Winter Project

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“Hi Guys, I recently acquired a part built hull and super structure of a wooden model. My quandary is what to develop the boat into during the winter period. …”

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vor 19 Minuten von Rockbag

Re: Boats I've spotted on the Rhine River

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“Sorry for not posting more boats earlier. I am home now and going through pictures from the trip I'll post the boat pics I find, although I didn't get as man…”

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vor 24 Minuten von DWBrinkman

Re: Billings Boat BB 706 Sir Winston Churchill

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“@luckyduck Both are still about having passed into private hands and used as Charter Ships - sadly now the UK has very few Sail Training ships to speak of, A…”

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vor 2 Stunden von SouthportPat

Re: What new features would you like to see on MBW?

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“@ColRay C'est aussi ça le modélisme partir d'un bout de plan , adapter l'échelle et soigner les détails à partir de photos et pourquoi pas improviser certain…”

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vor 4 Stunden von BOB27600

Re: Flag and Pennant meanings 1850's Sailing Vessels.

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“Hey there Avoca: Although I don't think I am correct, the red and iron cross flag might be an ensign for Malta, and the red and white cross is a Danish ensig…”

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vor 6 Stunden von jumpugly

Re: Just a Question

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“I have one slight concern with this project, it all started by using a very small sized model CAD file the boat was about match box size the wall where very …”

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vor 10 Stunden von ColRay

Re: Calling Electrical/Electronic Experts

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“As a comparison, I have run a 49in Perkasa on a MFA 850 brushed motor with a Mtronik 50 ESC and a Lipo 3s (11 volts). It went like a demon!”

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vor 17 Stunden von mjbb1951

Re: The tools/equipment of the ship modeler.

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“Yes, I've got a number of worklights/torches/small strip lights and whilst they have their uses, for working on larger areas they are too bright or harsh and…”

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vor 1 Tag von ChrisF

Re: Help I.d. this boat/kit?!

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“Thanks guys your remarks are appreciated, next step is to recruit a crew! It is not easy the Scots will not work for nothing and I had suggested just 3 men b…”

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vor 2 Tagen von roycv

Re: Help MountFleet Highlander Puffer

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“Hi bryanc Thank you for the new info. I think my skills to make a rope ladder are a big nil, so I will just go without the rope ladder. I did find the mast l…”

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vor 2 Tagen von Fred

Re: SHIP MODELING: WHICH MODEL COMPANIES ARE STILL ACTIVE? WORLD OVERVIEW, CHARACTERISTICS AND PECUL

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“Hello to all ship modelers. I have added three more PDFs to the article "SHIP MODELLING FIRMS FROM AROUND THE WORLD" in the "ARTICLES & LINKS" section. The t…”

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vor 3 Tagen von AlessandroSPQR

Re: Towing hook

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“@Alannicholls the amazing part of this tug are the enthusiasts that cut it up, moved it over a mountain range, a distance of over 70 miles and put it togethe…”

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vor 3 Tagen von EdW

Re: The wheels on the Avoca go splash splash

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“@ColRay Its also the name of a lesser known river in Victoria, and sometimes, in forums, your own name is already taken, so... Murray. Oh, and the last time …”

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vor 3 Tagen von Avoca

Re: Question of the Day?

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“Now todays one is really difficult”

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vor 3 Tagen von EdW

Re: Sail control

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“Sail Control that's another item I must take a look at . Col”

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vor 5 Tagen von ColRay

I hate the current World leaders because...

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“They're not 'leaders', in the true sense, for the most part, they are grifters holding high office.”

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vor 5 Tagen von Avoca

Re: Brushed twin and esc stalling?

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“@Karoq Hi Karoq, perhaps I missed something or misunderstood—if so, please excuse me and disregard my comment. I believe Fishercat, Toradog and DJW have alre…”

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vor 6 Tagen von AlessandroSPQR

Re: SAIL CONTROL AND ADJUSTMENT SYSTEMS FOR SCALE MODELS

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“@AlessandroSPQR Ok then. I wasn't sure from your description of J J Lad's vessel if you could put the machinery under the deck. Your solution would be even l…”

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vor 6 Tagen von RossM

Re: Membership payment options...

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“@zooma Yes, Bob, you're right—a number of things have changed. For instance, there used to be longer delays, and there were no restrictions on downloading ph…”

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vor 7 Tagen von AlessandroSPQR

Re: Lady Jane Hull Maxwell Hemens

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“The York Model Boat Club still some Maxwell Hemmens hulls for sale all are priced very favorably at £60 each you can contact me on Mob 07720772655 or mturpin…”

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vor 8 Tagen von mturpin013

Re: 3D Printer options for small parts

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“In a previous post I mentioned that I was off to a model engineering exhibition, our club had a stand and I had a long chat with one of our members. He is th…”

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vor 8 Tagen von EdW

My New K2 Printer Just Like the Curate's Egg....

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“.... Good in part. It really is a very smart looking machine , one couldn't fault it I recall reading the low set-up time was it about 15 mins I may be wrong…”

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vor 8 Tagen von ColRay

Re: SS United States: Bye - bye, Miss American Pie.

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“@LewZ Lew, IMHO Roy said it quite eloquently; use as a marine life reef & potential attraction for scuba diving is a much more appropriate outcome than disma…”

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vor 9 Tagen von Chum444

Re: Is the problem with my PC ?

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“Thanks Stephen”

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vor 10 Tagen von ColRay

Re: I can't find the thread , so I hope its okay if I ask this way as I haven't a clue why I can't o

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“fireboat thanks that's the one. The link in the email ends up at another topic Col”

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vor 10 Tagen von ColRay

Re: John Grantham's Iron Ship Building (5th Ed. 1850's) in PDF form for those interested.

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“@AlessandroSPQR È un piacere - credo di essere proprio quel tipo di persona.”

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vor 11 Tagen von Avoca

Re: Image constraints?

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“@fireboat Rats, at the previous resolution/size my dodgy editing didn't show. Now everything is out of focus. So, smaller images it is.”

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vor 11 Tagen von Avoca

Looking to purchase unstarted or partially completed Speedline model kit

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“Hello, I learned this morning that Speedline is closing, unfortunately. If anyone has a Severn in 1/12 or 1/16 in a partially complete state that they would …”

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vor 12 Tagen von pbratten

Re: Caldercraft Sir Kay minesweeper

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“Hello Stephen, I am bulding Sir Kay now. I even have a spare set ot plans that you can have. Unfortunately rhaplans are not very accurate so if you want accu…”

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vor 12 Tagen von tim morland

Re: WWII Minesweeper HMT Sir Kay

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“@tim-morland i went on to chatgpt today and asked it to colourise that photo, look what it came up with !!!”

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vor 12 Tagen von StephenR1