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Dom of Essential RC

Chief Petty Officer 1st Class 9 years ago

Lifeboat Enthusiasts' Society

Lifeboat Enthusiasts' Society demonstrate a huge array of super scale boats at the international Model Boat Show. Enjoy !

#model #boat show #model boat show #lifeboat #model show #show #enthusiast #scale model

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Dom of Essential RC

Chief Petty Officer 1st Class 9 years ago

The 'Beast'...a miracle of geometry

I liked this. Designed purely from very old pictures of the full size apparently. Respect to the builder for the creation of this vessel. Filmed at the international Model Boat Show 2017.

#model #boat show #model boat show #vessel #build #model show #show

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cormorant

Lieutenant Commander 9 years ago

KD Perkasa

I acquired this boat part built some months ago through Dave M.
I have not put too much scale in detail but I am quite pleased with the overall finish. it is powered by two brushless 1250KV out runners and in the first sea trials I used 12v lead acid batteries. (That video was posted a few weeks ago - mdlbt.com/26793).
This video shows its second sea trial after I was persuaded to use lipos. The difference in performance is very pleasing.
Thank you Dave M for your help and advice during the build.

#boat show #lipo #lead acid #build #advice #brush #batteries #brushless #show #video #kd perkasa #built

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cormorantLieutenant Commander9 years ago
Thank you for your compliments.
This is in fact my second Perkasa. I built the first one about 40 years ago (see photo), before the introduction of the GRP hull. Losing interest in the hobby some years later, I sold the boat and have lived to regret it. (I was also the proud owner of a 37" Aerokits Crash Tender powered by a Frog 2.49cc diesel. That went the same way!)
The first boat was quite lively powered by a Merco 61 i/c engine.
No pictures of either I'm afraid.
Hindsight is a wonderful thing.
Steve
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BOATSHEDCaptain9 years ago
Great piece of video, she certainly planes well. Great looking boat.
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GARTH

Commodore 10 years ago

Jimwilder Tug #2

Nov.1 2016 weather great for Nov. here in Burlington Ontario at Spencer's boat pond . I'v posted a build log on this Midwest model but never showed it on water

#boat show #build #model #model show #show #tug #weather #jimwilder tug

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circle43nauticalChief Petty Officer 2nd Class9 years ago
BRAVO ZULU! SHE WAS SAILED ON MY B-DAY, TOO. VERY NICE
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EricMB

Chief Petty Officer 1st Class 10 years ago

Toby the Tug

This is a video of my little Toby Tug (a seaport workboat in a previous life) very generously given to me by Bob Hutton from Stourbridge Model Boat club. it's shown at Bournville Tug Day yesterday (5th June 2016) on a Tug Tow of a 10 ft tanker - two small tugs giving it a try, when calamity - the front Tug got swamped by another (not very well-behaved) passerby and capsized - leaving Toby to pull both boats back to shore.. Enjoy!

#boat show #club #model #model boat show #model boats #model show #port #tugs #tow #show #tug #video #bournville #small tugs #boat club #model boat club #seaport workboat

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figtree7ntsAdmiral10 years ago
Great salvage job, well done!
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bluestreak505

Leading Seaman 11 years ago

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Sea Queen 48" Cabin Cruiser

I built this sea Queen ,aka Blue Streak, from a Jotika kit. But found the motor did not give the performance I expected. So the motor was replaced with an Overland T4250 Brushless motor with Fusion Hawk 60amp ESC fed by an Overland 14.8 4s 4000Ma Lipo battery. The performance is greatly enhanced, Boat is finished in white with blue cabin tops and a large blue streak down each side. And shows the Australian flag.

#boat show #brushless motor #cabin #kit #lipo #motor #brush #esc #brushless #show #sea queen #cruiser #built #battery

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paulsmith

Petty Officer 2nd Class 11 years ago

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lucky find

This boat was pulled up from our local pond by one of the fishermen .No one has a clue how long it has been down there but must have been a very long time .So I was set a challenge to sort it out I got one of the servos working and the speed controller working OK just shows no matter how long something has been under water it can work.
I did get the motor running but as you see not wise to use.So I have put some pics on of my progress up to now to have a look at.

#boat show #motor #speed controller #show #servo #matt

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DeswelhamPetty Officer 1st Class11 years ago
Great result
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circle43nauticalChief Petty Officer 2nd Class9 years ago
BRAVO ZULU!
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hooper

Able Seaman 11 years ago

HMS GREY GOOSE

Finally managed to put a little film together of my 1.24 Grey Goose taken at the Herne bay regatta. As well as the usual turning guns, lights and ship sounds this boat fires working torpedo's using a CO2 gas system. Will be putting some film of this on youtube shortly.
If your interested I'll be exhibiting at the Southern Model show this weekend and will demonstrate the torpedo system at the show. Hope to see you there.

#boat show #model #model show #regatta #ship #show #e bay #system #lights #hms grey goose

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hooperAble Seaman11 years ago
Peter,
Short film of my torpedos now on the website.
Regards
Martin
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figtree7ntsAdmiral10 years ago
Great video love the way the flag waved in the end!
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skiboo

Master Seaman 12 years ago

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wandering star

this is my latest project just got running gear in boat is fully wired main deck sealedworking trawl winch made wheelhouse and hatch just sitting in position bulwark frames allin and trimmed one photo shows finished boat ahc waterson b444 skiboo this boat is all scratch built going to be finished rigged as a trawler scalloper on a fibre glass hull by bill wood
Robert waterson angus

#boat house #boat show #deck #hull #scratch #trawler #wheelhouse #wood #scratch built #show #glass #frames #bulwark #fibre glass #winch #ahc waterson b444 #wandering star #seal #built

tompallister

Petty Officer 1st Class 13 years ago

New 1/48th scale Diana and Huntsman plus anew Club Racer

Knightcote Model Boat Club. Film is of boats David Pledge and I have developed -- to be sold as kits soon. The Diana and Huntsman are tiny and powered by micro brushless motors. CR1700 is a new brushless club racer. See us at the Warwick show this week!

#boat show #brushless motor #club #huntsman #kit #model #model boat show #model boats #model show #motor #brush #brushless #show #boat club #model boat club #1/48 scale

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EAGLEPetty Officer 2nd Class12 years ago
Hi
Great pocket rockets. They will put the 500 to shame. 👍 👍 👍 👍 👍 👍 👍 👍
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tompallisterPetty Officer 1st Class12 years ago
Thanks. Both models are now available from Speedline Models.
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CapnJim

Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class 14 years ago

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AmalfI - converted static kit

Mantua models 'Amalfi' Scale 1:35 Length 400mm. Fishing boat converted to 2 CH RC. Sails well, freeboard a little low but ok. Nets detactable for heavier weather sailing!

Photos show her on home 12' dia. pool but she sails well on boating pond. Runs for 20mins. on 4xAA batteries all in.

#boat show #boating #kit #model #model boat show #model show #pool #sailing #mantua models #batteries #sail #show #weather #rc boat #fishing boat #sails

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jelley_baby

Chief Petty Officer 1st Class 14 years ago

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Celia Fishing Boat

HI This is a Celia, I think, it was a caldercraft kit but am not sure. it is running on a 545 motor at either 6volt or 7.2volt with a 35mm 3blade brass prop. its performance is about right for the scale and type of boat. it sails at the Lake used by the Cwmbran Club. I bought it last year at the Shepton Mallet Show.

#boat show #brass prop #club #kit #lake #motor #prop #sail #show #boat club #fishing boat #sails #caldercraft

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Michael RPetty Officer 2nd Class14 years ago
Yes this was a Caldercraft kit I built one and sailed it but not much room under the decks for your radio and batteries but really sailed well when set up right
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