New update of my Vigilant Star in Newbrighton 29-07-09
Another modification and now running at half the power/speed.
Hope to get another video at full speed soon,with water cannon display,Great fun and thanks for watching.Gerry
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New update of my Vigilant Star in Newbrighton 29-07-09
Another modification and now running at half the power/speed.
Hope to get another video at full speed soon,with water cannon display,Great fun and thanks for watching.Gerry
HI.just another picture update,taken at Newbrighton. gerry
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Hello,Boocock and thank you for your responce.
I have now sold all my boats as I had to give it up for certain
problems.
But I still like to look at the models from time to time,and will stay a member.
If you can post some information on anything about the rttl,I will pass it on to the new owners,I don't think he has had the time to become a member yet, but I am shure he will soon.Regards Gerry
Hello,Boocock and thank you for your responce.
I have now sold all my boats as I had to give it up for certain
problems.
But I still like to look at the models from time to time,and will stay a member.
If you can post some information on anything about the rttl,I will pass it on to the new owners,I don't think he has had the time to become a member yet, but I am shure he will soon.Regards Gerry
HI Gerry,
I can post scans of the Model Maker pages if this site allows. I am new to the site so not sure what is allowed or how to add scans. I don't think the mag article is the whole story though as I have seen a photo of No. 2757 with a flat engine room hatch! I started building the hull in 1958 and now I have retired I hope to finish it, but it has taken me 2 years to find the plans again! Regards John
HI Gerry,
I can post scans of the Model Maker pages if this site allows. I am new to the site so not sure what is allowed or how to add scans. I don't think the mag article is the whole story though as I have seen a photo of No. 2757 with a flat engine room hatch! I started building the hull in 1958 and now I have retired I hope to finish it, but it has taken me 2 years to find the plans again! Regards John
Boat is a wood kit built in the 1960 by a friend,built and stored in a shed.needs alot of TLC,doing my best to make it fit for the lake ,have rebuilt all of the superstructure.Was powerd by a lead acid battery/500 motor .Now powerd by a GP.7.2vNiCd 2000 Mah.And a cheap 50amp controller bought from Hong Kong on Ebay.Needs a lot more work to be done and been testing it at Newbrighton wirral.Thanks for watching.Gerry
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Boat is a wood kit built in the 1960 by a friend,built and stored in a shed.needs alot of TLC,doing my best to make it fit for the lake ,have rebuilt all of the superstructure.Was powerd by a lead acid battery/500 motor .Now powerd by a GP.7.2vNiCd 2000 Mah.And a cheap 50amp controller bought from Hong Kong on Ebay.Needs a lot more work to be done and been testing it at Newbrighton wirral.Thanks for watching.Gerry
This is the first radio controlled model I have attempted.
It was purchased weekly (80 weeks) when I was living in Spain. Only problem was that all the text and instructions were in spanish and my understanding of spanish was severely limited!!!!!!!.
But with a translation program on my PC I was able to complete the model.
As I said this is my first excursion into wooden modelling, although I am proficient in plastic modelling, especially aircraft.
As a first model I am somewhat proud of the completed model, although it is yet to be christened on the water.
Since completing this I have built a Royal Navy Frigate circa 1799, sadly I was unable to transport it back to the UK. it is awaiting my return to Spain.
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This is the first radio controlled model I have attempted.
It was purchased weekly (80 weeks) when I was living in Spain. Only problem was that all the text and instructions were in spanish and my understanding of spanish was severely limited!!!!!!!.
But with a translation program on my PC I was able to complete the model.
As I said this is my first excursion into wooden modelling, although I am proficient in plastic modelling, especially aircraft.
As a first model I am somewhat proud of the completed model, although it is yet to be christened on the water.
Since completing this I have built a Royal Navy Frigate circa 1799, sadly I was unable to transport it back to the UK. it is awaiting my return to Spain.
This tug boat is almost finished, she is based om my fiberglass hull. Power is 2x Speed 700, lenght is 104 cm
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at the start of my interest in boats I thought of fire boats, RNLI type of sailing but the detial on some of the tugs are amazing!! giving it some thought at the moment what to get into 😎
at the start of my interest in boats I thought of fire boats, RNLI type of sailing but the detial on some of the tugs are amazing!! giving it some thought at the moment what to get into 😎
I just finished this ship, based on my Fiberglass hull. Ship is powered by 3x Speed 600 with gearboxes 3:1
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Hi,
I thought that my recently finished MTB may be of interest.
It consists of 49" GRP hull ply deck / superstructure. The fittings are from a mixture of ABS and metal, to give a good surface for spray painted finish.
The drive consists of twin 850 motors and twin 50mm brass props, controlled by a JetI Navy 600 on 10 cells, this setup gives excellent scale planing, but with 14 cells the performance is outstanding. I use 4600 capacity and only select the top power run in short bursts, which gives me around 20 minutes duration on one charge.
radio is 2,4 ghz so no bother waiting for a free freq.
hope you enjoy
loz.
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Hi,
I thought that my recently finished MTB may be of interest.
It consists of 49" GRP hull ply deck / superstructure. The fittings are from a mixture of ABS and metal, to give a good surface for spray painted finish.
The drive consists of twin 850 motors and twin 50mm brass props, controlled by a JetI Navy 600 on 10 cells, this setup gives excellent scale planing, but with 14 cells the performance is outstanding. I use 4600 capacity and only select the top power run in short bursts, which gives me around 20 minutes duration on one charge.
radio is 2,4 ghz so no bother waiting for a free freq.
hope you enjoy
loz.
Hi. I have just posted asking about the Precedent Perkasa kit. is that what you have built here? What did you think of the kit? Do you think smaller motors might still give planing performance and give longer battery life? I am about to opt for a kit to build and would be grateful for any info to help me choose the right one. You have certainly done a nice job of the build and it tempts me to choose this one
Hi. I have just posted asking about the Precedent Perkasa kit. is that what you have built here? What did you think of the kit? Do you think smaller motors might still give planing performance and give longer battery life? I am about to opt for a kit to build and would be grateful for any info to help me choose the right one. You have certainly done a nice job of the build and it tempts me to choose this one
My first post on site as a new member !
I can't take credit for the building this Deans Marine kit, my father did that some 15 years ago but as a static model. When he passed away the ship came to me and a few months ago I decided to make it seaworthy.
She used a standard MabuchI 540RS motor geared down using two 6v lead acid batteries - and runs for hours !
The pictures were taken at Peterborough Area Model Boat Club during our Sunday meet. I'm thrilled with it, very realistic at over four feet long, smooth and very manoeuvrable - Dad would have loved it :-))
I have a dozen or so RC boats, mostly vintage Aerokits and Veron, just bought my first Fire Boat to restore - more to follow I hope. Thanks for looking, Roger
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My first post on site as a new member !
I can't take credit for the building this Deans Marine kit, my father did that some 15 years ago but as a static model. When he passed away the ship came to me and a few months ago I decided to make it seaworthy.
She used a standard MabuchI 540RS motor geared down using two 6v lead acid batteries - and runs for hours !
The pictures were taken at Peterborough Area Model Boat Club during our Sunday meet. I'm thrilled with it, very realistic at over four feet long, smooth and very manoeuvrable - Dad would have loved it :-))
I have a dozen or so RC boats, mostly vintage Aerokits and Veron, just bought my first Fire Boat to restore - more to follow I hope. Thanks for looking, Roger
HI All,here,s a piccy of a recent gathering one sunny sunday afternoon at Gang Werily Fawley Hants.These are all electric powered models all original aerokits with the one closest has all original fittings only missing a few minor items but still goes well for an old girl.we have 93,94 and unumbered yet all 35" models.these are a regular sight at gang werily pond
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HI All,here,s a piccy of a recent gathering one sunny sunday afternoon at Gang Werily Fawley Hants.These are all electric powered models all original aerokits with the one closest has all original fittings only missing a few minor items but still goes well for an old girl.we have 93,94 and unumbered yet all 35" models.these are a regular sight at gang werily pond
The black & white shot was to try and pretend it was an original shot! and the running shots show how low the stern is when turning, dont see that when its running, great shots taken by HS93, many thanks!
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The black & white shot was to try and pretend it was an original shot! and the running shots show how low the stern is when turning, dont see that when its running, great shots taken by HS93, many thanks!
Hi,all help required ,can anybody tell me what type /make of boat this is ,and can you give me some info as to where I may get plan/bits.I just had it given to me,as well as a Precedent huntsman and require some help refurbishing.
thank you.
gerry
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Hi,all help required ,can anybody tell me what type /make of boat this is ,and can you give me some info as to where I may get plan/bits.I just had it given to me,as well as a Precedent huntsman and require some help refurbishing.
thank you.
gerry
Hi: all sorry I have not responded to your replies regarding the RTTL.nOt been on for a while.So I wish to thank you all for the responses,and all the information.I also wish to thank Micheal R for all the valuable information he has given to me on this boat.Hope to post some pictures soon.many thanks Gerry.
Hi: all sorry I have not responded to your replies regarding the RTTL.nOt been on for a while.So I wish to thank you all for the responses,and all the information.I also wish to thank Micheal R for all the valuable information he has given to me on this boat.Hope to post some pictures soon.many thanks Gerry.
As the name suggests, this is a scratch build sort of tug. The hull is based on a (very small) Pinacce photo of a model steam open boat. I did not fancy making a steam unit (time is the problem) and I had had an idea of doing a tug for quite a while. I liked the shape so started in the usual way. I wanted to keep the cost down and so almost everything is scratch made, though a few bits were "borrowed" from where I work - an engineering firm. Most of the work on this model is more of an experiment for my next tug which will also be from scratch but will have everything working. The "Archer". The winches are at the moment none working, the doors do not open, I have no idea if there is any tug that looks anything like this but I am very pleased with the result. I hope you like it.
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As the name suggests, this is a scratch build sort of tug. The hull is based on a (very small) Pinacce photo of a model steam open boat. I did not fancy making a steam unit (time is the problem) and I had had an idea of doing a tug for quite a while. I liked the shape so started in the usual way. I wanted to keep the cost down and so almost everything is scratch made, though a few bits were "borrowed" from where I work - an engineering firm. Most of the work on this model is more of an experiment for my next tug which will also be from scratch but will have everything working. The "Archer". The winches are at the moment none working, the doors do not open, I have no idea if there is any tug that looks anything like this but I am very pleased with the result. I hope you like it.
