luckyduck
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West Sussex, West Sussex, United Kingdom
Member since Nov 2022
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4 boatsBillings Zwarte Zee
One I built many years ago, and still use regularly. The fire jets all work, powered by a car windscreen wa…
Bristol pilot cutter - Three Daughters
Based on the Sarik Hobbies Katie by David Alderton. Built to be a working version rather than a pristine ya…
Billings Polar
My first radio control model built about 20 years ago. Only needs 2 channel radio. Built to a budget, so ha…
Coastal tanker
Model built in late 1950's by my uncle from scratch. Built of red cedar bread and butter. All fittings hand…
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Re: Billings Boat BB 706 Sir Winston ChurchillIonl, thank you, yes it would be lovely to see her latest incarnation, I presume then, that Malcolm Miller has gone? She was always the number 2, no idea why.♥ 3 likesRe: Billings Boat BB 706 Sir William ChurchilI have had the pleasure of sailing in company with both the Sir Winston Churchill and its twin Malcolm Miller - beautiful boats that trained a lot of youngsters, sadly both now I believe scrapped, but would be…♥ 3 likesRe: Billings Boat BB 706 Sir William ChurchilIf the kits are complete, then those are good prices compared with UK prices♥ 3 likesRe: Couldn’t access over the last two daysJust tried getting in again today, and met with a white page - only way in is to find an email notification and get in through that. Someone playing games? The app is working though this time. Have cleared PC …♥ 5 likesRe: Question of the Day?What happened to the website and app yesterday - just got a blank white page on both - then the same this morning - only way in was reading a QOD post?♥ 21 likesRe: Question of the Day?If spelling is an issue, date formats can be very confusing, especially when just using month numbers - what is 7-12-26? December 7th or July 12th? Sometimes, these can actually cause financial losses if the d…♥ 21 likesRe: build blogExcellent build, looks and performs just as it should- responsive, and fast, practice will make perfect.Re: Question of the Day?Very true Ed, otherwise it might be the more modern alternative for going deeper and longer?♥ 21 likesRe: build blogMaster builder JB, and looks like a master RC wiz - I am sure what you have said is the solution, but no idea how to make this work in practice. Sounds like you need to provide a you tube on how to do it, as I…♥ 3 likesRe: build blogYet again JB, a brilliant model. Why bother with rudders? the way it spins on its axis is totally realistic, and unless you use schottel drives, I can't see you would get the same effect. Look forward to seein…♥ 1 like