Graupner Wiesel
Great stuff Guys!!!!! I love this inspiration first thing in the morning. ❤️
You got this Dave! Will follow for sure!!!!!
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You got this Dave! Will follow for sure!!!!!
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Graupner Wiesel
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Graupner Wiesel
Herman - some models really hit the sweet spot and become real favourites.
My Robbe W3 police boat has been my go-to model for over six years, and is looking rather worn - I used it as an ice breaker several times, which didn't do the ABS hull much good, and it was also attacked by a swan, which resulted in the loss of quite a few fittings.
They were sad days when Robbe and Graupner closed their doors, but I managed to find an unstarted W3 kit which I will build 'someday' to replace the one I have now - and no more ice breaking allowed!
I think that Krick have now added the W3 to their Romarin range, but my original Robbe kit is still untouched.
My Robbe W3 police boat has been my go-to model for over six years, and is looking rather worn - I used it as an ice breaker several times, which didn't do the ABS hull much good, and it was also attacked by a swan, which resulted in the loss of quite a few fittings.
They were sad days when Robbe and Graupner closed their doors, but I managed to find an unstarted W3 kit which I will build 'someday' to replace the one I have now - and no more ice breaking allowed!
I think that Krick have now added the W3 to their Romarin range, but my original Robbe kit is still untouched.
Dave in West Oxfordshire
Graupner Wiesel
Thanks for sharing that video, Lew - my Wiesel has a very mild power set-up - two tiny brushed motors running off a single 3.7v cell - I don't think it would make any headway at all in a breeze, and certainly way out of character for a Schnellboot!
I was considering replacing them with a pair of 385s, with the option of 2s or 3s lipos, but might change that to something a little bigger.
I was considering replacing them with a pair of 385s, with the option of 2s or 3s lipos, but might change that to something a little bigger.
Dave in West Oxfordshire
Graupner Wiesel
Phil -
You should see the state of my model room - fitting a 42" boat in amongst the boats I use, boats awaiting restoration, and boats under construction was a tricky job - I'm not about to reverse the process just yet!
I added another repair to the queue yesterday when I caught my hand on the Deans ASR as I was launching it and broke off the rear gun which sank immediately. Luckily, a clubmate managed to spot it and retrieved it with a rake. Just need to reattach it, and the ventilator that was knocked off a few weeks ago, then I have plenty of other jobs to do, including extending the shelving to accommodate more boats! Next time I am able to get the Wiesel down, I will photograph it. My main priority on getting it home was to store it safely.
You should see the state of my model room - fitting a 42" boat in amongst the boats I use, boats awaiting restoration, and boats under construction was a tricky job - I'm not about to reverse the process just yet!
I added another repair to the queue yesterday when I caught my hand on the Deans ASR as I was launching it and broke off the rear gun which sank immediately. Luckily, a clubmate managed to spot it and retrieved it with a rake. Just need to reattach it, and the ventilator that was knocked off a few weeks ago, then I have plenty of other jobs to do, including extending the shelving to accommodate more boats! Next time I am able to get the Wiesel down, I will photograph it. My main priority on getting it home was to store it safely.
Dave in West Oxfordshire
Graupner Wiesel
Lew a good day
The second boat i made when i was 16 was the Graupner Dachs which came out before the Wiesel and looked simular. I have done a lot of competitions of Naviga which was the european organisation. The best i got was the 6 th place in F2B national belgian competition.
I found it a fantastic model even today
Regards
The second boat i made when i was 16 was the Graupner Dachs which came out before the Wiesel and looked simular. I have done a lot of competitions of Naviga which was the european organisation. The best i got was the 6 th place in F2B national belgian competition.
I found it a fantastic model even today
Regards
Graupner Wiesel
Yeah, the Weisel was my dreamboat too! In the early 1970's I was getting Model Boats magazine and I saw a small photo of the Wiesel (142) and liked it. Then Graupner upgraded the kit to the 142A version when the real Schnellboots were upgraded. When I saw the upgraded version it became a "must have".
Right after that I got married and had our honeymoon in Europe. "Coincidentally", I found a hobby shop in London that had the Weisel in stock. Needless to say I had it shipped to our home in Florida.
It ran very slowly (langsamboot ?) on the three original motors. I upgraded the boat to four motors years ago but it still ran slow. I made new propellers which is what I think the problem is. I just need the time to get to it.
Lew
Here is a link to my Wiesel video (kind of old) where some of it was recorded on board:
Right after that I got married and had our honeymoon in Europe. "Coincidentally", I found a hobby shop in London that had the Weisel in stock. Needless to say I had it shipped to our home in Florida.
It ran very slowly (langsamboot ?) on the three original motors. I upgraded the boat to four motors years ago but it still ran slow. I made new propellers which is what I think the problem is. I just need the time to get to it.
Lew
Here is a link to my Wiesel video (kind of old) where some of it was recorded on board:
Lew
Florida, USA
Home page: https://www.RCFlorida.org/lmb
Florida, USA
Home page: https://www.RCFlorida.org/lmb
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Graupner Wiesel
Aha! My favorite model boat. The Zobel class "Schnellboots" (upgraded in the 1970's) are the perfect designed water craft. Sleek,fast, and loaded with electronics. Built for nuclear war with wash down systems.
However, Graupner made a number of errors in the details. I made a number of changes to mine including changing the motors and shafts going to four. I did have a lot of information on my website on upgrading this boat to reflect the original, but because of the internet server expense I had to shut it down. Hopefully I will get this up and running soon, as I found a new server service about 1/3 my previous cost.
I actually started to rework my Wiesel when we were hit by a hurricane over a year ago. I am including photos of how it looks today.
Lew
However, Graupner made a number of errors in the details. I made a number of changes to mine including changing the motors and shafts going to four. I did have a lot of information on my website on upgrading this boat to reflect the original, but because of the internet server expense I had to shut it down. Hopefully I will get this up and running soon, as I found a new server service about 1/3 my previous cost.
I actually started to rework my Wiesel when we were hit by a hurricane over a year ago. I am including photos of how it looks today.
Lew
Lew
Florida, USA
Home page: https://www.RCFlorida.org/lmb
Florida, USA
Home page: https://www.RCFlorida.org/lmb
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Graupner Wiesel
Today, I fulfilled a long held dream - to own a Graupner Wiesel. I remember drooling over the review in (I think) RCM&E about 50 years ago - but it was well above my means.
I have often thought back to that elegant model, and today I collected a completed example of it. It looks well built, but has some slightly unusual features, such as having no rudder, with steering being accomplished by a two stick (both vertical axis only) operating the left and right motors - which themselves are very small mabuchi brushed motors running from a single LiFe cell.
I plan to remove the motors and replace them with something that will improve the realism of the model on the water, and to replace the rudder, as tank steering seems to be fairly useless on a long narrow hull (as I have tried it on my Robbe W3 Police Boat). It works well if the boat is barely moving, but at any sort of speed, the straight-line stability of the hull takes over - the model continues in a straight line but not as fast.
The builder had also decided to add ballast to get the model to sit at the waterline, but used cement, which might make it difficult to remove when I install bigger batteries and motors.
I am confident that I can get it working well, and am very pleased to have been able to add the Wiesel to my collection.
I have often thought back to that elegant model, and today I collected a completed example of it. It looks well built, but has some slightly unusual features, such as having no rudder, with steering being accomplished by a two stick (both vertical axis only) operating the left and right motors - which themselves are very small mabuchi brushed motors running from a single LiFe cell.
I plan to remove the motors and replace them with something that will improve the realism of the model on the water, and to replace the rudder, as tank steering seems to be fairly useless on a long narrow hull (as I have tried it on my Robbe W3 Police Boat). It works well if the boat is barely moving, but at any sort of speed, the straight-line stability of the hull takes over - the model continues in a straight line but not as fast.
The builder had also decided to add ballast to get the model to sit at the waterline, but used cement, which might make it difficult to remove when I install bigger batteries and motors.
I am confident that I can get it working well, and am very pleased to have been able to add the Wiesel to my collection.
Dave in West Oxfordshire
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