Bob, the thing performs like a good `un despite the small size.
A paddler is on my list of things to do (not this year as I have three projects line up already)… talking of which, I was wondering when it would be that I ran out of interesting things to make, something with a twist..and it seems that I may never run out!! After proj No1, I have something very exciting to make, featuring brass gears and lots of well laquered Mahogany veneered finish, something on the face of it very conventional, but appearing completely out of the blue. Following this, possibly not this year will be something quite outrageous, featuring a bit of camper van and heaven knows what else, using techniques pioneered in the curent project No1. And it will be FAST. The source of these wonders knows no bounds, and is ripe for plundering big time.
Now, back to the paddlers. I have been perusing the GE vids and also looking up other builds and have been a bit disappointed by the paddles. Not specifically anyones individual efforts (which are all fantastic) but by the way the paddles zoom round at a decidily un-scale speed. It doesnt look right and I have never before thought about this. I realise that this is what has to happen, the water is not scale and the paddles have to rotate much quicker than the real thing, or the boats will not move. What to do????
I am going to give this some thought on and off before commiting to a build (likely a paddle-warship, paddles of which are mostly hidden).
I dont want anyone to take offence at this, it is a discussion point nothing more ### usual disclaimer applies ####, if that.
It occurs to me that in the GE case, seeing there is a prop to use, that the prop could do all the work, and the paddles could do NO work, but be driven at a more aesthetic speed. This doesn`t help paddlers with NO props (unless you stuck a sneaky prop on) .
Over to you chaps, all 10 of you who read my ramblings. Would this make a discussion thred????
Ashley