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Recruit 9 years ago

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Nobby

Morecambe Bay Prawner (Nobby)
Scratch built from plans in a woodworking mag 30+ years ago.

Just completed Thames Barge (Isla May)

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Dave MVice Admiral9 years ago
Good to see an onwater pic. Have you tried in less calm conditions?
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Ronald

Fleet Admiral 9 years ago

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Sweet ❤️ ❤️❤️ Heart

You have seen it being built. Now it is done. A Nor-Star Kingfisher kit but with some scratch building too. Because of the motor being longer than how the kit was originally designed, the second bulkhead was altered. I am running it with two 2400 Ni-MH 7.2 batteries, a Futoba servo, on a 2.4 GHz Spektrum.

#kingfisher #motor #bulkhead #king fisher #kit #build #scratch #batteries #scratch build #servo #built

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tonyp

Leading Seaman 9 years ago

Sussex

This is a scratch built 1828 paddle steamer. A steam assisted schooner rig paddler. Pioneer of ocean steam
Scale 1:60 Actual size of deck, 165 feet. The crest on the side represents the following.
Martello Tower - Bexhill-on-sea
Seahorses - Eastbourne
Saxon Crown - East-Sussex.
Ships of the same class
1821 James Watt 1825 Calpe 1832 Rhadamanthurs
1836 Unicorn 1837 Sirius
The boat was built by Peter Allday some 20-plus years ago

#steam #deck #scratch scratch #paddle steamer #tow #steam boat #paddle boat #built

Liked by basilsdad and Inkoust and

philpjuk

Master Seaman 10 years ago

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wardrobe

Recreation of a boat built when I was 14/15 55 years ago,used a clockwork gramophone motor with the rudder couples to an eccentric on the spring box to make it sail in a lazy "S".the original lifted in the water but did not plane properly so seeing if 55 years later I have learned anything!.

#clockwork #motor #prop #sail #built #rudder

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BOATSHEDCaptain9 years ago
That's different, are you going to still use the clockwork motor. How does the rudder work. I see it has a wire from it to inside the boat. Also what is the nipple on the side sponson for?
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philpjukMaster Seaman9 years ago
yes still clockwork,The best improvements have been made by lightening the motor, drilling holes in everything and replacing a side plate with one made of alloy.It is just a nut on the sponson, they are adjustable for incidence.It will now plane on the sponsons "unsticking" the hull.The original was built when I was 13/14,the motor came from the family gramophone when my dad converted it to autochanger/amplifier,the wood came from the woodshed but I was short of plywood and realised the back of my wardrobe was plywood and was hidden behind clothes so when my parents were out I cut the bits I needed from it!,my mates christened it "the wardrobe".Performance is down to propeller choice and is a compromise between speed and runtime.I took it to a boating pond in a nearby town when my wife needed to visit it and a council "jobsworth" told me I was not allowed to sail it,"only yachts and electric boats on here sir"no amount of reasoning would make him change his mind and he escorted me out of the park!.
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davidhgreatbatch

Warrant Officer 10 years ago

PS Waverley

Scratch Built on a GRP Hull 10 years ago

#hull #scratch #waverley #grp hull #scratch built #built

Liked by RNinMunich and Brightwork and

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Dave MVice Admiral10 years ago
Realistic looking model sailing at scale speed. A pleasure to watch, thank you for sharing
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RNinMunichFleet Admiral9 years ago
Simply brilliant 👍👍👍
Highly appropriate soundtrack too
"Sound action stations Number One, Tally Ho"!!! 😉

Something went wrong here? This applies to David's brilliant HMS Sussex video that I just watched !? 🤔 But this vid is neat as well, 'cool vibes' to go with it 👍
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davidhgreatbatch

Warrant Officer 10 years ago

HMS Sussex

Scratch Built on a GRP Hull. Built her 20 years ago and sail her on Mary Stevens Park Pool, Stourbridge

#hull #pool #scratch #grp hull #hms sussex #sail #scratch built #built

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figtree7ntsAdmiral10 years ago
She has interesting history. Thank You, for sharing a Video of your Model.
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RNinMunichFleet Admiral9 years ago
Now attached to correct vid (I Hope 🤔)

Simply brilliant 👍👍👍
Highly appropriate soundtrack too
"Sound action stations Number One, Tally Ho"!!! 😉

Must get around to sticking my HMS Suffolk together!
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davidhgreatbatch

Warrant Officer 10 years ago

TSS Manxman

Scratch built on a GRP hull. Built her in 2016 and sail her on Mary Stevens Park Pool, Stourbridge

#hull #pool #scratch #grp hull #sail #scratch built #tss manxman #built

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cenbethWarrant Officer10 years ago
Looks good. Well done!
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ThreelegsLeading Seaman9 years ago
A lovely model. Having built one myself I appreciate the work. I love the presentation and the National Anthem!
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ivves

Recruit 10 years ago

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Chriscraft Corvette

Hi all.

Some shots of my scratchbuilt 42" Sterling ChrisCraft Corvette.

Twin brushless on 2 X 3S 5000 lipo.

Have nice day / Ivan

#lipo #scratch #brush #chriscraft #corvette #brushless #scratch built #chris craft #built

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BrightworkCommodore9 years ago
Very nice work.... this a shot of mine
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BrightworkCommodore9 years ago
What a stunning model. I really feel motivated to add lighting to mine now. Envious for sure
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reilly4

Warrant Officer 10 years ago

BPB MTB449 & Vosper MTB385

The British Power Boat MGB 449 belongs to a good friend. The Vosper 73' Type I MTB is scratch-built in 2016 and took 6 months. Both boats are 1/24 scale. The location is Albert Park lake in Melbourne, Australia

#lake #scratch #scratch-built #vosper #albert park #scratch built #power boat #mtb #built

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reilly4

Warrant Officer 10 years ago

Schnellboot & Fairmile D

Both boats are 1/24 scale The E boat belongs to a good friend. it has just had a new camouflage pattern added. The Fairmile D is scratch-built, it took nearly 4 years to build, launched in 2011. The sound effects were added for fun. The location is Albert Park lake in Melbourne, Australia

#build #lake #scratch #scratch-built #albert park #schnellboot #fairmile #scratch built #camouflage #fairmile d #sound effect #scratch build

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andyhynesLeading Seaman9 years ago
Excellent boats. i have scratch built a vosper 510 1/24 scale known as the long boat. Im also building a 73" vosper 379 which has become a bit of a project? its a bit big and i am not looking for trying to sail it in my local pond. last time i tried it i nearly chucked myself in the pond to the delight of some onlookers.
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reilly4Warrant Officer9 years ago
Thank-you. We use car drive belts to assist with launch and retrieval of the boats. They are easy to carry about, maintain their shape in the water and don't slip from under the hulls. these belts are about 900mm long so you won't have to bend far when launching.
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reilly4

Warrant Officer 10 years ago

HMS Triumph

Scratch-built Trafalgar class submarine 1986-87. it uses 2 x Engel piston tanks for the diving system. This video was at the Task force 72 regatta at Naracoorte in SA in November 2016.

#regatta #scratch #scratch-built #sub #scratch built #task force #submarine #video #system #built

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John2Chief Petty Officer 1st Class9 years ago
Looks good and sails well 😁
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circle43nauticalChief Petty Officer 2nd Class9 years ago
BRAVO ZULU! VERY COOL!
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dasbootu47

Able Seaman 10 years ago

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German type 7

Was a krick boat but extended 3.5 cm Coningsby tower rebuilt wash ports cut in

#port #tow #coningsby tower #built

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ScratchbuilderVice Admiral9 years ago
Hi.Excellent boat.Do you have a dive tank fitted and if so what make.?
Thank Bill.
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