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Another toy pond yacht????
… ves for my Vanity model cutter in his back garden. OK, I sourced the casting sand for him and made the cope and drag in wood, but only while he was getting the furnace set up. Martin
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Cleaning sails, toy yachts, etc....
… waterproofing. I have some new 1.3mm cord coming from Caldercraft. I just hope I can remember how it was rigged. I ain't great with knots. The sails were absolutely filthy with some sort of oil based grime, but my dear bride sorted them ou …
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Ishimasa. Blue Sonic 600. yacht.
… urple wires. All input gratefully received. after much research managed to ascertain that less than a 1000 came into UK in the early 1970's Cheers all, will be at WMBC display on Sunday with a trailer full of my boats. Cheers to all Colin.
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Servo choice for yacht
Thanks again, secretaryman, my dear bride has OK'd the purchase of same and from Kings Lynn models, who are but a toodle away and knock a few quid off the price too. Off to get it this afternoon. Can't go wrong with Hitec, can you? Even I c …
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Radio in a yacht
… e way forward now,especially with boats, and medium sized aircraft is to use the like of spectrum dx6i which even the old model holds up to 10 models (the new one holds 250 models). I have two transmitters one for boats and one for planes, …
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Radio in a yacht
… power your radio via the winch. ( BEC= battery eliminator circuit in effect a voltage regulator )
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info on old yachts
Small world ain't it? Gyroscopic force, and a sense of balance, holds 'em up! I regret selling my GS160 when I left KL. Would be worth a small fortune now For me 'Lightning' means P38J or English Electric
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Where do yachties go?
… range dangler people? You are lucky. I take it that's the aircraft RR. Well that is a very impressive selection. Must be quite a club. Martin
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info on old yachts
… I got that one short mention in "in the boat shed" on my search. I provided those pictures to him and most of the history, as I did to Alex Laird when he was trying to sell her through his boat brokerage in Classic Boat magazine in the 90s. …
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Surmount RC 800 Sail Boat
The ready to run (almost) rch-hit">yachts from several suppliers are really not that bad. You have already passed the first hurdle if you have managed the rigging. I have had an RG65 for a couple of years and whilst a bit smaller I suspect your mode …
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2.4Ghz Yacht Radio Control System
… got back to Model Boating, I have bought a Joysway Dragon Force 65, I would like to upgrade the radio control system, preferably to Futaba, but don't know which transmitter/receiver to purchase, any help would be gratefully received.
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Searching for members and a venue.
… woods as there is a boat club there, I have sailed my model rch-hit">yacht up there but haven't put the fireboat into the water, as its very deep and the access is difficult and to be honest I'm not sure I'm Allowed to be there? No one has complaine …
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Re: Sail control
… do tend to offer more adjustment which I used on one of my rch-hit">yachts which gave greater sheet travel than I could get with one of my simpler transmitters. Currently I'm only using 2 channels on my builds despite the Tx having so many. This of …
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Sail control
Hi All, new here and in the process of building model rch-hit">yacht. ! metre in length, bilge keel, class, type, designation unknown. The bare hull sat in the garden for more than ten years and then in my wife's workroom for a further 5 years so I …
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Re: Question of the Day?
… ed my laptop to seek solace, as you do, and did my usual search for model rch-hit">yachts. Great was my acclaim when I found 2 almost identical models totally misidentified. They were beautifully made 32 inch hulls built by someone with a seeking mi …
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Re: A question about model plywood
… a light coloured timber and goes a lovely honey colour when rch-hit">yacht varnish is applied and contrasts nicely with mahogany. Other good sources of timber are dolls house companies but unfortunately only in shorter lengths. With what I'd already …
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Re: Giving it a try
… t! I also have in working order most of the time 12 working rch-hit">yachts and at least as many again electric powered boats. I have sold a few and built at least half a dozen for other people. I am the despair of my wife and children but I enjoy i …
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Re: How is everyone Securing boats while transporting to and from pond
… with it having sails and a keel. No problem with my Dragonforce 65 and similar rch-hit">yachts as they are plastic and robust and I just lay them on their sides on non-slip matting. I will be able to remove the keel but ideally not have to do so. We …
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Re: Sail control
@Henri I had to check as obviously it is dependant on the circumference but yes that assumption is correct if the radius is reduced by half. Frustratingly when I was looking for a winch servo most manufacturers don't seem to provide essenti …
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Re: 'Question' Arduino mini servo
… ars so I usually use a 9 gram servo for rudders, except for rch-hit">yachts which need a bit more power. I have a tiny 2 gram servo waiting to animate a crew member! Aliexpress search as below:- 90 to 180 Degree Servo Expander Increase Steering Angl …
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Re: Sail control
… cess this web-site from France but it stocks spares for the rch-hit">yachts I mentioned including the sheeting elastic, not elastic bands! It is used on deck to tension the sheets. https://www.radiosailing.co.uk/dragonforce-65-boat-spares-187-c.asp
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Re: British Toy Boats.
… c memories of Sutcliffe boats, their clockwork sub and Star rch-hit">yachts sailing at New Brighton. In imagination they were far more than they appeared in real life. This did however cross over with a burgeoning interest in ‘real models’ in the ea …
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Re: Futaba FP-T6nLK transmitter and FP- R105M receiver help
… and it ignores changes!!!! I wanted to say that some of my RC gear is over 50 years old. I have a few servos that were dismantled from the Wind tunnel at a research establishment which started life in the 1960s, I changed the servo connect …
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Re: Flysky Warning
… etc. In some ways they make more sense as they appeared for RC vehicles which are much closer to boats than planes for what is required control wise and using a wheel for steering makes more sense for most of us as that is how we control fu …
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Re: SHIP MODELING: WHICH MODEL COMPANIES ARE STILL ACTIVE? WORLD OVERVIEW, CHARACTERISTICS AND PECUL
… e Chinese ship model company Shipyard (Yuanqing)—often commercially linked or identified in international markets with the ZHL brand—is an Asian manufacturer specializing in mid- to high-end wooden model kits, known for introducing advanced …
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Re: SHIP MODELING: WHICH MODEL COMPANIES ARE STILL ACTIVE? WORLD OVERVIEW, CHARACTERISTICS AND PECUL
… l Western manufacturers, which often require the separate purchase of special parts, high-end Chinese kits stand out for their "all-inclusive" philosophy. In the same kit, it's easy to find: Photo-etched brass plates (parts) for railings, r …
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Re: SHIP MODELING: WHICH MODEL COMPANIES ARE STILL ACTIVE? WORLD OVERVIEW, CHARACTERISTICS AND PECUL
*+_Now it's the turn of the Denmark section._+* DANIMARCA *DENMARK* DANMARK In Denmark, ship modeling is synonymous with a single, historic brand that has defined the industry for decades: Billing Boats. Unlike Italian companies (focused on …
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Re: SHIP MODELING: WHICH MODEL COMPANIES ARE STILL ACTIVE? WORLD OVERVIEW, CHARACTERISTICS AND PECUL
… ommodate the battery, servos, and receiver (which must be purchased separately). The modeler can choose whether to assemble it as a simple static display model or to waterproof it and make it seaworthy. + What scales do you use for your mod …