Hi Jumpugly, thank you so much for your wonderful comment.

I have to confess something: I was worried and sad because your opinion hadn't been posted yet.

What a glorious sight Alessandro!!! Absolutely…

Hi Ronald.
No, the photo is authentic and hasn't been retouched. As you can see, neither model has a bulbous fin under the hull.

I never use this solution because I don't like it and I enjoy designing them without this protrusion more. It's a greater technical challenge.

In the videos, you can see that they sail completely without any assistance from the bulbous fin.
In fact, there are sequences where the clear water clearly shows the absence of the fin under the hull; in others, you can see the very shallow seabed and the ship almost approaching the shore.

If you'd like to see the trick I used to give the ship lateral stability and provide a strong righting thrust, you can check out this thread.
Unfortunately, there are so many posts that scrolling through the older ones is very long and tiring.
So, if you'd like, I'll find the photos and explanations and post them again.

forum/128542

Do you use a removable ballast fin and bulb ghat is not shown in the photo?

Very interesting indeed!

As of a few recent Spencers events someone said clockwise pattern. Near the end of the event last weekend a few gents wanted to run faster-electrics so everybody pulled their warships out.

Love to see it say out on Lake Ontario in a chop.

Very nice 44 foot CCG Cutter.
Many years ago, while lobster fishing with my Father in the Bay of Fundy, we wound a trap rope in the wheel, and we had to radio the 44 footer stationed in Westport NS to tow us up the bay to Comeauville, so we could ground out and remove it at low tide. They towed us faster than we could've steamed on our own power.
Among my other molds, (See Greg's Model Boatyard), I also have a 1:12 scale mold of the CCG 44 footer, 44 inches long.

When are they going to introduce a standard route of travel at Spencer’s?

Looks to me like one of the nicest ponds for model boating. Visibility like a swimming pool. Would make it great to spot a sunken vessel. Likely a good training ground for novice submariners!

Thanks for sharing this story and I see they haven’t changed at Spencer’s. There are no policies on shipping lanes or the direction of travel.

This was the Festival of Lights last year.

I see my drilling platform & my Talacre freighter ! Thank you Garth !

I enjoyed that🤗

Where did you get the plans for that, just out of curiosity?

Very sad outcome ☹️- but excellent production 😁!!!!
Show and share - Keep the Hobby Alive ! 👍