boatman's 1/72 HMS Tiger C20 build

[boatman]

Hi Chris and jen.Thank you for your kind words ☺. Bless her snowball well cats do like to play meow.
Thank you Chris for helping me with a fridge freezer but I'm getting mot done on car first I thought. You jeen and me we do have a laugh when we meet..... Sue

THATS OK Sue an yes we do have a good laugh an lookin forward to when we pop over to see you again
chris jen

[boatman]

Chris

I've said it soooooo many times in this build already and no doubt will say it a lot more before you're done but......
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Quite simply stunning!!!! :surprised: :surprised: :surprised: :thumb2::thumb2::thumb2:

There are a whole bunch of exceptional modellers on here who produce work that I marvel at and can only dream of achieving one day but what you do really is quite something else.

Keep up the brilliant work.

ATB.

Andrew

OH THANK YOU Andrew for your kind words sir an yes i'll be very happy if it all works but will find out tomorrow it will a nerve rackin time when i come to swithing it on an trying the R/C have to have a nerve tab lol
cheers chris ATB

[skinflint]

Hi Chris,
It is good to see that you have avoided the use of "chocolate block" type connectors, which so many r/c modellers use. Some years ago, I had an electronics friend and business owner (sadly no longer with us), he would never accept "choc blocks", for the installation in models. He would always insist on mechanical crimp or solder and heat shrink joints. After discussing the subject with him, I always avoided "choc blocks" in my r/c models. I never really knew the technical reason, other than wanting to keep a tidy installation, as you have done in this model.

Tony

[scottie3158]

Chris,
The magic continues all looking very tidy.

[boatman]

Hi Chris,
It is good to see that you have avoided the use of "chocolate block" type connectors, which so many r/c modellers use. Some years ago, I had an electronics friend and business owner (sadly no longer with us), he would never accept "choc blocks", for the installation in models. He would always insist on mechanical crimp or solder and heat shrink joints. After discussing the subject with him, I always avoided "choc blocks" in my r/c models. I never really knew the technical reason, other than wanting to keep a tidy installation, as you have done in this model.

Tony

HI Tony yes i dont like them either them ole choc blocks as sometimes with them when you screw down the screw onto the wireing it breakes the wires so a bad connection an
chris atb

[boatman]

Chris,
The magic continues all looking very tidy.

HI Scottie yes its was as tidy as i could make it but to no availe im afraid which i'll exsplain in a little while
ATB chris

[Tim Marlow]

Lots of wiring there Chris. Looking fantastic though. Know what you mean about choc block connectors. I think they’ve been supplanted with Wago connectors for mains work. Have you investigated them for your application?

[boatman]

WELL Guys ive let you all down im afraid all that neat wirein was to no availe as when i finally wired up the main leads from the batt an the switched on the transmitter an slowy opened up the the throttle well all 4 motors worked for about 3 seconds an then they started to jump on an off like it was a losse connection or something but i treid them all an they are right tight so havin a think i disconnected the relay from the circut an then treid again an same reults so havin another thunk i diconnected the ESC that controlls the front MOTORS an then tried it an one ESC worked the two rear motors ok
BUT when i reconnected the other ESC into the circut is when the problem reocours so im leavin it for now an im gonna ask my m8 richard whats up an jen phoned him up an he's comin over to have a look on monday afternoon so till then
TOTAL FAILURE IN MY OPINION
CHRIS

[scottie3158]

Chris,
I'm sure it is something that will easily be put right.

[Tim Marlow]

Not a failure buddy. Them‘s just teething troubles….think of it as a shakedown cruise.

[boatman]

Lots of wiring there Chris. Looking fantastic though. Know what you mean about choc block connectors. I think they’ve been supplanted with Wago connectors for mains work. Have you investigated them for your application?

HI TIM no at the moment i'll just be pleased to get it all goin but until we can find out whats wrong im stuck as it maybe that the motors ive refitted are to big or a shotage of power but well eletric is a very funny power source but hopefully we wil cure it
chris

[boatman]

Chris,
I'm sure it is something that will easily be put right.

WELL Scottie its beyond me but i hope richard will be able to find out what the problem is as he is a eletronics exspert on monday
chris

[boatman]

Not a failure buddy. Them‘s just teething troubles….think of it as a shakedown cruise.

thanks Tim for your kind words but im spitting bullets as it all worked ok when we had it just jury rigged but i must admit there was then no relay fitted in the circut an maybe it caused damage to no1 ESC but we can speculate forever an not get there so a better head than mine is needed lol
chris ATB

[Mark1]

thanks Tim for your kind words but im spitting bullets as it all worked ok when we had it just jury rigged but i must admit there was then no relay fitted in the circut an maybe it caused damage to no1 ESC but we can speculate forever an not get there so a better head than mine is needed lol
chris ATB

Not a total failure Chris, more a part success! As Tim said, teething trouble,you'll get it sorted.

[skinflint]

Hi Chris,
Hope you get it sorted with Richard's visit.
I would think about the type 45 destroyers, the professional designers didn't get it right first time and they are now having major power plant upgrades at Cammell Laird.

Of all my r/c boats, never knew one to be ok first time. With the Vic Smeed designed Customs and Excise cutter, 'Guardsman' it took three attempts at the rudder linkage mechanism before it was acceptable.

Tony