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Arun class lifeboat

Nice to get positive feedback thanks very much

5 hours ago by 🇬🇧 Peter581 (

Able Seaman)

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Chris Craft Cobra by Dumas

Thanks very much for the encouragement Martin.

9 hours ago by 🇺🇸 JackJustis (

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Movies.

I usually don’t make a habit of vegging in front of the TV, but I watched “The Finest Hours”, about the coast guard small boat rescue in the early 50s, then TCM had an Errol Flynn tribute, so I watched “Robin Hood”, “Captain Blood”, part of “The Seahawks”, and “Gentleman Jim” Had my fun, now it’s chore day😝

11 hours ago by 🇺🇸 Cashrc (

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Diorama

Hi JB, Here is the link, unfortunately he doesn't show how he made it. There are other videos on utube that show how the explosions are made using LED's, chicken wire and cotton wool. https://youtu.be/jb2b9f9LAWw Martin555.

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Saturday car meet

Mate had a nice red super minx convertible years ago, regretted selling it.

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40" Seaplane Tender, new build

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HELP needed on a hull.

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36" Thames River Police Launch by Robbob

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HMS Daring 1950s-1970 + wiesel

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Swift boat

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36" Maiami Crash boat used for camera boat.

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Early offshore deep v

Early balsa deep v inspired by Seafury . Built around 1970. Was going to be IC but too fragile. Would have made a good electric model today.

17 hours ago by jbkiwi

early OS .30 powered patrol boat

Built in the early 70s, all painted balsa. OS Cougar 2ch TX

18 hours ago by jbkiwi

Early ic hydro

An OS .30 powered hydro I made in the 60s. Controlled by an OS Cougar 2 ch TX.

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clyde puffer

scratch built puffer getting there 😉

6 days ago by billhook301

HydroPro Affinity Yacht

This is a 650mm long yacht and was brought out as a cheaper alternative to the DragonForce 65. It has a wider beam than the DF but the sails etc. are very similar. It is a great yacht to sail and is ideal for learning to sail as it was for me.

6 days ago by ChrisF

Fairey Swordsman 33

This is the third of my scratch builds in progress and again at a scale of 1:12. There are drawings available at this scale but I wanted to produce the rear cockpit version where the roof sits just under the coamings rather than the one with the roof level with the deck or the fully open cockpit version. I also wanted to incorporate changes to make it easier to build it the way I wanted to. The build of this boat is behind the other two and will continue to be so because I'm going to plank the deck and rear cockpit roof.

6 days ago by ChrisF

Fairey Huntsman 28

This is the second of my scratch builds in progress and like them all is being built to a scale of 1:12. I've produced my own design because I wanted the whole of the superstructure to be removeable in one to allow easy access.

6 days ago by ChrisF

Fairey River Cruiser

This is the first of the scratch builds I'm undertaking and is at 1:12, so 23" long. The River Cruiser was a Fairey prototype based on the Huntress 23 hull but with a greater freeboard. Only one was built and didn't survive. My build is based on a black and white photograph and reference to the Huntress hull.

6 days ago by ChrisF

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Easy reversing switch for single ESC twin motor set-up

12 days ago by jbkiwi

Placing decals easier.

2 months ago by jbkiwi

Lead Acid Battery Charging

2 months ago by Tall Paul

NiMH Battery Charging