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1,127 blogs · Page 47 of 47MOTOR INSTALLATION
by bangzoomer
Building the ANTEO TUGBOAT by PANART. THe prop shaft sits low In the hull. THey want me to mount the motor higher -connect It to the shaf…
need help
by apollo
well Is there any one out there that can help I bought a aero naut model of the scharnhorst from a Friend. I have always wanted a battle …
masking tape
by dennisw
as anyone else tryed the new masking tape "frogtape " yet, use for water based paints only, I have found no paint bleed on using It. It m…
Long Haul...!!
by rsvchild
Built this 34" Fireboat In my teens as a keen modeller with help from my dad. When I lost Interest, my Uncle took over, and kept It In hi…
Fire Hydrant 46 ft fire boat
by Peter HS93
when you are doing a few you need to make jigs so they all come out the same It makes It a lot easier anyway, once you come up with a seq…
Sea Going Anchor Tug
by shane
It's been a little while between builds but I will explain what I have done with the deck and cabin. The windows on the cabin were cutout…
Paint problems
by chrislang
I'm In the process of restoring a 34" Fireboat that I acquired off ebay. Unfortunately when trying to spray on an acrylic primer I'm gett…
My First Scratch Built Project
by AllanC
I've been a member for some time and thought It about time I submitted a project!!!!! This Is a MTB based on a Thorneycroft power boat de…
Picket Boat - U.S Coast Gaurd
by gnrsam1
I know Its been a while but Im all done and I am delighted with the completed boat.
34"AEROKITS FIREBOAT
by cakfilth
A LITTLE NUMBER I HAD ON MY SHELF FOR A WHILE, I HAVE ALMOST FINISHED THE FAST PATROL BOAT AND NOW THIS ONE, I REALLY WANT TO KNOW IF ANY…
Fast Patrol Boat..
by cakfilth
HEre Is the completed paint, now for the Windows, and almost ready for the water...
Arun 52" Scale Lifeboat
by Dave M
Still reworking the hull to correct the deck levels. Also worked on the deck surround by filling with P38 and sanding to shape. The origi…
Arun build 2 paint them all orange
by chavtasticbrian
HI this Is the start to my ongoing Arun refit plenty more to come Greg
Powerboat
by Police Boat Captain
Today I used a CNC Miller to make the mould for the cabin. The cabin was designed In ProEngineer first and then milled. The mould was mil…
DGzRS Graupner Lifeboat
by Gregg
This boat, craft,vessel,ship [call It what you wish - Im not arguing] Was originally designed to have a rescue net suspended between the …
Mini Fire Boat
by Peter HS93
well have decided to put some different motors In I have gone for 480s and a mtronics twin speed ctr I have also got hold of a helicopter…
Police Boat
by Police Boat Captain
I swapped the tamiya connectors for deans connectors now I can go flat out without worrying about melting anything. Also added a cooling …
Speed Boat - Citrus Storm
by gnrsam1
Here Is my 1st model boat. I started simple to learn the basics, It has a Graupner 600 motor and a 20A mtroniks ESC. Now I am building a …
Nor-Star - KingFisher
by Robert
I am proceeding with the hardware Install. Rather than buy a standard 6 cell pack, I built my own. The object was to get the weight towar…
Seaplane Tender
by Police Boat Captain
The plastic cooling coil wasnt very effective so I soldered some pieces of brass tube to a motor heatsink to make a new water cooling coil.
Aerokits Sea Hornet
by Toesup
.. and after much gnashing of teeth and carefull sanding I end up with something like this... 1/4" wide mahogany planks and strips of bla…
Aerokits Sea Nymph
by Toesup
The Sea Nymph Is now finished and tested.. Despite a few overheating problems, that a re routing of the cooling pipework solved, she runs…
Aerokits Sea Scout
by Mallory
This is the sea scout as purchased off eBay in February this year (2007). it came with all the parts, plans and build instructions. As yo…