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Re: French fishing boat

“This is an older Cygnus design the new ones under Cygnus Marine Workboats Ltd. Blackbird Cottage, Saul, Gloucester are manufactured by Pete Meredith, length …”

5 posts 30 likes

7 months ago by Ronald

Transmitter brake down

“Thanks for the post I had not seen this option before. The twin throttle we use only replaces the gimbal so it is just plug and play. Attached is a copy of a…”

12 posts 43 likes

7 months ago by BobbyN

“Yabbie1, I "liked" it, but wish I could give it 10 likes. I figured someone somewhere must have built one. Thumbs up down under! -Lew”

6 posts 32 likes

7 months ago by LewZ

Antique compass for a ship from the second half of the 18th century.

“Thank you so much Phil, your words make me very happy.”

20 posts 69 likes

7 months ago by AlessandroSPQR

Programming a seaking brushless ESC challenges..

“Sea King ESC. To date I have been very pleased with the power delivery of my various types of Sea King ESC. The power delivery is very smooth and strong, rig…”

21 posts 44 likes

7 months ago by zooma

Re: Re: R.A.F Crash Tender

“Hi Zooma, (B0B) Yes my assessment went very well thank you. I sent you a personal message.”

7 posts 31 likes

7 months ago by BOATSHED

VIPER Navy supply ship

“I love the James-Bondy-look of the boat. And the dark windows help with this sinister image! The functional and constructional aspects also sound like Q had …”

10 posts 44 likes

7 months ago by IGinBasel

1990 era Traxxas XL-1 electronic speed controller

“The first of the RC tx's just turned the 27Mhtz carrier wave on and off, there was no modulation as that required a stable carrier frequency. My Fleet 4 Ch p…”

5 posts 17 likes

7 months ago by roycv

Artesnia Latina "Helen" trawler

“I used the "grain of wheat" bulbs that came with the package deal that included the trawler. I should have known better. Perhaps back then the LEDs might not…”

6 posts 33 likes

7 months ago by LewZ

Royal Navy Type 45

“This is an easy to build RC model, especially HMS Dragon as it is basically a static model as it does not really have to go anywhere”

7 months ago by EdW

Re: MODEL EXPO STEAM TUG "SEGUIN"

“Chug!!!! This is Simply...”

23 posts 200 likes

7 months ago by jumpugly

Re: USS Bluefish

“I built mine when Revell model first came out. Decided to make it a display model. It is big. We have here in MA on display that type sub. It went from us na…”

6 posts 18 likes

7 months ago by Hhager2

Dutch sailing barge

“Andy, What a magnificent model—she looks absolutely great and very elegant out on the water. All your effort has really paid off; she sails beautifully. A re…”

111 posts 562 likes

7 months ago by chugalone100

“Try this guy he’s in the USA but is very helpful bob@rc-sub.com They call him Bob Martin he can also be found on YouTube as the RC-Sub Guy Regards Pete”

4 posts 15 likes

7 months ago by Ticker

Final Paint Finishes

“I don’t have anything to add about the paint, but as far as retirement…I may now have a little more money but time seems to move at light speed.”

5 posts 9 likes

7 months ago by cjanik001

Southampton Tug Boat

“Remove all deck fittings, vents, hydrants, bollards and bits, as screws are concealed under these, carefully save all screws and remember to replace and tigh…”

3 posts 2 likes

7 months ago by Ballast

Re: Suncoast Scale Model Boat - March 15, 2026 meet

“Nothing fancy about the prop and rudder. The rudder pivot axis is about 35% back from the leading edge. This way the rudder forces more of the prop back wash…”

3 posts 22 likes

7 months ago by LewZ

S.H.G Black tornado

“Hi Patrick, Your Tornado is looking really slick. Have you ever clocked or calculated its top speed? I’d be curious to know what she can do out on the water.”

11 posts 27 likes

7 months ago by chugalone100

“Hi, I can recommend a reliable company for the selection of various pulleys and accessories https://www.rbmodel.com/ and https://abermodels.com/ Tom”

4 posts 4 likes

7 months ago by tomarack

Dumas Products closing down!!!

“As I said, it's a real shame. It's difficult to recover from a loss of quality and experience in many fields, but even more so in ship modeling. I was deeply…”

15 posts 99 likes

7 months ago by AlessandroSPQR

3D Printings...

“Jump, I have a few pics of the "Emma" in my harbor. If you want more I can post them. Thanks for the comments. Also, I saw the "Emma" along side the whaler C…”

18 posts 70 likes

7 months ago by LewZ

Pats QOD 21/08/25

“Hi Pat, I'll let you know how things are going. Unfortunately, it won't be turned into a museum. It will be given to Indonesia as you predicted, but it won't…”

12 posts 3 likes

7 months ago by AlessandroSPQR

8 Channel Transmitter

“I'll cast another vote for the flysky i6x, for the price it's really hard to beat. There are 2 ways to adjust for throttle centring. The obvious way is to ac…”

20 posts 51 likes

7 months ago by JSS4

Why not go back to school?!

“Dear All Some weeks ago I participated in a course on fibre reinforced composites, e.g. glass, carbon, aramid fibers and all that goes along with this art (c…”

7 months ago by IGinBasel

“Luckily I still have hiding in my unbuilt stash a Dumas 1/20 Myrtle Corey paddle wheeler kit with a whopping 38” long hull… well, at least I’ve got one giant…”

19 posts 100 likes

7 months ago by chugalone100

“Not an expert on this site but I do see that you posted photos to your harbor and blogs. You get points for those, but not the photos within those. I believe…”

3 posts 7 likes

7 months ago by LewZ

Re: RC Semi update (Segment 4)

“I've use PLA+ on a lot of suspension parts on my tracked ww2 German RSO, it's currently weighing in at 18lbs and have no issues with breakages, I'm running o…”

10 posts 67 likes

7 months ago by Northernflotsam

Re: I finished my Seaspan "Hawk"

“Very nice clean build...what hull and drives did you use?”

3 posts 22 likes

8 months ago by deepsea

“Waterproof PVA works well for me but do apply weights to the decking to compress the joint.This increases the bond strength and pushes surplus glue into the …”

10 posts 50 likes

8 months ago by GrantH

LesRo Javelin (2).

“Thank you Mike, I actually prefer restoring old Classic Model Powerboats to building new ones as it’s usually more of a challenge with lots of new and differ…”

23 posts 96 likes

8 months ago by zooma