Boatmans 1/72 nd scale HMS Tiger C20

[Waspie]

WELL Doug yes the insides of the hull is white gloss paint over F/G mattin as when painted in white its easy to see if a wire has come adrift or any thing eles that not suppose to be in there like lose screw or such
an its also easy to spot if a crack appears in the hull as i build mine strong but it can happen an no the motors an eletrics are mounted up on half an inch of wood mounts hows that eh does that answer your qurstion s Doug ?
chrisb

Yup, you answered my queries thank you Chris. Just curious, as I had a job at Sunseekers watching huge Tupperware motor yachts being built. So trying to sort out the differences. Quite ingenious - paint first then layer after layer of F/G. Mind you some of the tolerances would never have stood muster in the aviation business!!!!

[Bri62]

Hi Chris, although I haven't been a member for long and thus unable to follow the full build I can see by the finished ship the amount of hard and dedicated work put in to it, you should be proud m8

[scottie3158]

Hi Chris sorry to hear about the set back but if there is one person that can sort it that's you. Good luck with the repairs.

[boatman]

Yup, you answered my queries thank you Chris. Just curious, as I had a job at Sunseekers watching huge Tupperware motor yachts being built. So trying to sort out the differences. Quite ingenious - paint first then layer after layer of F/G. Mind you some of the tolerances would never have stood muster in the aviation business!!!!

HI Doug im glad ive answered your questions ok as some on other forums dont i think as if a person asked a question i think its only polite to reply with an answer
ATB Chrisb

[boatman]

Hi Chris, although I haven't been a member for long and thus unable to follow the full build I can see by the finished ship the amount of hard and dedicated work put in to it, you should be proud mate :smiling3:

Many thanks Bri an yes i am an i will be if i can get this eletric prob licked
Chrisb

[Waspie]

HI Doug im glad ive answered your questions ok as some on other forums dont i think as if a person asked a question i think its only polite to reply with an answer
ATB Chrisb

I'm a firm believer in if I don't ask I'll never know and assumption as we know is the mother of all **** ups!!!
And I add to my knowledge of what you guys are up to!!

[Waspie]

Chris. As an aside and just for info. Not Tiger, but here's a helicopters perspective of the approach to a warship. If you look at the open hangar door. Go up and left 45 degrees you will see a small black blob!! That is the gizmo, (GPI - Glide Path Indicator), which gives the angle and height info to enable the pilot to safely get to the flight deck. All RN ships, inc Tiger, that operate helo's operate this system.

Oh Chris, if you look very closely, you may see Hotel One flying from the mast, starboard side!!

[boatman]

Hi Chris sorry to hear about the set back but if there is one person that can sort it that's you. Good luck with the repairs.

YES Scottie hope you are right as ive got an idea brewin in my mind to put things right on the eletrics but will have to wait till nxt week before i can try it out an thank you for the good luck on the repairs but its now all repairded just now waiting fot the motor mount glue to go hard
then i can try it but slowly as the prop sharft turns easy enough
ATB
chrisb

[boatman]

Chris. As an aside and just for info. Not Tiger, but here's a helicopters perspective of the approach to a warship. If you look at the open hangar door. Go up and left 45 degrees you will see a small black blob!! That is the gizmo, (GPI - Glide Path Indicator), which gives the angle and height info to enable the pilot to safely get to the flight deck. All RN ships, inc Tiger, that operate helo's operate this system.
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I'm a firm believer in if I don't ask I'll never know and assumption as we know is the mother of all **** ups!!!
And I add to my knowledge of what you guys are up to!!

YES Doug if you asume to much it will be what you have said LOL an this at the moment has happened to me as i assumed that diferent ESC would be ok but it wasnt an yes it was a big **** up an if that motor had hit me in the face i would have now been in A/E SO thats the reason im goin to strip out that other 30 amp eletronise ESC identical to the one in tiger already an two the same an i know they are good units as they work ok mind you the ESC in norfolk hasnt been powered up since last september so im hopein fot the best but not assumein lol an cheers for that chopper pilots veiw that great an yes tiger has a controll bubble for landin choppers on the flight deck an i have forgot to fit the window wipers i think it was Scottie who pointed this out so still abit to keep my ocuppied
ATB to you Sir
chrisb

[Waspie]

YES Doug if you asume to much it will be what you have said LOL an this at the moment has happened to me as i assumed that diferent ESC would be ok but it wasnt an yes it was a big **** up an if that motor had hit me in the face i would have now been in A/E SO thats the reason im goin to strip out that other 30 amp eletronise ESC identical to the one in tiger already an two the same an i know they are good units as they work ok mind you the ESC in norfolk hasnt been powered up since last september so im hopein fot the best but not assumein lol an cheers for that chopper pilots veiw that great an yes tiger has a controll bubble for landin choppers on the flight deck an i have forgot to fit the window wipers i think it was Scottie who pointed this out so still abit to keep my ocuppied
ATB to you Sir
chrisb

The control bubble is for FlyCo, to visually control the deck. (Not the flying). The Pilots will be following the GPI to a position left of the flight deck. The horizontal line on the deck is called the 'Bum Line'. The pilot endeavours to have his bum over the line when moving right over the deck to land. That's his visual reference for landing.
To give you an idea of what it can be like!! Watch this Lynx landing on a small Danish vessel!!! If you suffer from motion sickness - don't watch!!
It's only 2 minutes! Lynx Landing in stormy conditions

[Ian M]

Watch this Lynx landing on a small Dutch vessel

The ship is Ejnar Mikkelsen of the DANISH Royal Navy. The Lynx is also Danish! Just saying!

[JR]

The control bubble is for FlyCo, to visually control the deck. (Not the flying). The Pilots will be following the GPI to a position left of the flight deck. The horizontal line on the deck is called the 'Bum Line'. The pilot endeavours to have his bum over the line when moving right over the deck to land. That's his visual reference for landing.
To give you an idea of what it can be like!! Watch this Lynx landing on a small Dutch vessel!!! If you suffer from motion sickness - don't watch!!
It's only 2 minutes! Lynx Landing in stormy conditions

Wow,that landing took some skill Doug. I watched the next video, showed a slightly easier landing .Still impressive stuff. Thanks for posting .

[Waspie]

The ship is Ejnar Mikkelsen of the DANISH Royal Navy. The Lynx is also Danish! Just saying!

Apologies, written in haste.
Corrected:flushed:

[boatman]

The control bubble is for FlyCo, to visually control the deck. (Not the flying). The Pilots will be following the GPI to a position left of the flight deck. The horizontal line on the deck is called the 'Bum Line'. The pilot endeavours to have his bum over the line when moving right over the deck to land. That's his visual reference for landing.
To give you an idea of what it can be like!! Watch this Lynx landing on a small Dutch vessel!!! If you suffer from motion sickness - don't watch!!
It's only 2 minutes! Lynx Landing in stormy conditions

WOW Doug would not want to be in them choppers tryin to land on that small dutch frigate wow they did well to land it an again wow when the yanks just pushed all them millions of dollars worth of choppers over the edge of that carrier what a waste BUT MANY THANKS for puttin on the vid
cheers
chrisb

[boatman]

Wow,that landing took some skill Doug. I watched the next video, showed a slightly easier landing .Still impressive stuff. Thanks for posting .

that just what i thought John really skill full flyin WOW
CHRISB