Super, looks great on the water, nice to see sensible sailing.
Cheers Colin.

Thanks Colin, I try to get my models looking as realistic as possible at a distance without going overboard on detail. Scale top speed for most MTBs ASRs for example would only really be around 5-7 mph not hydroplane speeds as you usually see,- doesn't look quite right. I also like seeing if I can get a photo of a model looking like the real thing, using mini cams on other boats etc (pic is vid capture of my MTB just on dusk, taken from my Maiami ASR). Hard to achieve but lots of fun trying.

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Ok Ok I admit it, I plead guilty as charged Colin😔 With extenuating circumstances.
I 'accidentally' turned my sensible Sea Scout cabin cruiser into a sport fishing boat!

Colin; as senior officer left on deck the bridge is yours Number One.
Commodore Ed will be in his stateroom if required.😁
G'night all. Cheers, Doug 😎

Very nice jb 👍
One does wonder though what you were doin' with your nose in the farm rubbish bin 😮
Hope you wore a gas mask! 🤣
🙈 (See no evil, Smell no evil!)
Cheers, Doug 😎

Ta very much Doug, wasn't me in the bin though. I was in a heli club for a number of years (didn't fly them,-flew planes and sailed boats,- although did have a Graupner Bell 47G back in 78) Guy at work was president and while talking to the farmer (we leased a paddock) he was asked if anyone liked boats. Knowing I was into boats and loved a challenge, chap told the farmer who went and fished the model out of the bin where it had resided for years, and the rest is history. I thought being an ex seaman (checks spelling) you might appreciate a good coordinate (of said farm) 36 48' 37.75" S 174 32'59.19" E (Goog Earth) only if you have nothing better to do. I'm about 26km NNE as the crow flies, at Red Beach. Boating pond I use is 36 36'33.86"S 174 47'24.08 E , quite a drive between them all. JB

Know what you mean John,
I first built my H Class destroyer in the mid 60s.
Mostly balsa but some plastic.
When I started refitting her about 32 years ago most of the plastic bits crumbled and fell apart.😭 Binders were all leached out 😮😭
Only plastic stuff that survived were the Airfix 1/72 8th Army and Afrika Corps soldiers I had shanghaied into the Navy!😁
Who still says 'They don't make stuff like they used to'??
I rebuilt the superstructure using 0.5mm marine ply.
Nice rebuild John, keep 'em comin' 👍
Doug 😎

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I am building an original kit and am struggling with a removable roof and lifting floor for access. I am not using the drop in mould for the kit as it is to many layers. Will make my own interior. I may close the cabin in as well with sliding doors. Love your build and would like to see that back seat in the rear. Hopefully a full width bench. That is what I like to do.

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Yes it's a full width rear seat but without a backrest. I'll post the new photos in the next couple of days.

How is your build coming? I'd like to see some photos when you get a chance...

Another great job👍
Brings back memories. In 2007 I did a survey of one of these at Hellenic Shipyards near Athens with regard to a potential COMMS system upgrade, and curing of RF interference problems.
"P 28 Σημαιοφόρος Σιμιτζόπουλος Simaioforos Simitzopoulos Ensign Nikolaos Simitzopoulos, crew member of the destroyer Vasilissa Olga, killed when the ship was sunk by the Germans on 26 September 1943."
Cheers, Doug😎
BTW for the LEDs reduce the dropping resistors to bump the current up to about 30mA.
Don't exceed 40mA or you might burn them out. Sometimes the snag is that different inherent colour LEDs (i.e. not just white LEDs with a coloured case) strike and operate at different currents, from ca 20 to 40mA.

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When I get some time I will send you details of the strobe circuit and you can advise me on the right size resistor. I already managed to get 4 LEDS working off the circuit that was built for one, but with a suggested mod and change of resistor could do 2. Electronics are not my strong point.

I did spend some time learning about the ensign the boat was named after when I was creating the nameplate.

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great boat! looks like really moves!

what is powering it?👍

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It is powered by 2 720kV brushless motors. You can find details about the boat in my Boat Harbour including photos of the internals.

Okey dokey, look forward to the circuit detail👍

Hi,
Very nice model looks good on the water.

Excellent job Haig👍👍👍
I see you've even managed to build in the lousy seakeeping of the originals!😉
Caused by trying to make up for lack of numbers by giving them light cruiser guns.
Looking forward to one of your great videos of her.

I have the 1/72 plans for an earlier type 1936 version in my stash.
Idea is to make a contemporary opponent for my 1/72 H class HMS Hotspur H01 as in the Narvik battle. HMS Hotspur in pic alongside my 1/72 U-25. She has rotating aft turrets only as the foredeck is one piece glued in to stiffen the hull. Working on a 'plug-in module' idea (like the Blohm & Voss MEKO ships) to get round that. Also has NAV, search and signal lamps, whoop whoop and fog horns, smoker and a somewhat 'out of period' rotating radar on the director tower. That will be replaced with a more typical Yagi array - when I can get around to it.🤔 (Anyone got a Round Tuit to spare please?🤣)

Keep 'em coming Haig. Cheers Doug😎

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Doug, I look forward to seeing another German destroyer - not many models of them around. My gun rotating mechanisms are all modular 'drop-in' types. This is the only way to get to them for maintenance. Our hands just cannot get in to some areas of these models.
My Z-39 is actually quite seaworthy and I have to get a stiff breeze to get it to heel over for good photos.
Here is another of her after a sharp turn.

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Hi Haig,
Be a while til I get around to building one. Still at the planning / info & pic gathering stage.
For 'practice' I have a 1/350 kit of Z30.
Before building one at 1/72 I need to get my fish cutter and PTB renovations finished.
Next on the list is the Deans 1/96 HMS Manxman.
After that my Akula II kit!
Right now I'm occupied sorting out some Brexit issues with the German authorities.☹️
My residents permit needs to be 'Retitled' apparently.🤔

Some detail of your 'modules' could be useful, how about a short Blog or 'How To'??
All the best, Doug 😎
PS Great pic👍 The originals apparently did that as well, too much top weight.
On many ships the twin 150mm mounts were swapped for single mounts to reduce this.

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I started off construction of my Z-39 by buying a 1/700 scale model kit. In hindsight a 1/350 would have been much better. My digital micrometer worked overtime. Later I was fortunate to find a website where someone had created all these 2D & 3D images of the Z39 for a plastic kit manufacturer - great detail. I also found several photographs of the Z39 taken in dry dock in the US post-war. There is a series of these photos that were all taken in a single walk-around of the ship, but I only found them one or two at a time on different websites at different times. The unique camouflage pattern was from book on Kriegsmarine camouflage in WW2.

I will do some sketches on my gun turret mechanisms and load them on here. They use a Turnigy 180 degree servo.

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Well I'm damned! That's exactly how my HMS Hotspur started out when I was 15!
52 years ago, Tempus Fugit 🤔 Based on the old 1/600 Airfix kit!
Back then no digital micros, PCs, Internet or 3D tech☹️
I used calipers, a crude plastic micrometer, Dad's steel rule (half mm and 1/64th scales) and a slide rule. Drew the plans at 1/72 on an 'endless' printer roll Dad brought from the RAF Cosford Tech Training School, where he was chief syllabus writer for the Radar Tech courses.
Much much later (32 years ago) I made my own decoder board with relays to switch the lighting, smoke and horn circuits. All operated from one channel at the TX.
Servo mounted micro switches provide for two further functions.

Looking forward to your sketches / photos very much👍
For my turrets I used one servo reduction gear and a pulley system to increase the 'firing arc' to ~270°. The whole shebang is mounted underneath the aft deck section so all comes out together for servicing.
Think I'd better continue this in 'Retro Build Blog'!😮
Cheers, Doug 😎

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Good way of revolving the turret Doug, but I've
taken the easy way by using a servomorph from
Action electronics😀https://www.componentshop.co.uk/p96-servomorph.html
using a couple on my 1/96 USS Kidd destroyer, will post when finished.

Peter😎

https://www.componentshop.co.uk/p96-servomorph.html

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Hi Rooky,
Bit late getting back to you on this - bin kinda busy🤔
I hear where you're coming from (as our colonial brothers might say. Sorry Ed 😉)
Back then there wern't no Action Electronics / Component Shop so I just did what seemed logical! Worst (and smelly😝) part was making the circuit board.
No PC, CAD or even photo-reactive circuit board back then.

Yep, I know the Servomorph. I've bought one to experiment with on a Plastic Magic project.
To drive the gun turrets on a 1/350 King George V battleship, where there ain't enough room (never mind weight margin) to mess about with cogs and pulleys.
I'm thinking two micro servos, Y lead, or even independent A+B and X+Y turrets.
My German Turnigy re-brand has two pots that I can assign to these!

Many thanks to Colin-H for sending me the KGV kit in a wonderful package of 'stuff' as recompense for renovating and converting his Taycol Supermarine motor.
Was like Christmas all over again 😊
Cheers, Doug 😎

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No wonder it's taking you a long time even between other projects.Lots of excellent detail.Great job.👍👍

Thanks for your kind comment.
I Still have a long way to go.

Quality takes time, superb job Martin 👍👍👍
What scale is she? 1/72, 1/96?
How about a Build Blog of the detailing?? Internals??
Looks like you have a lot of helpful tips n tricks to share😉
Cheers, Doug 😎
PS Put her in your Harbour!!

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Great looking build Martin.
How about a build blog?

You are without a doubt making a fantastic job of putting that together, absolutely love the fine details right down to the last rivet. Incredible achievement, you should be really proud of your efforts.

Wow. the detail is amazing.
I agree with other posts a build blog showing , advising would be great.
Also photos showing the scaling would be great.

Nice quick boat.Good job.👍

Very impressed.Looks like the boat handles very good.Good job.👍

Hi Selwyn,
Haven't found a kit - YET😉- but did find some plans, if you have time for a scratch build!?
https://www.sarikhobbies.com/product/walton-38ft-raf-seaplan...
BTW; second photo looks kinda familiar😁
Where/when will the display take place?
Good hunting, Cheers, Doug 😎
Or here;
http://www.traplet.com.au/magm2041-raf-seaplane-tender

https://www.sarikhobbies.com/product/walton-38ft-raf-seaplane-tender-mm1432-plan/

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http://www.traplet.com.au/magm2041-raf-seaplane-tender

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Hi Selwyn,
Here's at least a 1/76 model😊
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/DragonBadger-Exclusive-3d-printed...
" Item location:
Bridgend, United Kingdom "
Cheers, Doug😎

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/DragonBadger-Exclusive-3d-printed-RAF-Seaplane-tender-1-76-scale-model-OO-HO/192672401440?hash=item2cdc2b8820:g:4A0AAOSwflBbrSw8

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If you have time-
how about a jigsaw puzzle of one?
Only a thousand pieces😁
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Media-Storehouse-Puzzle-Seaplane-Te...
or a framed print? Bit pricey though!
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Media-Storehouse-Framed-Seaplane-Te...

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Media-Storehouse-Puzzle-Seaplane-Tender/dp/B0184701UO/ref=sr_1_fkmr2_1?keywords=RAF+Seaplane+Tender+model&link_code=qs&qid=1555834375&s=gateway&sourceid=Mozilla-search&sr=8-1-fkmr2

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https://www.amazon.co.uk/Media-Storehouse-Framed-Seaplane-Tender/dp/B07BHTJDR7/ref=sr_1_fkmr2_1?keywords=RAF+Seaplane+Tender+model&link_code=qs&qid=1555834556&s=gateway&sourceid=Mozilla-search&sr=8-1-fkmr2

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Thanks RN for all your help, originally finding ST480 photo of her at Lyme and for all your plans etc this last week. Much appreciated.

Your very welcome Chief 😉
Looking forward to a report on your display.
Good on ya for doing that 👍
Cheers, Doug 😎

Brilliant job done there.

Looking good Harvey, she is sailing well.

Great model... not mine tho- I just shoot & edit the videos... starting to build up a collection on our YouTube channel now. 👍