K7 Bluebird drawings.

[785boats]

Hi guys.
I was wondering if anyone could point me in the right direction for some plans for the K7 Blue bird. Even very basic line drawings.
Can't find much by Googling on the wide wide world of web. Just a couple of isometric cutaway views & some basic measurements & statistics.
I could draw something up from them & the photos available but I would like to build it as close to scale as possible. Especially the underside & running surfaces. Can't find any details on them.
Although it's been asked on this site before nothing seems to have come of it. Maybe things have changed in the last year or so.
Any & all help would be greatly appreciated.
Paul.

[arrow5]

There is a Yahoo Group for all things Campbell including K7 and most of the Bluebirds.

[norgale]

Try YouTube. I think I saw the BB there last week. Pete

[toesup]

Hi guys.
I was wondering if anyone could point me in the right direction for some plans for the K7 Blue bird. Even very basic line drawings.


If i remember rightly, the team that recovered and has re-built the K7 has been given special permission to run the Blue bird on Coniston Water, Cumbria, UK sometime during this year.... (Edit: 2011)
There has to be a museum (or contacts) in the Coniston area who may be able to help you.

Also try the Model Boat Mayhem group, someone in the area may be able to point you in the right direction.

Edit: Found the article..
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/5356846/Donald-Campbells-Bluebird-to-fly-on-Coniston-Water-again.html

[arrow5]

Here is the address of the Yahoo Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BluebirdModellersGroup/ or try Chris Talbot at Bluebird@ctalbot.fsnet.co.uk A commercial site www.bluebird-k7.com or hethel8@aol.com

[785boats]

Thanks Guys.
I've now joined the Yahoo group & am having fun looking around all the info.
Thanks for the links. I'll look into them all. This is going to be fun.
Cheers.
Paul.

[785boats]

Well I'm glad to say that a very helpful gentleman (Fred Blois) on the Yahoo group has sent me the drawings on a disk. Only $15.00 & supplied with the permission of Ken Norris co designer of the original boat & car. How authentic is that? They arrived today.
So after enlarging them the build can start.
Cheers.
Paul.

[Kcal]

Please keep us updated with a build log as I for one am very interested.

[der kapitan]

Well I'm glad to say that a very helpful gentleman (Fred Blois) on the Yahoo group has sent me the drawings on a disk. Only $15.00 & supplied with the permission of Ken Norris co designer of the original boat & car. How authentic is that? They arrived today.
So after enlarging them the build can start.
Cheers.
Paul.
I don't think you can get much luckier than that---. ;)

And it was almost painless---. :)

[785boats]

I do intend to do that Kcal. I don't know whether it belongs in the Scale section or the Fast Electrics section though.

You're right there der kapitan, on both counts. I rounded it up to $20.00 so he could have a pint of his favorite Lager on me, for his troubles.

I've blown the drawings up to a 32" size & a 36" size (1/8 scale).
Just trying all the bits & pieces for fit to decide which one to build.
I must point out here that neither my wallet or my skills will allow a proper jet, so it will be built as a surface drive rigger.
If I build the 32" version I'll power it with my Feigao 8XL motor on 4sLipo which pushes my 32" cat to 50mph.
If I go the 1/8 scale (36") version I was thinking of the Feigao 580 10L motor on 6s Lipo.
If anyone has any experience or knowledge of this motor, I would like to know if you think it would be suitable in a 36" rigger for around 45-50mph.
Cheers.
Paul.

[charlie eaton]

Paul,here is some totally usless information. The Berkeley model company once had a vacuform model of the Bluebird in the late 50's or early 60's.