Friends..and colleagues..it was my long dream to make a life boat after seeing the Tamar Life Boat..and now i realized this craft..but sad, because i took about 12 days, instead of 6 or 7..wasn't lazy..but busy with my work..
as usual i started with thermocol..

she is powered by a reworked motor, to 6 volts 700 mA, and backed up by a 6 channel professional radio..i used a 3.5 kg STD servo for the rudder, as the rudder plate is too big..

fig 3 showing the hand made prop, and shroud (Kort Nozzle), this saves battery a lots..with rudder panel..

super structure is made pot of foam board..all in scale.

by adding additional reinforcements the thin sheet of foam board became stiff enough..

all guard rails and grab rails were made out of brass rods and copper winding wire along with piano strings..

all window channels were made from drawing paper..and painted with aluminum paint..

whole painting done by enamel paints and no costly paints are used..all color scheme are based on real craft..

all hinges from seasoned drawing paper, to avoid damaged by water..

whats a craft without some imagination..? so i added some imaginative innovations and changes in to my craft, as i avoided fly bridge at the top of the structure, instead i added a modern scanner based  radar, to give captain a great view, in 360 degree in all weather..and the hull is also modified a lots..

life rafts and supply bins are made out of paper rolls and seasoned further to avoid water damage..

by smoothing with emery paper its ok..

As a fellow scratchbuilder, I am speechless.................

i added some clay and aluminum powder to paint to get a shiny effect over the rafts and bin..
and placed over the cab..

Thank you VC Sir..your appreciation is the award for me..its inspiring..

The crane was made out of foam board, 2 mm thick, and seasoned..i couldn't find any crane over the craft, but i am adding a big crane here to pick up the Gemini boat from the door below..

i added some yellow kum kum powder to paint to get real industrial yellow color, and slurry texture..
whole decals were made with Photoshop, Illustrator and Coreldraw, and printed in A4 paper in a high quality printer..cutting it..is a painstaking process..

for more realism, i added all wind shield wipers, working..
by altering two micro servos electronically and mechanically, for continuous rotation, either clock or counter clock, direction, to actuate the wipers, is connected with 5th and 6th channels of the radio, so i can alter the speed from 0 to full, or in any desired speed, by turning the given knobs on TX..

all wiper actuators were made out of foam board, and wiper arms and blades are seasoned drawing papers, all driven by brass rods..

after thorough checking its nice..

me, and my ship and aero modeling students started our test running in sea canal, and proved very nice..

my worry was about the motor..but it was very ok..and the PWM based ESC also proved very successful..in 6 volt, in full throttle she was fast even on windy and wavy water..

hi mate.
you've gone beyond. ...... as usual an exceptional build. 
would love to see a vid of this one.
regards
don

@roopesh incredible. no words to express how good it looks. Would like to take a class on designing from you sumtime wen im der at kerala.

was looking at some hard thermocol lying around at home today was thinking how to use it..... thanx for the idea. Could you tell me what you use for bonding and filling the thermocol and also how you made the hull out of it?

Not trying to pick any holes here, just sharing something that my Dad (a Naval Officer) taught me when I was building my first boat 25 years ago..

The only thing missing are the mandatory Red and Green Navigation Lights.

Roopesh, since you have gone to this extent of detailing to make this boat a real beauty, I am sure you can add this in a jiffy.

http://www.ehow.com/about_5471634_boat-lighting-regulations.html

Thank you Friends..and sorry for the power failure..Sunk sir..sure i shot nice videos..follows..Pratheesh, its not nessesary to take classes about ship or aircraft making..its all simple..and i am too happy to hear that you are in to some creative works..have a great success..and ask me any help you need..its a pleasure..
showing fully finished pictures..