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That's a good idea to use polycarbonate sheet for windows. We've taken the easy way out and bought second hand double glazed windows and door. The imitation stained glass panels in the door add a nice touch. Nerys

3 hours ago by 🇬🇧 Nerys (

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Gaff Rigging

What a pretty little boat, that high peaked gaff sloop rig in my opinion is ideal for a smallish model. Many years ago , I had a real boat, a converted naval 'Julia' dinghy rigged like this, always one of my favourites. Nerys

14 hours ago by 🇬🇧 Nerys (

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Irrelevant Kiwi - off the subject - consider yourself reprimanded ......... I don't think so .......We all need a bit of humour I agree with Martin - all conversations tend to wander off the subject - but we get there in the end and there is always a good response when you need help......and one does pick up useful information along the way

16 hours ago by 🇿🇦 redpmg (

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Bluebird?

Silly of me - the light blue would tie in with being French too of course. Having had the roundels on the RRAF aircraft and flag - should have known better ........ A distant bell is ringing - seems familiar somehow. Cant quite put a finger on it. Brings to mind the attempt on a water speed record by some of the staff members - a 22' odd hydro powered by a Rolls Royce Griffin (ex Mk22 Spitfire) turned into the worlds fastest submarine (for a very short distance) on launching at Lake Kyle............

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Movies.

Quite a story that Finest Hour - having seen some photos and videos of the USCG boats crossing the Oregon Bar think they must be pretty seaworthy. Could not be quite sure - a 44' Waveney ? Understand the USCG use the Bar as a training ground ?

17 hours ago by 🇿🇦 redpmg (

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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.

2 days ago by jbkiwi

early OS .30 powered patrol boat

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

2 days ago by jbkiwi

Early ic hydro

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

2 days ago by jbkiwi

clyde puffer

scratch built puffer getting there 😉

7 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.

8 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.

8 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.

8 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.

8 days ago by ChrisF

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Easy reversing switch for single ESC twin motor set-up

14 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