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View allWell done Les, you beat me to it. Will
@RossM Hi Ross, thanks for the kind words. It might seem like a given since we’re modelers, but not everyone loves sailing ships—admitted…
@zooma good to see the Sprite has landed with you Bob. I have a load of old 27Mhz Acoms gear still from my rc cars days, and I used to us…
@ColRay Hi Colin, I agree with what Julian said. I used two layers of 4mm plywood—making a total of 8mm—because I needed to create a rece…
@Chum444 Sorry I was having too much fun to conduct this research. Try gluing a nozzle to a rudder and see how it works.
While looking for a book I had misplaced, I came across a model making book from when I was last making models. Dated 1987 a long time be…
@ChrisF yes. If I recall correctly, sharp chines on a planing hull make the hull more stable at speed. Sharp strakes or chines on the und…
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View allHi Please remember that this is only about my Lady “T”. I don’t seem to remember if I have started this story before, so here goes. This story is just my ram…
I'm not sure how this will work. Three D printing forms used will fiberglass. My thinking is using the same way of construction that I used with My Thames Ba…
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…
Classic Model Power Boats is a title that I have used for many years to describe the group of model boats that most interest me and that I remember seeing (a…
Hello... Had this drawing for some years, always appealed to me, maybe it was the Vosper name. But at 43" it would be a lump for my transport. Reduced the pl…
Got this old Lindbergh kit. Hacked outcome deck and made top deck removable after of wheelhouse. Added a carbon fiber rod to attach the paddles to. Added a b…
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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…
Precedent Perkasa
Just got a very old fiberglass model of this kit, it's unstarted, if …
Graupner Pegasus III
I was given the kit in the 1980's as a present, nightmare build but I…
Steam Tug - Seguin
I need to take a better pic of this old boat - I built it in 1991, mi…
1924 British Coasting Freighter - Ben Ain
I purchased this completed Mountfleet kit, performed minor modificati…
US Army 85' ST Tug
I bought this '90s boat as a basket case and completely re-built it. …
Lobster Boat
This is the 23" Midwest kit - I built this in 1990, and am still runn…