boatman's 1/72 HMS Tiger C20 build

[boatman]

Glad to hear you had a good time at the show......too bad folks can't read wots not on a cell phone screen! Sign of the times Pardner.

YES IT IS Rick an yes good show

[Tim Marlow]

Glad to hear you had a good time at the show......too bad folks can't read wots not on a cell phone screen! Sign of the times Pardner.

Unfortunately they wouldn’t be able to read a sign of the times either Rick…..

[boatman]

HI GUYS well ive been thinking about drilling that bad led out of one of the
6 inch guns that was playin up for about a month now on the best way to go about it so today jen came up to model room to give me a hand as just as well she did i opened up the gun turret so i could see the wires on the led the wires were both black so i dint know positive or negative so i got me truty small dremel drill an procced to drill out the bad led in the gun barrel but unknown to me when i c/a the led in postion in the gun barrel the c/a had run down the gun barrel an gone hard

SO a problem there as the gun barrel was longer than the small 2mm drill bit so i had a thunk an fit an glued in the 2 mm drill into a brass tube which was longer than the gun barrell right / wrong so i stuck the long drill into the gun barrel an carryied on drillin an i hit a block of something hard an i though what can it be but again unknown to me the small drill bit must have been weak drill bit as an jen was lookin in the back of the gun barrell where the wires must come out

AN she found something that i dint exspect an that was a broken drill bit had jammed in the backend of the gun barrell god it took some gettin out but with jens help we managed it but it took most of the day an when we got a hole right through the gun barrel simple matter of threadin the led wires down the barrel right / wrong the bloomin wires wont go through an we tried for hrs to get the wires through an jen in the end got her tiny hand into the gun turret an manged to get the wires through PHEW what a tryin time but then it was just a matter of tryin to find out which wire was positive an neg an wirein the wires an soldering them in an covered in shrink rap to stop any short outs SO NOW BOTH GUNS FLASH AMBER IN TIME WITH THE GUN FIRE UNIT boy am i glad we got that done an as i thought it wasnt goin to be easy an it wasnt
CHRISB AN JEN

[scottie3158]

Well done mate and to Jen for the fine assistance

[boatman]

Well done mate and to Jen for the fine assistance

CHEERS Scottie yes just as well jen has got tiny hands to get them wires through as i could not get my hands in the turret as they are to big so women have got the edge on us guys Aaarrrccchhhhh but very pleased to have tiger now already to sail again
chrisb

[Tworrs]

Wow that was a mission Chris, so glad you got it sorted. Jen is a gem.

[andy55]

Wow Chris, that is one amazing looking ship. Glad you got the electrics sorted. Have you got a BSc in electronics by chance, looks like a lot of spaghetti to me.

[boatman]

Wow that was a mission Chris, so glad you got it sorted. Jen is a gem.

HI Garry yes so am i its a wheight off my shouloders as i was dreadin doin it as that gun turret is fairly fraglie an can be broke easy an i dint want more rework on tiger an yes jen sure has her moments as she has helped me out no end of times as she beats the carpet monster hands down any lost bit an she finds it
CHEERS
chrisb

[boatman]

Wow Chris, that is one amazing looking ship. Glad you got the electrics sorted. Have you got a BSc in electronics by chance, looks like a lot of spaghetti to me.

AN HI Andy yes tiger has got the wow factor just wish her eletronics would behave but i hope they will on this 6th attempt when she goes to the Norwich pond an spaghetti wirein eh well andy all that wirein has power goin through them just a few spares as really the ship is not finished got more leds to fit on her but will do them when i can say the motor eletrics are good
CHEERS SIR for lookin in on the tiger build
ATB
chrisb

[JR]

Well done on sorting that gun out Jen .
Please pass that on Chris :thumb2:

[boatman]

Well done on sorting that gun out Jen .
Please pass that on Chris :thumb2:

YES John have done an jen says thank you sir an oh it was nothing easy peacy after a few attempts for me as my hands are small an long slender finger that how i manage to do my diomond art so easy
Jen

[Jim R]

Well done both of you. Working together and job's done.

[boatman]

Well done both of you. Working together and job's done.

HI Jim yes you are right sir but thats what married life is all about helpin each other an we have just had our 43rd yr weddin aniverassery an yes we have had our diffecents but keepin togeather is what its all about from our point of veiw
AN YES Jen soon helps me if i have a problem on the ship as i think she likes modeling as she does a lot of diomon art so in a way she is a moddeler lol
cheers Jim ATB SIR
jen an chrisb

[boatman]

HI GUYS well a little bit back on my tiger as i thought she was already to go for her next sortie on Norwich pond but new infomataion has come to light today from a gent on another forum regardin the ESC 'S wires over heating an melitin so a couple of pics of what ive been dicussin with the gent an firstly a pic of the actual leads he has sent me an im still not sure what they will do but i think they are mini critcal cutoff chips units or solid state relays to stop the wires gettin to hot fitted inline from the ESC'S to THE R/X an here they are will fit them in when i have a chance

[boatman]

AN HERE a wirein diogram for them to be fitted in the ESC'S circuts an i think now i understand this diogram hopefully an worst that can happen is blowin a fuse hopefully
chrisb