My Trireme

[General Aetius]

Check out my RC trireme. It is called Triunphus (Latin for triumph). Ive spent 1 year and a half making it. For practicalities sake I only made one bank of oars but maybe I'll add the other two some time in the future. It is 105 cm long (35 m in historical ones) and has 58 oars (historically they had between 170 and 174). It is run by one 12 volt motor( controlled by an electric speed control) and has one servo to control the two large oars/rudders at the rear. there is a onager in the front and on the tower there is a ballista (unfortunately they don't work).

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[navarro951]

wow very nice man. cant even imagine myself having that kind of patience looks like alot of detailed work, very well done!

[miotas]

:jawdrop::jawdrop::jawdrop: thats amazing. very nicely crafted craft you've got there.
i envy you're patience, 1 and a half years, thats some commitment.

[tapanojum]

Be sure to throw on a car alarm on that thing. I would do my best to protect a 1.5 year investment! =D

Looks awesome!

[General Aetius]

LOL, I think an an anti-sinking system would be a better investment. Where I sail it, the wind and waves get very rough. I've already sunk a 70 cm fishing boat but luckily it was in shallow water so I was able to get it out quickly. Even then my receiver was burnt out.

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[Joszen1]

Where do you sail it if I may ask? It is like way cool! What do you do that you have a year and a half on your hands? Obviously not playing enough EB :laugh4:!

[Gleemonex]

This should probably go in the "You know you play too much EB when..." thread :wink:

Seriously though, well done! Is there any room inside for styrofoam? That's your anti-sinking system right there.

Now you need to add a corvus and attack the other sailboats.

-Glee

[General Aetius]

Joszen1-ANOTHER SOUTH AFRICAN:jawdrop:, Howzat dude, I sail at Sonstraal Dam in Durbanville, Cape Town. I worked on it mainly in the evenings and during the weekends. and if my mother says no to EB during the week I console myself by getting glue covered hands.:beam:

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[Joszen1]

Now you need to add a corvus and attack the other sailboats.
You don't think flammable tadpoles would be more efficient, scaring the crews overboard?
Seriously though: It'd be really cool to have the onager and ballista working, especially to see what would happen to the trireme if they are fired while it is afloat!
@ General Aetius: Indeed, another South African, though we are still London to Sicily apart (approximately). Have you explained to your mom the value of education, particularly on peoples and the non-exoticism and rich heritage of the non-hegemonic/barbaric/native cultures, especially to a society-in-structural-change like our country? I tried teaching my mom to play the vanilla (have to start somewhere). On e/e with the Julii she just about managed to take a city, with my help. Much to my surprise she actually played a bit while I was away. Managed to fight two more battles.

There is always hope.

[Ca Putt]

woot! that's awesome!!

great work!

ps: hey why has nobody given him a balloon yet?^^ here, have a hard earned one : :balloon2:
pps: the oars don't move, it works with a propeller, right?

[Dutchhoplite]

Nice trireme :)

[antisocialmunky]

Awesome.

[General Aetius]

ps: hey why has nobody given him a balloon yet?^^ here, have a hard earned one :
Thanks:2thumbsup:

pps: the oars don't move, it works with a propeller, right?
no,it works with oars.

[satalexton]

soup it up even more, then start ramming other boats.

p.s. you can consider creating robotic marines for the boarding action after the ramming..

[Ca Putt]

no,it works with oars.

oh, that's REALLY impressive! I remember when i tried to build a galleon with lego long time ago:D

[Hax]

That's really, really cool.

[Gatalos de Sauromatae]

:horn: Great job! :rtwyes:

[Aemilius Paulus]

Wow, amazing. You deserve a balloon for this: :balloon2:.

EDIT: What you should do next is try to make an RC-retractable sail to go with that mast.

[johnhughthom]

That really is the coolest thing I have seen all day.

[desert]

One balloon for the trireme :balloon2:

And another balloon for being a Calvin and Hobbes fan. :2thumbsup::balloon3:

[-Praetor-]

PLEASE, upload a video!!!!!!

Great work!!!!

[||Lz3||]

PLEASE, upload a video!!!!!!

Great work!!!!

That!!!

just to finalize my extasis :shocked2:

Bravo sir

[Megas Methuselah]

Nice! Dude, that is so awesome. All you need now to complete the set are those little toy Roman soldiers in the EB X-mas thread. :yes:

[Celtic_Punk]

Make me one! I'll pay for it on top of shipping!

Without the motors or receivers, electronics and radios are what turns this trooper's crank!

[satalexton]

I want a shrink ray. if i have one i'll start press-ganging people to man your trireme!

[General Aetius]

PLEASE, upload a video!!!!!!
Sorry can't do that. I'm making some changes to it but In a several weeks time, when Ive finished, I'll post a video for you guys.

Make me one! I'll pay for it on top of shipping!
Are you prepared to wait more than a year??!:juggle2:

And another balloon for being a Calvin and Hobbes fan.
Calvin and Hobbes rules. In this turbulent world it is the source of all my philosophical wisdom and experience. By the way how do I get blue balloons.

What you should do next is try to make an RC-retractable sail to go with that mast.
maybe...maybe one day when I have a bit more spare $$$$ to get a 4 channel RC.

I want a shrink ray. if i have one i'll start press-ganging people to man your trireme!
That would be the ultimate propulsion. I would also shrink myself(making sure there is a way to grow back again) with a couple trusted companions and a taskmaster and go out sailing the four seas.

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[Maion Maroneios]

That's awesome man, here have a balloon: :balloon:

Maion

[Aemilius Paulus]

You get the blue, green and red balloons by viewing the smilies list (slick "more" under your basic list of smilies and then choose "gc" at the top of the smilies list instead of the default "Generic Smilies". There you can Ctrl+F "balloon" and you'll find all three colours.

[-Praetor-]

Buddy, some questions:

1º Where did you get the construction plans?
2º Did you designed it yourself?
3º What kind of timber is it made from?
4º How did you do the adaptation for the engine to move the rows?
5º Have you considered changing the color of the fabric in the stern, from fuchsia to a more... manly tone :grin:? Red would look great!
6º Have you considered adding an operative sail?

Great work!!!

[Tellos Athenaios]

That's a very nice trireme you've created. :2thumbsup:

Also, balloons can obtained more quickly by typing (between colons):

balloon => :balloon:
balloon2 => :balloon2:
balloon3 => :balloon3:

[General Aetius]

You get the blue, green and red balloons by viewing the smilies list (slick "more" under your basic list of smilies and then choose "gc" at the top of the smilies list instead of the default "Generic Smilies". There you can Ctrl+F "balloon" and you'll find all three colours.
Yesterday 17:10

Also, balloons can obtained more quickly by typing (between colons):

balloon =>
balloon2 =>
balloon3 =>
Thanks

k_raso:
1.and 2.- There are no existing ancient plans for Triremes. All plans are based a little bit of imagination. the only things historians are sure about is the basic measurement and weight(length, hight,width, waterline height, etc). I made my plans myself by using the basic measurements, a couple plans of Greek triremes made by others, and the many pictures available on the web( and in some naval books). I also learned a little from this-http://www.atm.ox.ac.uk/rowing/trireme/
3.-marine ply and normal ply for the framers with a planking of some hobby wood( samba or something) . Most of the things on deck are made from plywood of varying thicknesses but some of it is balsa. It is fiberglassed on the bottom, below the water line.
4-Thats my secret! no just kidding, it uses a geared down electric motor which causes two arms, on ether side of the boat,to rotate. attached to the arms are 2 strips of wood which extend down the length of the hull and to which all the oars are attached. The turning of the arms causes the strips to make a small circular motion and the oars attached increase the size of the rotation because of their length. this motion forms the propulsion of the boat. Its kind of hard to explain so I'll post a movie with the deck removed with the other one I'll be posting in several weeks.
5.- It is velvet red and a somewhat... pinkish purple. :clown:No I haven't thought of changing it yet. It is a royal trireme:egypt::beam:
6- asked and answered already
maybe...maybe one day when I have a bit more spare $$$$ to get a 4 channel RC.

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[Ludens]

Sorry can't do that. I'm making some changes to it but In a several weeks time, when Ive finished, I'll post a video for you guys.

Please do so.
:rtwyes:

[Obelics]

i would like to see a video too, it's a great work! also, it's a bit scary to see the model in that channel, you can almost perceive the water-stream....