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by modeltugman
Here she Is on her first sea trials, all went very well Indeed. she has a battery weighing 18lbs and an extra 24lbs of lead ballast.
The Katra a Thames craft tug
by modeltugman
Well she Is completed now, and has had her Indoor test tank trials all worked well, she Is now ready for the lake . The end. look out for…
Dabchick day cruser to garden railway scale
by CapnJim
The topsides were finished off prior to fixing to the hull. All running and radio gear was also put Into position and Its operation and p…
Motor Sailer
by SimonL
HI all, I have decided to venture Into the deep and build my own boat from scratch, the Idea was to have a sail boat that can get back If…
A 1/24th scale Mirium Moran
by modeltugman
This Is a build that Is ongoing at the present time. Moran towage have let me have a set of plans for this tug, she Is a typical American…
A 16ft tanker towboat
by modeltugman
here are a few pictures of her being used on the lake at Bluewater where we sail.
A 16 Ft tanker towboat
by modeltugman
this Is about the 16ft towboat that I built for our club Chantry model club (chantrymodelboatclub.co.uk) she Is 16ft long and 2ft wide,sh…
Cariad Scratch build
by Dave M
Once the stand Is built It's time to start work on the hull. I have another hull from Chris Brown for the smaller Celyn and will use this…
re: a yacht yet to get a name
by hawkgripen
HI Nasraf With ref to your blog with above name here are some photos of the cabin Installation as mentioned In your blog. Here are also s…
Old Aerokits Rebuild
by jelley_baby
First Trials on the lake at Cwmbran last Sunday. Changed 3600KVA motor to a 1000KVA more suitable size uncontrollable with original motor…
ItalerI 1/35th Scale Schnellboot - R/C conversion
by Gregg
Finally after several weeks of waiting for the right parts to be delivered. I don't know why but some supplies seem to go to pieces when …
'j' class destroyer 1/72
by hydroman
this little camera Is perfect for 'onboard' video footage. It can take up to an 8gb micro sd card for about 2 hours of video(thats how lo…
Ebay quick refurb.
by Gregg
Had Its first proper sea trials today and have to say that all went very well. It handles sharply, takes high speed turns In Its stride, …
Dominator 34"
by aquamatic80
This Is a Dominator 34" Hull, as built by Hydrafibre, Then Stratos Models, In the 80s. She will be powered by an SC61M ABC through a stra…
Dominator
by aquamatic80
This Is a 34" Dominator, as built by Hydrafibre then Stratos Models In the 80s. It will be powered by an SC .61M ABC through a straight b…
Billings US Coast Guard Cutter refit
by Dave M
I have now found a way to add the required additional ballast. Originally I had fixed a ply plate across the hull bottom at the stern to …
hms rodney battleship
by razorback
this Is a 1-128 scale 66inch length-10inch beam I got the hull from fleetscale store and the main gun turrets and secondry gun turrets th…
Veron Pilot Boat
by jelley_baby
This Is my first attempt at a Building Blog so here goes. The attached Photo's are what attracted me to the model on Ebay, which I though…
BARC Barge amphibious resupply cargo
by Garyknapp
Barge amphibious resupply cargo Is a scratch build 820mm started earlier this month. plans were drawn last year from photos I am still ha…
60 Inch raf crash tender
by peep31
have now fitted esc units,fuse box and cable connections all ready for trials next weekend,runs all ok out of the water can't wait.
50 Inch sratch built boat
by peep31
installed running gear,battery 12v lead acid,3 blade brass prop,windows and fittings
22.5" EP Fibreglass Arowana Mono 1 Racing Boat
by aquamatic80
Have mounted the motor on the mount provided,along with the servo.By using the 3600kv over the 5050kv, It will only need one battery, as …
hostile projectile (racing boat)
by hydroman
received the hobbywing seaking 90amp esc and fitted It with my carbon fiber plate and velcro strap,just waiting for spektrum marine rx an…
22.5" EP Fibreglass Deep-vee Arowana Mono 1 Racing Boat Hull
by aquamatic80
just ordered the hull from R2Hobbies In Hong Kong, with postage It came out at A£42. The hull has a number of holes In both the top and t…