Percassa Motor Torpedo Boat 1/24 scale by neptune

neptune · Apr 3, 2024

on the outside of the hull where the shafts go through I used body filler to fill and seal the holes,

and with the rudders temporarily in position just to check their fit,

and another view,

best regards john,
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neptune · Apr 3, 2024

Next up was to make a stand I just used up some the wood I had around the workshop, the main thing to make sure of is that the stand is high enough so that the props and rudders are clear,

another view,

a look below, just a little bit of final adjustment needed, the edges of the frames will be padded tp protect the paint work,

and a couple of views sitting on the stand,

best regards john,

dockattner · Apr 4, 2024

Your experience is showing as you work through the various challenges without delay....

neptune · Apr 6, 2024

dockattner said:
Your experience is showing as you work through the various challenges without delay....

Thank you Paul,

Best regards John,

GrantTyler · Apr 13, 2024

neptune said:
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Next up was to make a stand I just used up some the wood I had around the workshop, the main thing to make sure of is that the stand is high enough so that the props and rudders are clear,

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another view,

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a look below, just a little bit of final adjustment needed, the edges of the frames will be padded tp protect the paint work,

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and a couple of views sitting on the stand,

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best regards john,

Good morning John. She is starting to come together beautifully. I love your metal work on the props, shafts and your rudder enlargement. Cheers Grant

Canoe21 · Apr 13, 2024

Hello John, Very nice work, she sure has come a long way in a very short time, Well Done. You never fail to amaze me of just how you are able to see all of these parts that you alone can come up with and they all look so very nice goon in fit in very nicely.
Please say hello to your Admiral Maureen for us, it is nice that she is able to keep you working in your Old Ship Yard.
Regards
Bernadette and Lawrence

shota70 · Apr 13, 2024

neptune said:
View attachment 439761
Next up was to make a stand I just used up some the wood I had around the workshop, the main thing to make sure of is that the stand is high enough so that the props and rudders are clear,

View attachment 439762
another view,

View attachment 439763
a look below, just a little bit of final adjustment needed, the edges of the frames will be padded tp protect the paint work,

View attachment 439764
and a couple of views sitting on the stand,

View attachment 439765

best regards john,

wonderful work, dear John Thumbsup

neptune · May 19, 2024

Just getting back to normal after a ten day cruise around the South pacific Isle's,

I've padded the stand, just a piece of odd quilting that i had,

and the boat just fits nicely onto the stand,

best regards john,

neptune · May 19, 2024

just a few views after I have attached the toe rail,

the front rail in place,

another view,

and the last of the rails in place, the two gaps are where the Torpedo's will go,

thanks for looking in,

best regards John,

neptune · May 19, 2024

This is how I will attach the deck hatch lids,

and sitting in place, not yet glued,

neptune · May 19, 2024

I spray painted the deck but forgot to take any pics, this shows the deck masked off ready for me to spray the hull, will post some of the deck later on,

and the rest of the pics of the hull and transom, still a little bit of filling and final painting to do,

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dockattner · May 19, 2024

Wow! Now that's a nice painted hull!

neptune · May 19, 2024

dockattner said:
Wow! Now that's a nice painted hull!

Thank you Paul, one more coat to go,

best regards John ,

neptune · May 19, 2024

A big thank you to all for all the likes,

best regards John ,

Hightower1982 · Jun 12, 2024

Hi there was wondering if you had eney think from you tp boat build that can help me with my kit like the kit plans with sizes ect. Cracking build by the way looks really good. As you can see mins in need of some work i picked this up for bit of a project but In need of some info ect

neptune · Jun 15, 2024

G'day Lee, I hope the following info helps you, I'm not very good at this sort of thing, I have a small set of plans also with a Photo book with some instructions and a build sequence I will send these to you through a PM or your email,

So from A to B, B is where the tube emerges from the hull and C is where it stops, I used 350mm tube shaft assemblies, but with adding the shaft support behind the tube I had to cut the length of the tube down so as to fit the support in place, I also used 55mm contra rotating propellers,

The green tape is where the transom ends, I put the twin rudders in line with the shafts,

I hope all this is clear enough I'm not too good at describing things,

hope this helps you,

best regards John,

PS I will scan the plans and instruction books tomorrow and send them to you.

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Hightower1982 · Jun 15, 2024

neptune said:
G'day Lee, I hope the following info helps you, I'm not very good at this sort of thing, I have a small set of plans also with a Photo book with some instructions and a build sequence I will send these to you through a PM or your email,

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So from A to B, B is where the tube emerges from the hull and C is where it stops, I used 350mm tube shaft assemblies, but with adding the shaft support behind the tube I had to cut the length of the tube down so as to fit the support in place, I also used 55mm contra rotating propellers,

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The green tape is where the transom ends, I put the twin rudders in line with the shafts,

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I hope all this is clear enough I'm not too good at describing things,

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hope this helps you,

best regards John,

PS I will scan the plans and instruction books tomorrow and send them to you.

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Thank you so much that should help me out quite a bit it's more than what I know befor hand lol will just need to track down all the parts now eg props,shafts,shaft supports, some brushless motors lots to do lol. But thank you will look out for tge plans on email much appreciated buddy

Hightower1982 · Jun 15, 2024

Don't suppose you have links to where you got all the props,shaft, shaft suports ect.

neptune · Jun 16, 2024