Summerisle
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Petty Officer 2nd Class · 164 pts
Manchester, United Kingdom
Member since May 2026
Last online 1 hour ago
Age 59
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Suzanne Read, married late 50's woman from the NW of England. Serial hobbyist, fly drones, hobby blacksmith leatherworker and more recently RC Ship builder...
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First RC Scale model - HMCS Snowberry - https://youtu.be/4TlPLa1Bs3c?si=327VnEx2YTYTAcUN
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2 boatsHMS Campanula - Revell 1/72 scale RC Conversion
Edit - managed to get my DSLR images processed, and added to the gallery, happy with how they have turned o…
HMCS Snowberry - Revell 1/72 basic kit RC Conversion
Edit, some extra images added... My first model boat in many years, and my first RC Conversion! Started mak…
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Re: HMS Campanula - Revell 1/72 scale RC Conversion@colg thanks for the kind words... These are Revell 1/72 kits, so come with a lot of fittings, but the upgraded parts I purchased were 3d prints from Swordfish models, and the deck crew were from eBay, plus I …Re: HMS Campanula - Revell 1/72 scale RC Conversion@ToraDog thank you.. 1/48th is a scale I'd love to build in, just dont have the room atm... Yup, nimble little ships...Re: HMS Campanula - Revell 1/72 scale RC ConversionSea-Trials at Bury Lido today, and all went well, 10 mins tinkering with the ballast and she was good to go...
♥ 2 likesRe: HMS Campanula - Revell 1/72 scale RC Conversion@RNinMunich thanks Doug, I am very pleased with her and how she sails :)Re: HMS Campanula - Revell 1/72 scale RC Conversion@ColRay thank you, I do like to get into obsessing over the minutia ;) She sailed well today, despite a brief colision from another user of the pond, after nly 10 mins in the water! Some minor repairs to make,…♥ 2 likesRe: HMS Campanula - Revell 1/72 scale RC Conversion@jumpugly thank you kindly, I wasnt planning on a second 1/72 covette, but it just had to be done :)♥ 1 likeRe: HMS Campanula - Revell 1/72 scale RC Conversion@Ronald thanks. The ballast appeared ok in the bath today, but we shall see... As to scale speed, I shall do my best to keep her at a reasonable speed; hubby is going to sail Snowberry, so we will get some vid…♥ 3 likesHMS Campanula - Revell 1/72 scale RC ConversionEdit - managed to get my DSLR images processed, and added to the gallery, happy with how they have turned out! Also now added a servo to the 4" front gun... An eBay bargain: a part-built kit that had been stri…
+16♥ 12 likes14 commentsRe: HMCS Snowberry - Revell 1/72 basic kit RC ConversionWell, we had some drama for poor Snowberry of late, an accident saw her rammed by a hydrofoil, all the decks ended up in the water, the hull cracked, but after shouting across the Lido 'You sunk my battelshi' …
+5♥ 1 likeSecond Build - another 1/72nd Corvette - K19 HMS CampanulaWell, after the lovely reception of my HMCS Snowberry - which has been in the wars after a collision, now repaired and upgraded - now with a smoker and lighting - I chanced upon another 1/72 Revell Corvette, s…
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♥ 2 likesRe: HMS Campanula - Revell 1/72 scale RC Conversion@RNinMunich thanks Doug, I am very pleased with her and how she sails :)Re: HMS Campanula - Revell 1/72 scale RC Conversion@ColRay thank you, I do like to get into obsessing over the minutia ;) She sailed well today, despite a brief colision from another user of the pond, after nly 10 mins in the water! Some minor repairs to make,…♥ 2 likesRe: HMS Campanula - Revell 1/72 scale RC Conversion@jumpugly thank you kindly, I wasnt planning on a second 1/72 covette, but it just had to be done :)♥ 1 likeRe: HMS Campanula - Revell 1/72 scale RC Conversion@Ronald thanks. The ballast appeared ok in the bath today, but we shall see... As to scale speed, I shall do my best to keep her at a reasonable speed; hubby is going to sail Snowberry, so we will get some vid…♥ 3 likesHMS Campanula - Revell 1/72 scale RC ConversionEdit - managed to get my DSLR images processed, and added to the gallery, happy with how they have turned out! Also now added a servo to the 4" front gun... An eBay bargain: a part-built kit that had been stri…+16♥ 12 likes14 commentsRe: HMCS Snowberry - Revell 1/72 basic kit RC ConversionWell, we had some drama for poor Snowberry of late, an accident saw her rammed by a hydrofoil, all the decks ended up in the water, the hull cracked, but after shouting across the Lido 'You sunk my battelshi' …+5♥ 1 likeSecond Build - another 1/72nd Corvette - K19 HMS CampanulaWell, after the lovely reception of my HMCS Snowberry - which has been in the wars after a collision, now repaired and upgraded - now with a smoker and lighting - I chanced upon another 1/72 Revell Corvette, s…+6♥ 8 likes