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LewZ
Admiral
The "Blue Devil" hunting U-Boats (June 7, 2026)
At the last SSMBC (Seminole, Florida, U.S.A.) Jim brought his RC scale model of the "Blue Devil" (WWII Fletcher Class destroyer) to the SSMBC meet. Having taken a video of it I decided to have some fun and edit it and add some sound effects to represent it looking for a German U-Boat. About 2-1/2 minutes long).
Sound layers added: Water, engine, sonar, alarm, and voice.
Lew
Liked by DWBrinkman and stevedownunder and
2 comments
  • GaryLCCaptain
    The sound track makes all the difference, it adds a sense of realism and character. The back end looks rather low in the water, and you don't want the crew to get wet feet when firing the depth charges.
  • LewZAdmiral
    Turbines screaming pushing the bow out of the water at "33 knots".
    Lew
    Liked by hermank
RudyM
Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class
The Northern City Lighthouse
Perhaps not a boat, but no pond is complete without one of these gems.
This lighthouse is fully remote controlled.
The lamp rotates at 12 rpm allowing a flash of light every 5 seconds.
A 5kg weight is mounted under the island and winched down to the bottom of the dam to anchor the island. The winch is powered by a 6V Ryobi Cordless Screw Driver's gearbox and motor.
The Fog Horn is operated by a 9V motor with a counterbalance causing a vibration inside the tower, amplifying the sound effect of a steam horn.
It's built at 1:35 scale and stands 80cm tall.
Liked by MouldBuilder and Graham93 and
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reilly4
Warrant Officer
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
Liked by jbkiwi and John2 and
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  • andyhynesLeading Seaman
    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.
    Liked by suntugs
  • reilly4Warrant Officer
    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.
CraigRobotham
Petty Officer 1st Class
M.F.A Tracker
This is my M.F.A Tracker . When originally purchased it had the large and heavy 850 motors in it and old electronics , after a close call with a fire on board I decided to refit her out with modern Brushless motors and over rated Escs powered by Lipo's . Works out a 1/3 rd the weight 3 times the speed and run time over an hour . So a great result

Oh yes , sound effects donated by nearby Tug 😊
Liked by Madwelshman and John2 and
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  • DennisRobothamPetty Officer 1st Class
    nice one son,the Tracker and Vietnam boats look and perform great.....well done.
    Liked by CraigRobotham
  • CraigRobothamPetty Officer 1st Class
    Cheers Father , hope to get a film of Nam boat on soon 😀

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