Ken_NJ

Is this the same boat? http://www.nationalpowerboat.com/38_...t_scarab-2.htm

Can anyone tell me what this gauge cluster is under the center part of the windshield?

JETTDOGG

iTrader: (1)

Very cool do you have any scratch build plans or copies of your kit plans =pm me

Team Archer

tach's and indicators they add a little pod so that you didn't have to look down so much it was in front of you. That's a picture of Bettys boat notice the steering is on the right side so she could see out

I'CE

Dan, looks like Betty controlled the forward/reverse operations as well as the steering maneuvers around the docks. I don't see any rocker switches for the tab and drive trim angles. How where the controlled? Are those push buttons on her right involved, looks like it says flaps above one set. J sry not wishing to hi-jack the OP.

Team Archer

Yes fwd and rev were controlled by the driver around the dock but remember they were crash boxes. the trims were controlled by the two rocker switches under the grab handle and the buttons were overrides .

Team Archer

There are two sets of buttons if you look closely one set by the wheel and the other at the far side of the small gauges.

Ken_NJ

Jettdog, no plans on the model. As I see and find more pictures and see details, I make up the parts as I go along, basically winging it and come as close as I can. Your not hijacking for sure as I'd like to learn as much as I can so ask away.

My model as I found out happens to be an S type Scarab which is 30 feet and resembles this one: http://www.gm-powerboats.com/shop/da...061216_009.JPG

Is this Betty's boat before it was KAAMA?



So the set of 8 buttons are for the trim tabs with a duplicate set on the port side? And the switches under the grab are the override? Are the levers to the right for reverse?

Team Archer

No that was Joey Ipolito's boat different than Betty's and yes you are correct about the switches and the shift levers the switches do both drives and tabs

I'CE

Ok I see the rockers... so she had the start buttons and kill switches to her port....ya thanks Crash Boxes PIMA .. wish there was a nice close up of the dash and its labeled redundancies. J

Ken_NJ

Charlie mentioned the orange on KAAMA was international orange so I found a Model Masters International Orange and used that.

Here's the entire painting sequence of the hatch and engine covers. Not that I should point out my mistakes, I got the sizing on the numbers a bit too small.