Precident Perkasa kit

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Precident Perkasa kit

hi there

i am new to the forum and this is my first post.

my current project is a scratchbuilt 1/32 pt boat which is coming on nicely.this is my first project r/c boat and i have very little experience. It is currently recieving its first coats of primer and i am also in the middle of making the fittings, i have made the torpedos and the 40mm bofors gun already , currently constucting the rocket launchers and the main mast.

anyway to this post , i am thinking of purchasing the precident perkasa kit as i have found the scratchbuilding a bit of a pain so fancy something thats half way there if you get my drift. however i have been told that the kit leaves you with quite a bit of work to do and that there is a lot to add to the kit to complete as in fittings and shafts/rudders etc.

can anyone shed some light on the actual ammount of work to be done and things that need to be purchased seperately (apart from electrics etc)

i am going to use electric power going down the triple motor route for authenticity and i also would preferr the wooden hull to the grp hull.

regards

mark

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precident perkasa

hi mark i am building this kit at the moment it is the wooden hullled 1/32 scale a lot of work in building the hull i wished i had gone for the fiberglass hull so far extra i have bought deck hatches,front and rear guns,and stanchions in resin i am working on the superstructure at the moment

ken

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hiya mark before you buy the precident model take a look at the nautical marine models theres is

a better model when built up check out the web site Nautical Marine Models they have a great

kit and then the build up is better and the guns and torpedos and fittings are great hope this helps

mick

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Precedent Kit

Hi Mark, ive been building the 1:24 scale Perkasa for sometime now. The kit is very basic and the wooden hull will need a bit of extra strength built in as its quite thin. Although the kit is basic there are plenty of fittings avalible. I got mine from Precision Controls and they are very good but a bit expensive. Ive also gone down the 3 prop route, Speak to Action electronics for speed controllers and mixers. If you do choose the Precedent kit i have 2 fantastic drawings of the actual boat if you need a copy. Tom

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Tom

Could I please get a copy of the plans

Rgds

amckmp

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Plan

Plans received

Thank you very much

amckmp

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Hi Tom, You wouldn't by any chance have another copy of those drawings would you please? Andy

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Hi Andy, yeah still have copies they are 1:24 scale and very detailed. There are 2 sheets @ A0 and 4 sheets at A3. My Email is tommy41@tiscali.co.uk send me a mail and i will let you know costs etc regards Tom

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Hello good people, I have just finished a plank on frame model of HMS Bounty for my son. Both of my sons bought me the 1/24 scale, 49" Precedent KD Perkasa kit last year. I am now starting to build the vessel and sensibility dictates that I glean as much information from model boat sites as possible. The kit is all wood and it is suggested that one must be carefull that the finished vessel is not to heavy or it will not plane correctly. I have no problem with building the hull after reading what others have described that they have done, however when it comes to powering the vessel, there seems to be differences of opinion. The consensus seems to indicate that if you do not get it right it will not plane correctly, so it is imperative to try to get it right first time for no other reason than cost. I admit that until I started to trawl the model boat sites, I did not know exactly what a brushless motor was or how it worked. Now I know a little bit on this subject and I am beginning to understand electronic speed controllers and mixers. Anyway, I will start to build and hopefully if I have a difficulty, please may I be allowed to ask you good people for help.

May I thank you for taking the time to read this post.

Derfledermause

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By all means feel free to ask what ever questions you want and we will try to help in any way we can. Models such as this have always been a challenge to get just right so you need to draw on other peoples experiences as well as a degree of experimentation with the bare hull.

Brushless motors may well prove too powerful for an application such as this but by all means give it a go. Don't fall into the trap of creating a model that goes too fast otherwise a slip in concentration and you may loose it. Go for slightly above scale speed and the correct degree of planing at that speed. Normal brushed motors should be easily capable of achieving that at a fraction of the cost of a brushless motor. Best it to get it on the pond as just a basic hull. Play around with props, motors and voltages to see what works best and allows you to deteemine what weight you want and where you want it. Don't forget to add enough weight for the completed deck and superstructure. I woul also wrap clingfilm around the model while you do this to keep water out of the hull. Eventually you should be able to determine a motor and prop combination with a battery pack and it's location that performs just as you want it. You can then build the rest of the model in the confidence that you know it will work as expected.

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Brushless motors rock dude :dancing2:

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Bunkerbarge, many thanks for your reply, I am taking all advice on board. At the moment I am trawling all the model boat sites and amassing information on what every one else is using.

Thanks again.

Derfledermause