boatman's 1/72 HMS Tiger C20 build

[boatman]

WELL Guys just taken that cam unit out of norfolk so now she's camless lol an yes it did exsackley as i designed it to an it did just unplug an then unscrew an the whole cam switch unit came out as one as this is the first time in 5yrs that its been taken out

but now its out i can take it up to the model room to build the two units for tiger but hopefully useing micro servo's as nice an light but they have a strong push an pull on the cam agaianst the micro switches but in this unit ive used here has a full size servo for maximin cam throw lenght

so wheather the mico servos will throw enough is still yet to be determinided so today its just gonna be a day of experiements testing the micro servos throw lenght against the full size servo throw an see what i can come up with fitting on different servo heads for size an throw on the micro servos
an here a pic of the cam switches unit removed from my norfolk top veiw of unit

[boatman]

an side view of said unit an now to build new units for tiger should take about a week or so i reckon
chris

[scottie3158]

Chris,
Hats off to you my friend that is some serious cabling. Keep up the great work.

[Mini Me]

Powerful stuff there Chris....... think I'll stick to shuffling bits of plastic around and leave the wizardry to folks that have more than two brain cells. :tongue-out2: :tongue-out3::thumb2:Rick H.

[boatman]

Chris,
Hats off to you my friend that is some serious cabling. Keep up the great work.

AN HI Scottie thanks for the nice words thats cheered me up no end after bein i'll an havin me car pranged been a bad ole wk an yes there is still so much more wireing an soldering to come an do an im relly looking forward to it as its been hell all last wk could not do any modeling an yes it will keep comin
cheers for looking in Scottie
chris

[boatman]

Powerful stuff there Chris....... think I'll stick to shuffling bits of plastic around and leave the wizardry to folks that have more than two brain cells. :tongue-out2: :tongue-out3::thumb2:Rick H.

YES HI Rick yea its now gonna get complicated but thats great as i love it an two brain cells eh well its just as well then that i have three brain cells then aint it lol
hope you are well boyo
chris

[JR]

It's all too much , very mind blowing .:thumb2::thumb2::thumb2::thumb2::thumb2:


I would like to know how many miles of cable you have in there Chris ?

The committee are being summoned to discus a special early award . Normally the Dogs is only given to completed builds, however with this being so complex I think it may well be given .

[Mini Me]

You have a point there JR.........this project is actually a series of builds, in my humble opinion.....Carry on Chris! :thumb2: Rick H.

[boatman]

It's all too much , very mind blowing .:thumb2::thumb2::thumb2::thumb2::thumb2:


I would like to know how many miles of cable you have in there Chris ?

The committee are being summoned to discus a special early award . Normally the Dogs is only given to completed builds, however with this being so complex I think it may well be given .

HI John yes its getting complex an mind blowing you all say well there quite a bit more wirein to come yet an loads of soldering as its all got to be done if i want this ship to be like what ive got the images in my mind so all got to be done an im havin a ball doin the wireing think i like it better than the actual build an thank the committee for me if they do it an miles of cables well havnt got the foggiest but as i said still more to come
chris

[boatman]

You have a point there JR.........this project is actually a series of builds, in my humble opinion.....Carry on Chris! :thumb2: Rick H.

YES Rick you are right its like ive built say 10 models an stuck them all on the same diorama an yes Rick i will carry on as im havin fun an enjoyin myself imensenly
chris

[JR]

Congratulations Chris, the committee has met and an overwhelming agreement was made.( Matron who is a leading member is still concerned about you recent illness , so be prepared for a visit. ! )



Awarded to Chris for outstanding work and the determination .

[wotan]

Chris

This remains wonderful engineering and design. Are you driving the cam switches with a regular motor, a stepper motor with an encoder or just a servo?

John

[boatman]

Congratulations Chris, the committee has met and an overwhelming agreement was made.( Matron who is a leading member is still concerned about you recent illness , so be prepared for a visit. ! )

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Awarded to Chris for outstanding work and the determination .

MANY THANKS govner (tips hat twice ) an if she's comin IM Oooo FFFFFFFFFF AN ALL DOORS ALL NAILED UP LOL
Chris

[boatman]

Chris

This remains wonderful engineering and design. Are you driving the cam switches with a regular motor, a stepper motor with an encoder or just a servo?

John

HI John its just a servo to keep it simple hopefully it will be two micro servos as ive got too make two of these for tiger as there is so much i want to work an thank you for your nice comment John
cheers hope you are well
chris

[tr1ckey66]

Good god Chris that wiring belongs in a movie - ‘Bond, don’t cut the red wire!!!’
It all looks very, very complicated but I’m sure you know what you’re doing. Great work, as ever, even if us mere mortals don’t understand what’s going on!
Keep up the great work
Paul