Dumas Products closing down!!!

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“As I said, it's a real shame. It's difficult to recover from a loss of quality and experience in many fields, but even more so in ship modeling. I was deeply…”

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3 months ago by AlessandroSPQR

3D Printings...

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“Jump, I have a few pics of the "Emma" in my harbor. If you want more I can post them. Thanks for the comments. Also, I saw the "Emma" along side the whaler C…”

18 posts 10 likes

3 months ago by LewZ

Pats QOD 21/08/25

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“Hi Pat, I'll let you know how things are going. Unfortunately, it won't be turned into a museum. It will be given to Indonesia as you predicted, but it won't…”

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3 months ago by AlessandroSPQR

8 Channel Transmitter

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“I'll cast another vote for the flysky i6x, for the price it's really hard to beat. There are 2 ways to adjust for throttle centring. The obvious way is to ac…”

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3 months ago by JSS4

Dumas Closing

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“Luckily I still have hiding in my unbuilt stash a Dumas 1/20 Myrtle Corey paddle wheeler kit with a whopping 38” long hull… well, at least I’ve got one giant…”

19 posts 8 likes

3 months ago by chugalone100

Points system

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“Not an expert on this site but I do see that you posted photos to your harbor and blogs. You get points for those, but not the photos within those. I believe…”

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3 months ago by LewZ

Wood glues

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“Waterproof PVA works well for me but do apply weights to the decking to compress the joint.This increases the bond strength and pushes surplus glue into the …”

10 posts 5 likes

4 months ago by GrantH

LesRo Javelin (2).

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“Thank you Mike, I actually prefer restoring old Classic Model Powerboats to building new ones as it’s usually more of a challenge with lots of new and differ…”

23 posts 11 likes

4 months ago by zooma

Current project

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“Acrylic paint has been used on the hull and deck structures. Wheelhouse, hatch covers, and other parts. Several applications of Minwax Polycrylic were applie…”

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4 months ago by Ronald

Fiskebaten Trawler?

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“Hey Dave! As a keen motorcyclist, cool trips are no problem for me! In June and July, my wife usually joins me on my camper van tours . . . But exceptions pr…”

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4 months ago by Mike Stoney

Sunday at the pond

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“Very nice facility! Congratulations on acquiring & maintaining such a nice spot. Our club is lucky to have a very solid relationship with the City of Edina, …”

9 posts 14 likes

4 months ago by DWBrinkman

Faulty Spektrum TX

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“I've just read from the beginning. I've had dxi6 for many years, well into double figs, I'm using dx8, gen 1 and gen 2, and nx8, with planes, so I know the t…”

15 posts 6 likes

4 months ago by pmdevlin

Beamsville interior

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“Ronald, Really good work, congratulations! Michel-C.”

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4 months ago by Mike Stoney

How to secure acccess deck covers /hatches

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“Hi Ronald, I like the push pin idea shown here on the Garry Web video that you provided the link for - there are some applications where this could be very u…”

12 posts 6 likes

4 months ago by zooma

KD Perkasa Class Drawings.

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“Hi DenisA, I really enjoyed driving the big Perkassa when I was offered the opportunity - it was a real pleasure. It would be good to see some photos of your…”

5 posts 12 likes

4 months ago by zooma

HiTech Winch Drum

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“If you want to get silly, this is how I did my stays'il winch”

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4 months ago by RossM

Loganville in now lit up

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“Beamsville and Loganville”

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4 months ago by Ronald

Need help, I can't identify this beauty.

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“Probably not Robbe or Graupner, most of their kits use ABS for the hulls, if you look closely you can see the fiberglass weave of the hull. I think she’s a o…”

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4 months ago by Cashrc

Decent quality BRASS FITTINGS.

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“Thanks Gary. Yes, I've done quite a lot of Internet searching on and off and is often the case can't find exactly what I want or if something close it's out …”

12 posts 7 likes

4 months ago by ChrisF

Testing LED diodes

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“I worked with Tinkercad this morning and couldn’t figure out how to get a less voltage battery. But, tonight I was viewing the series by Ben Finio Ohm’s Law/…”

40 posts 7 likes

4 months ago by Ronald

Model exhibition in Goes NL

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“To all modelboat builders around the world and my special Swiss friend in particular THANK YOU for your support!!! It makes me very proud to serve this 121 y…”

7 posts 14 likes

4 months ago by hermank

decals

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“I use Paint Shop Pro to design my decals. If you want white or any light color in the decal you have to use white decal paper. This does not allow the backgr…”

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4 months ago by LewZ

OUR NEXT PROJECTS

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“Wolle, That sounds like quite a project! The Wotan may be a “small restoration” in your words, but that’s a big model to bring back to life. Please keep us i…”

19 posts 12 likes

4 months ago by chugalone100

Upcoming Projects

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“Low-cost option is a ZippKits SPRINGER tug from Florida. Complete for around US$100 or so, not a huge loss if something drastic happens Easy to assemble”

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4 months ago by RodC

My next challenge

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“This particular Ville does operate out of Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia. I have only placed the lights as given by the owner who stated I have displayed them corre…”

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4 months ago by Ronald

two or one

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“A couple of days ago "Chugalone100" asked, "In a twin-motor arrangement, is a throttle mixer required to properly coordinate differential thrust control, or …”

10 posts 6 likes

4 months ago by VictorC

RESTORING MODELS

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“Trev The Gatling gun parts were supplied by Model Expo. Here is a link: https://www.modelexpo-online.com/products/guns-of-history-ms4010-civil-war-gatling-gu…”

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4 months ago by chugalone100

Why do we still use Knots Go Question for todays Question

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“Why “knots” exist at all Before engines, sailors measured speed using a log line: A rope with knots tied at regular intervals A wooden board (the “log”) toss…”

1 post 11 likes

4 months ago by GARTH

Sailing at Madrid

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“WOW — that Guardia Civil model is loaded with details! That’s what I call a meticulous modeler”

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4 months ago by chugalone100

construction Boat Mr Kim film fifth element

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“There's certainly some detail work in that!”

2 posts 8 likes

4 months ago by ChrisF