Birthday boat

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Well done, Amy J

You have completely surprised the forum with your inventive modelling skills!

Well done…..Now looking forward to your next ambitious build

How about an animated driver and steering wheel, similar to my SloMo2?

Anyway….Does Hubby like his birthday present?

And finally a nice group shot of all three of you………And the boat of course?

Bob

[Amy jane SeptemberParticipant @amyjaneseptember49770]

hello all

Thanks for the kind comments

Sorry the photos aren't better, just a case of silly little me trying to take pics and drive the boat at the same time! lol. She covers a fair bit of water rather quickly, and is hard to follow with the camera. Once Sam has discovered her, (It may take a few weeks, he dosen't go down to the launch all that often, leaves it to me as it's only a few miles from my work) I shall endeavour to post some much better pics.

Ashley, your posts make me giggle! This project took way too long, with a few too many red herrings along the way, but I learnt heaps and enjoyed the process. Doing everything from bits and bobs is the hard way, but I couldn't have afforded it any other way. The whole project cost a little over $100, (50 or so quid). Even the replacement engine paid for it's self. ( I bought two weed eaters on the same auction, $20 for both. The Still that is in the boat, and a ryobi, which I got going again and sold for $30!)

Any way I shall stop for a cuppa and slice, before starting the next project, which shall absolutely be a "small, slow and girly" electric!

Amy jane

[ashley needhamParticipant @ashleyneedham69188]

I would say this was a good amount of time for a project such as yours. Its true some of the things I have built have only taken 3 or 4 months but then some (KM ecranoplan) languished for almost 2 years before seeing water.

I have a Turbinia hull and 9x prop set languishing which i may never eve start!

The current Proj No1 of which you are aware took 4 months or so for the first stage, 4 months waiting for stuff to come from A MAN , concerning the first lot of stuff and a gap of 6 months due to the D-Day thing and I am now still only half way through the build!! (average landing craft build time…3 days)

At the Model Engineering show later on I dare say I will see fabuloso models that have taken 5 years or more to build, if not longer.

So. Small is not the way to go. You have a nice big lake with big waves, build something of moderate size.

Ashley

PS Love the coupling, how easy was that??

[Mark TommyParticipant @marktommy83416]

A great ending to a great build. I think that this has been my favourite build to watch evolve into a finished boat.

Nice one Amy I look forward to your next build

[Amy jane SeptemberParticipant @amyjaneseptember49770]

Thanks Mark, I've found your input most helpful. I haven't tried to restart the defunct generator engine yet, what's the bet it will go perfectly! ( May be Ashley is right, it's just scared of the water lol) I will let you know how I get on….

Nope, sorry Ashley, small slow and girly!!!

[Diede van AbsParticipant @diedevanabs87670]

Hi AJ,

Slow and Girly do not necessarily mean Small, eh…

Nor does "moderate" mean "Fr***ing large"

I'd concur with Ashley that a moderate size – about 80cm to 1m – would be purrfact for your lake, and I am sure you will find a nice model that ticks all your boxes and still have a decent size to not look completely lost on the lake.

[Len Morris 2Participant @lenmorris2]

Dear Amy,

Well done for ploughing on through all the problems. The boat looks excellent, almost trying to take off! I like your blurry pictures, they just emphasize the boats speed. Job Done!!

Time for another journey, let us know your destination.

Len

[Amy jane SeptemberParticipant @amyjaneseptember49770]

Thanks Len

It would seem that perseverance does pay off in the end after all!

Speaking off the blurry photos… I was playing with my camera the other day and found that it has a function especially for photoing moving objects… Da, yet another blonde moment.

Hi Diede, sorry to disappoint you, but that next model is going to be a mere 29 inches long…. Things are quiet at work at the moment, so I shall get her under way next week…

Thank you all

Amy j

[Diede van AbsParticipant @diedevanabs87670]

29 inch, that is (quick calc here) 74cm. Close enough for me, AJ.

Please share this new build with us as well, I will look forward to it.

[Amy jane SeptemberParticipant @amyjaneseptember49770]

Hi Diede

It will be my pleasure to share my new build, I shall start a new thread at the weekend.

[Amy jane SeptemberParticipant @amyjaneseptember49770]

Well despite of my repeated ever so (not) subtle hints, Sam still hasn't been down to the launch to discover his pressie! Lazy sod.

I shall just have to be more inventive…….

[IAN_IParticipant @ian_i]

Hi AJ…

Wrap it up in Christmas paper and put it under the tree….lol

Ian

[Amy jane SeptemberParticipant @amyjaneseptember49770]

Well that worked! (giggle) I snuck out to the launch on Sunday evening, and loaded every heavy item I could find on to one side…….

……Sure enough, the next morning Sam gets a call from from the boat club. "Your boat has developed a bit of a list, better get down here fast"…..

…I get a call from Sam "What the hell are you playing at???…….Oh" followed by a most uncharacteristic silence "Umm ring you back soon"

Half an hour later "It don't half go well, does it? Haven't you done well!"

So there you go, A happy lad! He's decided to keep it on the launch, which suits me fine. Just maybe I won't have to go down and check it quite as often!

Amy jane

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