@MultiNAZIzombies neptun is a kit, you get the basic hull deck and super structure, which you have to assemble from vac-form mouldings, there is some trimming involved in this but its quite theraputic! you then need to buy a reciever, motor, servo, battery and a speed controller, but its an easy build. Southampton tugboat is a boat in a box, just buy 8x AA cells, charge the 7.2v pack over night and add water!
The maximum speed with the original motor is much higher as it would look real for this kind of ship. The speed in this video is around 40% of the max. possible speed. The Sydney Star has a lot of capacity to carry enough batteries. You could put so much batteries on this ship that you would be able to cruise a few days with it @Maistofreak
@MultiNAZIzombies though Graupner say this is an "expert kit", if you have ever built a tamiya or Airfix 1/72 plane, then this will be easy to build. as a beginner, have a look at the Graupner neptun, BUT i had my sydney star from box to water in 16 days with 90 percent of the work done in the first 48 hours, the deck, container stacks, super structure are all pre-cut so you just pop them off the master sheets...
@MultiNAZIzombies i did a build log of my one "celestia" on rcgroups :) it doesnt come with a controller, you have to buy that. To complete the kit, you need: 2x Graupner bow thrusters 1x 500e motor 3x speed controllers 1x battery 4.5ah - 12ah 6 volt (for weight more than anything else) lead or steel tyre weights standard servo.
...southampton tug is rtr but can be modded (like i did) to give it enhanced manouvrability. you may notice mine has different rudders to other southampton models, thats cos she got dropped, landing on her rudders.
What's the ship made of? I was thinknig about getting this and was wondering if it would sink easily if it took on water? Because plastic or metal made models often do sink fairly easily, unlike wooden ones.
@Maistofreak I have one of these as well, and with a 4.5ah battery and a motor that will pull 0.38 amps, she will sail for 11 hours, put in a 12ah battery, expect 31hours!!
Super schönes Modell! Super Fahrbild
das kenn ich ja iwo her :D sieht doch diesma nicht schlecht aus ;)
Nice ship and good filmed. Thumbs up!
Eine Sydneystar in Fahrt.. sieht wirklich gut aus, der traut man die Tour nach Hongkong zu ;-), schöne Aufnahme! Thump up!
hey cool video
It glides so smothly
@MultiNAZIzombies
neptun is a kit, you get the basic hull deck and super structure, which you have to assemble from vac-form mouldings, there is some trimming involved in this but its quite theraputic!
you then need to buy a reciever, motor, servo, battery and a speed controller, but its an easy build.
Southampton tugboat is a boat in a box, just buy 8x AA cells, charge the 7.2v pack over night and add water!
Nice!
The maximum speed with the original motor is much higher as it would look real for this kind of ship. The speed in this video is around 40% of the max. possible speed. The Sydney Star has a lot of capacity to carry enough batteries. You could put so much batteries on this ship that you would be able to cruise a few days with it @Maistofreak
Ein schönes Modell! Und die erste Sydney-Star die ich FAHREND sehe... die soll sehr anfällig sein bei Wellengang?
@MultiNAZIzombies
though Graupner say this is an "expert kit", if you have ever built a tamiya or Airfix 1/72 plane, then this will be easy to build.
as a beginner, have a look at the Graupner neptun, BUT i had my sydney star from box to water in 16 days with 90 percent of the work done in the first 48 hours, the deck, container stacks, super structure are all pre-cut so you just pop them off the master sheets...
@MultiNAZIzombies
i did a build log of my one "celestia" on rcgroups :)
it doesnt come with a controller, you have to buy that. To complete the kit, you need:
2x Graupner bow thrusters
1x 500e motor
3x speed controllers
1x battery 4.5ah - 12ah 6 volt (for weight more than anything else)
lead or steel tyre weights
standard servo.
Imagine the speed it would be doing if it was half a mile long.
...southampton tug is rtr but can be modded (like i did) to give it enhanced manouvrability. you may notice mine has different rudders to other southampton models, thats cos she got dropped, landing on her rudders.
now all you need is a dock and cranes.
What's the ship made of? I was thinknig about getting this and was wondering if it would sink easily if it took on water? Because plastic or metal made models often do sink fairly easily, unlike wooden ones.
hi mate , how did you use to make the ballast?
what prop are you using on yours?
by "add water" find a lake or canal. :)
thats going like 200 mph in true scale lol
May i know that is it very hard to build?
Put it up against small waves.
If the speed was to scale the vessel wd be doing about 200 kts.
@paulolondres
if its done like mine, probably batteries and lead plates
Boa noite quanto é o valor de um modelo ships cargo model? Tem como enviar pro Brasil?Qual é o site que vende
vart köper man en sån
@Maistofreak
I have one of these as well, and with a 4.5ah battery and a motor that will pull 0.38 amps, she will sail for 11 hours, put in a 12ah battery, expect 31hours!!