Snow day! The kids are off school, and my wife left for work before the closure announcement was made, so, tag!, I'm it to stay home with the kids. I need to get some real work done, but I can also find time for model work. Just before lunch, I put the second bottom skin on the MTB. I'll post a picture later.

Now that the hull skins are going on, it's time to start thinking about powering this thing. To that end, I need to place an order with Cornwall Model Boats, my favourite supplier for such things. I buy most of my modelling supplies locally, but with certain things it's faster and easier to go with CMB. Their service is great, and they're fast. Here's the order:

2 x 10" prop shafts, 4mm @ 8.50 quid apiece;
2 x u-joints @ 2.00;
2 x 35mm Rivabo brass 3-blade props, one RH, one LH, @ 10.00;
2 x Graupner 35mm rudders @ 4.00;

That's about 50 quid for the lot. As for motors, a friend has a couple 550s he said he'd sell me, but I won't be seeing him for a couple weeks. If the motors aren't to my satisfaction, I'll add the following to my CMB order:

2 x CEM 550 motors @ 8.24 or;
2 x Mabuchi 545 motors @ 7.25.

A couple 550s should make this thing scoot right along, I would think.