August 9, 2020
Description
During the lockdown back in March, I was looking to do something fun and decided to challenge myself by scratch building an RC boat and sail it in just 10 days!
The USS Hibbard, a fictional guided-missile destroyer designed by Glynn Guest was a perfect match for this with its relatively easy construction.
It is an all balsa build, as simple as it gets while maintaining good looks and sailing performance.
If anyone is interested, the plans can be found on aerofred website:
https://aerofred.com/details.php?image_id=92860
To speed up my build, I have designed and printed some parts, both for functional items like the motor mount, propeller, rudder and rudder horn, and also the superstructure details.
Tamiya 540 side torque tuned brushed motor was used as a power source with a cheap ESC.
I used ABS for all my parts.
Here are some videos:
License:
Creative Commons - Attribution
Expatmodeller
