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JOHN

Midshipman vor 8 Jahren

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boston

Well, what a lovely day it is today and here is a pic or two of my Boston which I built several years ago - I had to rebuild her recently that was due to the plasticard I used for the bulwarks had perished and when I picked the model up the plasticard bulwarks cracked and fell apart, so I have rebuilt with wood. Plastic was from the 1980s when I built the model.

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RNinMunichFlottenadmiralvor 8 Jahren
Know what you mean John,
I first built my H Class destroyer in the mid 60s.
Mostly balsa but some plastic.
When I started refitting her about 32 years ago most of the plastic bits crumbled and fell apart.😭 Binders were all leached out 😮😭
Only plastic stuff that survived were the Airfix 1/72 8th Army and Afrika Corps soldiers I had shanghaied into the Navy!😁
Who still says 'They don't make stuff like they used to'??
I rebuilt the superstructure using 0.5mm marine ply.
Nice rebuild John, keep 'em comin' 👍
Doug 😎
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Puddle-pirate

Chief Petty Officer 1. Klasse vor 8 Jahren

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Ultimate Enticement

This is a 1984 re-issue of a Lindberg Chris Craft Sport fishermen purchased used on Ebay. Some of the parts where broken and some partially assembled. The model did come with 2 MACK RC motors and some fabricated wood parts, including a template for the aft deck. The interior was assembled from quarter scale doll house items except for the dinette. There are 4 underwater LED bulbs with a dedicated power supply. The running, interior and radar unit are powered by a separate systems from the hull electrics. The second Li-po battery is for backup and balast. There are number of additional items added since these photos were taken including a stern seat and larger radar array .

#doll house items #motors

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Puddle-pirateChief Petty Officer 1. Klassevor 8 Jahren
Yes it's a full width rear seat but without a backrest. I'll post the new photos in the next couple of days.
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Puddle-pirateChief Petty Officer 1. Klassevor 8 Jahren
How is your build coming? I'd like to see some photos when you get a chance...
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reilly4

Warrant Officer vor 8 Jahren

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Hellenic Navy - La Combattante IIIb class Fast Attack Craft

More great photos in this series taken by my friend at Albert Park Lake in Melbourne. These of my P28 - Ensign Simitzopoulos. Great wave patterns. These photos were all poster size in detail. I have had to shrink them to get them posted here. This boat is in my harbour.

The 1/35 scale boat is scratch-built, mainly from Balsawood and marine ply with a fibreglass covering. The guns can elevate and rotate. The radar units both rotate and there are LED navigation lights that I forgot to turn on. There is also a flashing red LED strobe warning system. It needs a little work to get the 4 LEDs a bright brighter.

#boat #guns #LED strobe warning system #LEDs

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RNinMunichFlottenadmiralvor 8 Jahren
Okey dokey, look forward to the circuit detail👍
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EscrichPetty Officer 2nd Classvor 7 Jahren
Please explain me the complete problem and I'll try to help you as much as possible.

Regards:
JMEC
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Krampus

Warrant Officer vor 8 Jahren

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Boat upgrade - Ongoing proyect

Here's my current project. This is an upgrade of an old model. I retained the hull from a German-made kit from the firm Krick (model "Lisa M") and re-made the upper deck and cabin using 3mm thick ABS plastic to resemble an American type "Down East" type boat. Here is on its sea trial past weekend and during its first light system test.

#kit

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reilly4

Warrant Officer vor 8 Jahren

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Z-39 German WW2 Destroyer

My scratch-built 1/72 scale Type 1936A (mob) destroyer, photographed by a good friend at Albert Park lake in Melbourne.
It has rotating turrets linked to the gun directors and rotating torpedo tubes, the front 6" guns elevate and there is also a ship's horn.

#guns

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RookysailorKonteradmiralvor 8 Jahren
Good way of revolving the turret Doug, but I've
taken the easy way by using a servomorph from
Action electronics😀https://www.componentshop.co.uk/p96-servomorph.html
using a couple on my 1/96 USS Kidd destroyer, will post when finished.

Peter😎
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RNinMunichFlottenadmiralvor 8 Jahren
Hi Rooky,
Bit late getting back to you on this - bin kinda busy🤔
I hear where you're coming from (as our colonial brothers might say. Sorry Ed 😉)
Back then there wern't no Action Electronics / Component Shop so I just did what seemed logical! Worst (and smelly😝) part was making the circuit board.
No PC, CAD or even photo-reactive circuit board back then.

Yep, I know the Servomorph. I've bought one to experiment with on a Plastic Magic project.
To drive the gun turrets on a 1/350 King George V battleship, where there ain't enough room (never mind weight margin) to mess about with cogs and pulleys.
I'm thinking two micro servos, Y lead, or even independent A+B and X+Y turrets.
My German Turnigy re-brand has two pots that I can assign to these!

Many thanks to Colin-H for sending me the KGV kit in a wonderful package of 'stuff' as recompense for renovating and converting his Taycol Supermarine motor.
Was like Christmas all over again 😊
Cheers, Doug 😎
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Martin555

Flottenadmiral vor 8 Jahren

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HMS Cottesmore

I just thought I would post some photos of my HMS Cottesmore.
She is still a work in progress.
I have been working on her for about three years now.(in between other projects)
I purchased the hull And running gear from Fleetscale.
Everything else has been made by myself using odds and ends, bits and pieces including yogurt pots and a lot of LED's
I have a few more years work to do before she is completed, lots more bits to make.

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Martin555Flottenadmiralvor 5 Jahren
Thank's Bill.
The Build Log shows a lot more such as the Gun rotating and the lighting systems.

Martin555.
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Martin555Flottenadmiralvor 5 Jahren
Thanks for the compliment JB.
I will get back to working on these two projects someday.

Martin555.
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JOHN

Midshipman vor 8 Jahren

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glasses needed from Specsavers

Trying to alter the side of the lake when I went on Sunday - bumpsa daisy :-) and it did send one of the gun turrets into the lake but fortunately I got it back :-) sorry about the sound track though :-)

#daisy #gun turrets

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Harvey Kitten

Chief Petty Officer 1. Klasse vor 8 Jahren

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Ten Shock ‘mini starship’ video

New video on Stevenage MBC YouTube channel. Fast electric ‘mini starship’ shows paces round the lake.

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DonnieboyWarrant Officervor 8 Jahren
Nice quick boat.Good job.👍
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Harvey Kitten

Chief Petty Officer 1. Klasse vor 8 Jahren

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Apache clone I.c. Boat at Stevenage.

Stevenage MBC lake still has some IC boats on Sundays... here’s one of the many we see.

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DonnieboyWarrant Officervor 8 Jahren
Very impressed.Looks like the boat handles very good.Good job.👍
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SelwynWilliams

Chief Petty Officer 2. Klasse vor 8 Jahren

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Seaplane tender ST480

🤞I noticed there are a great deal of RAF plans for various fire tender etc but is there a kit for a Seaplane Tender like ST480 (based at Lyme Regis where this photo was taken) that picked up a pilot off Chesil Beach on 8th November 1941. I am about to put on a display regarding the aircraft and pilot and their history and I have a model of the aircraft a Curtiss P40 Tomahawk and would love to have a Seaplane Tender model on display.

#kit

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SelwynWilliamsChief Petty Officer 2. Klassevor 8 Jahren
Thanks RN for all your help, originally finding ST480 photo of her at Lyme and for all your plans etc this last week. Much appreciated.
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RNinMunichFlottenadmiralvor 8 Jahren
Your very welcome Chief 😉
Looking forward to a report on your display.
Good on ya for doing that 👍
Cheers, Doug 😎
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reilly4

Warrant Officer vor 8 Jahren

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Type IX U-boat - U-181

1/45 Scale Type IX DX2 U-boat. A good friend and photography guru came along and took some great photos for us at a recent sail day. Details about the U-boat are elsewhere on this site.

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SelwynWilliamsChief Petty Officer 2. Klassevor 8 Jahren
Brilliant job done there.
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Harvey Kitten

Chief Petty Officer 1. Klasse vor 8 Jahren

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HMY Britannia model- maiden voyage

Maiden voyage of HMY Britannia model on the lake at Stevenage MBC

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Harvey KittenChief Petty Officer 1. Klassevor 8 Jahren
Great model... not mine tho- I just shoot & edit the videos... starting to build up a collection on our YouTube channel now. 👍
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