Anyone Into Unlimited Hydros?

[Clugh]

That actually looks good from a raw perspective. Just make the sanding blocks and do it by hand. Put the electric away.. you have more control with your hand.. That actually has the potential to look really good broski...Cut it down with the 80 & 100 grit. .

[Aros]

Roger that! Just ordered some nice hand held blocks with varying grit. I'll keep you posted.

[Clugh]

Purchased? Argh.... uve broken my💔 LOL u can few strips of 3/4 mdf or ply and use 3m 77 spray adhesive to fix the sand paper to the blocks Use a different grit on each side of the block. Trim it away perfect with exacto, razor blade, box cutter..... We are cheap 😄 and buy very little. I go through great effort to work with what I have already laying around the house when I can. its good to have the blocks you purchased I just hate to see you spend alot of money.. Sometime you might need to make a certain sized block any way to make work eazy in a small are where a big block wont go.. Say you had built the boat and you wanted to sand in between the bulkheads. Then you make a small sanding block. The wet dry works better because when it loads up with debris you can wash it away. If you do that you'd probably want to stick the sand paper to blocks out of marine or treated ply. The MDF will just swell up on you but I use it to make dry sanding blocks all the time.

[Clugh]

Sent you a pm brother.



YT,
Hubert

[Aros]

Responded. Cheers!

[Aros]

Clugh, the painter contacted me to go ahead and bring the boat in so I did yesterday. Price for everything is pretty darn reasonable. Thank you again for your offer it was very appreciated.

I'm currently looking for a boat stand for her. Not the PVC pipe kind. Something a bit more robust that I could paint and add decals to (I have a spare set of Pak decals from a different decal maker). Any ideas? I've been looking around and can't find anything like that for a 1/8 scale unlimited.

Also, I am trying to figure out what to use for that ring in the middle of the turbine tube (see photo below). Any thoughts on that would be appreciated as well. Thanks!

[Clugh]

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[Aros]

Funny you should say that, I contacted Mike last night and said I was looking for a nice stand but didn't quite need that scale stand...(or the expense which doesn't include the axles/wheels)...He said he thought the GSX480 kit stand might work but it's still not quite what I am looking for. I'll keep looking. Thanks!

[Clugh]

I get it . Most of my boats stay on their build jig. It fits them well. 😁

[Aros]

Clugh any thoughts on how to create this lip in the middle of the turbine tube?

[Clugh]

If you get the epoxy glass stack from Steve that detail is there you just have to paint it accordingly. If you do rolled aluminum just cut the extra strip and roll it too. I'm going to work on the scratch built Finlay version of this boat and post it in another thread.

[Clugh]

Btw what cells are you going to run? What are the rules for the class you plan to run in your WA club. ? I was hoping Pinnix won the "natty" btw.

[Aros]

"Epoxy glass stack?" Not sure what that means? As for cells I have no idea. I bought the motor and ESC and have no idea what it's meant for as nobody has told me? I assume 6 or 8 cell? I need to find the invoice to even remember what the part info is. It's already installed in the boat. I just need to add a receiver, prop, batteries and radio. And I am not a member of any club, this is merely a leisure boat I will run on my own at a quiet lake.

[Clugh]

"Epoxy glass stack?" Not sure what that means? As for cells I have no idea. I bought the motor and ESC and have no idea what it's meant for as nobody has told me? I assume 6 or 8 cell? I need to find the invoice to even remember what the part info is. It's already installed in the boat. I just need to add a receiver, prop, batteries and radio. And I am not a member of any club, this is merely a leisure boat I will run on my own at a quiet lake.

Steve makes his exhaust stack out of epoxy and fiberglass cloth.

[Aros]

Ah, gotcha. I already ordered an aluminum tube...Those look more like contemporary tubes, no?

[Clugh]

He has different turbine stacks for different hulls. The one posted is for my 3 wing circus.

YT
Hubert

[f4u ausie]

Been watchin (reading u guys hope yas dont mind)... but that first exhaust pic is metal. B it alloy or stainless,,.. and that ring or flange needs to be of the same material... remember a sub recently for the depths .. imploded.. god forbid.... so if u make it from carbon fibre or whatever,, make the ring the same its goina get hooottt... so if its alloy as u say.. simple join to keep it scale ,, would b a small offcutt and a slitt,, underneath ,, so u dont c it,,, slide it over the top to ur chosen position.... its an intresting project... as i said i like the nitro drag boats ,,, they r nuts

[Clugh]

Been watchin (reading u guys hope yas dont mind)... but that first exhaust pic is metal. B it alloy or stainless,,.. and that ring or flange needs to be of the same material... remember a sub recently for the depths .. imploded.. god forbid.... so if u make it from carbon fibre or whatever,, make the ring the same its goina get hooottt... so if its alloy as u say.. simple join to keep it scale ,, would b a small offcutt and a slitt,, underneath ,, so u dont c it,,, slide it over the top to ur chosen position.... its an intresting project... as i said i like the nitro drag boats ,,, they r nuts

Its a fast electric so the turbine stack does not have to be metal. It sees no heat at all.

[f4u ausie]

Thanxfor clarrifacation..... its just too look scale

[Clugh]

Thanx for clarrifacation..... its just too look scale

The rolled aluminum or stainless will give him the best appearance I totally agree. But you. can also use a stainless steel vinyl wrap or aluminum tape. There are also metal based paints that do a decent job. What he basically wants is that strip added to a rolled aluminum stack like this. If you want real effect you add a LED afterburner light ring at the base of the stack. It ties in to the throttle..


Btw
A good nitro 1/8th scale is a dying breed but I am considering a real turbine.