More great photos in this series taken by my friend at Albert Park Lake in Melbourne. These of my P28 - Ensign Simitzopoulos. Great wave patterns. These photos were all poster size in detail. I have had to shrink them to get them posted here. This boat is in my harbour.
The 1/35 scale boat is scratch-built, mainly from Balsawood and marine ply with a fibreglass covering. The guns can elevate and rotate. The radar units both rotate and there are LED navigation lights that I forgot to turn on. There is also a flashing red LED strobe warning system. It needs a little work to get the 4 LEDs a bright brighter.
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Hellenic Navy - La Combattante IIIb class Fast Attack Craft
More great photos in this series taken by my friend at Albert Park Lake in Melbourne. These of my P28 - Ensign Simitzopoulos. Great wave patterns. These photos were all poster size in detail. I have had to shrink them to get them posted here. This boat is in my harbour.
The 1/35 scale boat is scratch-built, mainly from Balsawood and marine ply with a fibreglass covering. The guns can elevate and rotate. The radar units both rotate and there are LED navigation lights that I forgot to turn on. There is also a flashing red LED strobe warning system. It needs a little work to get the 4 LEDs a bright brighter.
Here's my current project. This is an upgrade of an old model. I retained the hull from a German-made kit from the firm Krick (model "Lisa M") and re-made the upper deck and cabin using 3mm thick ABS plastic to resemble an American type "Down East" type boat. Here is on its sea trial past weekend and during its first light system test.
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Here's my current project. This is an upgrade of an old model. I retained the hull from a German-made kit from the firm Krick (model "Lisa M") and re-made the upper deck and cabin using 3mm thick ABS plastic to resemble an American type "Down East" type boat. Here is on its sea trial past weekend and during its first light system test.
My scratch-built 1/72 scale Type 1936A (mob) destroyer, photographed by a good friend at Albert Park lake in Melbourne.
It has rotating turrets linked to the gun directors and rotating torpedo tubes, the front 6" guns elevate and there is also a ship's horn.
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My scratch-built 1/72 scale Type 1936A (mob) destroyer, photographed by a good friend at Albert Park lake in Melbourne.
It has rotating turrets linked to the gun directors and rotating torpedo tubes, the front 6" guns elevate and there is also a ship's horn.
Good way of revolving the turret Doug, but I've
taken the easy way by using a servomorph from
Action electronics😀https://www.componentshop.co.uk/p96-servomorph.html
using a couple on my 1/96 USS Kidd destroyer, will post when finished.
Peter😎
Good way of revolving the turret Doug, but I've
taken the easy way by using a servomorph from
Action electronics😀https://www.componentshop.co.uk/p96-servomorph.html
using a couple on my 1/96 USS Kidd destroyer, will post when finished.
Peter😎
Hi Rooky,
Bit late getting back to you on this - bin kinda busy🤔
I hear where you're coming from (as our colonial brothers might say. Sorry Ed 😉)
Back then there wern't no Action Electronics / Component Shop so I just did what seemed logical! Worst (and smelly😝) part was making the circuit board.
No PC, CAD or even photo-reactive circuit board back then.
Yep, I know the Servomorph. I've bought one to experiment with on a Plastic Magic project.
To drive the gun turrets on a 1/350 King George V battleship, where there ain't enough room (never mind weight margin) to mess about with cogs and pulleys.
I'm thinking two micro servos, Y lead, or even independent AB and XY turrets.
My German Turnigy re-brand has two pots that I can assign to these!
Many thanks to Colin-H for sending me the KGV kit in a wonderful package of 'stuff' as recompense for renovating and converting his Taycol Supermarine motor.
Was like Christmas all over again 😊
Cheers, Doug 😎
Hi Rooky,
Bit late getting back to you on this - bin kinda busy🤔
I hear where you're coming from (as our colonial brothers might say. Sorry Ed 😉)
Back then there wern't no Action Electronics / Component Shop so I just did what seemed logical! Worst (and smelly😝) part was making the circuit board.
No PC, CAD or even photo-reactive circuit board back then.
Yep, I know the Servomorph. I've bought one to experiment with on a Plastic Magic project.
To drive the gun turrets on a 1/350 King George V battleship, where there ain't enough room (never mind weight margin) to mess about with cogs and pulleys.
I'm thinking two micro servos, Y lead, or even independent A+B and X+Y turrets.
My German Turnigy re-brand has two pots that I can assign to these!
Many thanks to Colin-H for sending me the KGV kit in a wonderful package of 'stuff' as recompense for renovating and converting his Taycol Supermarine motor.
Was like Christmas all over again 😊
Cheers, Doug 😎
I just thought I would post some photos of my HMS Cottesmore.
She is still a work in progress.
I have been working on her for about three years now.(in between other projects)
I purchased the hull And running gear from Fleetscale.
Everything else has been made by myself using odds and ends, bits and pieces including yogurt pots and a lot of LED's
I have a few more years work to do before she is completed, lots more bits to make.
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I just thought I would post some photos of my HMS Cottesmore.
She is still a work in progress.
I have been working on her for about three years now.(in between other projects)
I purchased the hull And running gear from Fleetscale.
Everything else has been made by myself using odds and ends, bits and pieces including yogurt pots and a lot of LED's
I have a few more years work to do before she is completed, lots more bits to make.
Trying to alter the side of the lake when I went on Sunday - bumpsa daisy :-) and it did send one of the gun turrets into the lake but fortunately I got it back :-) sorry about the sound track though :-)
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Trying to alter the side of the lake when I went on Sunday - bumpsa daisy :-) and it did send one of the gun turrets into the lake but fortunately I got it back :-) sorry about the sound track though :-)
New video on Stevenage MBC YouTube channel. Fast electric ‘mini starship’ shows paces round the lake.
{"text":"New video on Stevenage MBC YouTube channel. Fast electric \u2018mini starship\u2019 shows paces round the lake.","subject":"Ten Shock \u2018mini starship\u2019 video","media":[{"id":"155509665471","name":"155509665471","caption":"","url":"https://hobby.land/media/155509665471/l","thumbUrl":"https://hobby.land/media/155509665471/s","isImage":false,"ext":"file"}],"youtubeUrl":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2S9x02IO34w"}
Stevenage MBC lake still has some IC boats on Sundays... here’s one of the many we see.
{"text":"Stevenage MBC lake still has some IC boats on Sundays... here\u2019s one of the many we see.","subject":"Apache clone I.c. Boat at Stevenage.","media":[{"id":"155535907989","name":"155535907989","caption":"","url":"https://hobby.land/media/155535907989/l","thumbUrl":"https://hobby.land/media/155535907989/s","isImage":false,"ext":"file"}],"youtubeUrl":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=227RwcUxSWc"}
🤞I noticed there are a great deal of RAF plans for various fire tender etc but is there a kit for a Seaplane Tender like ST480 (based at Lyme Regis where this photo was taken) that picked up a pilot off Chesil Beach on 8th November 1941. I am about to put on a display regarding the aircraft and pilot and their history and I have a model of the aircraft a Curtiss P40 Tomahawk and would love to have a Seaplane Tender model on display.
{"text":"\ud83e\udd1eI noticed there are a great deal of RAF plans for various fire tender etc but is there a kit for a Seaplane Tender like ST480 (based at Lyme Regis where this photo was taken) that picked up a pilot off Chesil Beach on 8th November 1941. I am about to put on a display regarding the aircraft and pilot and their history and I have a model of the aircraft a Curtiss P40 Tomahawk and would love to have a Seaplane Tender model on display.","subject":"Seaplane tender ST480","media":[{"id":"155527128682","name":"155527128682","caption":"","url":"https://hobby.land/media/155527128682/l","thumbUrl":"https://hobby.land/media/155527128682/s","isImage":false,"ext":"file"},{"id":"1506374404","name":"1506374404.jpg","caption":"","url":"https://hobby.land/media/1506374404/l","thumbUrl":"https://hobby.land/media/1506374404/s","isImage":true,"ext":"jpg"}],"youtubeUrl":""}
🤞I noticed there are a great deal of RAF plans for various fire tender etc but is there a kit for a Seaplane Tender like ST480 (based at Lyme Regis where this photo was taken) that picked up a pilot off Chesil Beach on 8th November 1941. I am about to put on a display regarding the aircraft and pilot and their history and I have a model of the aircraft a Curtiss P40 Tomahawk and would love to have a Seaplane Tender model on display.
1/45 Scale Type IX DX2 U-boat. A good friend and photography guru came along and took some great photos for us at a recent sail day. Details about the U-boat are elsewhere on this site.
{"text":"1/45 Scale Type IX DX2 U-boat. A good friend and photography guru came along and took some great photos for us at a recent sail day. Details about the U-boat are elsewhere on this site.","subject":"Type IX U-boat - U-181","media":[{"id":"155530399624","name":"155530399624","caption":"","url":"https://hobby.land/media/155530399624/l","thumbUrl":"https://hobby.land/media/155530399624/s","isImage":false,"ext":"file"},{"id":"155530399770","name":"155530399770","caption":"","url":"https://hobby.land/media/155530399770/l","thumbUrl":"https://hobby.land/media/155530399770/s","isImage":false,"ext":"file"},{"id":"155530399821","name":"155530399821","caption":"","url":"https://hobby.land/media/155530399821/l","thumbUrl":"https://hobby.land/media/155530399821/s","isImage":false,"ext":"file"},{"id":"155530399858","name":"155530399858","caption":"","url":"https://hobby.land/media/155530399858/l","thumbUrl":"https://hobby.land/media/155530399858/s","isImage":false,"ext":"file"},{"id":"155530399961","name":"155530399961","caption":"","url":"https://hobby.land/media/155530399961/l","thumbUrl":"https://hobby.land/media/155530399961/s","isImage":false,"ext":"file"},{"id":"155530399984","name":"155530399984","caption":"","url":"https://hobby.land/media/155530399984/l","thumbUrl":"https://hobby.land/media/155530399984/s","isImage":false,"ext":"file"},{"id":"155530407279","name":"155530407279","caption":"","url":"https://hobby.land/media/155530407279/l","thumbUrl":"https://hobby.land/media/155530407279/s","isImage":false,"ext":"file"}],"youtubeUrl":""}
1/45 Scale Type IX DX2 U-boat. A good friend and photography guru came along and took some great photos for us at a recent sail day. Details about the U-boat are elsewhere on this site.
Maiden voyage of HMY Britannia model on the lake at Stevenage MBC
{"text":"Maiden voyage of HMY Britannia model on the lake at Stevenage MBC","subject":"HMY Britannia model- maiden voyage","media":[{"id":"155522693898","name":"155522693898","caption":"","url":"https://hobby.land/media/155522693898/l","thumbUrl":"https://hobby.land/media/155522693898/s","isImage":false,"ext":"file"}],"youtubeUrl":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gug24feEvSE"}
This Aeronaut Kalle Harbour Tug had seen better days when I acquired it last month, after some remedial work it is now taking some shape, there is still plenty of work to do but I feel I am getting there.
{"text":"This Aeronaut Kalle Harbour Tug had seen better days when I acquired it last month, after some remedial work it is now taking some shape, there is still plenty of work to do but I feel I am getting there.","subject":"From this to this.","media":[{"id":"155518531943","name":"155518531943","caption":"","url":"https://hobby.land/media/155518531943/l","thumbUrl":"https://hobby.land/media/155518531943/s","isImage":false,"ext":"file"},{"id":"155352788165","name":"155352788165","caption":"","url":"https://hobby.land/media/155352788165/l","thumbUrl":"https://hobby.land/media/155352788165/s","isImage":false,"ext":"file"}],"youtubeUrl":""}
This Aeronaut Kalle Harbour Tug had seen better days when I acquired it last month, after some remedial work it is now taking some shape, there is still plenty of work to do but I feel I am getting there.
Finally completed after near enough four years work off and on. Mind I am very happy with the result, the superstructure was slightly modified so as the steam plant can be removed easily in one piece.
{"text":"Finally completed after near enough four years work off and on. Mind I am very happy with the result, the superstructure was slightly modified so as the steam plant can be removed easily in one piece.","subject":"Marian Belle' Empire Class Tug.","media":[{"id":"155481065079","name":"155481065079","caption":"","url":"https://hobby.land/media/155481065079/l","thumbUrl":"https://hobby.land/media/155481065079/s","isImage":false,"ext":"file"},{"id":"155481066814","name":"155481066814","caption":"","url":"https://hobby.land/media/155481066814/l","thumbUrl":"https://hobby.land/media/155481066814/s","isImage":false,"ext":"file"},{"id":"155454763139","name":"155454763139","caption":"","url":"https://hobby.land/media/155454763139/l","thumbUrl":"https://hobby.land/media/155454763139/s","isImage":false,"ext":"file"}],"youtubeUrl":""}
Finally completed after near enough four years work off and on. Mind I am very happy with the result, the superstructure was slightly modified so as the steam plant can be removed easily in one piece.
Regards:
JMEC