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Sand Barges

You're right Colin. I believe I'm right in saying that next to the River Severn the Taw is up there as being one of the fastest flowing rivers in the UK. It must made for an eventful time for the bargemen. Paul

15 hours ago by Barumite

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Sand Barges

If you grew up in North Devon as I did, these barges were a common sight. They sailed from their moorings at the Brunswick Wharf on the River Yeo on the high tide out onto the River Taw down to Crow Point on the Torridge Taw estuary approximately 10 miles as I recall. There they moored and came to rest on their keels as the tide went out. They took on sand from bucket loaders parked nearby and sailed back to Barnstaple on the next high tide.

1 day ago by Barumite

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Re: 5. Old Stern wheel steamer

At last! Our 3D club specialist has conjured up 2 sample bells for me! Now I just have to create the bell block . . . . But first we're off, we're on the road! See you again soon . . . Michel-C.

2 days ago by Mike Stoney

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Re: Construction report "Pilot Cutter Britannia" 1 : 24

Very well.

19 hours ago by AlessandroSPQR

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Re: Construction report "Pilot Cutter Britannia" 1 : 24

Hello there The lower ship is also finished. Now I will paint a white line between green and black.

20 hours ago by Wolle

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Sand Barges

Hope the crew had thigh waders, hard to stay dry otherwise!

23 hours ago by luckyduck

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Sand Barges

There's not much buoyancy to spare once it is loaded? Would have been difficult to manoeuvre.

23 hours ago by ColinJ2

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Question of the Day?

I do not agree with todays answer as far as I remember the “correct” answer applies to waves hitting shallower water. Squat calculations are based on Bernoullis Theorem But this is only my humble opinion🤔

1 day ago by EdW

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Question of the Day?

Hi All, Given that it's always popular in December (and I've now figured out a way to get multiple-choice quiz questions very easily), how many of you would enjoy a non-competition based fun question of the day, each day? In a similar way to December's one, it'll be on the home screen each day, with four possible answers to choose from. Maybe a rolling leader board and linked forum thread to discuss questions (but not reveal answers until the following day). I know we're talking about at least 365 nautical/shipping/maritime/sailing/boating quiz questions here! But I now believe its possible to put together with little effort 😉 perhaps useful to onboard a volunteer researcher mind, to double check questions and answers before they're made live. So if anyone would like to do that, let me know too. Thoughts on having a Question of the Day? Stephen

2 years ago by fireboat

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American Scout C-2 Freighter

Jealous! I was a caddie for 11 years and as a result an obsessive player. Never got my handicap below 8, but the first time I broke 80 was one of the happiest days of my life. Sadly drifted away from the game to chase skirts. But, never forgot my old looping days. 😉

1 day ago by jumpugly

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American Scout C-2 Freighter

Happy New Year me hearties!!! Starting 2025 off right! Leveled the table, laid new foam core, set up a cutting station, and we're off. The ancient Sterling Models American Scout C-2 AJ5 Freighter. Lining up the lower deck that will serve as the build foundation. Be patient gang, it's going to be a long slog. 😉

5 months ago by jumpugly

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Sand Barges

Interesting craft.

1 day ago by Chum444

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American Scout C-2 Freighter

More ships and golf and ships and just golf ⛳️

1 day ago by Ronald

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Re: Better, she’s starting to look the part…at least the hull is😁

MUCH better Cash👍 😎

1 day ago by RNinMunich

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Better, she’s starting to look the part…at least the hull is😁

Just finished spraying Dickys hull with the lighter blue I acquired. Tell me what y’all think then I’ll own up to what I painted her with….😁

1 day ago by Cashrc

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Revell 1/72 scale Flower Class Corvette

Hi y’all. I haven’t posted the video yet, but the Patriot ran well, stayed dry, and pumped a lot of water, luckily I got her maiden done before the wind hit 22 or so gusting to 35. We had some drama but all turned out well. So, I’ve said this before, I like to keep my bench busy…building is therapy for me, and my wife lets me have 6 or so hours on the weekends and unless I’m needed for something or there’s a family emergency, about 2-3 hours a week on average. I’m going to use a lot of that time over the course of the next 3-4 months I think. Maybe more. Let me explain. About 2 Christmases ago I was searching for something for my Christmas present. Now, sometimes I give my wife a list of things I would like to have and I am pretty good about budgeting money for gifts, food, donations, etc. Also…I’m intrinsically cheap. Blame my mom. That woman could stretch a penny clean around the house…and to her credit, I don’t remember ever going without anything I needed or wanted growing up. She and my dad drilled that into my head, which I promptly forgot the first few years of adulthood. Anyway, the budget was settled. Looking thru EBay I found a new in the box Revell Flower class corvette kit. I had read of several conversions that were done, all done differently, all ran and performed well…and it’s not the Tecnic kit, which isn’t cheap…if you can find one. It was an earlier kit after Revell bought the rights to the Matchbox kit…and the price was extremely reasonable. So I got it for Christmas and it’s been in my project stash for a couple of years. Now, she’s on the bench. This kit is pretty nice, there’s tons of parts to her, over 1000. There are things I’ll have to address going forward, like making railing from brass wire instead of plastic, what to glue down vs what’s removable, but the first thing to do is build the stand. Now, the stand provided is fine for a display model, but just a little sketchy for an rc model. The for and aft rods that connect the ends are just plastic styrene rod. I had 2 hardwood dowels and a piece of 6mm cf tubing that would work. Later on I’ll build a proper stand and cut the dowel and tubing away to put back in the wood/brass/whatever stash. But for now, it works. The hull is a 4 piece affair, you have fwd port and starboard halves, and aft port and starboard also. Now, I built 2 sides then assembled the hull, thinking about it now it might have been a good idea to build a fore and aft section then complete the hull, as I had some minor fiddly alignment issues, but was able to resolve them fairly easily. Once that was done I added the chine rails, then decided on internals. Hers where you have to stop and think about what you’re going to do. The aft deck has a good sized opening, maybe 10x4 or so. Not huge, but workable if you plan things out. All my equipment , running gear,etc is built into this hull with that in mind, as I’m going to make the aft house removable for aces and battery changes. Looking at the instructions this looks like a good way to go. I may have to make a compromise how the foscle and bridge connect to this, but from what I can tell this will work. I thought I had a Fineline stuffing box but I only had a standard box in my stash, so I had to carefully drill and ream the propshaft exit to fit the box. I added a greasing tube, then scuffed the tube and the inside of the hull, then glued it in place with copious amounts of epoxy mixed with microballoons. I heated the mixture with a heat gun till it got runny, and poured it in, around and under the tube, the heating makes the epoxy runny enough to get into nooks and crannies, but it also makes it fire off quicker so you gotta be quick. I built the rudder next. Instead of making a rudder from brass, I opted to use the kit rudder and modify it into something useable. I had a Robbe rudder tube in my parts bin, but I was out of 3mm brass stock. Luckily I remembered that I had a short 3mm steel shaft that I wasn’t using for anything. It was bent at an angle, cut to fit into the rudder halves. The shaft was centered, the angle boxed in with wood strip, then filled epoxy was laid in both halves and clamped together. Works like a champ. I used a piece of 1 inch thick balsa, drilled to fit the rudder tube. I glued a piece of 2 mm sheet on top to prevent splitting, sanded the bottom to reasonably match the hull contour, then once lined up epoxied into place. I decided on a 650 KV Zippkits outrunner for power. This motor is wound for tugs and workboats, and it hauls my Taucher Wulf around with no issues whatsoever..bench running I’m pulling less than 1 amp at full chat. I made up a motor mount and once jigged up I tacked down with ca, double checked motor to shaft alignment then epoxied it down. I then made up a rudder servo mount from scraps and an electronics shelf just fwd of the motor. I’m still on the bench about the receiver placement there though, as it’s awful low in the hull, and 2.4 doesn’t like being surrounded by water. That might change. That’s where she’s at now. Next up is reinforcing the hull joints, making a battery shelf then loading the hull up with ballast to the waterline and a leak check. Then..,the real fun begins. Cash

26 days ago by Cashrc

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Re: Construction report "Pilot Cutter Britannia" 1 : 24

Great result. I am also referring to the deck battens.

1 day ago by AlessandroSPQR

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Modello RC scala 1/60, di piroscafo armato a goletta, liberamente ispirato alle cannoniere classe US

Thank you very much (grazie mille) Doug.

1 day ago by AlessandroSPQR

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Modello RC scala 1/60, di piroscafo armato a goletta, liberamente ispirato alle cannoniere classe US

non riesco ad inserire il resto del testo

2 years ago by AlessandroSPQR

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Modello RC scala 1/60, di piroscafo armato a goletta, liberamente ispirato alle cannoniere classe US

Semplicemente bello👍😮

2 days ago by RNinMunich

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American Scout C-2 Freighter

Staying at a BnB along the northern shore of the St. Lawrence River we are seeing various vessels plying the waters. This morning were these two heading towards the mouth of the river. Thought of your freighter, though not the same design .

2 days ago by Ronald

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Modello RC scala 1/60, di piroscafo armato a goletta, liberamente ispirato alle cannoniere classe US

Thank you very much, Dave.

2 days ago by AlessandroSPQR

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I think we can all sign up to this!

Today I came across this poster on Facebook. I'm sure it will apply to most of us! https://www.facebook.com/share/p/18xTfxoxih/ Cheers Duncan

2 days ago by DuncanP

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Modello RC scala 1/60, di piroscafo armato a goletta, liberamente ispirato alle cannoniere classe US

The detail you achieve is truly amazing. You don't need to make excuses for the speed at which you achieve the results. The results speak for themselves. Dave B

2 days ago by DWBrinkman

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American Scout C-2 Freighter

These are AWESOME Ronald! I like that they are riding high!!! Thanks so much for posting them. 😊👍 BTW: This one may end up on my "bucket list" someday... https://www.dumasproducts.com/?product=great-lakes-freighter-kit-1264

2 days ago by jumpugly

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American Scout C-2 Freighter

Staying at a BnB along the northern shore of the St. Lawrence River we are seeing various vessels plying the waters. This morning were these two heading towards the mouth of the river. Thought of your freighter, though not the same design .

2 days ago by Ronald

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Re: Construction report "Pilot Cutter Britannia" 1 : 24

Thank you, Alessandros Yes, you are right. It is spray paint from the spray can.

2 days ago by Wolle

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Re: Construction report "Pilot Cutter Britannia" 1 : 24

Great result, Wolle. It's a spray paint I guess.

2 days ago by AlessandroSPQR

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Re: Construction report "Pilot Cutter Britannia" 1 : 24

Hello I started painting the fuselage today.

2 days ago by Wolle

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Question of the Day?

Just for grins…on our refrigerator. 😉

2 days ago by jumpugly

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Question of the Day?

Hi Doug as I do not care much about woke etc or P.C. I reckon that A.I. is a woman! I have only come across one woman who knew where she was at any one time otherwise all were either lost, or terminally dependent. Mind you the the one I am referring to also believed in the power of crystals and pyramid shape placed over a razor to keep it sharp. An excellent dancer, but impossible to live with. By the way I have a personal delight in ending a sentence with a preposition! As Churchill once said to a critic. "Up with which I will not put" Sorry to our foreign friends but it is English like what I wrote. (quote Ernie W) Roy

2 days ago by roycv

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Modello RC scala 1/60, di piroscafo armato a goletta, liberamente ispirato alle cannoniere classe US

Thank you very much, Duncan.

2 days ago by AlessandroSPQR

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Modello RC scala 1/60, di piroscafo armato a goletta, liberamente ispirato alle cannoniere classe US

Superb detail - very well done! Fantastic skills you have.😊

2 days ago by DuncanP

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Modello RC scala 1/60, di piroscafo armato a goletta, liberamente ispirato alle cannoniere classe US

Thank you so much, Doogle.

2 days ago by AlessandroSPQR

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Modello RC scala 1/60, di piroscafo armato a goletta, liberamente ispirato alle cannoniere classe US

Thank you so much, Jumpugly.

2 days ago by AlessandroSPQR

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Modello RC scala 1/60, di piroscafo armato a goletta, liberamente ispirato alle cannoniere classe US

Good morning Alessandro, your detailing is outstanding. Awesome job 👏

2 days ago by Doogle

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Question of the Day?

The answer was in the question...

2 days ago by Nickthesteam

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Question of the Day?

Sorry, my wife was on the P/C, so I was 45 minutes. before I could answer the question.

2 days ago by GARTH

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Question of the Day?

AI loosing his bearings🙄 Or his marbles? 😎

2 days ago by RNinMunich

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Professional photos

I had a great photographer take a few pics of the torpedo boat before modifying it to conform to a TB-1 USS Cushing. 😎 Isaac

2 days ago by Isaac

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American torpedo boat Spanish American war

This is a new thread of my refurbishing of an old ship model that was built back in the 1980's or so. Background: I managed to get this model when a fellow boat modeler knew that I have multiple scale RC powered boats and would be the right person to give it to. This was during a sailboat regatta and I was videoing the races from my big fishing trawler using a GOPRO camera. The story goes that this particular person had the boat built, wired and fitted professionally. It is a huge model spanning 76 inches in length and weighing 35 lbs fully loaded ( of which 21 lbs were lead acid batteries ; six of them ). however, that person passed away years ago and after a while, his widow needed to clean up the house and was about to trash all the models into the dumpster. Fellow modelers were able to save two of his huge boats. One being the German U99 submarine that went to a collector in Texas and the second was this un named old ship. It languished for years in a garage. The person that saved it was not interested in powered RC boats, but kept it. Apparently there was an email offering this model for sale back then, but I have no idea what came of it or when it was written, nor any details as to what it was. So what is it? next thread 😎😎😎 Isaac

1 year ago by Isaac

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For our cozy a little Humor

Inaccurate, inappropriate and very bad taste Brian👎 Not funny at all😠 Cease and desist if you please! Doug

2 days ago by RNinMunich

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For our cozy a little Humor

Seen yesterday . . 🤣🤣 Bb Michel-C.

4 days ago by Mike Stoney

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Interesting trivia ..

It does not get any better than that... except in "The Twilight Zone".😮

2 days ago by ToraDog

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Interesting trivia ..

THE GREAT SEA STORY (Trivia) The passenger steamer SS Warrimoo was quietly knifing its way through the waters of the mid-Pacific on its way from Vancouver to Australia. The navigator had just finished working out a star fix and brought Captain John DS. Phillips, the result. The Warrimoo's position was LAT 0º 31' N and LONG 179 30' W. The date was 31 December 1899. "Know what this means?" First Mate Payton broke in, "We're only a few miles from the intersection of the Equator and the International Date Line". Captain Phillips was prankish enough to take full advantage of the opportunity for achieving the navigational freak of a lifetime. He called his navigators to the bridge to check & double check the ship's position. He changed course slightly so as to bear directly on his mark. Then he adjusted the engine speed. The calm weather & clear night worked in his favor. At mid-night the SS Warrimoo lay on the Equator at exactly the point where it crossed the International Date Line! The consequences of this bizarre position were many: The forward part (bow) of the ship was in the Southern Hemisphere & in the middle of summer. The rear (stern) was in the Northern Hemisphere & in the middle of winter. The date in the aft part of the ship was 31 December 1899. In the bow (forward) part it was 1 January 1900. This ship was therefore not only in: Two different days, Two different months, Two different years, Two different seasons But in two different centuries (by numbers) - all at the same time!

13 days ago by Nickthesteam

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Re: 5. Old Stern wheel steamer

Bon voyage Michel👍 A bientot😉 Doug😎

2 days ago by RNinMunich

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Modello RC scala 1/60, di piroscafo armato a goletta, liberamente ispirato alle cannoniere classe US

It just keeps getting better!!! 😊

2 days ago by jumpugly

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Modello RC scala 1/60, di piroscafo armato a goletta, liberamente ispirato alle cannoniere classe US

Thank you very much. No, CommodoreH I have never seen them in nature (in their natural environment I mean). My goal is to be faster than them then I will compete with other animals a little faster.

2 days ago by AlessandroSPQR

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Modello RC scala 1/60, di piroscafo armato a goletta, liberamente ispirato alle cannoniere classe US

May not be fast, but very nice, Sometimes I time things by how many watch batteries I used up 👍 Ever see a sloth in the wild? They are really really slow

2 days ago by Commodore-H

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Thank you very much Wolle.

2 days ago by AlessandroSPQR