Radio Controlled Boat

reminds me. must get that remote control U-Boat finished.
 
That looks like fun!!

Many years ago I had the intention of building a model cabin cruiser and bought a fibreglass hull that was about 3 feet long, but ended-up building a 3 1/2" gauge model steam locomotive instead ........ :freak:

The boat never did get built and I can't remember what happened to the hull.

Last year I was toying with the idea of getting a radio controlled model Spitfire, but that was as far as it went .
 
I do love my RC stuff it has to be said. got the boat, a heli, a car and 2 trucks. cars and trucks have nitro engines. The truck engines have been stripped and retuned. absolute animals. top out about 57mph with my current gearing still breaking them in. should reach nearer 65 when all running right
 
That’s ace! How long will the battery last? And is there any warning just before it runs out?
Used to have a RC helicopter until I bounced it of my neighbours conservatory one night and smashed it to pieces. Mind you…. Her indoors recons that had more to do with pilot error than the manufacturers cost driven compromises which is what I blamed it on…lol
 
I've got an oversized battery in it, so should be good for 10-12 mins ish. not really any warning before it conks out, but does get slower to turn and respond.
 
biff55 said:
someone needs to invent a remote control missus.....
;-)
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With an old mobile phone, some soldering, endless amounts of tinkering, some servos and a Arduino Uno, you might be able to control her from an ipad. Just can't think of a way to overcome the time delay problem between the devices. I’m going to search the internet. Someone has bound to have done it already. If not, we are onto a winner here….lol
 
duct tape is cheaper though. no electronics to go wrong.
 
Very true Tel! It looks like loads of people have had a go at a remote control for a woman and someone thought they’d cracked it but they failed. She kept answering back. And even with duct tape you can still hear the “Mmmmm Mmmmm”
That’s that dream out of the window then! :wink:
 
Yeah but before the duct tape went on Mmmm Mmmm sounded a bit like No No. :omg_smile:
Seriously though, you might be able to do the conversion if your boat works on 2.4Ghz.
 
The time delay problem needs more thought. Any chance you could post up some close-up pictures of the remote control and the boat? Edit: Sorry, just spotted it was a Joysway Super Mono X from your first post. I will look up the spec on the net.
 
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My brother built boats, planes, helicopters, a few petrol engined buggies (Baja) and I loved them. His friend also had a fantastic plane that was his pride and joy and I begged him to let me have a go. It was all going so well until I lost control of it and it hurtled into a copse of trees and smashed into a million pieces. Of course I got the "never trust women with anything mechanical" blurb. Luckily, he didn't bear a grudge and still let me drive his brand new Mini 1275GT. :17:
 
It’s a bitter pill to swallow when you see hundreds and sometimes thousands of pounds of your cash break into pieces in the blink of an eye.
Spoke to someone in the know. My ipad controlled boat idea is pretty much dead in the water unless it was something like a sailing boat that gingerly doodled along.
 
happened to the septics when they wasted bin laden. they lost a black hawk egg-beater.
 
Kamikaze said:
With an old mobile phone, some soldering, endless amounts of tinkering, some servos and a Arduino Uno, you might be able to control her from an ipad. Just can't think of a way to overcome the time delay problem between the devices. I’m going to search the internet. Someone has bound to have done it already. If not, we are onto a winner here….lol
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Contact the Taliban, this sounds like instructions on how to make a bomb :blush2:
 
The Taliban don’t need my help, they are doing just fine without me….lol. I’m in the market for a new project. I would have made one for a little bit of fun but the end result would have been crap. But that boat looks loads of fun.
 
My new project is building one of these
 

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A little bit prettier than your last recommendation mate but buying isn't going to be as pleasurable as holding that knowing I made it. Then plugging it in and hitting a big fat E chord.
 
trev said:
A little bit prettier than your last recommendation mate but buying isn't going to be as pleasurable as holding that knowing I made it. Then plugging it in and hitting a big fat E chord.
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I know - it's a bit like rewiring yer own hoose - instead of paying a "proper" spark to do it. ;
 
The electronics are very complicated mate, not just the usual volume and tone. There's on board parametric equalisation which gives a vast aray of different tones. Push and pull knobs activate active and passive circuitry so you can switch from a standard arrangement to give a massive growl.
There's an exert from a documentary called Thunderfingers on youtube all about John Entwistle who designed the bass originally. He's got his stage amplification set up in a room in his house and he demonstrates it's versatility to Gordon Giltrap.
It is an absolutely terrifying instrument. :)
 
If I still had the flightcase business, I could have made you a nice case for it ......Plush- lined, Cardinal Red, Royal Blue or Black..... for a small consideration of course.
 
Of course. The case is the only thing I have doubts about, I'm probably going to go for aluminium lined with a high density foam covered with something very soft, with the amount of paint and lacquer I plan to put on it I don't want it scratched.
 
trev said:
Of course. The case is the only thing I have doubts about, I'm probably going to go for aluminium lined with a high density foam covered with something very soft, with the amount of paint and lacquer I plan to put on it I don't want it scratched.
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Well the ones we used to make had the sides and ends made from a custom aluminium extrusion.

The top & bottom panels were 6mm birch ply with a glossy black and textured phenolic resin coating like is used to make wagon trailer floors.

Lid secured with butterfly catches and continuous "piano hinge" and a strong leather handle to carry it by.

REALLY good quality, but a but too heavy to carry about on the bus or Metro. You can chuck it on & off trucks & aircraft all day long and it won't break. One of our customers who was a real pro session bloke brought his case back to show us the effect of some nutter firing a shotgun at it. Apparently, he was having a quiet drink in a bar somewhere with the guitar in its case by his side, and some bloke ran in & let loose with a shotgun.

The case to almost the full force saving his legs from injury and the guitar - an Overwater 6 string thingy - inside survived too. I wanted to give im a new one free-of-charge and use his "shot" one for advertising purposes, but he wouldn't hear of it - he wanted to keep the "shot" one as he thought it was a lucky charm.
 
trev said:
Might be a stupid question but presumably the 6mm top and bottom are fixed with screws?
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No, they slot into a groove in the top & bottom extrusions, then a 5mm pop rivet with a grooved shank (to bite into the wood) is fired in at 6 inch intervals.

Forgot to mention, the inside of the case was a solid block of foam with the shape of the guitar cut through it then fitted with rests to support the neck. Lid filled with foam too which closed onto the top of the guitar to stop it rattling about.

We also made them for shotguns & rifles and other bits of kit for the M. O. D. that I'm not allowed to mention ...........
 
When the time comes I'll have to get more info off you about the aluminium extrusion. I've decided it's going to hang on a wall mount on our chimney breast when not in use (which won't be very often) :)
 
Geordie Spark said:
No, they slot into a groove in the top & bottom extrusions, then a 5mm pop rivet with a grooved shank (to bite into the wood) is fired in at 6 inch intervals.

Forgot to mention, the inside of the case was a solid block of foam with the shape of the guitar cut through it then fitted with rests to support the neck. Lid filled with foam too which closed onto the top of the guitar to stop it rattling about.

We also made them for shotguns & rifles and other bits of kit for the M. O. D. that I'm not allowed to mention ...........
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Eh? Eh? :30:
 

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