Surface test (in a confined space ) to give you some indication of the speed of the model on land. Throttle was never increased beyond the half way mark.

To meet the deadline, I had been working for nearly 18 hours, for the last two days, at a stretch on the model. Now that she has been delivered, I just can't seem to go to sleep! 1:32am 

Fast and LOUD!!

Brilliant VC Bhaiya, absolutely fantabulous.

VC sir, you are a RC Legend....that Hovercraft is a true piece of art.... 

VC Sir..She is a beast...

Great work..Absolute master piece..

Atul, Choxxi - thanks a ton! We have started work on the Griffon 8000 and the LCAC 1 Assault Hovercraft. Hope these turn out better.

I am looking for a dummy tank to go with the LCAC 1/10 or 1/15 scale. Does anyone have an old Funskool GI JOE Tank lying around somewhere? That would be the approximate scale. Pl PM me urgently. Even if it is not working or has been damaged / broken, I would love to have it.

about tanks
i think the best till date is here    

http://www.google.co.in/imgres?imgurl=http://www.inetres.com/gp/military/cv/tank/M1/M1.gif&imgrefurl=http://www.inetres.com/gp/military/cv/tank/M1.html&h=475&w=800&sz=53&tbnid=pJbVgD09QckM4M:&tbnh=85&tbnw=143&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dm1%2Babrams&zoom=1&q=m1+abrams&hl=en&usg=__k1ua5GBQzG2jkdNeR8CNSWtQ49A=&sa=X&ei=LMokTZ2WHcOxrAeyx5SADQ&ved=0CDkQ9QEwBQ

just in case       

Congrats VC Sir for such great achievements.

Could you please post the pictures of motor mounting and other placement of electronics used...? It would be of great help..

Thankyou..!

Will do soon. My PC is recovering from a crash. Send me your email id and I will mail bigger pictures to you. Just give me some time to locate them.

I also noticed a query from you about brass pipes. You will find them at any shop that sells refrigerator or air conditioner parts and gas.

At your ease Sir,

Thankyou...

Sir from where did u get reversible ESCs ?

Well done hovers great

only thing I would have done different is used a lower kv motor for lift I use 1700kv on 3 cell but only need 1/2 throttle to get lift so makes it a lot more quiet

Thanks. Learning curve. I have travelled some distance since then.

That's the great thing about RC hobbies you can always learn something new

There are so many different models to be built one day I plan on building the ZUBR Russian hovercraft

Awesome! Could you please detail how the skirt was made?

This site gives you plans for the skirt
all you need is some sewing skills and it's easy
there are many ways to seal the skirt I find screwing it down with thin bits of plastic the best as you can remove easy


http://www.model-hovercraft.com/2000tdx/2000tdxskirtplan1.html

This is my griffon going up a boat ramp



This one is cam inside hovercraft on the water

Thanks Stuart, I downloaded the skirt plan from the same site. We got hold of a car cover and that turned out to be the perfect substitute for 'ripstop' material.

Your Griffon 2000 is beautiful!

If you add more segments to the corners it works better so you decrease the curves on the edges and make 4 for each corner instead of 2

I wanted to know how exactly you attach the skirt to the body. That's one thing I still can't quite understand.

Hang on let me try and draw a sketch for you.

Posted a few pictures for you. Hope it helps. Please follow this link:

http://www.rcindia.org/boats/griffon-8100-td-hovercraft-scratchbuilt/new/#new

Sorry for bothering you so much, but how is it attached to the bottom? Thank you so much!

I screw my skirt to the base and under the hull

Alright. Thank you so much! Cleared up everything!

Happy for you. Start building! Let me know if I can assist you in any way.