German K Class Light Cruiser

Discussion in 'Warship Builds' started by joe thomer, May 3, 2011.

  1. joe thomer

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    Building a K Class Light Cruiser, anybody have any pictures they could share on building this light cruiser.
     
  2. GregMcFadden

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    Beautiful pictures Greg! Amazing work on that pump.
     
  4. GregMcFadden

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    still not quite up to where I want it, and with the folks around here, just not that much fun to battle (not my style, with its limited ammo and limited damage it can take) now if I could figure out how to split the units up into three half unit guns in a stern turret (that would be quite hard) a half on the bow and a half unit pump, that would be another matter entirely.... but right now the focus is on the kid, then back to the baden next year hopefully
     
  5. joe thomer

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    thx for the pics greg, they are awesome. they are just what I needed. also looks like you guys are big guns, we are fast guns. Did not see a otter box so everything must be be water tight. hey, what did you use on the servos and radio reciever to make them water proof? Also, did you make the gear box for the drive shafts? batterys, what kind of batterys did you use, assume for the pics LI-PO or something like that.
     
  6. GregMcFadden

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    nope this is IRCWCC fast gun. IRC has a subrule that class 2 ships can subdivide cannons.... so I was contemplating.

    batteries are lipo. LiFe were not really available in a cost effective sense when I started her so they did not get designed in. I made the gearbox. everything was waterproofed with electronics safe silicone.
     
  7. joe thomer

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    those are fast guns...I sure would like to see them up close.
    they look nothing like what you buy from battler connection or strike models.
    you must have come up with a new design, hi tech.
     
  8. GregMcFadden

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    it was also a prototype for elevation control. with the sphere things it made alignment much easier. they are still O-ring breech cannons, operating on the same theory as all other fast gun cannons.
     
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    Amazing design of the guns. Looking forward to hearing how they work in action.
     
  10. GregMcFadden

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    they worked ok. But I have moved onto a different method for elevation control. that being said, that method (the spheres) can be fabricated in a drill press, so there are some advantages)
     
  11. joe thomer

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    greg, you a northwest guy. NW naval combat club in washington
     
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    Yep. Washington cascade column.
     
  13. joe thomer

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    I'm in bellevue.....were our you located?
     
  14. joe thomer

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    boat sank:woot: