I built this model during four long years. my Lulonga is nearly whole scratchbuilt model (about 75 cm long) except the steering wheel and position lamps.
The model has a plywood and balsa hull construction ,plywood decks,from hard polystyrene sheets made superstructure,laminated with veneer. Sidewheels with skew paddles, two DC 12V independent electric motors with gearboxes controlled by ESC. Electric LED lights, steam sound module, sirene and horn.Tx/Rx 6 channel HK 2,4GHz.
completion expected in spring 2014
More infos about building you find at > www.paddleducks.co.uk <

some videos are here at Model Boats too >
http://mdlbt.com/19852

wiring diagram you can see here in my albums
http://tomarack.rajce.idnes.cz/RC_model_Lulonga#lulongaelschema1.jpg

Model Tsb Capricorn on a lake in the park, in Rožnov p.R., filmed from the deck of the Lulonga model.July 2017

model on the pond in the park 2 .
summer 2015
more in my photo gallery here .
more videos at > youtube Tomas Tomarack model Lulonga

model on the pond in the park. summer 2015
more in my photo gallery here .

RC model Lulonga , control with V-tail mixer (1.channel -Ailerons and 3.channnel - Throttle) with only one stick (thr)
Model of quarterwheeler Lulonga.Smilar ships sailed along African rivers, were built in the UK, France and Germany.Usually they used to be smaller paddle steamers with a little draught.

MVI 8197. More details in my photo gallery

MVI 8182,more details in my photo Gallery .

Today Lulonga River steamer passed further navigation tests after replacing the ESC.(the new ESC are from HK...), working well,
The electronics work reliably, problems with stability again, but this time with a transverse stability. Since the superstructures that I built are quite heavy, and the model also has a flat bottom, so setting up a balanced position is very sensitive, and somehow I can not.
I try to stick around under the bottom of the line model, additional load.
Perhaps it will also help the exchange wheel

some more Lulonga photos (also other than the model) can be found atl) can be found at
> http://tomarack.rajce.idnes.cz/RC_model_Lulonga

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more pictures

HI bit more deck works done winches crew , that's it for now,
Back on the shelf , to wait for running bits . time to back to trawler build......Larry..

Scratch build of Dave Metcalf Lulonga river boat ,
ready for running gear and paddles but the cost for those is ?200 not cheap .
Will now go on the back burner till I saved up a bit ......LARRY...