White lead and glues?????? frustrated

Algon They go hard but not brittle. The ones I have dry transparent. We, my building buddies and I, use this glue as our go to for attaching painted parts or anything to fiberglass. We had had excellent results with it. Bob

1 hour ago by 🇦🇺 BobbyN ( Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class)

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Question of the Day?

9 hours ago by 🇨🇦 Newby7 ( Fleet Admiral)

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Whoopee

Whoopee Managed to source a very good model of Maggie M - pictures to follow

12 hours ago by 🇬🇧 SouthportPat ( Captain)

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Power Saws for Cutting Wood for Models

I bought one recently off ebay. I agree the blades are a bit spendy but fortunately mine came with 4 new ones. So far it has worked great.

21 hours ago by 🇺🇸 thadlietz ( Petty Officer 1st Class)

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SRAKES on Classic Model powerboats

This simple jig has been preceded by many failures and is the result of many hours of experimentation - and a lot of wasted wood! The table of the saw is accurately set over to 45degrees and the jig is then securely clamped into position as close to the cutting edge of the blade as possible. The blade position to the jig can be checked to be absolutely central to the jig by pushing the square strip up against the stationery blade and checking it with the mark one eyeball before the machine is switched on. The jigs position on the bandsaw baseplate needs to be checked (and checked again) after the clamps have it held it securely in place before the machine is switched on. Sometimes feeding the strip in from the opposite end can help the strip to cut square and true if the grain direction is clearly not wanting to run cleanly. Once completely happy about the position and security of the jig clamping, the square strip is slowly fed into the jig and onto the running blade with slow but firm and constant pressure. It soon becomes clear when the wood grain wants to pull the strip over to the side of the blade, but by guiding the already cut end after it leaves the blade this "wanderlust" can be controlled perfectly.

1 day ago by 🇬🇧 zooma ( Lieutenant)

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Ready-to-run Model Boats

Thanks SimpleSailor! Over on this side of the ocean there is a place called "Andy's Hobby Headquarters". Roughly 2,000 miles from me (too far) I heard about it on YouTube. So that seems to be their primary advertising method. However, it is a physical store, not an internet front and carries a lot of models and supplies. Not so much for boats however. The opposite seems to be "MotionRC" which focuses mainly on RTRs (radio controlled tanks, planes, boats...) and some accessories. I don't think they have a physical store. They do a lot of advertising on YouTube, often several times a week. Lew https://www.motionrc.com/?srsltid=AfmBOorHdHttS0roGslQYILdtRVtI_1lEy4ISWblEm1jqp-z6UaeR40i https://www.google.com/search?q=andy%27s+hobby+headquarters+photos&hl=en-US&ved=1t:200715&ictx=111&shopcct=1&udm=28

1 day ago by 🇺🇸 LewZ ( Vice Admiral)

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And this? Is this RC model shipbuilding?

Do you think this can be included in the larger family of model shipbuilding? Just for a laugh, of course. https://youtube.com/shorts/Xlqi7Z-RNMY?si=OJhqFaEw7jSBIdYl

1 day ago by 🇮🇹 AlessandroSPQR ( Fleet Admiral)

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120 th anniversary

Great Hermank, congratulations. I'm happy for you. If I could, I'd come visit you. I hope you have a great time.

1 day ago by 🇮🇹 AlessandroSPQR ( Fleet Admiral)

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Dilemma

My Aerokits Swordsman was glued together with Aerolite 306 and when that run out I finished it off with the much less expensive water mixed Cascomite (an apprentice wages forced economy!). The inside of the hull was coated with glass fibre resin and chopped matting was added to reinforce the engine mounts. The bow area of the hull was filled with two part expanding foam that was mixed in a jar before pouring into the front of the hull (it was held vertical to stop it running away from the area that it was needed in). Once fully expanded, the foam was trimmed to make the final expanded area nice and tidy. The above model was last seen still running many years after I sold it (due to my move away from Devon) - a long time after it was first built and raced in the off-shore series, so the old style adhesives must have worked well enough to hold it together. The glass fibre resin was also painted around the inside of the hull (the joints being given extra special attention) to prevent the nitro fuel soaking into the wood as it effectively made a glass fibre "shell" that was easy to wipe-out and keep clean after every running session, so the wood was also protected form getting fuel-soaked.

2 days ago by 🇬🇧 zooma ( Lieutenant)

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Question of the day

We might as well get us's to it. With AI, when Terminator Skynet becomes self-aware and launches an attack on us.

2 days ago by 🇨🇦 GARTH ( Captain)

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I saw 3 Sailboats come sailing in… this past weekend

This title works much better on 25th. December. Roy

3 days ago by 🇬🇧 roycv ( Admiral)

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1/72 Revell Scnellboot Conversion

Out of curiosity I looked at that item on Ebay. A lot of pieces, motors (3), brackets, joints, shafts, props, stuffing boxes, rudders, links, arms... all metal. Shipped from Hong Kong. I can see why it is that expensive. Lew

3 days ago by 🇺🇸 LewZ ( Vice Admiral)

RC & Electrics

Youngsters at the pond

Hermank, I added a couple of additional pictures to the original post, which show more details. If you would like, private message me and I can put you in contact with the club member who built the control consoles (or helms if you prefer). I'm sure he will be glad to share greater details about their construction. Dave B

3 days ago by 🇺🇸 DWBrinkman ( Commodore)

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Santa maria model

I bought it at an auction. This 36" long and has excellent details. I would like to find who made this model

3 days ago by 🇺🇸 CharlesB1 ( Recruit)

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Building from plans

Thank you Roy, Vic Smeed along with Les Rowell (HMM, Aerokits, LesRo etc) were the two most influential and prolific model boat designers that influenced me the most during my formative years of the 1950’s and 60’s. It is always nice to be reminded of them and the great service they provided to the model boating community. Bob.

4 days ago by 🇬🇧 bobs2 ( Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class)

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Still Can’t Believe

How about a picture? Maybe a different hull could be modified have another look at the Maxwell Hemmens hulls for sale

4 days ago by 🇬🇧 mturpin013 ( Admiral)

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Southport Club Water - A Green Day

The Southport Club team always keep the site clean and tidy. Algie is something that will sometimes come to still water, but it dosnt stop the water being used and is easy to wipe off the hulls afterwards I didn’t notice it before, so it has obviously got quite a lot worse over the last few days, but I am sure it will be cleared as soon as possible, and I am still very happy to run my boats in it - I always give them a rinse and a wipe down after running them in any case.

4 days ago by 🇬🇧 bobs2 ( Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class)

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Animal and nature photos to enjoy.

Jumpugly & Ronald, I have toured both Taliesin in Wisconsin and Taliesin West, as well as a couple of Frank Lloyd Wright designed homes and the Gas Station in Cloquet MN. As a youth, I had a friend who lived in a FLW house. At that time in my life I just thought it was some weirdly designed house. Looking back, I certainly now appreciate what a beautiful home it was. Wright was most definitely a visionary and leading-edge architect. The house I currently live in was designed by a gentleman who incorporated a lot of Wright's concepts in his house designs. Dave B

4 days ago by 🇺🇸 DWBrinkman ( Commodore)

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THE MOST ORIGINAL, STRANGE AND FAILURE SHIPS EVER BUILT IN THE WORLD.

The third ship on this list is: City of Rotterdam. It is listed only because of the unique shape of its bow, which is truly unusual. CITY OF ROTTERDAM (IMO: 9473468) is a Ro-Ro Cargo and is sailing under the flag of Panama. Her length overall (LOA) is 139.99 meters and her width is 22.4 meters. https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/ships/shipid:461962/mmsi:372002000/imo:9473468/vessel:CITY_OF_ROTTERDAM

4 days ago by 🇮🇹 AlessandroSPQR ( Fleet Admiral)

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A question for our American shipmates.

The last few weeks we have been working on downsizing and decluttering. As a part of that process, I have been posting stuff we want to purge on Facebook Marketplace. Let me tell you, if there ever was a magnet for Karens, Online marketplaces are it! Sheesh, I've never dealt with so many self-important uptight people in my life! (Ma'am, the chair is $10 because it IS used!) Dave B

5 days ago by 🇺🇸 DWBrinkman ( Commodore)

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Some pictures of our club

Knightcote Model Boat Club in Warwickshire

5 days ago by 🇬🇧 EdW ( Lieutenant Commander)

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Simons Town Dockyard

When I lived in South Africa in the 70’s Simon’s Town was used by the British Navy. It is heart breaking to see how that beautiful country has declined.

6 days ago by 🇬🇧 Rockbag ( Midshipman)

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Kopy Kommander (Sea Commander).

I came to the same conclusion as yourself Chris - the Sea Commander was never designed to run quite as fast as I am running the Kopy Kommander - but I have seen videos of Sea Commander’s (and Sea Queens) being driven at unrealistically high speeds and they appear to be running very well. Maybe they also dig in at the bows if turned violently?….or maybe because they don’t have any strakes they just side slide and don’t dig-in ? The fact that the Sea Commander comes with a “wave deflector” in the design kind of suggests that the boat is handling exactly as it is designed and expected to do? The natural buoyancy of the hull will never allow it to actually go completely under-water (like the ED Krack-A -Long was designed to do) and when the water is deflected over the decks and front cabin it does look very impressive. I could imagine a real ocean going boat handling in same way in rough seas ? This in turn makes me wonder why the larger version of the same boat (Sea Queen) does not have a wave deflector. I have a Sea Queen to restore - and I think I will add a wave deflector to it - because it looks “right” and I have witnessed it working well on my Kopy Kommander.

6 days ago by 🇬🇧 bobs2 ( Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class)

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For Those That Know

Dont know about one in the "Archives" at Devonport but I do know a firm in Gibraltar brought all the stock up and was selling it. I know in 1978 I brought a stone flagon of it enclosed in a wicker basket - I did declare it at Custom when coming back into the counrty as a bottle of rum - little did they know it contained 8 pints !!

6 days ago by 🇬🇧 SouthportPat ( Captain)

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Do you recognize this ship?

View from behind. The Poles did a great job.

6 days ago by 🇮🇹 AlessandroSPQR ( Fleet Admiral)

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Hand Painting

One of my first jobs was working for my Grandfather’s painting company. At 13 years old I did a ton of high ladder work and was at times was hung in a bosun’s chair (three stories up) cutting window sash on my old elementary school windows. Having survived some harrowing and funny incidents I traded my paint brushes for golf bags and became a pro/am caddie for 11+ years. Safer on the ground. But, back to the main subject…I’m rambling… As mentioned earlier, I cover all my latex paint especially used on hulls with an exterior spar varnish. On the flip side the best thing about oil based paints is that they dry hard and waterproof. It’s sad that oil based paints are going the way of the dodo. The absolute best (imho), Benjamin Moore’s Satin Impervo, is over $90 a gallon now! yikes! A good substitute, Rust-oleum oil based brush paints are great, but take days to dry, but they dry extra hard.

7 days ago by 🇺🇸 jumpugly ( Vice Admiral)

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Pat QoD 31/07/25

Nick If I can spread a little mirth and chucklemold (😉) before I shuffle off this mortal coil ... Then my visit wasn't wasted 😀 😎

7 days ago by 🇩🇪 RNinMunich ( Fleet Admiral)

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Worrying Email query

Once Eric has picked up your reply I'd remove your email address so it's not in the public domain. Better than that is to Private Message him via clicking on his name in his post and then amend or delete the post. To do this click on Edit on the righthandside of your post and if you want to delete you will find a wastebasket icon on the top lefthandside once you are in Edit. Once all dealt with you can close your partners forum account via his Account.

7 days ago by 🇬🇧 ChrisF ( Commodore)

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3D Printed Models

Hello Lew. You are quite correct about the heat and ABS. I don't have an enclosure so my models are subject to cold draughts and temperature fluctuations. Any large models I have made warp and often come apart along the layer lines. I would prefer to print in ABS or try one of the other filaments, it's just that in my situation PLA+ seems more forgiving. Like you I would prefer to use wood or metal but I am not skilled enough to made small things out of metal. When I was in my twenties I got my hands crushed in a glue spreading machine and lost part of my left hand and also feeling. I have had skin grafts, muscle grafts, nerve grafts and bone grafts. the only thing I haven't had is a total body transplant. A circular saw took away part of a finger on my left hand and to make matters worse about 10 years ago a cat bit me on the first finger on my right hand causing sepsis and the loss of part of that finger. The surgeons at the hospital wanted to amputate part of my hand to stop the infection. I refused to let them .Anything that I am able to make I consider a bonus. With regard to spot welding with the pen, my prefered method is to melt a hole in the plastic and immediately squirt molten plastic into the hole. Anyway To all who are reading this, Good luck and keep up the good work. best wishes Tim

8 days ago by 🇬🇧 tim morland ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)

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Pats QoD 29/07/25

Well done Doug

8 days ago by 🇬🇧 SouthportPat ( Captain)

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