Fast Mine Layer HMS Manxman
Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2018 4:15 pm
This model which was my first RC Kit which I then modified to suit and adapt from 2 channel to 4 channel was challenging but a good starter to model boats .
As stated elsewhere my Models generally have major refits in there service life , and she was no exception .
Once built in 2009 and sailed and rectified to suit my needs she had sound effects added as is Destroyer whistles , echo sounders , gun fire , etc then an 6amp amplifier so we could hear it from the far side of the lake , and then I made a steam generator adaption which channeled smoke up three funnels , then fitted Navigation lights and a multifunction speed mixer to the bigger engines .
She also had a voltage monitor to keep an eye on the remaining supplies of power left in the Lipo batteries aboard .
All a tight fit and shoe horn job , but got there in the end , and being a Destroyer/ Cruiser profile she cut through the water like a knife , just like her name sake
As stated elsewhere my Models generally have major refits in there service life , and she was no exception .
Once built in 2009 and sailed and rectified to suit my needs she had sound effects added as is Destroyer whistles , echo sounders , gun fire , etc then an 6amp amplifier so we could hear it from the far side of the lake , and then I made a steam generator adaption which channeled smoke up three funnels , then fitted Navigation lights and a multifunction speed mixer to the bigger engines .
She also had a voltage monitor to keep an eye on the remaining supplies of power left in the Lipo batteries aboard .
All a tight fit and shoe horn job , but got there in the end , and being a Destroyer/ Cruiser profile she cut through the water like a knife , just like her name sake