nickcouldry
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Petty Officer 1st Class · 216 pts
Chalfont St Giles, United Kingdom
Member since Mar 2021
Last online 5 years ago
Age 66
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One of the 'Airfix Generation', a childhood breathing in plastic cement fumes. A toe dipper in the world of RC boating
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"The only traditions of the Royal Navy are rum, sodomy and the lash."
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Re: Thornycroft MTB 49
Hey Nerys - i'm pondering a Damen Stan Patrol 5509 (modified as Sea Shepherd's new anti whaling ship) in 1/72 scale - will have to scratch build most of it, in…
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Re: Vic Smeed Thornycroft MTB maiden voyage
yes i was a bit taken aback when i weighed her, but to my untrained eye she seemed to sit ok in the water and i didn't really want her skipping over the ripples
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Re: Thornycroft MTB maiden voyage
Thank Nerys - tiller arm popped off the servo - may fit a bracket to keep it in place :-)
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Re: Thornycroft MTB maiden voyage
Cheers Rick!
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Re: Vic Smeed Thornycroft MTB maiden voyage
hey jb - a hefty 4.5kg!
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Thornycroft MTB 49
My very first foray into model boat building and anything remote controlled. Took about 4 months to finish it using Vic Smeed plans.
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Vic Smeed Thornycroft MTB maiden voyage
My Vic Smeed Thornycroft MTB has been sitting in dry dock over the summer, due to holidays but also procrastination due to my fear that when I finally launched…
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Thornycroft MTB maiden voyage
My Vic Smeed Thornycroft MTB has been sitting in dry dock over the summer, due to holidays but also procrastination due to my fear that when I finally launched…
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Cabin cruiser hull?
Hey doug - thanks so much for all this info! Bluebird is close, but i think when i get round to the build i'm going to see if i can get plans for Mistral as it…
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Cabin cruiser hull?
wow - thanks for the tip - i've found some and they're pretty close (shape of the hull and also the curved transom)
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