A few months ago, I received the hull for the "van Straelen klasse" minesweeper I had ordered from mouldeans.
The scale of the hull is 1:75 instead of 1:96 as stated in the webshop, but that's OK, because that's scale I normally build in.
After having the drawings reduced in size, I started building.
First came the deck supportstrips around the inside of the hull.
Then the propshafts and the ruddertubes were installed.
After installing the runninggear and the rudders, she was tested in the bathtub.
The two servo motors are controlled by two P68A esc's and a P82 mixer from Action Electronics, which draw there power from 4 AAA Nimh-cells.
After fitting the deck and the partially build superstructure, she was ready for her maiden voyage on our local clubwater.
She held fine in the 5bft winds, blowing over the water.
