New P limited rigger by Zipp Kits!

[Bill Gibson]

Thought id do a very loose build thread on it.......as usual its a very nice kit and builds easily! Step 1 is the tub build......the kit comes with a very nice manual! We are lucky to have Joe Petro in this hobby! Great guy!

 

[Bill Gibson]

Did a little more work on the boat today! The tub is together and filler made with laminating epoxy and fumed silica is applied, and i glued the the sponson sides on to the foam shapes.....so far so good!

 

[Shane Bastick]

nice start to your build Bill,

looking forward to seeing the rest of your build as it goes along

cheers

Shane

 

[Bill Gibson]

nice start to your build Bill,

looking forward to seeing the rest of your build as it goes along

cheers

Shane

Hi Shane! How are you doing these days ?? Hope you are doing well man!

 

[Shane Bastick]

I'm doing well Bill, like a lot of us, too many projects on the go, finishing some 1/10 car builds off at the moment (one of my other hobbies) , then will go back to finishing some of my riggers like the tripple and the twin gas I've got on the go
hope you are doing well too mate

 

[brad nichols]

Hey Bill looking good! The etching is supposed to be inside the boat though ( HA, HA ) I like your toy shop sign!

Brad

 

[J.J. Horvath]

Here’s mine!

R4 vs 33FE size comparison

 

[brad nichols]

So the R4 is the shorter boat?

 

[ricwally]

Here is my “Carolina Edition”.

 

[J.J. Horvath]

So the R4 is the shorter boat?

Yes, shorter and narrower.

 

[Bill Gibson]

Hey Bill looking good! The etching is supposed to be inside the boat though ( HA, HA ) I like your toy shop sign!

Brad

Thanks Brad! I knew you would see that !

 

[Bill Gibson]

Here’s mine! Nice boats JJ! I like the cowl on the top boat! View attachment 312736

R4 vs 33FE size comparison
View attachment 312737

 

[Bill Gibson]

Here is my “Carolina Edition”.

Looks mighty fast! Nice job

 

[BrianNeumann]

I just noticed this new kit on Joes website last weekend. The description mentioned a new sponson design? Also saw a new turnfin offered for this model. Have you noticed what changes were made to the sponsons or turnfin compared to other JAE models? Just curious if you have any input, thanks for sharing your build!!
Brian Neumann

 

[ricwally]

Bill, I wasn't trying to steal your thread. Just throwing in a picture following the JJ post. I think that it is great that you do a build showing the process of doing so. Thanks for sharing. Please continue to do so.

 

[J.J. Horvath]

I just noticed this new kit on Joes website last weekend. The description mentioned a new sponson design? Also saw a new turnfin offered for this model. Have you noticed what changes were made to the sponsons or turnfin compared to other JAE models? Just curious if you have any input, thanks for sharing your build!!
Brian Neumann

It’s the first electric model with TD mod ( 4 step ), dihedral bottoms, new turn fin mounting for new fin design, Exact fit pieces for less sanding.

 

[Bill Gibson]

Bill, I wasn't trying to steal your thread. Just throwing in a picture following the JJ post. I think that it is great that you do a build showing the process of doing so. Thanks for sharing. Please continue to do so.

No problem at all ol buddy! Never took it that way! Im glad you both posted pics of your boats!

 

[Bill Gibson]

So I got some more work done on it today! Trimmed and fit the cowling/cover to the tub.....building the ski.....and finishing up the sponsons! What a great building boat kit! Everything fits so nice! Ive been filling and block sanding the tub with my standard 3 hour laminating epoxy with a small amount of fumed silica to thicken the epoxy up just a bit! The new fin has a very pronounced 90 degree bend at the bottom of the fin and the fin has been nicely SHARPENED!

 

[ButchJackson]

Bill
U think you could post pix of sponson side and bottom sheeting when u get one finished .. please..? If u read Joe's statement the entire Rod G line is being revamped with the new designs... Interested in seeing the changes for Gas, Nitro, and electric

 

[Bill Gibson]

Bill
U think you could post pix of sponson side and bottom sheeting when u get one finished .. please..? If u read Joe's statement the entire Rod G line is being revamped with the new designs... Interested in seeing the changes for Gas, Nitro, and electric