HMS Puncher by NavyShooter - 3D Print - 1/144

[NavyShooter]

Ken....your magic math has impressed me....I'll upload a video of her sailing in a bit once get it put together.

 

The ESC is a hobbywing 1080 and the motor is a 400 size I think. 

 

I realized that it's very easy to overpower models, so I've limited the throttle to 60% - if I remove the limit, she'll go a bunch faster, but yes, the water over the bow would be a big concern.

 

I'll probably drop some of the ballast to get the bow up a bit.  

[NavyShooter]

Ok....here's the video:

 

 

[ddp]

the model is riding to low which means the model is to heavy. even the red part of the hull is to high as the waterline should be just above the prop not as high as yours, even the plan's author's model is riding higher then yours. the plans i linked before shows all that info.

[NavyShooter]

11 hours ago, ddp said:

the model is riding to low which means the model is to heavy. even the red part of the hull is to high as the waterline should be just above the prop not as high as yours, even the plan's author's model is riding higher then yours. the plans i linked before shows all that info.

 

David,

 

Agreed, the model is too low in the water - that's an easy ballast fix which I'll work on the next time I get her to the pond.  Also, while you may have sent me plans, I was mostly focused on having this model be a bit better than the Glynn Guest USS Bodega Bay model - which is at best a stand-off scale ship.  

 

An observation - you have a tendency to almost always point out the flaws....I don't think you've ever posted a positive "hey, that looks good" type post.  Are you naturally a negative personality, or is this your internet persona?

 

My HMCS Bonaventure model is, truly, huge, and is going to be a challenge to get to/from the pond let alone launching her.  My desire was to have a more portable RCN-ish Aircraft Carrier model that's more detailed than the Glynn Guest model. 

 

In that I have succeeded.

 

I'm at the point of doing minor ballast adjustments, adding the detail bits, and finishing the Air Det up.  (Got 3 of the Martlets decalled up last night and a start on the rest.)

 

This was never going to be a 100% museum quality build.  

 

That said.

 

One of the people who's downloaded the free file set that I released is building his up as a display model for the museum he volunteers at, so....I guess it can be whatever you make it into?

 

NS