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This scale-model sailing ship was built from scratch and uses a 7-channel radio to control each sail independently.
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In this episode of DIY's Radio Control Hobbies, host Chris Chianelli takes a trip to a state park near Atlanta, GA for a small-scale boat regatta sponsored by the local RC-boat club, Southeast Boat Modelers. In this segment, Chris talks to some scale-model enthusiasts from a specialized branch of the hobby -- scratch-built replicas. These remarkably precise and accurate and working miniatures are built entirely by their owners, not from a kit.
Scratch-Built Boat ReplicasScratch-built replicas are designed and built entirely by the modeler, not made from a kit. Here are a few extraordinary examples from this highly advanced segment of the scale-model hobby. - The Hamilton Class Coast-Guard Cutter specializes in drug interdiction. The scale-model replica (figure A) features accurate reproductions of the latest updates to armaments, weaponry and even the helicopter on the deck helipad (figure B).
The USS Dallas, a Los Angeles Class "killer" submarine, is designed to hunt down and destroy enemy submarines. The scratch-built model (figure C) features a hull that was shaped out of foam with fiberglass laid over the top of it. The whole of this model sub free-floods with water except for the protected compartment that houses the electronics (figure D). Like an RC plane, it utilizes a rudder and elevator for guidance. An electronic motor controls the prop, and is regulated by electronic speed controllers.
Chris Gierszewski's scratch-built square-rigger sailing ship (figure E) is equipped with a 7-channel radio that controls and trims all of the ships sails and masts independently. It even has operational cannons that fires, complete with talcum-powder "smoke" (figure F).
Doug Smock's replica of a 1930 Flyer Class race boat (figures G and H) is built with a hull of mahogany. This boat from the 1930s-era (the full-sized version) could achieve open-water speeds of 45 mph.
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Phil Pace, executive officer of Southeast Boat Modelers.
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Matt Spade, president of Southeast Boat Modelers and expert scratch-builder.
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Chris Gierszewski scratch-built the operational square-rigger with independently functioning sails and masts.
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A future RC hobbyist.
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If you're an RC fan and you love boats, consider looking into these scale-models. Whether it's spending months building your own from scratch or getting started with a ready-to-run-right-out-of-the-box model, this branch of the RC hobby has something to offer racing enthusiasts as well as history buffs.
RESOURCES :
Resources for Radio Control Hobbies episode 304
Southeast Boat Modelers Club
Website: SEBM web site
Hobbico Aquacraft Fishing Trawler®
Website: www.hobbico.com
Downeast Lobsterboat®
Midwest Products Co.
Website: www.midwestproducts.com
PT-109 RC boat
Midwest Products Co.
Website: www.midwestproducts.com
D-21 Wilesco® steam engine
Diamond Enterprises
Website: www.yesteryeartoys.com
Vac-U-Boat® tug
Website: www.vac-u-boat.com
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