Posted by: Tommydean« on: 19 March 2023, 11:11:10 »Hey all its been along time but i am retiring from my present job
And am going back down to the basement to get some work done. I have also found some new materials that look promising for main deck And superstructure. Be back soon tom Posted by: Tommydean« on: 08 January 2012, 09:13:13 »finnaley got some work done...installed the motors and test ran the whole unit all the way out to the props
it ran smooth! Posted by: colin« on: 16 October 2011, 13:26:30 »exactly Tommy..... never rush it... as mistakes can quickly appear, and i think i modify a fair few of the bits, just to make my model stand out from the crowd..
Posted by: Tommydean« on: 16 October 2011, 04:52:39 »Thanks Dave. yha taking your time is the name of the game with these kits. if yha mess up a part you can just build another one from the extra plastic sheet supplied in the kit. dont be afraid to modify some of the parts some dont fit exactly
Posted by: daveo« on: 13 October 2011, 18:25:33 »Tommy,
Thats nice work you have put in to your model, so far I am really impressed. I am going to take my time on my Kelly build and get it all right, I like the idea of the fibre glass bulk heads. Dave Posted by: Tommydean« on: 28 June 2011, 10:00:41 »archer transfers are cool but they are expensive
 Posted by: hotjava« on: 24 June 2011, 15:39:28 »Tommy,
Thanks for the information! I'll check out the rivets. Looking great! Oliver Posted by: Tommydean« on: 22 June 2011, 05:14:28 »Hey Oliver, I put some polyester glazing pudy on to square up the corners and fill in the low spots then i will scribe the panel lines. next i will put a gloss clear coat and put some rivet lines i bought from archer fine transfers. there is a good pic of the twin 4.7 mounts on page 35 of the Kellys. lots of rivets!
also did some work up forward in the anchor windless area. Tom Posted by: hotjava« on: 21 June 2011, 16:07:14 »Hi Tom,
Thanks for the photos. The turrets look nice. I haven't started on my turrets. What changes did you make? Thanks! Oliver Posted by: Tommydean« on: 20 June 2011, 04:25:21 »anything from John is top shelf!
 I saw those turetts but i dont know if they weigh more than the vacu formed ones in the kit. i would buy them in a secondPosted by: Ben« on: 18 June 2011, 23:54:43 »Hey Tom
Just a thought, I bought some of John Haynes 4" twin turrets for my cossack and they are amazingly more detailed than the deans offering and require only the tiniest amount of flash removal from the castings. Well worth the dosh and lack of hassle! The online shop is closed until sunday the 25th june but the website is www.johnrhaynes.com/shop/ Ben Posted by: DickyD« on: 17 June 2011, 07:37:52 »Im trying direct drive first with these motors. i am runnin these on 12volt i guess i can lower the voltage if i have to high RPM's though. thanks DickI am running mine on 7.2V  Posted by: Tommydean« on: 17 June 2011, 07:23:34 »Hey guys finally did some work on some detail. was able to make the main guns look a bit more scale
Posted by: Tommydean« on: 11 February 2011, 08:22:41 »Im trying direct drive first with these motors. i am runnin these on 12volt i guess i can lower the voltage if i have to high RPM's though. thanks Dick
Posted by: DickyD« on: 10 February 2011, 09:46:31 »Hi Tom
I went direct drive on my Javelin using two Deans Kestrel motors. Looks great on the water and runs about scale speed if not a little more. |