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philcaretaker
Commodore
'Ellipsis' International One Metre Class yacht
Seen here at Buxton is - 'Ellipsis' an International One Metre Class yacht .
Built from lines drawings purchased from the designer Frank Russell.
Neville hand laminated the hull in epoxy glass, and the fin and rudder in epoxy carbon. Hull finished in cellulose paint.
Information provided by Neville Black.
Liked by ChrisG and MouldBuilder and
G6SWJ
Midshipman
Karen Rose Christmas Night Sail
Wicksteed Park Model Boat Club - Night Sail 15th Dec '14

"JukeBox" mode on sound card playing carols on request from the shore
Liked by MouldBuilder and Martin555
philcaretaker
Commodore
"Maggie M" - Fishing Trawler
Model Slipway Model - "Maggie M" is a Fishing Trawler
Scale 1:32 L. 850 mm B. 255 mm Approx. 10 kg.
Built in 1990 by Campbelltown Shipbuilders Ltd (Scotland) MAGGIE M operates out of Scarborough harbour in Yorkshire, United Kingdom. The vessel is designed for twin-rig trawling and the aluminium shelter-deck is a cover over the fish processing room.
Liked by Chalkie and marky and
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  • MouldBuilderAdmiral
    Very nice model. I have just bought their 1:16 Tamar Class Lifeboat.
    Peter.😊
    Liked by Martin555
philcaretaker
Commodore
RC Sailing - " PIPER 2 " Car Ferry / Landing Craft
Piper2 is another free lance design from Buxton Model Club Member Dean Ratcliffe. Piper2 is a Car Ferry /Landing Craft.
Audio commentary from Dean.

More photos in Model Boats Website - https://model-boats.com/
- "Boat Clubs & Lakes" - "Buxton Model Boat Club"
Liked by figtree7nts and Joe727 and
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  • Martin555Fleet Admiral
    I would liked to have seen the Bow door in action, But again very nice from Dean.
    Well done.

    Martin555.
Ronald
Fleet Admiral
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Back in 2012, Seen at Charleston, South Carolina
A pilot boat and a Tugboat. What type of tug is it?
Liked by MouldBuilder and Martin555
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jbkiwi
Fleet Admiral
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40" Seaplane Tender, first test run
Finally, had a decent day (if you can call calm but fully overcast decent) and managed a try-out of the ST. Unfortunately had the pleasure of some yappy kid asking a thousand stupid questions, then his grandfather started, while I was trying to set it up. Got so distracted I ended up breaking the mast while trying to grab the boat and answer rapid fire questions. Trying to do a video and the kid's yelling behind me, and the grandfather just let him carry on.??😠 Don't mind kids being interested at all, but some are just a pain in the 'transom'
Anyhow, enough grumpy old man stuff, -boat went pretty much perfectly and is plenty fast enough, and also very economical on the batteries, (Vid was twice as long before editing) and when I stopped they were still at 3.9v/ cell (they are only 2200MAh 2s ) and were only 4.1 at the start. All in all, distractions and a bit of mast damage aside, I'm quite happy with it, (did hit the jetty at a 20deg angle at 2/3 throttle while taking photos, - going for that last shot -😀 bounced off without a mark, - lucky the jetty piles are slimy and I build tanks !)
Liked by BOATSHED and MouldBuilder and
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  • RookysailorRear Admiral
    'I can only reciprocate "in spades'!
    Ich verstehe den Satz nicht Doug.😐

    Cheers, Peter
  • jbkiwiFleet Admiral
    I get easily confused in my old age Doug😐 I've got 2 cars, an auto and a manual, - I've noticed lately, when I shift to P for pass there are funny noises, (noticed the same when shifting to R for race) and in the manual, why does it make funny noises when I pull the stick back to drive off?😮
    Confused😐
jbkiwi
Fleet Admiral
Two boats with one transmitter
Finally managed to get this to come out the right way up on You Tube (didn't like MP4,- came out upside down). Running the 2 boats from an HK 6ch 2.4 radio (slight crash and jostling by the Maiami at the start) . You'll get sick of it in a few minutes and fall asleep but I've put it up anyhow😁 If this doesn't make you seasick, nothing will!😊 Hit a Koi carp (Chinese sub) at 3.01!
Liked by MouldBuilder and BOATSHED and
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  • RNinMunichFleet Admiral
    "Koi carp (Chinese sub)"
    Er ... that's the JDF, Japanese Defence Force sub JB.
    Didn't get seasick, but it did 'make me eyes go funny' 🤓
    This can never work for more than a minute or two cos you'd need to have absolutely identical performance of ESCs, motors and rudders (perhaps also hull forms) in both boats.
    I tried it once with my destroyer and Sea Scout - no chance!
    Had more luck 'escorting' a same scale (1/72) Flower Class corvette around the lake in the Olympia Park, Munich ca 3 decades ago 😉
    😎
    Liked by Martin555 and jbkiwi
  • jbkiwiFleet Admiral
    This vid is cut down from around 20 mins Doug. Each boat is totally independent of the other as one is on the left stick using one RX (elevator and rudder channels) and the other on the right stick using a second RX (throttle and aileron channels)
    I think everyone has the idea that they are on the same stick? The eyes do go a bit wonky as the camera is only a small keychain camera (pre Go Pro days) which we used to mount on planes etc, and the boat movements are quick.
    You can always change the playback speed (on the left of the You Tube logo)
    JB PS I'm sure I saw a red star on that carp!
    Liked by RNinMunich and Martin555
Commodore-H
Commander
USCG Sprinkles in Action
Hope this posting works. It's a short video.

Too hot to go out today

Rotating beacon is R/C car accessory.

Radar is modified servo.

Water monitor is scratch built with cheap pump from ebay. Draws water from outside boat . Turns with servo.

Searchlight scratch built with ultra bright led.
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  • RNinMunichFleet Admiral
    Sorry Commodore (!)
    That won't work 🤔
    You have to put the video up on YouTube and then post the link here.
    Doug 😎
JOHN
Midshipman
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boston
Well, what a lovely day it is today and here is a pic or two of my Boston which I built several years ago - I had to rebuild her recently that was due to the plasticard I used for the bulwarks had perished and when I picked the model up the plasticard bulwarks cracked and fell apart, so I have rebuilt with wood. Plastic was from the 1980s when I built the model.
Liked by bilge rat and Brightwork and
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  • RNinMunichFleet Admiral
    Know what you mean John,
    I first built my H Class destroyer in the mid 60s.
    Mostly balsa but some plastic.
    When I started refitting her about 32 years ago most of the plastic bits crumbled and fell apart.😭 Binders were all leached out 😮😭
    Only plastic stuff that survived were the Airfix 1/72 8th Army and Afrika Corps soldiers I had shanghaied into the Navy!😁
    Who still says 'They don't make stuff like they used to'??
    I rebuilt the superstructure using 0.5mm marine ply.
    Nice rebuild John, keep 'em comin' 👍
    Doug 😎
    Liked by JOHN
StuartE
Chief Petty Officer 1st Class
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Mowe 2
I hadn't built a model of any sort since I was 15 years old and that was a control line aeroplane with a glow worm engine. 45 years later and regressing nicely back to my teenage years, my wife bought me (reluctantly!) a RC Boat Kit - Mowe 2. I had been wanting to build again for many years, but children and family and home situation did not allow.
So, over the cold Autumn and Winter Months I carefully put my spare nights to good use, rather than watching night after night TV box sets and re-watching the entire James Bond movies, not once but 2 or 3 times....
Anyhow after 3 months...the finished product. I should have started a blog but didn't know of this site until a few weeks ago.
Not a brilliant finished job, but a satisfying one, and it sails nicely on Bushy Park boating lake in Kingston-upon-Thames.
Now o nto bigger and more complicated things...a Fairey Huntsman 31.
This time I'll do a blog....👍
Liked by Cashrc and RNinMunich and
2 comments
  • DonnieboyWarrant Officer
    Good looking boat.Nice clean paint job.Looks good on the water.
  • retirement-hobbyPetty Officer 1st Class
    Nice job, looking forward to your next project!
Smaragd
Petty Officer 1st Class
1 / 20
Carina
here is my 2nd Graupner Carina ( after the 1st one I just wanted to built another one and Ebay supplied - again- a 'barely started' set.
Taking apart the glued wooden parts was a bit of a challenge. However, the previous owner used cheap glue and all the parts could be dismounted without any damage.
(will post more pictures of the rebuilt )
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