Phillip Artweger's Radio-Controlled Square-riggers
Scale sailing ships can be very small yet be functional and realistic in the water.
Specifications
| Model Name | Rig | Scale | Hull | Length | Beam | Weight | Rx |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HMAV Bounty | 3-masted ship | 1:110 | Constructo | 10.2 " | 2.75 " | 12.4 oz | 3 ch |
| HMS Larne | Brigantine | 1:49 | scratch-built | 31 cm | 12 cm | 0.61 kg | 3 ch |
| USN Somers | Brig | 1:51 | scratch-built | 62 cm | 15 cm | 2.06 kg | 3 ch |
| St Helena | Schooner-Brig | 1:85 | Constructo | 10.2 " | 2.75 " | 12.4 oz | 3 ch |
HMAV Bounty
Gouged from Constructo hull.
English waters, then South Pacific trade winds.
Bounty in 3D (red/cyan, parallel, and cross-eyed)
More Bounty on www.rcgroups.com. and large picture album on photobucket.com.
HMS Larne
Design based on HMS Sultana (delftship.net).
Small models need significant ballast arm.
Underdeck yards and jib & staysail control.
Abovedeck staysail and mainsail control.
Notice the Bentinck boom for the foresail.
VIDEO of Larne under full sails tacking (vimeo.com).
More Larne on www.rcgroups.com. and large picture album on photobucket.com.
USN Somers
Design based on Chapelle's plan (delftship.net).
Through-deck control of main yard
Cross-bracing of yards
Somers on Traunsee Lake in Austria
Broadside with a corsair, who escapes!
Independent control of yards is crucial for authentic maneuvering
Easy sail reduction when it starts to blow
Somers becalmed in 3D (red/cyan, parallel, and cross-eyed)
Somers in breeze in 3D (red/cyan, parallel, and cross-eyed)
VIDEO of Somers first real sailing (vimeo.com).
More Somers on www.rcgroups.com. and large picture album on photobucket.com.
St Helena
St Helena was gouged from a Constructo solid hull kit
Very small at 360g / 12.4oz
Underway!
St Helena in 3D (anaglyphic red/cyan)
Video of St Helena really cruising! (vimeo.com).
More St Helena on www.rcgroups.com. and large picture album on photobucket.com.
Contact
PS. Also built micro R/C models of the Douglas DC-3 and DC-6 (youtube.com).