JeremyBB
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Slough, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom
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USS SnookMy most recent model built this year. it is a Revell 1/72nd scale US Navy Skipjack class submarine converted for RC using an R&R Engineering twin piston dive module. Skipjacks were in service from 1960 to 1990.
♥ 4 likes113 viewsTitanicI built this 1/125th scale Amati kit of the Titanic over two years from 2016. it has enhanced etched brass details from Minibrass. Conversion for radio control involved making the hull waterproof with multiple…
♥ 8 likes114 viewsSRN 6I Scratch built this model in 2012 based on Mark Porter's plans.
♥ 4 likes115 viewsVosper 1/16th scale crash tenderSome water under the rear well but most is in the compartment where the prop shaft enters the hull. I have tried to seal the gaps between the formers and the skins of the hull but this may not be totally effec…301 viewsVosper 1/16th scale crash tenderSecond run today. Much quieter with a universal coupling replacing the rigid coupling and maybe planing at a slighly lower angle with the battery moved further forward. However, still taking on too much water …♥ 1 like11 comments7,037 viewsVosper 1/16th scale crash tenerI think that mine is probably planing at too great an angle, so I will try moving the battery pack further forward. As to the bits and pieces, the fire monitors come from aquacraft in the US where they are use…441 viewsVosper 1/16th scale crash tenerMaiden voyage today on the lake at Black Park. Runs well but I will have to add a universal coupling to the drive train to make it quieter. Main problem is that she took on a lot of water - leaks in the hull o…
♥ 1 like441 viewsVosper 1/16th scale fireboatHI Mark Thanks for the generous comment. The gap you have noticed is the jigsaw join in the side frame rather than a crack. However, I will seal it with a little filler, as I will on the other side which is th…441 viewsVosper 1/16th scale fireboatFinally finished 😊 . Rescue davit pivoted so that it swivels to bring in the catch. I've decided against a scale crew because the general opinion is that it makes the boat look too small. I may try to make my …
♥ 1 like441 viewsVosper 1/16th scale fireboatAlmost there now. Just the rescue davit, the decals and the crew to complete. Hoses in the cockpit made from 8mm flexible tube wound with string and painted black. I opted for a grain of wheat bulb for the mas…
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♥ 4 likes113 viewsTitanicI built this 1/125th scale Amati kit of the Titanic over two years from 2016. it has enhanced etched brass details from Minibrass. Conversion for radio control involved making the hull waterproof with multiple…♥ 8 likes114 viewsSRN 6I Scratch built this model in 2012 based on Mark Porter's plans.♥ 4 likes115 viewsVosper 1/16th scale crash tenderSome water under the rear well but most is in the compartment where the prop shaft enters the hull. I have tried to seal the gaps between the formers and the skins of the hull but this may not be totally effec…301 viewsVosper 1/16th scale crash tenderSecond run today. Much quieter with a universal coupling replacing the rigid coupling and maybe planing at a slighly lower angle with the battery moved further forward. However, still taking on too much water …♥ 1 like11 comments7,037 viewsVosper 1/16th scale crash tenerI think that mine is probably planing at too great an angle, so I will try moving the battery pack further forward. As to the bits and pieces, the fire monitors come from aquacraft in the US where they are use…441 viewsVosper 1/16th scale crash tenerMaiden voyage today on the lake at Black Park. Runs well but I will have to add a universal coupling to the drive train to make it quieter. Main problem is that she took on a lot of water - leaks in the hull o…♥ 1 like441 viewsVosper 1/16th scale fireboatHI Mark Thanks for the generous comment. The gap you have noticed is the jigsaw join in the side frame rather than a crack. However, I will seal it with a little filler, as I will on the other side which is th…441 viewsVosper 1/16th scale fireboatFinally finished 😊 . Rescue davit pivoted so that it swivels to bring in the catch. I've decided against a scale crew because the general opinion is that it makes the boat look too small. I may try to make my …♥ 1 like441 viewsVosper 1/16th scale fireboatAlmost there now. Just the rescue davit, the decals and the crew to complete. Hoses in the cockpit made from 8mm flexible tube wound with string and painted black. I opted for a grain of wheat bulb for the mas…♥ 1 like441 views