Post by 60buick on Jul 5, 2007 5:04:58 GMT 1
I saw this and it was just to cool. It is a RTR pirate ship called the Kings Ransom. I will run you about 300. But it is very big and is a fiberglass hull. It has several CHEESY things about it that I am changing. First it is electric and not powered or steered by sail. It will keel over and capsive stock if the sails are down!. It comes with a 6 inch deep 3 pound bolt on keel and the weight is evenly distributed across the keel. The keel is redicolously small. I reinforced the hull and made a bubble keel that has the same weight but 90% of the weight is 13 inches deep. Now I can safely sail my ship. I am leaving the motor for emergency use and relocated the battery to the bottom of the hull. i can't see why they only send 4 figures so I ebayed more than 40 figures to paint and fill the real wood decks. I rigged the sails to function in everyway needed to SAIL a square rigged ship. I am also rigging the pirate flag to be raised on a seperate channel and am designing a cannon system to fire by radio control. Black powder and model rocket ignighters of course. Just paper wadding and powder but I could fire steel balls if I wanted to go to prison. Black powder has a loud bang and nice plume of smoke, CO2 does not. I still have to weather the ship to look very aged but it is in one piece now and almost ready for the water.
ARGH me hartys, thats a fine vessel ye have there,
