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Congratulations on your promotion to NATO rank OF9 Admiral Colin, well deserved. Herewith your new rank insignia and command flag, to be flown whenever you are aboard (or at the controls😉). BRAVO ZULU that man. FLEET😎

2 hours ago by 🇩🇪 RNinMunich ( Fleet Admiral)

Non-Hobby Chat

RN Island Class Patrol Vessel

Hi Bobby, Attached are the best photos I could find showing Island Class rear ends 😮🙈 The pic of BNS Sangu you may recognise, formerly HMS Guernsey P297. As usual most photos are of a few points off the bow, probably thought to be more dramatic / dynamic. These mysterious racks look like 3x2 chutes for dropping something, I know not what, into the drink. Hedgehog bombs maybe? Fuel can racks sounds plausible, but why then would you need the big 'oles in the bulwark for that? And would you really want racks of high octane fuel standing about on the quarter deck?🔥 Also puzzling is why 2 stbd side, only 1 portside and 1 in the transom? Just build them as 3x2 wine racks and fill 'em with champers bottles. 😉 Curiously; while sniffing around I ran across a Deans Marine 1/96 Island class kit advertised as HMS Guernsey. On opening the description the photo showed HMS Orkney, P299, with correct name and pennant number! https://deansmarine.co.uk/shop/product_info.php/cPath/10_31/products_id/470 Velly stwange! Happy building Doug 😎 Viewing tip; If you download the photos and view in a half decent image viewer (I use Irfanview) you can see the much larger images as in the originals.

3 hours ago by 🇩🇪 RNinMunich ( Fleet Admiral)

Building Related

Bad or no dignal

Hi Gary, The white bit should just be a tube with the antenna wire inside. So with luck you can carefully pull some of the wire down a bit until you can attach the plug easily. Good luck🤞 Doug 😎

3 hours ago by 🇩🇪 RNinMunich ( Fleet Admiral)

Building Related

SURFACE DRIVE EXPERIMENT

Hi jbkiwi: I can't see the videos.. what should I do?

6 hours ago by 🇪🇸 Julio ( Master Seaman)

Building Related

Motors for 1/32 scale plastic Elco PT boat

Hi Tim, I suggest you start with something like a pair of 385 size motors. They are 5 pole so run nice and smooth, especially when starting, and are efficient so not too current hungry. If you still think she's too fast for the grandkiddies you could always use the 'End Point' setting on the TX to limit the throttle travel, e.g. 75-80%, or whatever seems reasonable to you. You could then reset it to 100% when you wanted to unleash the 'full fury' and have some fun😉 Check out MFA or Cornwall Model Boats for the motors. https://www.cornwallmodelboats.co.uk/acatalog/mfa-re385.html#SID=2304 For the ESC an Mtroniks Viper Marine 10 or 15 would do nicely. I have a few Marine 10s, never had any trouble with 'em. https://www.cornwallmodelboats.co.uk/acatalog/Mtroniks-marine-Speed-Controllers.html Oh, and don't forget the Motor (spark) suppression kit😉 https://www.cornwallmodelboats.co.uk/acatalog/motor_suppression.html I have a 1/32 PTB made of wood, much heavier than a plastic version I guess. When I bought it it was fitted with two 2200Kv brushless. The chap I bought it from said he was selling cos it was much too quick for him! We'll see. It's currently under refit (like many of my boats🤔). Hope this helps🤞 Cheers, Doug 😎

6 hours ago by 🇩🇪 RNinMunich ( Fleet Admiral)

RC & Electrics