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Another Rapier?
Especificações
- Comprimento do barco
- 40" (101.60 cm)
- Tipo de motor
- Brushless
- Tipo de transmissão
- Direct
- Hélices
- Single
- Amps máx.
- 150A
- Tipo de bateria
- LiPo
- mAh da bateria
- 7.5Ah (7,500 mAh)
- Tipo de hélice
- 2 Blade
- Tamanho do hélice
- 50mm
- Tempo de funcionamento
- 25 min
- Velocidade do modelo
- 35 km/h (21.7mph)
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I have acquired another LesRo Rapier, but I am not sure if I will have enough time to fully restore it so I may consider passing it on to a fellow Classic Model Power Boat enthusiast.
This boat is much better put together than the Rapiers that I already have - and I would guess that it could have been built by a model engineer - it just has that sort of "feel" about it.
The Achilles heel of all Rapiers in my opinion is the over-simple wheel house roof.
The kit intends a single piece of ply skin to be wrapped over and glued down to a front and rear roof former. The builder of this model did the same thing, but with a piece of clear plastic.
I dislike them both eqaully and prefer to build a "proper" roof that can be lifted on and off to gain access.........and look a lot better!
The windscreen uprights and the roof formers are all present but need gluing back into position where they can be glazed as LesRo intended or covered with a mask as some of us have preferred to do on our own models.
The deck probably had some sort of stick-on cover in some areas (checker plate maybe?) that was missing by the time I became its current custodian, but the original plywood skin decking is intact and ready to be painted or planked over.
As usual, the builder never bothered to fit the strakes to the underside of the hull - something that I have had to add to all the Rapiers/Javelins etc that I have restored - not a problem, I prefer to have my own size of strakes fitted, and I can see that most owners don't think they are worth the bother of fitting in any case.
This Rapier was powered by a glow plug engine and some of the fittings for it are still in situ and will need to be removed....but (and it is big BUT)... the builder has varnished the inside of the hull and so it does not appear to be at all fuel soaked - very unusual!
Overall, this will make a VERY nice straight and strong Rapier as it is good and solid, and if nobody wants to take it on, it will become Rapier 3, and it will probably become the best one that I own.....by some quite margin!
Bob.
This boat is much better put together than the Rapiers that I already have - and I would guess that it could have been built by a model engineer - it just has that sort of "feel" about it.
The Achilles heel of all Rapiers in my opinion is the over-simple wheel house roof.
The kit intends a single piece of ply skin to be wrapped over and glued down to a front and rear roof former. The builder of this model did the same thing, but with a piece of clear plastic.
I dislike them both eqaully and prefer to build a "proper" roof that can be lifted on and off to gain access.........and look a lot better!
The windscreen uprights and the roof formers are all present but need gluing back into position where they can be glazed as LesRo intended or covered with a mask as some of us have preferred to do on our own models.
The deck probably had some sort of stick-on cover in some areas (checker plate maybe?) that was missing by the time I became its current custodian, but the original plywood skin decking is intact and ready to be painted or planked over.
As usual, the builder never bothered to fit the strakes to the underside of the hull - something that I have had to add to all the Rapiers/Javelins etc that I have restored - not a problem, I prefer to have my own size of strakes fitted, and I can see that most owners don't think they are worth the bother of fitting in any case.
This Rapier was powered by a glow plug engine and some of the fittings for it are still in situ and will need to be removed....but (and it is big BUT)... the builder has varnished the inside of the hull and so it does not appear to be at all fuel soaked - very unusual!
Overall, this will make a VERY nice straight and strong Rapier as it is good and solid, and if nobody wants to take it on, it will become Rapier 3, and it will probably become the best one that I own.....by some quite margin!
Bob.
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Provavelmente é o melhor Rapier de 60 anos que eu já vi Will ....e é a razão pela qual o comprei ...apesar de já ter o Rapier 1 em uso regular e o Rapier 2 actualmente a ser restaurado.
É absolutamente genuíno e é um barco muito agradável.........mas na realidade ainda tem cerca de 60 anos.😱
Como projecto de restauro precisará de menos trabalho do que quaisquer outros Rapiers ou Javelins que eu tenha empreendido até agora..........quase fácil demais para ser um desafio 😂
Bob.<a class="nb-mention nb-user-hover" href="https://pt.model-boats.com/user/Madwelshman" data-nb-profile="{"username":"Madwelshman","avatarUrl":"https:\/\/pt.model-boats.com\/media\/179033616940\/s","avatarFallbackUrl":"https:\/\/pt.model-boats.com\/media\/site\/profile.svg","profileUrl":"https:\/\/pt.model-boats.com\/user\/Madwelshman","countryCode":"GB","countryName":"United Kingdom","flag":"🇬🇧","flagUrl":"https:\/\/pt.model-boats.com\/media\/site\/flags\/4x3\/gb.svg","lastOnline":"há 12 horas","rankTitle":"Tenente-comandante","rankIconUrl":"https:\/\/pt.model-boats.com\/media\/site\/ranks\/13.png","rankEmojiText":"","rankPoints":2280,"membershipTier":"Basic"}">@Madwelshman</a> <br /> <br /> It is probably the best 60 year old Rapier that I have ever seen Will ....and is the reason why I bought it ...even though I already have Rapier 1 in regular use and Rapier 2 currently being restored.<br /> <br /> It is absolutely genuine and it is a very nice boat.........but it reality is still around 60 years old.😱<br /> <br /> As a restoration project it will need less work than any of the other Rapiers or Javelins that I have undertaken so far..........almost too easy to be a challenge 😂<br /> <br /> Bob.<a class="nb-mention nb-user-hover" href="https://pt.model-boats.com/user/Madwelshman" data-nb-profile="{"username":"Madwelshman","avatarUrl":"https:\/\/pt.model-boats.com\/media\/179033616940\/s","avatarFallbackUrl":"https:\/\/pt.model-boats.com\/media\/site\/profile.svg","profileUrl":"https:\/\/pt.model-boats.com\/user\/Madwelshman","countryCode":"GB","countryName":"United Kingdom","flag":"🇬🇧","flagUrl":"https:\/\/pt.model-boats.com\/media\/site\/flags\/4x3\/gb.svg","lastOnline":"há 12 horas","rankTitle":"Tenente-comandante","rankIconUrl":"https:\/\/pt.model-boats.com\/media\/site\/ranks\/13.png","rankEmojiText":"","rankPoints":2280,"membershipTier":"Basic"}">@Madwelshman</a> <br /> <br /> Provavelmente é o melhor Rapier de 60 anos que eu já vi Will ....e é a razão pela qual o comprei ...apesar de já ter o Rapier 1 em uso regular e o Rapier 2 actualmente a ser restaurado.<br /> <br /> É absolutamente genuíno e é um barco muito agradável.........mas na realidade ainda tem cerca de 60 anos.😱<br /> <br /> Como projecto de restauro precisará de menos trabalho do que quaisquer outros Rapiers ou Javelins que eu tenha empreendido até agora..........quase fácil demais para ser um desafio 😂<br /> <br /> Bob.Traduzido de Inglês.
Faria um belo barco para alguém, se você não o fizer.
Will<a class="nb-mention nb-user-hover" href="https://pt.model-boats.com/user/zooma" data-nb-profile="{"username":"zooma","avatarUrl":"https:\/\/pt.model-boats.com\/media\/16362144341\/s","avatarFallbackUrl":"https:\/\/pt.model-boats.com\/media\/site\/profile.svg","profileUrl":"https:\/\/pt.model-boats.com\/user\/zooma","countryCode":"GB","countryName":"United Kingdom","flag":"🇬🇧","flagUrl":"https:\/\/pt.model-boats.com\/media\/site\/flags\/4x3\/gb.svg","lastOnline":"há 13 minutos","rankTitle":"Almirante da Frota","rankIconUrl":"https:\/\/pt.model-boats.com\/media\/site\/ranks\/20.png","rankEmojiText":"","rankPoints":10280,"membershipTier":"Bronze"}">@zooma</a> That's a nice looking Rapier Bob. Looks well built, and nice and straight. <br /> <br /> Make a nice boat for someone, if you don't do it.<br /> <br /> Will<a class="nb-mention nb-user-hover" href="https://pt.model-boats.com/user/zooma" data-nb-profile="{"username":"zooma","avatarUrl":"https:\/\/pt.model-boats.com\/media\/16362144341\/s","avatarFallbackUrl":"https:\/\/pt.model-boats.com\/media\/site\/profile.svg","profileUrl":"https:\/\/pt.model-boats.com\/user\/zooma","countryCode":"GB","countryName":"United Kingdom","flag":"🇬🇧","flagUrl":"https:\/\/pt.model-boats.com\/media\/site\/flags\/4x3\/gb.svg","lastOnline":"há 13 minutos","rankTitle":"Almirante da Frota","rankIconUrl":"https:\/\/pt.model-boats.com\/media\/site\/ranks\/20.png","rankEmojiText":"","rankPoints":10280,"membershipTier":"Bronze"}">@zooma</a> Isso é um Rapier Bob de boa aparência. Parece bem construído e bem alinhado. <br /> <br /> Faria um belo barco para alguém, se você não o fizer. <br /> <br /> WillTraduzido de Inglês.
Algumas das anteriores instalações de motor com vela de ignição (glow plug) ainda estão dentro do casco, mas parece que foi envernizado antes do motor ter sido instalado ou posto a funcionar e por isso não está encharcado de combustível como a maioria dos Rapiers ou Javelins usados — tornando o restauro MUITO mais fácil.
Há sinais de algum tipo de selante de cor preta ter sido aplicado à volta das juntas da antepara com o revestimento inferior. Isto também terá ajudado a proteger a madeira no interior do casco.........mas eu raspava-o quando/se eu o restaurar pois ficaria mais bonito sem isso.
Bob.Inside the Hull.<br /> <br /> Some of the previous glow plug motor fitting are still inside the hull, but it looks like it was varnished before the motor was fitted or run and so it is not fuel soaked like most used Rapiers or Javelins have been - making restoration MUCH easier.<br /> <br /> There are signs of some sort of a black coloured sealer being added around the bulkhead to bottom skin joints. This will have also helped to protect the wood inside the hull too.........but I would scrape it out when/if I restore it as it would look nicer without it.<br /> <br /> Bob.No interior do casco.<br /> <br /> Algumas das anteriores instalações de motor com vela de ignição (glow plug) ainda estão dentro do casco, mas parece que foi envernizado antes do motor ter sido instalado ou posto a funcionar e por isso não está encharcado de combustível como a maioria dos Rapiers ou Javelins usados — tornando o restauro MUITO mais fácil.<br /> <br /> Há sinais de algum tipo de selante de cor preta ter sido aplicado à volta das juntas da antepara com o revestimento inferior. Isto também terá ajudado a proteger a madeira no interior do casco.........mas eu raspava-o quando/se eu o restaurar pois ficaria mais bonito sem isso.<br /> <br /> Bob.Traduzido de Inglês.
O casco é recto e parece ser bem construído .....e não mostra sinais de ter sido usado em excesso.
Sem escarpas.............como habitualmente...........!
Leme bem projectado, colher de água em latão e suporte em "P" para suportar o eixo da hélice.
Provavelmente um barco com pouca quilometragem - sem sinais de qualquer dano em lado nenhum.
Bob.Hull Underside.<br /> <br /> The hull is straight and looks to be well built .....and shows no signs of ever having been used too much.<br /> <br /> No strakes.............as usual...........!<br /> <br /> Nicely engineered rudder, brass water scoop and "P" bracket to support the prop shaft.<br /> <br /> Probably a low milage boat - no signs of any distress anywhere.<br /> <br /> Bob.Parte inferior do casco.<br /> <br /> O casco é recto e parece ser bem construído .....e não mostra sinais de ter sido usado em excesso.<br /> <br /> Sem escarpas.............como habitualmente...........!<br /> <br /> Leme bem projectado, colher de água em latão e suporte em "P" para suportar o eixo da hélice.<br /> <br /> Provavelmente um barco com pouca quilometragem - sem sinais de qualquer dano em lado nenhum.<br /> <br /> Bob.Traduzido de Inglês.
O convés dianteiro foi envernizado sobre tábuas desenhadas, mas os flancos devem ter sido cobertos por outra coisa que foi arrancada antes de eu o comprar.
Todas as capas do convés estão integrais e só precisam de repintura, juntamente com o convés de proa, para dar um aspeto uniforme - ou pintado ou com tábuas..
BobThese pictures show the decking.<br /> <br /> The front deck has been varnished over drawn-on planking, but the sides must have been covered by something else that was peeled off before I bought it.<br /> <br /> All the deck skins are in solid and just need refinishing along with the foredeck to give a uniform look - either painted or planked..<br /> <br /> BobEstas fotos mostram o revestimento do convés.<br /> <br /> O convés dianteiro foi envernizado sobre tábuas desenhadas, mas os flancos devem ter sido cobertos por outra coisa que foi arrancada antes de eu o comprar.<br /> <br /> Todas as capas do convés estão integrais e só precisam de repintura, juntamente com o convés de proa, para dar um aspeto uniforme - ou pintado ou com tábuas..<br /> <br /> BobTraduzido de Inglês.