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955 blogs · Page 2 of 40SbambI 34" Fireboat Renovation
by sbambi
Fireboat completed, only a few small Items to fit, Samson Post and scramble nets. Have carried out a series of trials at Hartsholme model…
46" Fireboat Mk2
by Aeronut1
New build of 46" Firefloat Mk ll following De-classified Vosper Drawings, photos show 46" cast monitors adapted to work, Rudder servo In …
30" Fire Boat First Build
by jd
I finally got the skin on the hull. I am giving It several coats of Epoxy Resin to waterproof It. Getting ready to paint but not really s…
boat trailer
by hydroman
when you have put many hours of work and lots of money Into building your boat the last thing you want Is to drop It or damage It In any …
aeromarine apache 50
by hydroman
the cheapest and best drivers are the one's you can make up yourself,I made these out of a couple of my sons 'spare' action men cut In ha…
22.5" EP Fibreglass Deep-vee Arowana Mono 1 Racing Boat Hull
by aquamatic80
just ordered the hull from R2Hobbies In Hong Kong, with postage It came out at A£42. The hull has a number of holes In both the top and t…
hostile projectile (racing boat)
by hydroman
received the hobbywing seaking 90amp esc and fitted It with my carbon fiber plate and velcro strap,just waiting for spektrum marine rx an…
22.5" EP Fibreglass Arowana Mono 1 Racing Boat
by aquamatic80
Have mounted the motor on the mount provided,along with the servo.By using the 3600kv over the 5050kv, It will only need one battery, as …
50 Inch sratch built boat
by peep31
installed running gear,battery 12v lead acid,3 blade brass prop,windows and fittings
60 Inch raf crash tender
by peep31
have now fitted esc units,fuse box and cable connections all ready for trials next weekend,runs all ok out of the water can't wait.
BARC Barge amphibious resupply cargo
by Garyknapp
Barge amphibious resupply cargo Is a scratch build 820mm started earlier this month. plans were drawn last year from photos I am still ha…
Veron Pilot Boat
by jelley_baby
This Is my first attempt at a Building Blog so here goes. The attached Photo's are what attracted me to the model on Ebay, which I though…
hms rodney battleship
by razorback
this Is a 1-128 scale 66inch length-10inch beam I got the hull from fleetscale store and the main gun turrets and secondry gun turrets th…
Billings US Coast Guard Cutter refit
by Dave M
I have now found a way to add the required additional ballast. Originally I had fixed a ply plate across the hull bottom at the stern to …
Dominator
by aquamatic80
This Is a 34" Dominator, as built by Hydrafibre then Stratos Models In the 80s. It will be powered by an SC .61M ABC through a straight b…
Dominator 34"
by aquamatic80
This Is a Dominator 34" Hull, as built by Hydrafibre, Then Stratos Models, In the 80s. She will be powered by an SC61M ABC through a stra…
Ebay quick refurb.
by Gregg
Had Its first proper sea trials today and have to say that all went very well. It handles sharply, takes high speed turns In Its stride, …
'j' class destroyer 1/72
by hydroman
this little camera Is perfect for 'onboard' video footage. It can take up to an 8gb micro sd card for about 2 hours of video(thats how lo…
ItalerI 1/35th Scale Schnellboot - R/C conversion
by Gregg
Finally after several weeks of waiting for the right parts to be delivered. I don't know why but some supplies seem to go to pieces when …
Old Aerokits Rebuild
by jelley_baby
First Trials on the lake at Cwmbran last Sunday. Changed 3600KVA motor to a 1000KVA more suitable size uncontrollable with original motor…
re: a yacht yet to get a name
by hawkgripen
HI Nasraf With ref to your blog with above name here are some photos of the cabin Installation as mentioned In your blog. Here are also s…
Cariad Scratch build
by Dave M
Once the stand Is built It's time to start work on the hull. I have another hull from Chris Brown for the smaller Celyn and will use this…
A 16 Ft tanker towboat
by modeltugman
this Is about the 16ft towboat that I built for our club Chantry model club (chantrymodelboatclub.co.uk) she Is 16ft long and 2ft wide,sh…
A 16ft tanker towboat
by modeltugman
here are a few pictures of her being used on the lake at Bluewater where we sail.