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Seaspray
Warrant Officer
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King George 5th Battleship
This is my model of the KG5. Futaba 2 ch, electronize ESC, 12v 7amp gell cell battery. The motor is from a Ford radiator fan and pulls 1 amp current. Scratch built in the 60.70s and revamped in the 90s by myself. it is 1/96 scale @ 72 inches long and a width of 14 inches.
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jugge
Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class
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Fairmount Alpine
Hello boat builders
it is a step closer to an AHT
i am going to install all elektronik and test her in the bathtub
Have a nice weekend to all of you
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RNinMunich
Fleet Admiral
HMS Hood.
Foredeck Detail.
Anyone looking for details of Hood's foredeck equipment can't do much better than this photo I just stumbled across👍 While looking for something completely different of course🙄
Doug
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  • RookysailorRear Admiral
    Many thanks Doug, can't have too many piccy's of HOOD, nice shot though. getting late so time for Schlafen now,
    Danke vielmals Doug und gute Nacht😐

    Peter
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  • RNinMunichFleet Admiral
    Hi again,
    You should find this link useful Peter.
    It's to the HMS Hood Association and their review of the Trumpeter 1:200 kit, with lots of detailed improvement suggestions with appropriate photos!
    Cheers Doug 😎 Schlaf gut 💤💤💤
    http://www.hmshood.com/hoodtoday/models/trumpeter/trumpeter200.htm
maersk-topper
Leading Seaman
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Offshore meeting 2019 , Hamburg Germany
In the weekend of 24-26th we had a offshore meeting in Hamburg Germany.
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  • HughMaster Seaman
    Amazing detail! Any interior shots?
  • Paul33Master Seaman
    Amazing workmanship, pleasure to view and very envious.
    👍
JOHN
Midshipman
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HMS EXETER
Here are pictures of HMS Exeter - I built her over a period of time plank on frame hull, covered in styrene to simulate plating on the hull. The deck is all planked with individual planks - the guns are fully rotating and elevating but not firing :-).

John
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  • JOHNMidshipman
    Hi there
    senile moment for me :-) as there is already a short build of HMS Exeter on here if you do a search - you will come across the build by me and there are some closeup pics on there.

    John
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  • andyhynesLeading Seaman
    Excellent job.
JOHN
Midshipman
RTTL IN SLOW MO
here's a short clip of my RTTL tearing up the lake :-) she has 2 MTroniks 600s driving 30 ml brass props both rotating in the same direction as in the real boats and she has 2 x 4300 mAmp ni-cad batteries in. Lasts for about 15 mins full chat :-)

John
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  • andyhynesLeading Seaman
    Goes like a brushless motor set up. Good job
jbkiwi
Fleet Admiral
Fairacre broads cabin cruiser
Saved from a farm rubbish bin and restored. It was originally scratch built from a 60s/70s RCM ? plan. Photos of rebuild are in the harbour. Not sure if it was originally built in the UK and immigrated to NZ as it's an unusual subject for a NZ build. Plans are apparently still available.

I've just found some info on Bates 'Starcraft' cruisers, UK. Looks like the original R/C plan may have been modeled on a version of one of the 'Starcraft' variants.
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  • RNinMunichFleet Admiral
    PS Is that your wagon parked over by the fence 🤣
  • jbkiwiFleet Admiral
    The farm is a fair way from the sea,- someone was not on watch obviously. Not my car, some guys doing building maint. We can park on that cobbled area you've pictured on the opposite side, (room for about 8-10 cars,-usually chokka when the yachts are racing) There is a nice little jetty built by the Gulf Harbour Model Yacht Club next to it which is great for setting up and launching. It's all part of the big Gulf Harbour Marina development and pond is actually a drainage control pond.
    Was full of Koi carp to keep the weed down (carp were rented from a company by the council, but there was some dispute and the company came and removed their carp) probably missed a lot and they breed like flies, so it should come right. Pond's pretty weed free all the same. Pics of the jetty (from the HSL) with some old codger sitting on it, and the real HSL in the Bayswater Marina (Waitemata harbour Auckland), which I have been on board (once recently,-Modded- and once 50yrs ago-original form) Its' story is on the Waitemata Woodys website under W1.
    The other pond is at the Onepoto reserve near the city on the waterfront. Bit of a drive (20mins down the motorway all the way) Yachts there as well. The pics with the Marine modellers club - Panmure Basin - East Auckland (the only scale model boat club in Auckland and virtually dead (pics are old), - only about 3 or 4 scale clubs in the country!) we tend to go more for the full scale here. Evening, JB
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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.
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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 😎
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Puddle-pirate
Chief Petty Officer 1st Class
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Ultimate Enticement
This is a 1984 re-issue of a Lindberg Chris Craft Sport fishermen purchased used on Ebay. Some of the parts where broken and some partially assembled. The model did come with 2 MACK RC motors and some fabricated wood parts, including a template for the aft deck. The interior was assembled from quarter scale doll house items except for the dinette. There are 4 underwater LED bulbs with a dedicated power supply. The running, interior and radar unit are powered by a separate systems from the hull electrics. The second Li-po battery is for backup and balast. There are number of additional items added since these photos were taken including a stern seat and larger radar array .
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  • Puddle-pirateChief Petty Officer 1st Class
    Yes it's a full width rear seat but without a backrest. I'll post the new photos in the next couple of days.
  • Puddle-pirateChief Petty Officer 1st Class
    How is your build coming? I'd like to see some photos when you get a chance...
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