ChrisF
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Scratch building 7 Faireys at a scale of 1:12 and also have 2 built by Dave Milbourn
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5 boatsMy RTR/ARTR Plastic Power Boats
I bought the Club 500 first, ready assembled, off a fellow club member so that I could get used to operatin…
Non-Classic Fairey Builds
These come from the era of classic boats, including the 1960s and 70s and were timber hulled. The Fisherman…
Other Classic Fairey Builds
In addition to the Huntress I'm building all the other classic Faireys at the same scale of 1:12. None of t…
Fairey Huntresses
I mainly scratch build my own models but when Dave Milbourn offered me one of the prototypes he'd built for…
My ARTR Plastic Yachts
I bought the HydroPro Affinity not long after I started the hobby to learn to sail and do some club racing.…
ChrisF’s build blogs
7 blogsThe hull sides have been painted white and will now be left for a week or more for the paint to harden. Reason I leave it that long is I …
This build is around the same percentage complete as my Swordsman - the hull is further forward with the bottom and sides being painted b…
A discussion has started on another thread (Bobs,* A Super Rapier*) and this is going to continue so thought it best to start one of its …
Made the bilge keels from two laminations of mahogany sheet to get the correct thickness and then glued them in place. Once this was done…
In my quest to get all my Faireys to something like completion I have dusted off this model. The Huntsman 28, whilst well known in full-s…
Having virtually finished the drawings for a future build, the Bruce Campbell Christina 25, and enjoying a bit of drawing associated with…
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♥ 19 likesRe: build blog@AlessandroSPQR Yes, but that's only really been since I've retired and is at the expense of other hobbies and things which have gone by the wayside to some extent. I've only been able to devote some time rece…♥ 2 likesRe: build blog@DerrickW Hi Derrick, looking forward to seeing your progress with the build.Re: build blog@AlessandroSPQR Thanks Alessandro. I can, but I think it would be better if I provided you with a list of what I used in the Huntsman 31. Whilst the Swordsman is only 2"/50mm longer it has a wider beam and wei…♥ 1 likeRe: On my screenIt's a pity when we have to be cautious/suspicious of everything but that's the way it is nowadays. I nearly put the phone down on a friend the other day as I thought it was one of those silent ones which acti…♥ 3 likesRe: Ivy MayWas watching progress and unsurprisingly it's turned out a beaut! Chris♥ 1 likeRe: Aerokits Sea Urchin@DJW Yes, 1:12, my Faun is 16.5 feet and based on a real boat and looks so similar and similar proportions.
♥ 5 likesRe: build blogThanks chaps. I think my reticence is partly due to the fact that posting blogs is a lot of work, especially if doing it after the event rather than doing it as you go along. Also many Faireys have been built …♥ 2 likesRe: Aerokits Sea UrchinThe Sea Urchin could be an ideal model to use the outboards that I bought for my Faun build before going inboard. It is hard chine versus round hull but otherwise looks very similar to the Faun which is the pr…♥ 2 likesRe: build blog@Avoca Will you see the inside of the hull anywhere? With my Fairey Marine builds I stay true to the earlier material, timber (later becoming fibreglass) but I can't replicate the process as Fairey used multi-…♥ 2 likes