What is a good "First R/C Model Boat?" |
What is a good "First R/C Model Boat?" |
Aug 18 2006, 01:25 PM
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Administrator Group: Root Admin Posts: 330 Joined: 17-August 06 From: Minot, North Dakota Member No.: 1 |
Over the years that I have had the Model Marina open, I have been asked many times
"what would be a good boat kit to start with?" :-/ Getting started in the hobby is not difficult, but if you choose a difficult to built kit… the journey can be a tough road. There are many kits on the market and the decision can leave a new modeler down right bewildered. Dumas has many kits they offer but I do not recommend that you start with one of their kits. I hate to say this but, with the poor directions and poor quality of wood, Dumas kits are not a good place to start with. One kit I would recommend is the all wood BOOTHBAY LOBSTERBOAT or Lobster Yacht kit by Midwest. These kits have outstanding written directions, are easy to build and need only a few extra items to complete. It even comes with the running gear! A Dumas 6 volt motor, ESC, battery pack and 2 CH radio are the only major items you would need to get this boat out on your local lake. Here is the Boothbay Lobsterboat as listed on Tower Hobbies: http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti00...=LXAP84&P=0 You can take a look at a STEP BY STEP build of this model here: http://www.rktman.com/rlh/boothbay/index.html -------------------- |
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