Vosper MTB

[Dads203]

Bought this kit back in 2004 from George Turner Models, very cheap little kit 

and I think I paid about £60 for it. Started it back in 2012 and shelved it for some reason i'm not sure why 

I did but decided to finish it this year. 

Two channel RC and a speed 400 motor running on a standard 7.2v battery pack.

 

So a picture from where I left off. Hull is a vac form with resin detail parts, a great build kit indeed 

 

 

 

Some later pictures 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And finally its first run last Friday.

 

 

 

 

 

Click on the last photo to see a short video of the run ? 

 

Brilliant project and a bucket load of fun 

 

Cheers for looking 

 

Dan 

[.AJ.]

Looks awesome ?

[Rover Man]

Great work with the paint ?

[Dads203]

Cheers chaps, just a shame that they are now OOP, I wish I picked up a couple more 

from George now, they are good fun.

 

 

Dan 

[kangarilla]

Looks stunning, you must have a very steady hand fella and remarkable patience.

 

[Bajadre]

awesome weathering on there buddy very nice indeed

[tomzac66]

Everyone should have a MTB.

 

That some great weathering, mines knocking on for 15 years old

 

My Deans Marine 488 made it when I had plenty of time.

 

 

 

 

I’ve added some figures and the attack alarm (Whop whop) sound [emoji3] I’ll think I’ll take it to the club lake tomorrow and give it a run out.

 

 

 

 

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[NOFX]

When I saw "mtb" I thought  Rc mountain bike?Ooh. How's that work".   Anyway, lovely job youve done mate ?

[Dads203]

Thank you chaps for the kind words, 

 

The next big project is a 1/32 scale Type 7C U boat full RC, 82.5 inches long and made from Fiberglass,

I've had it since 2004 but the build stalled due to life getting in the way, it's now time to get this finished and in the water.

 

Radio gear is a Futaba 9ZAP converted to 40mhz , 2.4ghz does not work underwater so it's old school RC gear for submarines.

The semi kit is made here in the UK by a company called OTW designs and is a real beauty.  The deck is almost 8ft of photo etch 

and it's accurate. Once finished the boat will be able to static dive and I should be able to hover the boat just like the full size.

 

Plans are to make the periscopes work, possibly adding working torpedoes at a later date, but i'm going to install working running lights and a diesel sound generator 

for surface running. This is long going project and a lot of fabrication of parts and scratch building is required to get this on the water.

 

 

 

 

 

WTC or dive module, this contains the ballast tanks, RC gear and drive motors and sub leveller. This is the expensive bit 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At the moment the hull is down in Plymouth waiting to get a new false deck laser cut and fitted, hope fully I'll be able to go and collect this 

in a few weeks to carry on the build.

 

Cheers for looking 

 

Dan 

 

[tomzac66]

Managed to get down to the lake today.... that’s not me in the video.

 

 

 

 

 

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[tomzac66]

Down by the lake again today

 

Give the brede a run out

 

 

Running two G2 hydras with 2-turnigy 1000kv outrunners with K series race props

Lights navigation deck inboard sound system.

 

This one packs a punch running 2-3s [emoji41][emoji41]

 

She’s been clocked at 30mph

 

 

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[ben_tucka]

Wow there's some great looking boats here

[tomzac66]

Down by the lake again this time with my smit tug twin 12 volt decoperms with 60mm brass props in fixed corts

With Raboesch bow thruster ( paddle system )






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