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griffin
PostPosted: Mon Oct 30, 2006 9:45 pm 
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any links ? ie if someones already done one of these?


Is the following possible?
convert a simple plastic model into an r/c ship?
other than the obvious what would i require

(by obvious i mean: remote, reciever, motor, battery etc)

anything special to make the boat float? ie extra styrofoam?


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Here is a great website to do just that with the venerable Lindberg Diesel Tug kit:

http://www.boatnerd.com/model/tug/

This is a great first step into the world of R/C scale model ships.

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:thumbs_up_1: superb THANKS!


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I've converted a Revell Flower corvette to RC, quite easy, just make sure you get your entrance points big enough.... :big_grin:

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There are a few modelers on RCGroups.com who are modifiing Lindberg, Revell, Tamiya, and even Toys. Check in the Scle Boat forum.

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