I recently visited the Hovercraft Museum for Hovershow 2016 and it reignited my desire to build an R/C Hovercraft. I went for the top spec Continue reading Fusion 400 Hovercraft Build
Most of the plastic pieces have been trimmed and the electronics tray has been mounted into the hull with silicon.
I have soldered the my connectors for the esc and battery pack replacing the Tamiya connector on the battery with a deans one.
I chose to use a specktrum receiver in the hovercraft as it means I can use the same transmitter as I use on my cars. I have tested the electronics and everything is working perfectly.
Next I need to trim down the lower hull and start working on the rear of the craft.
Deciding where things should go
Battery before chopping of Tamiya connector
Connector off lipo batter with deans for reference
deans on battery esc next
deans connector soldered to esc
Using a helping hand to hold the motor bullet connectors