Back to the Wiesel!

I too picked up the Dachs kit back in the 70's. It's the wooden hull version. The kit suggested Marx motors, which I purchased about the same time as the kit. I had the kit largely put together (I'm very slow at building!!) when I was searching the Internet and came across your Wiesel modifications and how to change from the 3 to 4 shaft. That was about 10-15 years ago. Can't remember exactly? At the time, I struggled with whether to go ahead with the changes or leave it as is. I had just finishing painting the hull. As you can see I haven't made the change(s), but occasionally revisit the idea. Regardless, I definitely want to upgrade the motors! Gord.

6 hours ago by 🇨🇦 Sinc5508 ( Recruit)

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I'm still here, I think?

I hope the light is starting to shine at the end of this horribly nasty and long tunnel Colin.

16 hours ago by 🇭🇺 MouldBuilder ( Admiral)

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Question of the Day?

Another being that the other three were sunk either during, or just before the First World War.

16 hours ago by 🇭🇺 MouldBuilder ( Admiral)

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Saling at Crowborough MBC

Luckyduck I am not sure, will find out next time I am at the lake Fred

18 hours ago by 🇬🇧 Fred ( Lieutenant Commander)

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St. Albans model show 2024

Some fine! Well on you Roy.

1 day ago by 🇺🇸 Chum444 ( Lieutenant)

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Non-model nautical photos etc

This is one of my favourites. A Beech aircraft flying over a 1949 Chris Craft

1 day ago by 🇨🇦 Brightwork ( Captain)

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Wordle of the Day?

Cruiser on 3

2 days ago by 🇺🇸 Cashrc ( Admiral)

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Ship's Whaleboat (reproduction)

Roy, you have about six years on me. Some memories of the old times are good, even those of bad times where we would say I don't want to go there again. We have had a lot of reenacting groups in the past, but not as many as we had about 10 years ago when I had to give it up. Took too much to do (setting up camp, etc.). We have multiple time lines, going back to the Revolutionary War, mountain men, all the way up to modern times. Fortunately we still have our 2nd ammendment (right to bear arms) that also allows us to reenact with the right "effects" (if you know what I mean). In a few weeks we will be setting up our RC tanks (operating display) at a WWII event where the allies will be fighting the axis powers next to an airport in Zypherhills, Florida. You Brit's have big shows but ours tend to be a lot noise. Picked up a lot of 50 cal BMG shelling casings last time from the Sherman tanks. Lew Florida ⛱️, USA 🇺🇸

2 days ago by 🇺🇸 LewZ ( Rear Admiral)

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Crew Figures

Hey Roy!! What are they standing around for? Hop to work! Darned and sewn up! 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Michel-C. PS: Excuse me, but Captain Haddock has no sensitivity

2 days ago by 🇨🇭 Mike Stoney ( Captain)

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Servos

Hi Mike, There is nothing much to add to what I said. However the connector is not even an old type RC connector. I have been using RC since the 1960s and familiar with all of the connectors in use then and later. This 5 gram servo is a Hitec HS 50, I have others with a standard RC plug. Regards Roy

3 days ago by 🇬🇧 roycv ( Vice Admiral)

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Paint type recommendation

Good call ToraDog. I'm building a Tamiya vehicle and advice is always thoroughly wash the plastic body etc. before painting. Chris

4 days ago by 🇬🇧 ChrisF ( Commander)

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White stuff on tool handles

Tried your suggestion and it worked, thanks Scamp

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

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Aeronaut kits Classic and Jenny

1500Kv motor I used International yacht varnish which I heated in a tub of hot water to thin it down to aid application. The photo is a bit rubbish but it’s really quite a nice finish.

5 days ago by 🇬🇧 MartinS ( Petty Officer 1st Class)

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The Metro Marine Modellers of Toronto 🇨🇦

Just the sort of place we would all love - carting some of our bigger models over hundreds of yards to access the water is often prohibitive from using that piece of water.

6 days ago by 🇬🇧 luckyduck ( Sub-Lieutenant)

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Heat Sinks

The shaft can be replaced, sometimes with great difficulty. I had to do that with my Wiesel schnellboot. I built it with three shafts (per Graupner's instructions) and then changed that to the correct four shafts. That required a 5 inch by 6 inch rectangular hole in the bottom. Lew Florida ⛱️, USA 🇺🇸 Correction (edit): The cutout was a cross shape. Added photos in the order of the repair.

7 days ago by 🇺🇸 LewZ ( Rear Admiral)

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City of Sheffield Tyne lifeboat. 1st sailing.

Fantastic. Len

8 days ago by 🇺🇸 Len1 ( Lieutenant)

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Fun at the lake

All is well. My boats will get to play again.😎😎😎 Thank you Len Isaac

8 days ago by 🇺🇸 Isaac ( Sub-Lieutenant)

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Scale subjects.....

Hey-you, the Harbour master/narrator, at least for the original English language series, was Denny Dougherty of the Mammas and the Pappas. The show was shot in the gymnasium of a closed Halifax high school... the one Denny attended as a youth!

8 days ago by 🇨🇦 ScouterChil ( Able Seaman)

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Known to everyone as Garth 🇨🇦

IanL1, it's Rotary Centennial Pond at Spencer Smith Park, in Burlington ON CA. Just north of Lake Ontario. The pond is also used for skating in the winter.

9 days ago by 🇨🇦 ScouterChil ( Able Seaman)

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Perkasa

Update after running my Perkasa, the prop is too small and too coarse and the rudder too small. This I expected. She sits a bit high in the water but is very stable. My conclusion is that I am going to fit three screws, as per Lews design, and two rudders.

10 days ago by 🇬🇧 EdW ( Sub-Lieutenant)

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SHG Marine Shadow

It seems every time I go on holiday I end up with a new boat, usually another pond yacht but this time I found what I believe is a SHG Marine Shadow on FB Marketplace near Minnis Bay. Collected this morning and is in great condition. The i/c motor and ancillaries will be replaced with a suitable brushless motor and ESC once I get home and raid the spares box, as there’s nowhere local to me to run i/c. Does anyone remember the Shadow? I’m assuming early 1980s or possibly earlier

11 days ago by 🇬🇧 neilw ( Lieutenant)

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Modello RC scala 1/60, di piroscafo armato a goletta, liberamente ispirato alle cannoniere classe US

Hi everyone. I discovered that the terms: warp and warping have many meanings in English and are used in many areas. This is the correct interpretation of the term: The "warping" is the movement of the vessel when a crew member on board exerts a force on a cable or line fixed to the ground (which may be connected to an anchor, a dead body or a bollard). So what does it have to do with the lifeboat with good displacement, capable of carrying the ship's large anchor? Well, in the event that the ship had run aground on a sandbank, in addition to lightening it, as well as causing movements on board to create oscillations, it may be useful to bring the anchors to a certain distance and warping. I don't know if I was clear.

12 days ago by 🇮🇹 AlessandroSPQR ( Vice Admiral)

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New Submarine Museum

It is moving on https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid02JqRzW5wd7837nehftsX4srF5LwqGEKVdTJcKu1YgJqJtnjwFogKNv6nZeMv1Hc5pl&id=100087159799801

13 days ago by 🇬🇧 EdW ( Sub-Lieutenant)

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Reasons for not Dieing!

Hi Brightwork, thank you for your interest but all resolved a few years ago. It was the old Gracia yacht which is still my favourite! Plan 2107 if memory serves there is a little plastic horror on that plan number now. As I said plans arrived and I was able to build her up from the bare hull I had been given. She now sits in my Harbour. All the best. Roy

15 days ago by 🇬🇧 roycv ( Vice Admiral)

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Weight/ballast

...a variety of things. Depends partly on where the weight goes, how the weight is fastened in, and how much you are willing to spend. Some examples: Small balls have more density per cubic volume than larger balls because there is less voids between them. For this reason I use steel BB's. Just pour them in then pour some sealer. I use epoxy. I made a small box (so the weight is removable) and filled it with hardened concrete nails. I had no need for them. Added some silicone sealant to prevent rattling then sealed the box. Guidelines: The best weight is the most dense (eco friendly) material at the lowest point in the hull. The object is to get the C.G. as low as possible. For fixed in ballast, the optimal would be to pour the material directly to the inner side of the bottom and harden or fill any loose ballast with something. Use a little less fixed ballast than you need. This way you can "trim out" (level) the boat with removable adjustable (velcro?) ballast should you make any changes to the boat. Hope this helps. Lew Florida ⛱️, USA 🇺🇸

17 days ago by 🇺🇸 LewZ ( Rear Admiral)

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Mini steel drive chain and sprockets required.

Thank you for this link. What a great resource to have available. Prices are very reasonable Everyone should check this out they have lots of great stuff including pulleys and universal joints

18 days ago by 🇺🇸 Commodore-H ( Lieutenant Commander)

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Voyages :)

Have fun. cheers Ian

18 days ago by 🇳🇿 IanL1 ( Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class)

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Intruder on the site!!

I agree this site is for all people interested in model boats Scamp

19 days ago by 🇬🇧 Scamp ( Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class)

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Three Springers together,

Hi everyone not sure what has happened but i have been getting messages from lady not sure of her occupation, but let's just say she get very friendly for money the message looked like it came from this site it had this heading, so if you get a message just delete it. Unless you fancy a night out 🤣🤣 not sure if I have been hacked or this site has . Phil uk👍

19 days ago by 🇬🇧 PhilH ( Warrant Officer)

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MFA stock going to the Component Shop.

The MFA Spear shared the same hull as the Spearfish but it had a "patrol boat" cabin. This version never sold very well at the time and so very few come up for sale, but they do command good prices these days as they are a good looking boat that shares the same sparkling performance as the Spearfish. Both boats would make a welcome return to the UK model boat scene. Although originally designed for ic power, an Electric Spearfish was made later and these days that would be the only sensible option to market - although ic fans that are lucky enough to have water to run them on would find it really easy to fit an ic motor into the glass fibre hull.

20 days ago by 🇬🇧 zooma ( Sub-Lieutenant)

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