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View allGood evening to all ship modelers. Before moving on to the jib control system, I wanted to share a few systems I’ve come across. I hope y…
@Ronald Because it's cast iron and weighs a ton! Made it easier to transport the saw from the car, upstairs and onto the bench. When I co…
@Fishercat Thanks for all that info. Doesn't look like much has changed over the years. Bloated proprietary software everywhere, and no d…
Yes the models look brilliant , many of the a real masterpiece in design. Okay all of them Col
I never 'mastered' a slide rule but could use it for simple stuff. I was always intrigued with logs. I liked the way they worked and then…
@ChrisF I also find that the Permagrit range of tools are really handy, and they are my “go-to” choice for final shaping. Bob.
So, I told the AI LLM I was using that I was disappointed in its performance and would not be using its service again. It replied thus...…
@stevedownunder Hi Steve. I made the jig on my milling machine the small slots I used a 1.5mm diameter cutter to give a clearance on the …
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View allHi all, A new day, new information and... and new project. Planning to assemble a large scale wooden, or mixed media, replica of the RMS Tayluer which, on he…
I’m in the middle of building a 1:48 Directors‑class paddle tug — Forceful. I’m using the fibreglass hull and working from plan No. 1292, plus the two Marine…
Chocks Away I have found a very small image in CAD format ,that I will modify in Tinkercad or FreeCAD for my next project. Okay the starting point will be a …
I came across this “mutt”. A 1/24 scale 50 ft Chris Craft Catalina. The original kit was produced by Sterling sometime between 1950 & 1980 when Sterling mode…
Bought the plans off the Wooden Boat Store they are quite strange to work to hand drawn and often contradictory first problem is printing them but the free v…
I'm designing what I hope to be an interesting build. It's definitely challenging for me! I started with the Freedom Song Boatworks kit of the Boothbay Harbo…
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I bought this boat from our local model shop Rossendale Models about …
Traxxas 3510 Nitro Vee
I just realized I've never posted my first-ever RC boat. My wife gav…
Robbe Skandia Sailboat
I cobbled this together from a very old Skandia kit. Had to purchase …
DragonForce 65
My first model RC. I have done some racing.
A Super Rapier?
I always thought that the Rapier had a much more modern hull design t…
Rapier 2.
This is another Rapier (my second) that I am restoring after buying i…
Original LesRo Sprite
More Like a Swamp Buggy? I bought this model in fairly rough condi…
Midwest #957 Seguin
A FB Marketplace find. Needs ESC and Receiver upgrades, but otherwis…