Miss K+ Redman build

[68Bud]

Hey Everyone,

I am building a Miss K+ kit from Doug Campbell at Classichydros.com. It is a 1/12 scale Karelson hull drawn by Garry Finlay. The kit is a mixture of light ply, marine ply, ABS and resin cast parts. It comes complete with 3 different tail configurations and provides all the scale pieces to finish as a nicely detailed model. Mine will be a Redman with brushless power. If anyone is interested in building one, they are available at Offshore Electrics and South River RC boats.

 

[hugh hargett]

Garry does excellent fe kits. My next 1/8th will be one of his design. They have great running surfaces too.

 

[Glenn Quarles]

That looks awesome! How big is the boat?How much does it cost? I can't wait to see more pictures as you build it.

Glenn

 

[longballlumber]

30" Glen...

http://www.offshoreelectrics.com/proddetail.php?prod=ch-miss-k%2B

Later,

Mike

 

[hugh hargett]

Glen if you need some plans pm me I have several Finlay plans 10ths 1/8th 1/12th 1/13th and 1/16th if im not mistaken they are redrawn newton plans with fe in mind. A 5 pound 1/8th scale hull is possible with the right materials and Garry plans.

 

[hugh hargett]

BUD that hull wont be heavy at all so p-limited power would work well in that boat. Will be a beautiful model. I cant wait to see the build.

 

[SayMikey]

Love that boat mines a nitro 1/8th

 

[Glenn Quarles]

I'm thinking it may make a good Sport .12 hydro....

GQ

 

[hugh hargett]

Love that boat mines a nitro 1/8th View attachment 34953

Nice!

 

[68Bud]

Hugh, Garry drew the original plans but I believe Doug has incorporated some changes in the boat to simplify construction. This kit goes together easily and the laser cut parts are very precise.

Glenn, the Miss K+ is 30" long. I think it would be a really fun nitro boat too, but you might have to add a belly pan to get the engine and pipe under the deck. The Karelson design doesn't have a lot of depth or freeboard. Mine will be a sister boat to my other Finlay hull, a nitro Sport 20 Redman Too.

Mike, your Redman is amazing. I have always thought ALL your scale boats are impressive.

The instructions in Doug's kit are really well done. The first thing to do is construct a building jig. Once you have it ready this boat goes together really quick. I am using thick CA for the framing and then bonding everything tight with West Systems. Here are a few shots of the basic framework being checked over by the QC inspector.

 

[hugh hargett]

Bud, I need to grab a merlin motor and a driver from them for the u-1 pak . I never saw they did 1/12th's thought it was only 1/16th thanks for the info.

 

[brooks93]

Love that boat mines a nitro 1/8th View attachment 34953

always loved your 1/8th Mike

 

[SayMikey]

Thanks guys I spent a lot of time doing research to get it right. She has dust all over her outta get her out for a ride this spring

 

[JimClark]

Gary revised his plans to take advantage of the Spec brushless and lipo setups now run. Here is my build thread of the prototype hull i hope to have running fairly soon.

Jim

 

[68Bud]

Jim, I haven't seen you updating your build lately. How is it going?

 

[hugh hargett]

any progress?

 

[68Bud]

Progress indeed!

I mixed up some West Systems and glued the non trips and the sponson bottoms on.



Next up is sponson sides.

 

[longballlumber]

Are those clamps on the sponson transome PVC pipe?

Looks good!

 

[68Bud]

Hey Mike. Yes, they are made from 4" pvc pipe. Some of the best clamps I own, and cheap too!

 

[longballlumber]

that is a great idea! I am going ot steal that one if you don't mind.