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robbob Silver

Fleet Admiral · 10,858 pts Milton Keynes, United Kingdom Member since Jan 2016 Last online 1 hour ago Age 70

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robbob’s harbour

3 boats

46" RAF Crash Rescue Tender

Construction started May 2016....completed June 2017. (Motor: Turnigy SK3 4250-500) (ESC: Turnigy 90A water…

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Harbour Pilots Boat

Built from a kit produced by SLEC from an original Lesro design. Construction started in March 2020....comp…

6 1 5 years ago

Thames River Police Launch

Constructed from a kit by Vintage Model Works, based on a design by Phil Smith for Veron, started June 2018…

6 0 6 years ago

robbob’s build blogs

4 blogs

The VMW Marlin Cabin Cruiser by Robbob

The VMW Marlin Cabin Cruiser by Robbob Preface. At the time of writing, I’ve had the construction of this boat on ‘the back burner’ since…

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1 month ago

Vintage Model Works 46" RAF Crash Tender

Here's the history bit so pay attention... Many years ago as a boy in the fifth year of my north London secondary school, circa 1971, our…

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1 year ago

SLEC Harbour Pilots Boat by Robbob

It’s been a while since I built my last model boat, a Thames River Police Launch and prior to that my RAF Crash Rescue Tender and I thoug…

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5 years ago

36" Thames River Police Launch by Robbob

After the successful build of the ‘Vintage Model Works’ RAF Crash Rescue Tender I was asked by Mike Cummings of VMW if I would undertake …

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7 years ago

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Blog reply The Rear Cabin Extensions. The cabin has two pieces that extend on both sides from the rear of the cabin along the sides of the well deck to the rear deck. They are designed to fit insid… 30 96 1 month ago Gallery reply Re: Real images vs. AI-altered images Hi Allesandro. That's very interesting and seems to be frighteningly easy to achieve good results. Incidentally, I have been using Photoshop and other Adobe cr… 4 462 2 months ago Gallery reply Re: Real images vs. AI-altered images That is very impressive! I'm keen to learn a bit more about the process. Well done 4 472 2 months ago Blog reply Finishing the Cabin with glass cloth. The cabin is now ready for the fibreglass cloth and epoxy resin coats to strengthen it and give a good surface for the high gloss white paint finish. I used th… 30 222 2 months ago Blog reply Constructing the Cabin. Part 3 With the cabin framework and sides in place it's now time to fit the roof panels, but I first need to fit the centre roof support C7. This piece of 1/4" balsa … 30 321 2 months ago Event 26–27 Sep 2026 The BIG St.Albans Model Show The BIG St.Albans Model Show returns for 2026. MODELS THAT MOVE ! The Big St Albans Model Show is back for 2026 Over the 26th and 27th of September at Townsend… 328 2 months ago Blog reply Constructing the Cabin. Part 2 Construction of the cabin continues with adding the 1.5mm ply cabin sides, all are accurately CNC cut, including the window apertures. I found it useful to car… 30 443 2 months ago Blog reply Constructing the Cabin. Part 1 The cabin of the Marlin will enclose all of the controls for the boat, including the main drive battery, power switch, speed controller, receiver and probably … 30 583 2 months ago Blog reply Re: Fitting the Bottom Skins. Since posting this progress update in my blog and asking: "Does anybody know where I can buy a metal version of the plastic push pins that many of us seem to u… 2 223 2 months ago Blog reply Water cooling plumbing & rudder The speed controller I’m using for the Marlin has some water-cooling connections and, as with my other boats, I’ll be utilising them with the addition of a wat… 30 797 2 months ago

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