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zooma United Kingdom Bronze

Fleet Admiral  · 10,323 pts Rossendale, Lancashire, United Kingdom Member since Sep 2020 Last online 25 minutes ago Age 77
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Been making r/c model power boats since the 1960's - and riding off road bicycles even longer!

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zooma’s harbour

22 boats

Aerokits Sea Urchin

My Sea Urchin is still “flat packed” - I have not started building it yet, but from the very first time tha…

7 12

Aerokits Sea Nymph.

I noticed this kit had been for sale on eBay for some time, and when it popped up in my previous browsing h…

8 27

Sprite Plus

This Sprite Plus is a lengthened version of the LesRo Sprite that is now 30” long to make it a better boat …

15 79

Another Rapier?

I have acquired another LesRo Rapier, but I am not sure if I will have enough time to fully restore it so I…

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Original LesRo Sprite

More Like a Swamp Buggy? I bought this model in fairly rough condition on eBay as it was the first LesRo Sp…

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Rapier 2.

This is another Rapier (my second) that I am restoring after buying it unseen. Being the second original Le…

9 11

Aerokits Sea Scout

I have had this old original Aerokits Sea Scout model for quite some time and I am not too sure what to do …

8 15

Aerokits Patrol Launch

When we got married and moved to live in Exmouth in 1971, our first “winter letting” was just a few yards a…

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zooma’s build blogs

15 blogs
Classic Model Power Boats. 1950's onwards.

Classic Model Power Boats is a title that I have used for many years to describe the group of model boats that most interest me and that …

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Rapier X.

The recent (and on-going) interest in the LesRo Rapier has now reached a peak where more people would like to own one than there are avai…

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A Spy In My Workshop?

Can you see me? This characterisation of myself in my workshop that chugalone100 has produced is worryingly accurate. It depicts my fondn…

3 1
Aerokits Sea Commander. Strange Handling ?

I have been very pleased with my copy of a Sea Commander, but it does exhibit a strange desire to “dive” if it should turn RIGHT into cho…

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Adding Strakes to Older Finished Models.

Add Strakes. Some of the older boats that I have salvaged and rebuilt, or restored have had new strakes added to the hulls, even though t…

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Making Some New Strakes.

Hardwood Strakes. I like to see strakes on the underside of my model power boats (where appropriate) and some hulls such as the deep “V” …

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Build blog commentRe: build blog@ChrisF . We have used a similar type of “gold”plug and socket in our electric r/c racing cars for many decades, but we need to be able to unplug them occasionally, so the heat shrink is never used to cover an…Build blog commentRe: build blog@canabus Hi Harry, do you offset the prop-shaft or just the rudder? I am guessing that either method would work OK and give similar results? Bob.Forum replyRe: On my screenHappy Halloween 😱 Bob.Harbour commentRe: Aerokits Sea Urchin@canabus I remember the first Futaba radio control sets that came to the UK started with those types of horizontal movement servos. They had two arms, one on each side, that slid backwards and forwards in oppo…Forum replyRe: TVR1A Steam Engine.@GaryLC Hi Gary, I would also like to have some decals made and had no idea where to go to get them, so I will also be contacting CS Models in due course to find out more about them. The Web Fittings adverts f…Harbour commentRe: Aerokits Sea Urchin@DJW No, I have not found a suitable outboard that would fit the Sea Urchin yet. If nothing turns up, I will build the model as intended and work out the best way to work the rudder tiller. A small working fis…Harbour commentRe: Aerokits Sea Urchin@DJW. We could share our building notes and pictures on here if you like - it may encourage me to “get on with it”. 😂 Bob.Harbour commentRe: Aerokits Sea Urchin@Nick-Ward Thanks Nick - good to hear from you 👍 Making a small 16” long model like the Sea Urchin from balsa wood seems like it was probably quite a good idea - especially after reading about the problems exp…Harbour commentRe: Aerokits Sea UrchinHere is an interesting link to a Sea Urchin being built from one of the more recent Vintage Model Boat Company kits that I found quite interesting. This one was started over 10 years ago and the very detailed …HarbourAerokits Sea UrchinMy Sea Urchin is still “flat packed” - I have not started building it yet, but from the very first time that I saw a picture of the Sea Urchin in the 1960’s I really liked the look of this model boat and wante…Aerokits Sea Urchin box.12 comments
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