Ship's Whaleboat (reproduction)

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“Thought I would upload a few more photos of the "whaleboat". Not something everyone gets to see except in the movies. Lew”

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vor 2 Jahren von LewZ

Back to the Wiesel!

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“I too picked up the Dachs kit back in the 70's. It's the wooden hull version. The kit suggested Marx motors, which I purchased about the same time as the kit…”

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vor 2 Jahren von Sinc5508

Re: Lighting

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vor 2 Jahren von Brightwork

Saling at Crowborough MBC

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“Luckyduck I am not sure, will find out next time I am at the lake Fred”

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vor 2 Jahren von Fred

St. Albans model show 2024

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“Some fine! Well on you Roy.”

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vor 2 Jahren von Chum444

Servos

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“Hi Mike, There is nothing much to add to what I said. However the connector is not even an old type RC connector. I have been using RC since the 1960s and fa…”

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vor 2 Jahren von roycv

Brushless Motor

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“Some weeks have passed and I have had one or two opportunities to further test and experiment with the power train set-up. With the three fuses between motor…”

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vor 2 Jahren von flaxbybuck

Paint type recommendation

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“Good call ToraDog. I'm building a Tamiya vehicle and advice is always thoroughly wash the plastic body etc. before painting. Chris”

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vor 2 Jahren von ChrisF

White stuff on tool handles

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“Tried your suggestion and it worked, thanks Scamp”

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vor 2 Jahren von Scamp

Aeronaut kits Classic and Jenny

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“1500Kv motor I used International yacht varnish which I heated in a tub of hot water to thin it down to aid application. The photo is a bit rubbish but it’s …”

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vor 2 Jahren von MartinS

The Metro Marine Modellers of Toronto 🇨🇦

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“Just the sort of place we would all love - carting some of our bigger models over hundreds of yards to access the water is often prohibitive from using that …”

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vor 2 Jahren von luckyduck

City of Sheffield Tyne lifeboat. 1st sailing.

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“Fantastic. Len”

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vor 2 Jahren von Len1

Scale subjects.....

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“Hey-you, the Harbour master/narrator, at least for the original English language series, was Denny Dougherty of the Mammas and the Pappas. The show was shot …”

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vor 2 Jahren von ScouterChil

Known to everyone as Garth 🇨🇦

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“IanL1, it's Rotary Centennial Pond at Spencer Smith Park, in Burlington ON CA. Just north of Lake Ontario. The pond is also used for skating in the winter.”

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vor 2 Jahren von ScouterChil

Tamar progress

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“Cabin glued filled, sanded, primed, sanded, filled, sanded the finally primed.”

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vor 2 Jahren von MartinS

My recently refurbished 1/12th Scale Brede Lifeboat

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“Modelled on RNLB 33 - 07 Inner Wheel towards the later end of her service when the enclosed radar had been replaced by the Furuno rotating array. I know its …”

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vor 2 Jahren von MartinS

Re: 1/12th Scale Waveney lifeboat

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“Im not sure of the composition of the "white metal alloy" I just know it's heavy! The search light, radar and compass binnacle being the heaviest items follo…”

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vor 2 Jahren von MartinS

Perkasa

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“Update after running my Perkasa, the prop is too small and too coarse and the rudder too small. This I expected. She sits a bit high in the water but is very…”

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vor 2 Jahren von EdW

1/12th Scales Brede Class Lifeboat

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“Another reason why my Tamar build is on hold! 1/12th Brede recently refurbished new motors, esc's and now with rotating radar and fully functioning lamps.”

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vor 2 Jahren von MartinS

Re: 41 inch Fairey Huntsman short kit from Sarik Hobbies

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“Fair play Raymond, she looks an absolute corker. Credit where it's due, you've build a really nice boat there. As Chris says, it's great to see another Hunts…”

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vor 2 Jahren von Madwelshman

Re: Update Sept 2 2024

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“What a beautiful boat! Reminds me of flicking through the bound copies of my late Uncle's "Motor Boat and Yachting" in the late 1950s. At the time he had a C…”

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vor 2 Jahren von Razor1955

Re: What is this boat?

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“Thanks cheddarman. Looks like the same boat, has the same name but in the link it is in Agios Nikolaos Crete which is just round the coast from Elounda. It i…”

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vor 2 Jahren von SimpleSailor

New Submarine Museum

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“It is moving on https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid02JqRzW5wd7837nehftsX4srF5LwqGEKVdTJcKu1YgJqJtnjwFogKNv6nZeMv1Hc5pl&id=100087159799801”

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vor 2 Jahren von EdW

Re: lighting

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“If you are looking for very low cost lighting ( that is not scale ), I purchased extra blinking bicycle lights that are battery powered. These are small cube…”

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vor 2 Jahren von Isaac

Weight/ballast

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“...a variety of things. Depends partly on where the weight goes, how the weight is fastened in, and how much you are willing to spend. Some examples: Small b…”

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vor 2 Jahren von LewZ

Re: Andrea Gail

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“All lit up”

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vor 2 Jahren von Ronald

Re: My Rau IX is finished

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“https://youtu.be/lx1armu7ZPc?si=z15vKfoDU8WGDX-Q”

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vor 2 Jahren von Wolle

Reasons for not Dieing!

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“Hi Brightwork, thank you for your interest but all resolved a few years ago. It was the old Gracia yacht which is still my favourite! Plan 2107 if memory ser…”

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vor 2 Jahren von roycv

Re: Clyde Puffer

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“28 SEP RADIO CONTROLLED MODEL BOATING Event Details Have you ever been interested in trying model boat racing? Accessible, competitive, and inclusive, 2024 i…”

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vor 2 Jahren von Ronald

Mini steel drive chain and sprockets required.

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“Thank you for this link. What a great resource to have available. Prices are very reasonable Everyone should check this out they have lots of great stuff inc…”

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vor 2 Jahren von Commodore-H