Pilot boat Britannia

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“Hi Wolfgang, and thank you as I appreciate your comments on my boats, the non Mountfleet model is an all wood plank on-frame model by Marvon Models from donk…”

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il y a 3 ans par GaryLC

yet another free one

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“Hi Jacko that design is much older than 40 years, double it at least. I have seen photographs of a design like this which won virtually every race. It would …”

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il y a 3 ans par roycv

Speed controller

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“CHRISTOPHERH1: You don't have to wire positve (usually red) to the red dot on the (brushed) motor. The motor just runs a little more efficient that way. Put …”

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il y a 3 ans par LewZ

Layout of a winch system

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“Thanks for the advise”

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il y a 3 ans par mturpin013

Fairey huntsman re paint colour

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“I agree with what you say about back in the 60's there wasn't metalic colours. But when I was buying model Airfix cars, planes and motorbike's I used to add …”

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il y a 3 ans par BOATSHED

Re: Here's another sportfish

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“According to the motor, ESC is underpowered. I needed at least A 60A ESC. Here, let's have a look at it.”

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il y a 3 ans par Sakibian

RNPSA museum - Lowestoft

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“Looks like an excellent place to visit!”

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il y a 3 ans par RonBMK2

a dream project

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“Hi JockScott. Your model is turning out really well. Now I will carefully observe your progress and techniques for my pleasure and to obtain useful information.”

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il y a 3 ans par AlessandroSPQR

Re: Fairey huntsman 31 47 restoration

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“Oh the joys of restoration ! Most members of our club apply the '10 foot rule', ie. if it looks good when 10' away then it is OK. Personally I prefer the 10"…”

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il y a 3 ans par flaxbybuck

Two of my “other engines”

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“Hi Austin, The newsletter is edited by our Chairman, the website is operated by a committee member. We have 8 committee members and have a committee meeting …”

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il y a 3 ans par roycv

Subscriptions

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“I'm going to suggest the subscription as a present rather than getting stuff I don't really need!”

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il y a 3 ans par DuncanP

Lessons learnt when dry testing of R/C motors on a mixer with rudder control

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“Thanks Doug and Dave for your input. I have done some further testing and the fault only seems to be with the BEC from one of the ESC's. The ESc's now work b…”

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il y a 3 ans par DuncanP

HMS Sheffield ww2 ship

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“There are several Stephen. From 1/700 upwards. https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-d&q=hms+sheffield+ww2+model https://www.google.com/search?clien…”

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il y a 3 ans par RNinMunich

Re: LesRo Javelin p

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“Thanks for the link to the graphics supplier Barry, I will take a look to see what I can find locally. Bob.”

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il y a 3 ans par zooma

Re: Irishman Tug

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“All details regarding size motors etc are on the top of the page. Cheers, Pete”

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il y a 3 ans par Rookysailor

Fairey huntsman restoration

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“Hi NickD, Sorry for late reply 400ml rattle cans from my local Baumarkt (DIY and Builders Hypermarket). Made by a German company, Peter Kwasny Group - link a…”

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il y a 3 ans par RNinMunich

Battery load testing

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“I use them as well JB and can endorse their usefulness. I also use them to monitor batteries during discharge /charge cycles which help to pep up and prolong…”

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il y a 3 ans par RNinMunich

Fairey huntsman restoration

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“So today went well cut two templates to use as backing on the rear of the side vents to stick in place with two bolts in the back to go through the side of t…”

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il y a 3 ans par Wez

RTTL 2755 update

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“Rogal. Superb detail. It all takes time to get it right. Regards Bill.”

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il y a 3 ans par Scratchbuilder

Spirit Based Paints

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“I was advised by a fellow club member recently that some of the dedicated paint and wallpaper (!) shops still offer custom colour mixing using genuine SPIRIT…”

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il y a 3 ans par zooma

Re: Guestbook

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“Enjoy your holiday”

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il y a 3 ans par Doogle

Fairey huntsman seats

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“So todays task is seat and base backs with backing to side vents with bolts on the back to screw in place so it’s easier to take off in the future blame some…”

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il y a 3 ans par Wez

Model boating in 1958

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“Included in this superb footage was some of the Classic Model Powerboats that were running at that time. This was especially interesting to me as I like to b…”

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il y a 3 ans par zooma

Twin motors

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“Terry. Agreed. Regards Bill.”

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il y a 3 ans par Scratchbuilder

RTTL 2557

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“Whoops, Just realised I put the wrong number in the subject heading, it made me go and check the boat has the correct numbers.”

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il y a 3 ans par Rogal118

Fairey huntsman restoration

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“. Sounds good to me!”

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il y a 3 ans par jumpugly

Re: A Tug Fort Valley Modification

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“One lives and learns BS. It's usually best to put the address on a separate line as well. I've also learned to put link addresses right at the end of a post,…”

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il y a 3 ans par RNinMunich

when things suddenly goes west

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“thanks for the advice all taken on board”

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il y a 3 ans par Stephen T

Vintage model boats.

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“You are lucky Bill. My Grandson is 20 and cannot muster enough motivation to come out of his bedroom. The only way he would make a boat is if they wrote a pr…”

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il y a 3 ans par MouldBuilder

Re: (Tug Boat) Emanuel

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“Questi modelli, oltre ad essere belli, hanno un valore sentimentale inestimabile. Non hanno prezzo. These models, in addition to being beautiful, have an ine…”

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il y a 3 ans par AlessandroSPQR