SOLD!
Don't have a ship for the upcoming battle? This may be the answer.
I bought this about 3 or 4 years ago but never used it . I'm in the process of restoring a car and I'm cutting back on many things. I live in the same neighbourhood as stokamoto (Curt Stokes) and he helped arrange purchase back then. Curt may add comments here later. The ship was built by Bob Pottle who also made the original hull. I've been told that it had a successful combat history and the ship itself is a good one for battling in general. A well balanced ship.
After receiving it I cleaned it up, resheeted the hull and gave it a coat of paint. Last year Curt took to NS for battle where it performed well.
Its history en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Warspite_%2803%29
The specs
- speed 26 seconds over 100 feet, no ESC or resistors required
- 4 cannon, twin stern, one port and one starboard sidemount
- two 550 motors
- 4 - 50 BB mags with Carl Camurati pump giving 5 units, however the ship is a 5.5 unit allowing the addition of one 75 BB mag
- twin rudders operated by a push pull rod through a gear system
- weight approx. 24-28 lbs fully loaded
- Lenght OA 53 inches
- Beam 8.7 inches
- Height OA, less masts, approx. 8 inches
- hull, superstructure and turrets are fiberglass, deck hatches are styrene backed lexan. Stern hatch was split, the styrene was used to repair and also helps reinforce the rather bittle lexan.
- will take a 3.5 or 4 oz bottle. Can also take a 7 oz bottle but will be bow heavy.
The details
- Resheeted hull, only saw battle in NS last year
- pnumatics either refurbished or replaced, new hoses
- new pump switch
- new internal armor
- new universal joints
- motors and pump work fine, final drive gear boxes lubed
- new gun mags, Curt helped me set up and install these then tune them
- new push pull rods for steering system and pump switch
- new deck hold downs
- fresh paint
- includes Futaba 4 channel radio with tool dipped receiver, its battery and 4 servos. Freq is 75.630 MHz. There is no water tight box as all the radio components are tool dipped. It is a method Curt uses in all his ships and it works.
There is some drive train noise. The motor mounts may need some tweaking to quiet it down.
Can be used for treaty with slight modifications.
Might need some minor cosmetic work, other than that its tested and ready to go. All you need is batteries, BB's and a gas bottle with regulator.There are a few BB's still rolling around between the outer and inner hulls that I couldn't fish out. The crate I made has a compartments at each end for holding the radio, BB's and batteries.
Price is $800 negotiable plus freight. Payment and shipping details below.
Shipping in Canada.
Approx $65-$75 by freight. I plan on using Sameday / Day and Ross. It is far cheaper then Fedex, UPS, or Purolator and I have used them twice to ship car parts to and from Ontario. I know of one bad experience cost wise in dealing with Purolator
Shipping to the US.
All shipping is for an insured and declared value of $800 Can. The exchange rate is around 1-3% so its not much difference to US$.
Sameday / Day & Ross $98
UPS $120
Fedex $119
All are by ground and take about 2 weeks.
If anyone wants to check shipping to their particular location here's what you need
- size 57" x 12" x 12" (its actually 56.5 x 11.3 x 11.3 but the shipper sites want rounded numbers)
- weight 40 lbs
- my zip code A1C 2M8
- my state Newfoundland, Canada
If the shipping companies size the crate at 11 x 11 instead of 12 x 12 the costs might drop $10.
Payment
Payment in money order (postal or bank) only. No checks or PayPal.
I have had questions regarding payment from the US. The best method is International Postal Money Order (pink colored). Our post offices will cash these.
They will not take the domestic green colored one no matter what your post office may tell you. I would have to check with the bank regarding bank money orders.
