear?Pete Hi Pete, I've fitted. 40 MHz futaba RC setup in the Vosper, PCM rx and a micro servo for the rudder. Motor is a graupner speed 400 7.2v direct drive controlled by a Mtroniks viper 20 marine esc 20A rated. Battery will be a 2000 mah NiMh battery pack, I should get approx 45 minutes run time with this setup. I'm getting pretty close to max weight with this kit and any battery over 2000 NiMh pushes the displacement below scale, as higher the battery capacity the more weight. Lipo batteries are considerably lighter for the same capacity and offer greater performance. For the italeri kit you will need to run brushless motors and Lipo batteries to keep the weight right down to give it some decent performance. I' d do a google search and have a look at what other folk are doing with RCing the italeri kit, I've read a few good articles on the 35th scale Vosper none are what I'd call cheap though !! HTH Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 Those figures look nice - is the gunner moulded into his enclosure, or is he separate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shar2 Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 She's coming along really nicely Dan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbuna Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 Looking really good mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dads203 Posted February 26, 2012 Author Share Posted February 26, 2012 Those figures look nice - is the gunner moulded into his enclosure, or is he separate? Hi Mike, the gunner is seperate from the gun tub, they are not bad tbh, just a shame that George has stopped the kit business totally now. Dave,Jim cheers for the comments, so farthe bridge is in her primer just needing somemore primer for the hull. Regards Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CockneyCol Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 Really nice work Dan, needless to say I'll be copying the RC set-up. Can't wait to see this one afloat. Cheers Col' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 Who's painting the figures for you then Dan? and can I come to the official launch in the bathtub? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dads203 Posted February 27, 2012 Author Share Posted February 27, 2012 Who's painting the figures for you then Dan? and can I come to the official launch in the bathtub? Is that an offer Mr W? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 Not sure... it's a while since I've painted any figures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ojays Posted June 9, 2013 Share Posted June 9, 2013 Any updates on this build yet! Gregg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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