› RC BOATING › SCALE BOATS › Builds › Scale Boats Electric › Predators Double Trouble scale Archer 650 – 6.5m offshore Runabout -Rebuild › Reply To: Predators Double Trouble scale Archer 650 – 6.5m offshore Runabout -Rebuild
After a fair bit of hunting around to find all the bits & pieces (after all it is 4 years since she was stripped down) the work is finally under way.
Cooling tube holes have been epoxied over and had a light coat of spot putty applied so the hull is now ready for paint preparation. After another quick rub down & tidy up, a coat of primer followed by spray putty on any rough spots then a final primer and several top coats.
I was going for deep blue originally for the underwater area but as I have black in stock methinks it may end up black below the waterline.
Motors & ESC’s have been temporarily installed and the alignment looks OK. Once the drive couplings turn up final alignment can be set & the electronics permanently installed.
I’ve opted to install the ESC’s in the cabin area (below floor level) so there is plenty of room in the rear for batteries & video gear etc.