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LewZ

Admiral 2 years ago

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Suncoast Scale Model Boat Club (Florida, USA) meet: Aug 18, 2024

We had a small meet but being I recently got a new camera I was able to test it out with a few photos and videos. The video is short at about 3 minutes.

(The sternwheeler is a work in progress and will be static model. It is a Chaperon kit modified to look like an operating sternwheeler here in Florida.)

Lew
Florida 😎, USA❤️

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peterdSub-Lieutenant2 years ago
Hi Lew, good job and congrats on the new camera. I hope you will get a lot of enjoyment out of it. Photos are good and sharp and the video very clear.

One question I have and wondering what setting you have for your light balance. On my phone and computer, they came up as very blue.

Looking forward to more...
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LewZAdmiral2 years ago
Peterd, I have been using the default settings on the camera. Supposed to be a fairly "simple" aka "point and shoot" but there are a lot of settings and I need to see what is best.

It is a new camera but has been around for a while. I bought it because of the ratings, price, and features like splash proof, dust proof, and a good zoom, 4K HD, all is essential for me in photographing model boats and tanks.

Lew
Florida 😎, USA😍
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GARTH

Commodore 2 years ago

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Yard Sale Find

As promised A few photos & some members models in Spencer's pool Burlington. Some of the boats shown are from other model clubs mostly Toronto modelers so I can't mention names of members boats because I don't know their names. Still lots of time for sailing & the puffer still leaks so I'll put stuffing box on a steeper up angle above water line. I just love fixing a problem with my model boats.

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GregHiltzWarrant Officer2 years ago
Looking good, from a fellow modeler from Saint John NB.
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Chum444Rear Admiral2 years ago
Just a thought. Is your shaft log filled with a waterproof grease? I have a couple of models where the motor end of the shaft log is below the waterline. They are packed with waterproof grease which stops water incursion.

Photo shows construction of a grease reservoir.
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GARTH

Commodore 2 years ago

Yard Sale Find

Today off to the park in Burlington .Club will be running Work Boats .Start time 9:am Hope we get a good turn out & I'll post a few photos later today. Next photo of the puffer will have the railings installed.

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GARTH

Commodore 2 years ago

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Smoke maker

This is a mini Humidifier got it on Amazon I got idea from a club member

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LewZAdmiral2 years ago
Care to share more information on this smoker?
Lew
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Hhager2Lieutenant2 years ago
Pull water from the pond n see any way to pulse it with speed?
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LewZ

Admiral 2 years ago

TV Segment on the Suncoast Scale Model Boat Club (Florida, USA)

A few years back one of the TV stations in the Tampa Bay area sent a professional media crew out to record one of our meets. I got a copy of the finished video (permission granted by the TV station for reproducing). It is quite uplifting and shows you what model boating in Florida looks like.
I hope you enjoy it!
Lew
Florida 😎, USA❤️

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LewZAdmiral2 years ago
Here is the video link. Lew

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PhilHLieutenant Commander2 years ago
Great video wish it was like that over in UK most of the time there is only one or two turn up at our club🙄
Philuk👍
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DWBrinkman

Rear Admiral 2 years ago

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More pics from the Edina Model Yacht Club Season Opener

These were taken by a fellow club member, who obviously has a keen eye for photography.

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flaxbybuckCaptain2 years ago
Thanks for posting these pictures. Seeing model boats in action like this is great fun - just what it is all about, eh ? 😉
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LewZAdmiral2 years ago
Now that is how you show photos of model boats! Crop the photo or use a zoom/telephoto lens to bring the subject in close leaving a little water around the edge. Thanks for doing that.
Lew
Florida ⛱️, USA 🇺🇸
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philcaretaker

Commodore 2 years ago

"Dinghy Dan"

Maiden Voyage for "Dinghy Dan" - Allways up for a challenge, Buxton Model Boat Club member Graham Royle now brings us "Dan, Dan the Dinghy Man".
See Links below Grahams - Clinker built sailing dinghy blog :-
https://model-boats.com/blogs/135864
#bmbc #modelboats #buxton #kayakkate #bill&ben #dinghydan #rcsailing

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philcaretaker

Commodore 2 years ago

"Dan, Dan the Dinghy Man"

The new kid on the block appears here in Buxton, curtesy of "Model Boats Website" member Graham93
ALSO - CLICK HERE > below for the "build BLOG" and the Buxton MBC Website. https://model-boats.com/blogs/135864
https://buxtonmodelboatclub.co.uk/
Watch out for more adventures from Graham`s family :- #dinghydan #bill&ben #kayakkate

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Rudy-M

Midshipman 2 years ago

Club You Tube Channel

Filming and sailing at the same time is a bit of a challenge so we mount cameras on the models.
You can follow our channel here:
https://www.youtube.com/@capetownmodelboatclub8570

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ARL58

Petty Officer 1st Class 3 years ago

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Sailing at Madrid (Spain)

As far as I know, there is not a model boat club at Madrid. However, modellers gather Sundays at 10:30 to sail at a pond -actually a set of four connected ponds-, located in a municipal park, in the south of the city. Access is free.
The boat in the video is a sidewheeler, scratch built by my good friend Eduardo Yraola, who is a far more accomplished modeller than I am. She has steam propulsion, and sails at a majestuous pace.

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AlessandroSPQRFleet Admiral3 years ago
Excellent choice Len, I really like it, too bad you're too far away.
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IsaacLieutenant2 years ago
I wonder about this boat turning radius. Is there a speed differential to the paddle wheels, or is the turning all done by the rudder?

Isaac
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philcaretaker

Commodore 3 years ago

Sinking !!!

Buxton Model Boat Club member Paul Brassington is an avid model submarine enthusiast. Here Paul displays his "Sinking Ship" at the Pavilion Gardens Buxton, causing shock and surprise to many spectators.
With a - `weigh, hey and up she rises !

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CashrcAdmiral2 years ago
Nice job on the sink and recover boat!! I have an idea how you do it, and its very well done, but my question is what transmitter are you using? Never seen the like of it here in the US. Very cool though.
Cash
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Graham93Vice Admiral2 years ago
Hi Cash,

The transmitter is home built 27MHz FM based on the design published in RCM&E in the 1970s. All of Paul's subs have a dedicated home made Tx.

On one occasion when Paul was sailing/sinking this boat in the park we had a passer by, in running kit, offer to jump in to rescue the boat! He was a bit embarrassed when it resurfaced 😂🤣
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Trident73

Sub-Lieutenant 3 years ago

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Lights on the Mote

It was our club’s ‘lights on the Mote’ evening today. I think the day’s heavy rain kept many folk away but we did get a couple of hours where the weather was fairly clear. I took my Aeronaut Diva along, liberally decorated with cheap string lights that I got at Primark…

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DoogleVice Admiral3 years ago
Love the lights on the water
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Len1Lieutenant Commander3 years ago
great idea to have a twilight run to see the boats with lights on in all their glory.
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