Ice Breaking in Oxford
Video of an Oxford Model Boat Club member's tug breaking ice on the club's water last winter. I expect there to be some ice there this afternoon as well.
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Landing Craft
Buxton Model Boat Club member Steve Hampson trial tests his home brew
"Tank Landing Craft" built with twin water jet drive. Sounds great on the water.
"Tank Landing Craft" built with twin water jet drive. Sounds great on the water.
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Yard Sale Find
I have way to much time to waste raking up the leaves & bagging them but I am still working on some of the models I got & this time it's the Bluenose kit that had all the masts broken off . I started it while our model boat club was at the Caledonia wood show . I try my best to get people to be interested in model boat building while I'm repair the model. The sails are up & now for the rat lines & a little painting & a few touch up here & there!
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- RonaldFleet AdmiralYou rarely see one as an RC mostly static with full sails. When we were in Lunenberg the Bluenose was not sailing with all of them up. Just the three seen on your model.Liked by hermank and Mike Stoney and
- ScouterChilMaster SeamanRonald, that's because the current master is no where neart the calibre of Angus Walter and the other captains of the Grand Banks fleet. Angus greatest love was hoisting full canvas and seeing how she'd do.Liked by hermank and Mike Stoney
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Yard Sale Find
In every yard sale find you come across a box that at first you think its just a bunch of junk .But I came upon a half kit with lots of parts missing The Swift 1805 . The model boat club I'm in did a show at the wood show in Caledonia so I bought a sheet of plywood just for this Swift's keel & frames . I also found a Bluenose model that had masts broken in Needed of some major repairs.
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- Hhager2LieutenantFun boat to build. I still have lots of leftover wood n parts. It comes out well for a display ship. Good findLiked by hermank and Mike Stoney and
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"Calypso"
A friend now has her. She was built by Norm Milne. Photos of her when she stayed over at my home port.
The way it is...
"No matter how old he is every man remains part boy"
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- roycvFleet AdmiralHi all I really liked that picture. It is by Joseph Kernon and I found another of his paintings with the same subject including a better view of the small schooner he is holding.
Maybe a relation or the old fellow next door but the sailing boat looks like it exists. Is the hull in shadow in the other picture?
RoyLiked by Doogle and DWBrinkman and
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Classifieds (Wanted)
Not sure we have one here.... but, I am on the lookout for aikeec 1/8 Scale Outboard Motor RC Honda. They were available on Amazon for awhile. Thanks Guys.
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Yard Sale Find
I am continuing with that yard sale find the Puffer is done so on to the next . I'm not keen on static sailing ships but I can't pass up a project like a major repair of the 1765 USS Bonhomme Richard . She will have no sails but have all the rigging . We always have turkey for thanksgiving a day early so I have some time to today to play.
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- Joe GrassoAble SeamanI have a Dumas 53" PT Boat kit that has been 75% built by a master builder. I am offering this kit free with pick-up at my home. The kit includes motors. I am a vintage RC flyer and wish to find a good home for the kit. e-mail: joeskits@frontier.com or call: 828-399-9772Liked by Mike Stoney and hermank and
- Mike StoneyRear Admiralouuuuu . . Dear Garth!!
that hurts! Did your model get caught in a storm?
Good luck with the repair! 👍👍👍
Bb Michel-C.
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Sand Francisco Model Yacht Club
San Francisco Model Yacht Club had their open house and show on Sept 15 weekend. They are located at Golden Gate Park on Spreckels Lake. They also have a Clubhouse at that location. These are a few photos of this event.
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Over there!
1/16th crew by Drydock3d.co.uk
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- johnfMidshipmanTry using \16 scale and fully posable Dr Who or Torchwood figures available from charity shops at only 50 pence or so each.
If you can find them !!!
Even less at car boot sales -- So keep looking all you model boat enthusiasts!!
Dr John F Leeds and Bradford MBC. 😊😊😊 ( I am really far too old to be a bl****y Midshipman!!!))
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Miss Carlton
I thought I would post this here for those in the UK who may have built the model of this boat. 1963 "Miss Carlton" on sea trials. This is a Press photo.
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- Oxford-DaveSub-LieutenantI like the copyright and filing info on the back of the photo. I used to work in the BBC TV News picture library and we had thousands up thousands of pictures like that in the basement. We could still access most of them within five minutes. too.
My recently refurbished 1/12th Scale Brede Lifeboat
Modelled on RNLB 33 - 07 Inner Wheel towards the later end of her service when the enclosed radar had been replaced by the Furuno rotating array. I know its to fast for scale speed but I was enjoying its first outing post refurbishment!
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