December 20th, 2009
This is the first entry in the build log and relates to Step 1: 40mm Bofors Gun Assembly. The main points to note here are to take your time over this job and you will be rewarded with a really nice scale model of a Bofors Gun.
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Begin by removing all the necessary items from the sprues and clean off the flash with either a scalpel or nail file / needle file. Some items have sink marks on them from the ejector pins used in the injection moulding process, these marks should be filled with Tamiy Putty (Basic Type). I dont know what other types of putty they do, but this one takes forever to dry if applied thickly, so use very little and remove excess before allowing to dry. Once dry the remainder of the excess putty can be filed off as necessary.
The photo etch parts require care when removing them from the sheet, use a scalpel or similar to break through the joining tabs. File the breaks clean with a file and use a pair of long nose pliers (or use specialist photo etch pliers, such as the Tamiya item) to bend the parts accurately and carefully to shape. Use the foot plate and hand rail as a guide. I used a 0.8mm drill and pin chuck to drill through the foot plate and the hand rail to allow the PE parts to fit through. The same process was used to fit what looks like a beehive on more PE legs fitted to the main base plate.
At this stage the gun barrel and the breech assembly are not glued (but the barrel will be after painting) nor is the plinth. However the steel tube shaft has been glued to the plinth and is a firm push fit into the main base plate. Where glued, cyano is used throughout.
The photos show the completed, but as yet unpainted assembly. Painting (spraying) will commence when most of the assemblies are completed.
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June 24th, 2009
Vosper Perkasa P150 Gas Turbine Attack Craft. The Perkasa was the lead boat of a class of four vessels built by Vosper Thornycroft, Southampton, UK, for the Royal Malaysian Navy in 1967.
Specifications (Full Size):
Displacement 95 tons, length overall 29.7 m, beam 7.8 m.
Main engines powered by three Rolls-Royce Proteus 1270 gas turbine engines rated at 4,250 Hp each (totalling 12,750 Hp), driving triple screws, maximum speed 54 knots.
Auxiliary engines, two General Motors V71 marine diesels are used for slow speed manoeuvring.
Electrical power provided by two Rover 1s/60 gas turbines.
Armament consists of one 40 mm Bofors AA main gun, one 20 mm Oerlikon twin anti-aircraft machine gun and four 53.3 cm torpedoes on side launch mounts.
Others in class, P150 Perkasa (Valiant), P151 Handalan (Reliant), PI52 Gempita (Thunderer) & P153 Pendekar (Champion).
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June 24th, 2009
Vosper Perkasa P150 1/32 Scale - Radio Control (R/C) Completed Model. The Perkasa was the lead boat of a class of four vessels built by Vosper Thornycroft, Southampton, UK, for the Royal Malaysian Navy in 1967.
Specifications (Full Size):
Displacement 95 tons, length overall 29.7 m, beam 7.8 m.
Powered by three Rolls-Royce Proteus 1270 gas turbine engines rated at 4,250 Hp each (totalling 12,750 Hp), driving triple screws, maximum speed 54 knots. Two General Motors V71 marine diesel auxiliary engines are used for slow speed manoeuvring and two Rover 1s/60 gas turbine engines are used for electrical power generation.
Armament consists of one 40 mm Bofors AA main gun, one 20 mm Oerlikon twin anti-aircraft machine gun and four 53.3 cm torpedoes on side launch mounts.
Others in class, P150 Perkasa (Valiant), P151 Handalan (Reliant), PI52 Gempita (Thunderer) & P153 Pendekar (Champion).
Specifications (Model):
Length: 958 mm.
Width: 243 mm.
Scale: 1/32.
Weight: 3950 g.
Contents:
Professionally assembled, painted and setup by us in Europe, this model includes 2 channel Futaba R/C unit, electronic speed controller and 7.2v battery. Just charge up and go.
Built to Order Only - Lead Time 2 Months.
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June 24th, 2009
Vosper Perkasa P150 1/32 Scale - Radio Control (R/C) Model Kit. The Perkasa was the lead boat of a class of four vessels built by Vosper Thornycroft, Southampton, UK, for the Royal Malaysian Navy in 1967.
Specifications (Full Size):
Displacement 95 tons, length overall 29.7 m, beam 7.8 m.
Powered by three Rolls-Royce Proteus 1270 gas turbine engines rated at 4,250 Hp each (totalling 12,750 Hp), driving triple screws, maximum speed 54 knots. Two General Motors V71 marine diesel auxiliary engines are used for slow speed manoeuvring and two Rover 1s/60 gas turbine engines are used for electrical power generation.
Armament consists of one 40 mm Bofors AA main gun, one 20 mm Oerlikon twin anti-aircraft machine gun and four 53.3 cm torpedoes on side launch mounts.
Others in class, P150 Perkasa (Valiant), P151 Handalan (Reliant), PI52 Gempita (Thunderer) & P153 Pendekar (Champion).
Specifications (Model):
Length: 958 mm.
Width: 243 mm.
Scale: 1/32.
Weight: 3900 g.
Contents:
One piece blow moulded ABS hull with precision deck surface details, transom details, triple propshaft & twin rudder exit details.
Injection moulded styrene superstructure with precision cockpit deck surface details, panel rivets, door & window frame details.
Injection moulded styrene torpedos (x4), Bofors & Oerlikon guns, hand rail stantions (PE brass also), cockpit fittings & many other fittings.
3 x 540 electric motors, brass couplings & grub screws.
Precision ground steel propellor shafts & aluminium stern tubes with precision brass bearings.
Die cut styrene wheelhouse & superstructure glazing set with window frame details.
CNC ABS wheelhouse internal structure set with surface details.
CNC ABS boatstand, designed to hold the hull at the accurate waterline level for hull paint marking.
CNC ABS internal structure self aligns the motors, shafts, couplings and rudder support tubes, includes a servo / esc / receiver tray & quick release battery tray.
Printed Royal Malaysian Navy ensign.
Printed scale decals including, ready use locker warnings, depth markings & pennant numbers.
Formed stainless steel wire fore superstructure metal hand rail set with mounting split pins.
Formed wire steel rudder linkages.
Photo etched brass torpedo rack parts, ready scored for easy folding & assembly.
Photo etched brass superdetailing parts including ‘Perkasa’ name plates, boat stand plaque, hand rail stantions & many more small detail items.
Downloads:
Click here to download the assembly manual for the Vosper Perkasa P150 1/32 Scale - Radio Control (R/C) Model Kit (9.1MB).
Stock expected mid July - Orders still taken.
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August 3rd, 2008
Yes! Now you can keep upto date with Vosper-Perkasa News by RSS!
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August 3rd, 2008
Welcome to the Vosper-Perkasa News blog! Here you can read new and exciting articles relating to the development and building of the 1/32 scale radio control kit and almost ready to run Vosper-Perkasa models. As well as historic information on the real vessel.
Keep the photos coming…
Some of you have been very kind and have sent me photos of the Vosper Perkasa, to you all a massive thankyou. I will happily add reduced versions of these photos, subject to copyright, to this blog for the benefit of everyone else.
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