Anytime Sir! Your wish is my command. Now that we have gotten down and dirty (after having built 4 Hovercraft) we know exactly what is required where and for what performance. It will not only cut down the time but also the costs.

Btw, Grp. Capt. Christopher paid me a visit today. An Officer and a Gentleman.

After all the effort that we had put into this baby, there was just one aspect that we weren't happy about. Just one thing that didn't look scale/accurate. So we decided to rectify it for our own pleasure. Hope the buyer / client likes it and understands the passion for accuracy involved. We decided to change the shape of the bow skirt to match the original.

Here are the results............

Another shot.

Necessity, they say, is the mother of all inventions. Couldn't have been more apt! Here is a pic of our Thruster master switch, it powers on 2 x 550 motors driving 3 bladed 5 x3 props. Ever seen anything like this?

The complex array of wiring 

That is wicked... the Anchor does stand out

My brother did something similar with a servo for ignition switch on a 75cc gasser, but that looks professional and uninteresting in front of the anchor switch here !

There needs to be a "hovercraft lover" specially made for VC on RCI

wow what a built!!!! lots of new ideas, specially switches!!!!

 Great VC bai

Greatguns (Musawir) and I gratefully acknowledge the compliments from all members.

 

A few secrets.

The Thruster Ducts

The Bow Thruster intakes (I think that is what they are called). These were dipped in boiling water for a few minutes and stretched into shape. A few blisters were worth it.

The life boat from an inhaler dispenser (both are life savers, aren't they?).

The Thruster Prop stuffing tube.

That's your Ciggy packet there ? what did you use it for ?

What the wife had to put up with.................

She :    

Me :  

Gusty - Look!

Best out of waste project... there is no limit for awesomeness for you sir..

Bicycle spokes and a CA cap..............

The video.



The photography is better from the 2:20 mark.

saw that , live, when i visited our old house , Mrs Chowdhary had no place call her own, all the rooms were RC stuff and boys toys, i am confined to a room, mostly the second Servant's quarters

PS
all that paid off, gr8 vid

Nice video.Great work. 


Can we get some footage of it running on water?

Really a good scratch build... Nice video sir.... It is very massive... Nice good of electronics and yes now you have proved your electronics... Thank you for the credit sir... thank you... Really appreciate that...

Floats so smoothly, very easy to forget it's a scratch build. Rep++ 

She is gone. The client's representatives took delivery a short while ago.

We couldn't test her on water as we didn't have any transportation big enough to carry her to a nearby water body.

This model has a fantastic lift as she has been built light and due to the fact that we have designed a semi finger skirt. As you can make out, she is fast, and even in such a confined space, she is agile. Given a larger area, she will be able to pick up very good speed.

All in all, it is finally over. Can't help feeling nostalgic when I recall the really trying times that Mustafa Sir and I have gone through.

We would like to thank the client for having given us this wonderful opportunity.

P.s. I do have a better video of its final moments with us, but I can't post it here as it would divulge the identity of the client.

Sir..its amazing..and thanks for the inspiration...sure i am on my drawing board to finish one....thank you...