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Welcome! Looks great so far! Keep up the good work and be inspired by others here, not intimidated! - MT

Thanks guys! It was a blast! Hardly any rock at full throttle spin. I just went back to edit that the fourth motor was frozen up. Probably rusted after the last trials. It's as good as the others now. Note to self: lubricate after each run!!! That's testiment to how good the MCD speed controllers are. One motor was frozen up and the other still ran (both on the same controller) and didn't blow it (or the fuse). - MT

UPDATE 3 FEB 06 FIRST UNDERWAY TRIALS - FINALLY! First off, I had to pilot and film all by myself - at the same time (my wife wasn't interested in going to the reservoir ). That means not all of the manuevers were spot on and some shots shaky. I couldn't show off all the manueverability. Second, one of the motors failed. I'll have to troubleshoot the cause. I hope I don't have to rip one of the pods apart . That means reduced overall speed by 1/4. She handles great with or without the stabilizers out. The stabilizers out just looked cooler . Overall I had over an hour of fun putting her through tests and checking performance. My little boat doesn't run anywhere near as good as this "big boat." I'm singing "I like big boats" to the tune of "big butts." Third, the videos are short and some edited (lower quality) to be able to post here (500k and under). Sorry but better than my last posting. She runs VERY quiet! The bow thruster sounds like an outboard motor though. Enjoy the movies. [attachmentid=40182] "High Speed" pass (stabilizers extended). It's a scale warship, not a speedboat. [attachmentid=40145] The bow thruster close up (it's noisy, but powerful)! [attachmentid=40146] A quick swing around. [attachmentid=40151] Going sideways! This was hard to do with one hand! [attachmentid=40152] 360 Spin [attachmentid=40155] Bow thruster stering EDIT: I fixed the fourth motor. It's seal leaked a little and I had to oil it. No sweat! I'm about to move house 10 miles this upcoming week and I have some job related studies to do. That means I'll probably be out of circulation for a while - but not if I can help it! Take care! - MT Bow_Thruster_Close_Up.MPG Swingin.MPG Sideways_1.WMV 360_Spin.WMV Bow_Thruster_Steer.WMV High_Speed_Pass_II.MPG

If the cannon misses you, they'll "stick it to you" with that bottle of super glue! - MT

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!? How'd this double post ! UPDATE 24 JAN 07 It's now been one year since I laid down the keel and got to what you see today. I'll let the picture and MPEG's say the rest... [attachmentid=39864] Note the wet props (also note their scewed directions). [attachmentid=39866] A quick pan of the stern section tempoararily wired up for testing (throttle is on low and very quiet). Oh man! I can't post the MPEG of the bow swinging around side to side in the tub or the slow speed of the props (they counter rotate)!!! The file sizes are just a bit too big! It looks cool though. The only problems I had were blowing a fuse (it was underated anyhow for safety reasons), and one cooling line wasn't passing water through. The one that worked was ice cold on the heat sink! And oh yeah, my bathroom is too small. The first two are easy to fix . I just have to run the conduit and wires for the bow section and it's off to the reservoir! Of course with it being 30 something degrees (F) outside I might wait a bit . - MT Stern_Pan_View.MPG

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!? UPDATE 24 JAN 07 It's now been one year since I laid down the keel and got to what you see today. I'll let the picture and MPEG's say the rest... [attachmentid=39864] Note the wet props (also note their scewed directions).

If anyone wants to mess with filled epoxy resin, that's great stuff! I've actually got some rare 1/200 models made out of that stuff and the only thing that has been a threat to it is hot water (fixed some warped areas). I'm considering fixing my yellowed 1/55 Elint. The top fast packs are missing. I'm also considering trading it for a 1/60 valk too??? Still thinking... - MT

I had an '83 Celica that I took the celica medalion off and redid it as a skull squadron logo. So what happens, somebody stole it!!! Is nothing sacred!? - MT

It's like the lost puppy that follows you home. Cute, but annoying after a while - MT

It's a pain, but the more detail, the more convincing your model will be. Also, if a "clueless" person comes along and sees your model, they'll have a point of referance for size. I've only talked to one person here who even knows what Macross is, let alone the Daedalus (next to you guys here on line of course). - MT

Looks great! I whish I coulda had one for my marriage! (In my case I got "Lisa though"). - MT

Looks awesome man! I just checked back in this section after a while. Your work looks great! The movie didn't seem to work for the SDF!?. I know both drawing and building. I REALLY appreciate all the work you've gone through so far! I'm nearly almost done with just the BOTTOM of the Daedalus. Keep up the GREAT work! - MT

Dude, you need to get with Northrup Grumman or Lockheed Martin ! You could put the F-22 to shame! The work looks great! - MT

Looks awesome man! What are you going to do for the engine pods? Are you going to scribe the deck detail? Keep up the great work! I just ordered the plastic for my upper section this weekend. - MT

RARE shot of one of the Thunderbirds, glad I'm not painting it; my compressor's not strong enough . The model from Buck Rogers is bringing me flashbacks. Is that Abba I hear playing in the backround ? - MT

Thanks! In the hull (check out photos in page one of the thread). - MT

OOoooh noo! Keep it canon I'd say. I'm just a perfectionist, so ignore me . - MT

Looks beautiful Cap'n! Don't make me convert back to 1/72nd scale! I don't have a mansion to put a 1/72nd scale Daedlus in ! Keep up the awesome work! - MT

Heh heh. Yep it rains here as much or more than OR. We almost moved there when I was a kid! It's condusive to building models though! - MT

Update: 7 JANUARY 2007 (first time writing 2007) I thought I'd throw everything together and give it a test run. The weather has been windy/rainy (circle one) and we've all had the stupid cold thing going around, so I built components for the electrical system instead. She's going to have first class wiring and components. Here's where I've gotten so far: [attachmentid=39422] Wires everywhere! [attachmentid=39423] Wiring box where all main power wires will go (the Fererro Roche' choclates that came in it were good!). [attachmentid=39424] Fuse box (plastic lid screws on to cover). The tower connecting it has two holes on either side (you can see one) where the battery leads will come through. [attachmentid=39427] Fuse boxes, conduits and you can see the back side of the connectors. The small one in the middle is for accessories and the two ends are heavy duty for power, bow thruster etc. [attachmentid=39428] Hull connectors (green ones on left are heavy duty, white one on right is accessories). [attachmentid=39429] Hull connectors closeup (3mm heavy duty plastic). [attachmentid=39430] [attachmentid=39431] This homemade module is freeing up one more channel now. It switches the output of one speed control between the bow thruster and stern drives. Now I'll have full bow thruster control instead of all or nothing as in my original design and save a channel for fun things. That's it for now. Everybody wants sushi bowls for dinner so I'm off to the kitchen. I hope everyone has a great new year! - MT

Nice Falke. I never saw/read the series but accidentally came across the build up, borrowed P-38 booms and all! Nice detailing too Kylwell! - MT

Thanks Neptunesurvey. I would not have been able to make the Daedalus this fast (relatively speaking) and as accurately without them. Conventional sized tools are too big and melt the styrene. All of these tools are variable speed too. I turned on the drill and heard it humm, but no movement. Then I turned the speed knob up. They really mean 0 to whatever top speed! - MT

Thanks Greyryder. Hey Bigf, I've been wanting one of these for about two years. I had a standard press about two years ago, but it had way too much play to do detail work like this. I love the whole Microlux line of tools I've purchased so far. - MT

Great Galactica! Great workmanship. Defiitely go with cruiser mode. - MT

Does this help? I believe most people mixed theirs. Orange with a bit of red was what I used long ago (sorry don't have it for photos). - MT [attachmentid=39263] [attachmentid=39264]