This is a classic wave master it was built in the fifty's a nd a internet buy I have stripped out the rc engine and its tanks now on the research stage there are a few issues rear end smack thats had a poor repair done and the spray rails do not fit well of its history I know nothing
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This is a classic wave master it was built in the fifty's a nd a internet buy I have stripped out the rc engine and its tanks now on the research stage there are a few issues rear end smack thats had a poor repair done and the spray rails do not fit well of its history I know nothing
Forgot to say it does say inside Harvey A Adams 17 June 1954 who ever he was so I can safely say he built it the top deck is a replacement parts of the former deck are underneath
Forgot to say it does say inside Harvey A Adams 17 June 1954 who ever he was so I can safely say he built it the top deck is a replacement parts of the former deck are underneath
does any one know what scale she is as have to source some missing deck fittings, also its spray rail has a big gap forward do I fill and repaint as I was going re do the lower hull as few scrapes
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does any one know what scale she is as have to source some missing deck fittings, also its spray rail has a big gap forward do I fill and repaint as I was going re do the lower hull as few scrapes
I decided to remove them both as only glued on also with out the plans not sure they are to low down if any one knows the correct size and position that would be a great help
I decided to remove them both as only glued on also with out the plans not sure they are to low down if any one knows the correct size and position that would be a great help
Reglued the keel and are going to fit strips to base off hull as suggested hope this stop the diving affect and then repaint the hull going to leave the keel intact and not cut it back as per this suggestion
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Reglued the keel and are going to fit strips to base off hull as suggested hope this stop the diving affect and then repaint the hull going to leave the keel intact and not cut it back as per this suggestion
I have trimmed back the keel now I hope far enough its the strakes on the hull to do next I have them on apt boat at that turns really well then can see about water proofing the wood and on with the painting
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I have trimmed back the keel now I hope far enough its the strakes on the hull to do next I have them on apt boat at that turns really well then can see about water proofing the wood and on with the painting
this is all thats left of the original installation all jammed solid so will have to remove for whole new servo system more on that latter on
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The boat I have was owned and built by Harvey A Adams who wrote a book called model boat construction and was big player in the development on the modern model world in the early 1950s in the uk
The boat I have was owned and built by Harvey A Adams who wrote a book called model boat construction and was big player in the development on the modern model world in the early 1950s in the uk
well after several versions of the bottom this layout we really skim across the surface no nose diving just need some dryish water to get the paint on
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