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Forum: Speed - RC Gas Boats
05-29-2020, 06:30 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 7,118
Posted By tonykalil

Im around 68 gps. But mine was specially...

Im around 68 gps.

But mine was specially built in engineering. We flipped the hull and blueprinted it and sanded the entire delta.

We also installed the engine and drive with the X dimension...
Forum: Speed - RC Gas Boats
05-29-2020, 05:48 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 7,118
Posted By tonykalil

Azure

That’s almost the exact color scheme of my AZ258 Big Block 425hp boat! I have the leading edge deck gel and chine gel as well.

Yours looks great!! I still love these boats. Congrats!!
Forum: Speed - RC Gas Boats
05-11-2020, 10:09 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 7,118
Posted By tonykalil

Congratulations on your purchase! Did you get the...

Congratulations on your purchase! Did you get the AZ-279 Cuddy, or another model? The Azure line is still one of my favorite designs. My current design is the Solace 345. I hold the patent on the...
Forum: Speed - RC Gas Boats
01-19-2013, 09:05 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 7,118
Posted By tonykalil

RE: Scratch Built 1/8 Scale Azure AZ279 Build Thread

Moving along.

The temporary deck mold has been sanded to remove as much of the foam surface detail as possible. From this point, I will pull a fiberglass plug that will be much easier to sand...
Forum: Speed - RC Gas Boats
09-27-2012, 04:50 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 7,118
Posted By tonykalil

RE: Scratch Built 1/8 Scale Azure AZ279 Build Thread

Thanks all for the comments. It has been refreshing to work on the Azures again, even though it is in 8th scale this time.

Moving along to the deck mold.

The deck mold did not come off...
Forum: Speed - RC Gas Boats
09-26-2012, 03:30 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 7,118
Posted By tonykalil

RE: Scratch Built 1/8 Scale Azure AZ279 Build Thread

Moving along,

I layed up a hull in my 2nd favorite color scheme. I chose the full band, with the chine stripe in black. The deck will have the matching forward stripe in gel as well. The deck...
Forum: Speed - RC Gas Boats
09-26-2012, 02:30 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 7,118
Posted By tonykalil

RE: Scratch Built 1/8 Scale Azure AZ279 Build Thread

That Sunseeker looks great, and looks to run really well. Nice job, and nice detail with the swim platform. I have some CAD from the Predator 75 from a few years ago, but have no licensing to do...
Forum: Speed - RC Gas Boats
09-25-2012, 01:56 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 7,118
Posted By tonykalil

RE: Scratch Built 1/8 Scale Azure AZ279 Build Thread

Wow. I am surprised by the dimensions of the SeaRay. It is tough to get models to look that good in that scale. Did they have any larger ones?

Mine is tough enough at 8th scale. That puts me...
Forum: Speed - RC Gas Boats
09-25-2012, 12:20 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 7,118
Posted By tonykalil

RE: Scratch Built 1/8 Scale Azure AZ279 Build Thread

Moving along, and onto the deck.

While the hull is a relatively simple part to laminate and pull, the deck creates quite a challenge. I wanted to stay faithful to the full size boat, and...
Forum: Speed - RC Gas Boats
09-25-2012, 11:32 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 7,118
Posted By tonykalil

RE: Scratch Built 1/8 Scale Azure AZ279 Build Thread

Thanks for the interest Express, but I did not have any plans of producing them. I was only building them to have a few for myself and my kids. I have looked at your site, and your prices do seem...
Forum: Speed - RC Gas Boats
09-24-2012, 05:41 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 7,118
Posted By tonykalil

RE: Scratch Built 1/8 Scale Azure AZ279 Build Thread

Once the mold has cured, the edges are trimmed down to make a clean trim flange, and the the hull plug is popped out. This leaves a perfectly molded hull mold that exactly replicates the full size...
Forum: Speed - RC Gas Boats
09-24-2012, 05:30 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 7,118
Posted By tonykalil

RE: Scratch Built 1/8 Scale Azure AZ279 Build Thread

The hull plug was sealed with 3 coats of sealer, and 5 coats of FLEX 5. Sealing and Flexing only takes about an hour total, but the hull would be good to pull 7 molds off of it with this type of...
Forum: Speed - RC Gas Boats
09-24-2012, 05:19 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 7,118
Posted By tonykalil

RE: Scratch Built 1/8 Scale Azure AZ279 Build Thread

Thanks Express,

The fiberglass hull plug was sanded carefully to replicate the crisp style lines found all over the real boat. Extreme care was also used in sanding the running surface. All...
Forum: Speed - RC Gas Boats
09-24-2012, 04:19 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 7,118
Posted By tonykalil

RE: Scratch Built 1/8 Scale Azure AZ279 Build Thread

After sanding the rough mold, I sealed and flexed (waxed) the rough mold. In real boat manufacturing, the top builders do not hand wax the molds. This leads to wax buildup, which leads to dull...
Forum: Speed - RC Gas Boats
09-24-2012, 04:10 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 7,118
Posted By tonykalil

RE: Scratch Built 1/8 Scale Azure AZ279 Build Thread

The plugs for the 1/8 model boat were cut from 4 pound density foam blocks. This is a relatively simple process, since a 4 foot long by 2 foot wide foam block is a standard size.

However, the...
Forum: Speed - RC Gas Boats
09-24-2012, 03:42 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 7,118
Posted By tonykalil

RE: Scratch Built 1/8 Scale Azure AZ279 Build Thread

The boat that is the subject here is the Azure AZ 259. I will always call the boat by this original name, as I feel that the boat should only be measured to the molded hull, unless the extended swim...
Forum: Speed - RC Gas Boats
09-24-2012, 03:01 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 7,118
Posted By tonykalil

Scratch Built 1/8 Scale Azure AZ279 Build Thread

It has been a while since I have had the time to build a model, much less one from scratch, but I have finally gotten around to finishing a project that I started in 2005.

I am familiar with...
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