Air boat

[Andy HustlerParticipant @andyhustler32076]

Having had the unpleasent duty of clearing dads flat out as he has gone into a home i came across a couple of boats he built in his better days and i came across a hull just perfect for a Florida style Airboat .So my fellow modelers the question is Where do i start ??? i have a few ideas in my mind but not sure how to go about them so any help/advice would be good .

many thanks

Andy from Cardiff

[Andy HustlerParticipant @andyhustler32076]

[ashley needhamParticipant @ashleyneedham69188]

Andy, a clue is needed here. Size and so on.

ALSO..what motors do you have loafing about?

You know what they look like, it is simply a matter of making a suitable mount, getting a prop adaptor and prop, glueing everything together and of course making something to put the battery and gubbins in.

Picture plse.

Ashley

[Colin BishopModerator @colinbishop34627]

There were some good articles on airboats in the magazine a couple of years or so ago, can't remember off hand which issues they were though.

Colin

[Andy HustlerParticipant @andyhustler32076]

Ashley/Colin .The hull measures 26"(66cm) length

12" (30cm ) width

2 1/2 " (6cm) height

The construction is very light possibly light ply and balsa and coverd in a sort of red plastic film ,pos the stuff they use on model aircraft .As for the bismark it's turning out to be a right " pig " of a job with some bits so small you need a microscope to see them on a positive side the hull is plenty wide and deep to accomadate all sorts of gadgets more than my pocket can afford unfortunatly !!! What i would like to do is to , possibly , get all turrets to turn through 180 degrees .The gear i have to hand is an old railway turntable motor and gears that i bought in a sale so any ideas would be much welcome .

Many thanks Andy

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