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Friends..and colleagues..it was my long dream to make a life boat after seeing the Tamar Life Boat..and now i realized this craft..but sad, because i took about 12 days, instead of 6 or 7..wasn't lazy..but busy with my work..
as usual i started with thermocol..

she is powered by a reworked motor, to 6 volts 700 mA, and backed up by a 6 channel professional radio..i used a 3.5 kg STD servo for the rudder, as the rudder plate is too big..

fig 3 showing the hand made prop, and shroud (Kort Nozzle), this saves battery a lots..with rudder panel..

super structure is made pot of foam board..all in scale.

by adding additional reinforcements the thin sheet of foam board became stiff enough.. :thumbsup:

all guard rails and grab rails were made out of brass rods and copper winding wire along with piano strings..

all window channels were made from drawing paper..and painted with aluminum paint..

whole painting done by enamel paints and no costly paints are used..all color scheme are based on real craft..

all hinges from seasoned drawing paper, to avoid damaged by water..

whats a craft without some imagination..? so i added some imaginative innovations and changes in to my craft, as i avoided fly bridge at the top of the structure, instead i added a modern scanner based  radar, to give captain a great view, in 360 degree in all weather..and the hull is also modified a lots..

life rafts and supply bins are made out of paper rolls and seasoned further to avoid water damage..

by smoothing with emery paper its ok.. :thumbsup:

As a fellow scratchbuilder, I am speechless................. {:)}

i added some clay and aluminum powder to paint to get a shiny effect over the rafts and bin..
and placed over the cab..

Thank you VC Sir..your appreciation is the award for me..its inspiring..

The crane was made out of foam board, 2 mm thick, and seasoned..i couldn't find any crane over the craft, but i am adding a big crane here to pick up the Gemini boat from the door below..

i added some yellow kum kum powder to paint to get real industrial yellow color, and slurry texture..
whole decals were made with Photoshop, Illustrator and Coreldraw, and printed in A4 paper in a high quality printer..cutting it..is a painstaking process..

for more realism, i added all wind shield wipers, working..
by altering two micro servos electronically and mechanically, for continuous rotation, either clock or counter clock, direction, to actuate the wipers, is connected with 5th and 6th channels of the radio, so i can alter the speed from 0 to full, or in any desired speed, by turning the given knobs on TX..

all wiper actuators were made out of foam board, and wiper arms and blades are seasoned drawing papers, all driven by brass rods..

after thorough checking its nice..

me, and my ship and aero modeling students started our test running in sea canal, and proved very nice..

my worry was about the motor..but it was very ok..and the PWM based ESC also proved very successful..in 6 volt, in full throttle she was fast even on windy and wavy water..

hi mate.
you've gone beyond. ;)...... as usual an exceptional build.  :) :) :)
would love to see a vid of this one.
regards
don

@roopesh incredible. no words to express how good it looks. Would like to take a class on designing from you sumtime wen im der at kerala.

was looking at some hard thermocol lying around at home today was thinking how to use it..... thanx for the idea. Could you tell me what you use for bonding and filling the thermocol and also how you made the hull out of it?

Not trying to pick any holes here, just sharing something that my Dad (a Naval Officer) taught me when I was building my first boat 25 years ago..

The only thing missing are the mandatory Red and Green Navigation Lights.

Roopesh, since you have gone to this extent of detailing to make this boat a real beauty, I am sure you can add this in a jiffy.

http://www.ehow.com/about_5471634_boat-lighting-regulations.html

Thank you Friends..and sorry for the power failure..Sunk sir..sure i shot nice videos..follows..Pratheesh, its not nessesary to take classes about ship or aircraft making..its all simple..and i am too happy to hear that you are in to some creative works..have a great success..and ask me any help you need..its a pleasure..
showing fully finished pictures..

VC Sir..its follows..

the crane details..

back door..
flag mast..in detail..

Roopesh, it seems like the LED lights are already there (pic LFB-1.jpg, LFB-2.jpg)! Pl ignore my earlier post. I was wondering how a Master Modeller like you missed out on that detail. I was wrong. My mistake, I jumped the gun!

radar and front view..

search lights and navigation lights..

lights on..close ups..

zooming in..

star board navigation light..and long shot..

in the hands of Gokul,my ever favorite ship and aero model student, a Naval NCC Cadet, winner of the special gold medal, for ship modeling, showing the sheer size of the craft..she is 3 feet long, proportional wide, but weighs very little..thanks for the thermocol and foam board along with paper..powered by a simple 6 volts, 2500 mA battery pack, she runs about 2 hours in a single charge..

yes sure..whats a work without some vidoes..see here..
1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5uYtEZzJ9g

and here..
2. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hDRPNSqIUU

actually my first intention was to power her by my Futaba FASST..but afraid of moisture..i was  unwilling to test fortune with expensive machines..so i tried with Hobby king 6 channel radio..woow..its a nice machine, value for money, indeed, and solid base of 2.4 GHz, and gave me a best range even in water.. :hatsoff:
Friends..now all you can see how simple to make a craft..i hope i could inspire many of you, as all you inspires me..happy..follows... :thumbsup:

Friends..all of my efforts to make this craft is dedicated to the brave Men and Women who served the RNLI, and brave Men and Women still serving in RNLI..we can imagine the sheer determination of all brave human beings, serving RNLI, to save lives, while risking own life.. :salute: :salute: :salute:

Awesome build again Roopesh. Simple brilliant. :) How do you manage to churn up so many models ?? Super human :)

Rajath..its easy..i will post an article in our forum..how to make a boat or airplane from thermocol..all step by step with video.so you will get the idea..how simple it is..give me a little time..

I'm simply spellbound,,,great job Sir  {:)} {:)} {:)}, I will be waiting for your tutorials  :salute:

sure Raiyus..but it will not be a tutorial, but only a sharing of knowledge..now i am working for that, with my aero and ship modeling students, Gokul,kavitha, prajith, and beena. all with detailed photographs and videos..and yes with all needed stuffs..from battery packs to ESC for brushed motor up to 240 amps..all it are simple..