Official Discussion Thread: Bancroft 1/72 scale Fletcher WW2 Destroyer -RTR

[Battleship]

Ok

[tab28682]

Mr tab sir mount the cooling fan over the esc and screw it in place over the esc

Adding a cooling fan was an option that I suggested some time back in some of these discussions, but a number of people felt customers should not have to buy their own cooling fans to correct a production error. Not as workable a suggestion when the original ESCs turned out to be marine units that required water cooling.

After MRC reported the sticky red grease issue, I wanted to find out if that solved the issue with the water cooled ESC not being water cooled, or not. I am thinking it did not.

Sounds like the models need both the sticky congealed red grease removed and a suitable air cooled ECS as a replacement from Motion, and people are reporting getting the replacement ESCs, so that is a good thing.

Still planning on being a customer for one of these fairly soon.

[Battleship]

Mr tab sir mount the cooling fan over the esc and screw it in place over the esc

[Battleship]

Hi tab sir battle ship here sir respectfully saying sir that u need a cooling fan that run on 1.5 volts just respectfully saying sir

[tab28682]

All - I noticed some of you are having ESC problems or problems with hot ESC or motors. After testing some of our test boats, we found the problem is absolutely not ESC or motor related. Rather, we found the red grease used on the prop shaft(s) is too heavy and will cause the motors to work too hard. We removed the red grease from the shafts on our test boats and replaced it with petroleum jelly. We ran an amp test before and after we replaced the grease and found the amp draw went down by 80% and the boat speed was now 4X faster with a cool ESC and cool motors. If any of you are feeling a hot motor or ESC, please replace the red grease on the prop shaft with petroleum jelly. If you need help, please call or email our support. Credit to Derek in Motion RC support for figuring this out.

Did the model you tested have air cooled ESCs, or did it have the incorrect boat type ESCs that are supposed to be water cooled?

[quitcherbitchen]

Nice find. That guy can even resize them. I wish there was some decent Japanese Navy crew. The only one I can find is super small scale.

[RCjetdude]

Check these out.

https://www.shapeways.com/product/2D995RYQ4/1-72-usn-pt-crew-set-204

[Battleship]

respectfully asking sir and mam I have been trying to find out where I can purchase fletcher class destroyer battle ship crewmen 1:72 scale figureenes I ave searched all over the internet but found no cigar hi hi It would complete the rest of the finishing touches on my fletcher class destroyer battle ship respectfully asking sir and mam andrew

[twodawgs]

Thanks for the info Tom and BZ to Derek good find. I'm adding it to my to do list for my Fletcher and going to take a peek at my Yamato's tubes as well before I put her in water.

[Tom]

All - I noticed some of you are having ESC problems or problems with hot ESC or motors. After testing some of our test boats, we found the problem is absolutely not ESC or motor related. Rather, we found the red grease used on the prop shaft(s) is too heavy and will cause the motors to work too hard. We removed the red grease from the shafts on our test boats and replaced it with petroleum jelly. We ran an amp test before and after we replaced the grease and found the amp draw went down by 80% and the boat speed was now 4X faster with a cool ESC and cool motors. If any of you are feeling a hot motor or ESC, please replace the red grease on the prop shaft with petroleum jelly. If you need help, please call or email our support. Credit to Derek in Motion RC support for figuring this out.

[Battleship]

Ok cool. Understood

[RCjetdude]

Oh ok the more grams does that mean I have to put for batteries inside my fletcher class destroyer battle ship I usually just run two batteries I only have 6 3000 mah batteries so do I need to buy more 3000 mah batteries respectfully asking sir and mam

My weight included the batteries.

[Battleship]

Respectfully saying what I really like is the addiquite multiple air vents that’s why I bought the fletcher class destroyer battle ship in earl 2017

[Battleship]

Oh ok the more grams does that mean I have to put for batteries inside my fletcher class destroyer battle ship I usually just run two batteries I only have 6 3000 mah batteries so do I need to buy more 3000 mah batteries respectfully asking sir and mam

[RCjetdude]

I put about 3700 grams in mine.

[Battleship]

Respectfully asking sir and mam how much lead weights do I have to put in the fletcher class destroyer battle ship so I don’t end up capsizeing it cause i almost capsized the fletcher class destroyer battle ship of my own

[Battleship]

I just need one gun turret and little navy sailors figureens battleship destroyer crew and the gunners crew

[Battleship]

i might buy the aircraft cairrer but i got to knock some bills out of the way

[Battleship]

Is it better to build a battle ship from scratch or buy a battleship that’s already made and produced? By a company

[Battleship]

My fletcher class destroyer battle ship is the first battle ship that was produced by aqua craft and purchased by me in early 2017 or 2016