Saturday car meet

I think the Minx is pretty rare here. Neat car, I like the heck out of it, just not a fan of soft tops. I had an MG Midget mk1 when I was 18, got stuck at a railroad crossing, in 100 degree heat, waiting for a long freight to clear-with the top down. Think that fried part of my brain, which would explain quite a few things🤣

3 hours ago by 🇺🇸 Cashrc ( Petty Officer 1st Class)

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Workshop

Hi Doug, In reply, Alice tells me she agrees with everything you say about the loop aerial. It has a motorised airspaced variable capacitor that can resonate it from about 3.4 to 10.2 Mhz. Yes it is very directional and should be on a rotator. It is a bit low to the ground but it does have a two sharpish nulls. It is designed for transmitting, but at very low efficiency! The capacitor won't arc over at even 100 watts of SSB! (Alice doesn't have a linear) but Alice uses it as a receiving aerial or extremely low power transmit because of the danger of high RF flux in the vicinity of it. The phone lines around here are overhead drop wires some are still unscreened pairs. I could be wrong as there are other noise sources, such as ethernet over mains wiring adaptors, SMPSU's and all sorts of poorly suppressed cheap crap but Alice thought that ADSL frequencies were something like 262Khz to 13.7Mhz well within the HF spectrum. Cheers, Nerys

9 hours ago by 🇬🇧 Nerys ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)

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Diorama

Wow. Very unusual scene but it does look really good. 👍

10 hours ago by 🇬🇧 MouldBuilder ( Midshipman)

Hobby Chit Chat

Gaff Rigging

Looking for some help - kitted two little Elvers to make with grandson - hull as per drawing attached - 15" vane yachts designed by Vic Smeed - would like to convert them to a gaff rig. Think a cutter rig may well be over the top - possibly affecting the mast positioning?- would love to do it though - used to sail a 19'6" Cape Cutter - fantastic. Would need a drawing or sail plan re size etc - complete novice at sailing type designs - have made the mast movable by an 1/2 inch or so forward or backward (its stepped into a hardwood foot on the deck) - not sure if that's enough.

12 hours ago by 🇿🇦 redpmg ( Warrant Officer)

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Arun class lifeboat

I see in Martins pictures all the wee angles ,you could maybe mock it up in card to get the angles right

13 hours ago by 🇬🇧 marky ( Lieutenant)

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Night Watch

A very nice thought Rooky👍 It's the thought that counts! ( 1 2 3 4 5 6 ....😊) Gisela's collecting me in a few minutes, for the first part of my "Surprise Day". Ooh er!! So TTFN. Thanks all, Doug 😎

16 hours ago by 🇩🇪 RNinMunich ( Fleet Admiral)

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Movies.

How about "The Eye of The Needle" - Where the "Nadel" is landed by an Eboat in the Essex? marshes - the Eboat looked suspiciously like 102...... Brilliant acting by Donald Sutherland as usual - but the fake start rather spoilt it for me .......... Bit like seeing a pair of machine guns being fired by a Piper Cherokee 180 pretending to be a Messerschmidt 108 Taifun.

17 hours ago by 🇿🇦 redpmg ( Warrant Officer)

General Resources

Happy birthday Admiral

Happy birthday Doug ,raise a glass or two of the Amber nectar all the best .🥃🥃 Cheers Marky

19 hours ago by 🇬🇧 marky ( Lieutenant)

Non-Hobby Chat

Chris Craft Cobra by Dumas

Nice work, keep it up. Martin555.

21 hours ago by 🇬🇧 Martin555 ( Commander)

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More boat chat

Drone Martin,!? can you put that in the aircraft section please😁😊?

1 day ago by 🇳🇿 jbkiwi ( Lieutenant)

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Glasgow transport museum

Just spent a brilliant day at the Glasgow transport museum and kelvin grove art gallery,the ship models are incredible,difficult to take pictures through glass will try to make them better with photo shop .one of the magnificent models was of the Imperial Russian yacht Lavadia built by John Elder &Co at Fairfield shipyard.these models need to be seen to be believed if you need insperation and your near Glasgow pop in you won't be disappointed.

1 day ago by 🇬🇧 marky ( Lieutenant)

Non-Hobby Chat

Fishtailing

Hi Doug, I found that when I went to play it windows media player says it's got an extension (.mpg4) which it doesn't recognize but will still play it. Probably a basic or older version of WMP although I've found that problem now and again for years. My TV satellite receiver records in an odd format (TS) so I had to get a converter app for that (along with an FLV converter) My new-ish HP Pavilion 23 -Windows 8.2- converted all my MPG movies from my 2TB external HD- previously from Vista, into FLV format without being asked to, when I first plugged it in😠😠??). Pain in the butt having to convert things, don't know why the world doesn't standardize, would make life simpler!

2 days ago by 🇳🇿 jbkiwi ( Lieutenant)

Hobby Chit Chat

Low pressure multi angle clamp

Hi Guys, Many times I have had to clamp something but unable to get the angle I wanted. So I have come up with this idea. I don't know if it Will work as I have not got anything to make it with at the moment. The idea is you make a frame around the object using different length pieces of frame at different angles and tighten the frame using bolts and wing nuts tightly. Then use a long bolt to clamp the object. Using a combination of lengths , bolt holes ,and angles it should be possible to clamp most things. Hopefully. Martin555.

3 days ago by 🇬🇧 Martin555 ( Commander)

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Posting updates on Model Boat Clubs and lakes

Thanks for your help - it is much appreciated

4 days ago by 🇬🇧 ads90 ( Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class)

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Hints and Tips.

Very good tips Fred, thank you. Martin555.

4 days ago by 🇬🇧 Martin555 ( Commander)

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Plans for Mississippi paddle Steamer

Hi Nod, Welcome aboard 😊 You can buy a set (10 sheets) here, ain't cheap though 🤔 https://www.modelerscentral.com/plans/mantua-ship-plans/ship-model-plans-mississippi/ But probably worth it to get a €473 kit right! https://www.modelerscentral.com/ship-model-kits/mantua/mississippi-river-steamboat/ Good luck, Doug 😎

5 days ago by 🇩🇪 RNinMunich ( Fleet Admiral)

For Sale/Wanted

46" RAF Crash Tender

Looks very good, and it's 'authentically positioned' too. I'm sure that the 'why is it offset' question will crop up from time to time from admirers so be prepared to tell them the reasons 😀. Keep up the great work. Robbob.

6 days ago by 🇬🇧 robbob ( Captain)

Hobby Chit Chat

EeZeBilts From Keil Kraft

Here is a Shapeoko 2 - my eShapeoko is a similar machine - cutting steel. You will see that you need a decent spindle motor, which is not surprising. But the framework is adequately rigid. I have over-specced what I have to allow for expanding for future use. I would not be surprised to find that a machine which was limited to cutting balsa, plastics, obeche and light ply (which would cover the vast majority of marine modelling) could be sold for less than £100. Unfortunately, there are too few customers to make it worth designing such an item.

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

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HMCS Rainboiw

"but am still surprised at wooden doors" Well Norm, I guess this was around the period of transition from the Ironclads; black / white with yellow funnels (😮) and brass and wood all over the place! Cheers, Doug 😎

6 days ago by 🇩🇪 RNinMunich ( Fleet Admiral)

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Water Jets

With my luck the self learning bit will team up with the wife and I will still get caught LOL! Martin555.

8 days ago by 🇬🇧 Martin555 ( Commander)

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Martin Westquay's Piper Cub ;-)

Found a muffler locally and have fitted it. Put a carb full of fuel down its little gob , flicked it and Gor Blimey it ran for 5 seconds at least. Hasn't turned in donkey's years! So IC it is. Just started covering it in Solartex. An ancient roll I've had for years too. Bought originally to cover the cockpit area on my model of Miss Britain III, so almost none missing from the roll. Had trouble with wrinkles, but then found I was using the iron too cool. Turned it up and last night it all went well. Martin

8 days ago by 🇬🇧 Westquay ( Commander)

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Jotika

Last year I ordered the decking for my Sea Queen from Jotika. I have tried contacting them about this shipment which was Posted International tracked and signed for. I can't get a positive response on this All I need is the tracking number but it looks as it was never posted! I have been trying to get answers from Jotika with no luck at all. This is very poor service. I don't know what to do from South Africa.

8 days ago by 🇿🇦 Ianh ( Petty Officer 2nd Class)

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Resurrection could be possible.

Hi Colin, how about your local school, must be a keen lad or ladette -(have to be pc) who would be happy to take it? John B

9 days ago by 🇳🇿 jbkiwi ( Lieutenant)

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Casting a lead bulb keel

Mine were left in the workshop for about a month, possibly longer, before being put in the oven for a couple of hours. The problem with the last casting was that the Plaster of Paris was too old.

9 days ago by 🇬🇧 cenbeth ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)

Hobby Chit Chat

New member - Boiler ID needed

That looks like a complicated set up. I'm just about to start making a simple boiler to power a small twin V, so sorry I can't help with any identification. but its an interesting project.

11 days ago by 🇬🇧 mturpin013 ( Lieutenant)

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boat building jig

Hello, i am new to the forum and stumbled upon your post for the building jig... Is it still available? cheers chris

12 days ago by 🇬🇧 oscartrain ( Able Seaman)

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Handy tip. Simple balsa moulding tool

Great tool and simple too, I had an old pasta roller that was good for shaping soft wood. I used to soak the wood in watered down pva glue before rolling, and lay it on greaseproof paper to fully dry. Cheers Colin.

12 days ago by 🇬🇧 Colin H ( Lieutenant Commander)

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Advice please

Thank you very much for your help. I really appreciate it 👍

13 days ago by 🇬🇧 rodrigues ( Recruit)

Hobby Chit Chat

What connector to use?

I used a set of car points hooked to a servo for the 450 motor in the first tug I built (just on-off). You could use a similar system (tandem operated +- contacts) to switch on your power by TX and forget about plugs. Copper contacts on the cabin could be sprung. or if using car points the spring is on the pivoting contact, and the cabin contacts could be brass or copper strip. I use a similar method on my HSL for the riding light which has 2 sprung wires epoxied to the removable wheelhouse roof and 2 contacts on the top frame of the wheelhouse. Magnets hold the roof on and pull it down on the contacts. Works fine.

13 days ago by 🇳🇿 jbkiwi ( Lieutenant)

RC & Electrics

GLUE FOR ABS

No problem if I can help I will. Martin555.

13 days ago by 🇬🇧 Martin555 ( Commander)

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