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LesRo Rapier.

by zooma

Rapier1. When the first lock-down came along I dug out a couple of old wrecks that had been thrown away and had been saved from a skip so…

6 updates 39 44 10 4 months ago

Classic Water-Cooled Model Power Boat Engines.

by zooma

Back in the 1960's when I made my first Classic Model Power Boat kit (an Aerokits Swordsman) almost everyone that ran model power boats c…

0 updates 15 10 2 4 months ago

Original LesRo Sportsman Restoration.

by zooma

The original shape LesRo Sportsman is a model that had eluded me for many years, but I always liked the look of it, so when one came up o…

0 updates 11 7 8 months ago

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Fitzroy Storm Glass

by zooma

I was given this Storm Glass for my 76th birthday last month, and to be honest , I am not too sure what to make of it? This storm glass c…

0 updates 6 4 5 8 months ago

Classic Model Power Boats

by zooma

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 …

0 updates 392 46 15 9 months ago

LesRo Sportsman (?) Restoration

by zooma

I have managed to acquire this model boat from a friend. The pictures that I will include as I work my way through it suggest to me (wish…

0 updates 30 13 3 9 months ago

Vic Smeed Remora from 1964 Model Maker Free Plan

by zooma

When I was at school and in my young to mid teens, I liked to read the Model Maker magazine that was current at that time. Although it wa…

0 updates 4 10 1 10 months ago

Aerokits Sea Commander. Strange Handling ?

by zooma

I have been very pleased with my copy of a Sea Commander, but it does exhibit a strange desire to “dive” if it should turn RIGHT into cho…

0 updates 288 21 11 10 months ago

1:12 Swordsman from Aerokits Kit Plan and Drawings from Chris

by zooma

My first ever classic r/c power boat model was built in the 1960’s from an Aerokits Swordsman kit that was paid for from my meagre appren…

1 update 34 16 1 10 months ago

Southport Lake

by zooma

This picture was taken by a friend on Sunday morning after everyone else had gone home to lunch - but it does show the club lake quite well.

0 updates 3 5 10 months ago

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How many model boats are symmetrical.

by zooma

Having built, restored, and bought quite a few old model boat kits over the years, I have always been surprised to find how non-symmetric…

4 updates 4 16 1 10 months ago