BISMARCK by MadManSK - FINISHED - Trumpeter - 1:200 - PLASTIC - RADIO - with PONTOS detail set

[MadManSK]

10 hours ago, gjdale said:

What a fantastic build Jan. The RC is the icing on the cake. Just beautiful. Congratulations and well done, Sir! 👏👏👏

I already mentioned that I really enjoy the praise. And I know that many of you have great experience and nice models. That's all the more ...

 

Thank you Grant.

 

Jan. MM SK

[lmagna]

33 minutes ago, MadManSK said:

Lou. I have basic problems, when ship cruising direct to me problem for me send it left or right

If I understand what you are saying Jan, turning ships like this can be a problem sometimes.  The easiest thing would be to make the rudder larger than scale. This can be done just by adding a clip on extension and is something that almost all RC scale ships with 4:1 or 5:1 ratio hulls need. Giving the rudder more than 45 degrees of turn also helps. About the only other thing you can do is give each outboard prop it's own throttle or at least the ability to turn them off individually. Then you can turn the ship more sharply by using only the outside prop in a turn and the rudder. This can be done by adding micro switches next to the rudder servo arms so the the right switch is turned off in a hard right turn and the left switch in a left turn. This will also make the ship turn much faster.

 

Whatever you do, if you add two throttles do not reverse one prop while running the other forward. You will just slow down in a straight line until you are almost stopped and then start spinning in place. Good for docking but not so good for realistic tight turns.

Edited April 30, 2020 by lmagna

[MadManSK]

Sorry Lou. I wrote bad my think. I have problem with control and flip my thinking... when ship cruising from me and I push controller to left a ship will turn to left. When a ship cruising direction to me and I push controler to left again a ship will turn to right... This is my problem. I have to focus on that change. I know it will get better over time.

 

I remember this topic what you write now in my previous building log. We've taken it over before using engines... But a new and very good idea is abot micro switches on the arms of servo. This ideas is "family silver" for me.

Thank you.

Edited April 30, 2020 by MadManSK