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22 boatsAerokits Sea Urchin
by zooma
BRONZE
My Sea Urchin is still “flat packed” - I have not started building it yet, but from the very first time that I saw a picture of the Sea U…
Another Rapier?
by zoomaBRONZE
I have acquired another LesRo Rapier, but I am not sure if I will have enough time to fully restore it so I may consider passing it on to…
Aerokits Sea Scout
by zoomaBRONZE
I have had this old original Aerokits Sea Scout model for quite some time and I am not too sure what to do with it. The temptation is to …
Aerokits Sea Nymph.
by zoomaBRONZE
I noticed this kit had been for sale on eBay for some time, and when it popped up in my previous browsing history yesterday, I was surpri…
Nor Star Wave Rider
by zoomaBRONZE
I bought this Nor Star Wave Rider on a local auction site as I fancied restoring it as it is a very interesting Classic Model Power Boat …
My Workshop (shed).
by zoomaBRONZE
My Workshop (shed). Can you see me? This characterisation of myself in my workshop that chugalone100 has produced is worryingly accurate.…
Outboard Fisherman.
by zoomaBRONZE
The first outboard motor powered r/c model boat that I have seen run on the Southport Club lake was seen and videoed in action this morni…
Vector 80
by zoomaBRONZE
I bought this boat from our local model shop Rossendale Models about 20+ years ago to use before I had time to restore or build another C…
A Super Rapier?
by zoomaBRONZE
I always thought that the Rapier had a much more modern hull design than its superstructure, and is perhaps why I always considered the R…
Rapier 2.
by zoomaBRONZE
This is another Rapier (my second) that I am restoring after buying it unseen. Being the second original LesRo Rapier that I acquired aft…
Original LesRo Sprite
by zoomaBRONZE
More Like a Swamp Buggy? I bought this model in fairly rough condition on eBay as it was the first LesRo Sprite that I had seen for sale …
Sprite Plus
by zoomaBRONZE
This Sprite Plus is a lengthened version of the LesRo Sprite that is now 30” long to make it a better boat for use in all weathers, 12 mo…
Pursuit
by zoomaBRONZE
Nice Birthday Present. With a birthday following my renewed interest in r/c power boats some years ago, my wife bought me this Pursuit as…
Alpha 1000 (Inception).
by zoomaBRONZE
When I first returned to r/c model boating after many years away, I wanted something that I could use while I was building and restoring …
Chris Craft Corvette
by zoomaBRONZE
I rescued this badly damaged fuel soaked rotten wreck from the skip at the start of lockdown. If it were not for the Covid lock-down, com…
Thunder Tiger AVANTI
by zoomaBRONZE
This ARTR model has kept me “active” at the lake when my restoration and rebuild projects have not been ready for me to sail. I bought my…
LesRo Javelin p
by zoomaBRONZE
This is an ex eBay purchase that I have rebuilt and restored to the level shown here. It is a bit “red” at the moment, but I was hoping t…
Aerokits Patrol Launch
by zoomaBRONZE
When we got married and moved to live in Exmouth in 1971, our first “winter letting” was just a few yards away from Exmouth Models! I bou…
TID Tug
by zoomaBRONZE
My first scratch built model was this TID Tug. I made the main superstructure from plastic card grafted onto a second-hand glass fibre hu…
Vic Smeed REMORA
by zoomaBRONZE
I built my first REMORA from the free plans that came with my December 1964 Model Maker magazine. That first model was given away over 20…
Sea Commander from a pair of old cabin sides
by zoomaBRONZE
A friend (mad welshman - Will) sent me some plywood shapes that he hoped were from a LesRo Stiletto so that I could work out what else wa…
LESRO Rapier 1.
by zoomaBRONZE
Here is my Lesro Rapier that was built in the 1960's by its original owner and was recovered (by myself) from a skip at the start of the …