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Ellesmere Port Model Boat Club

We formed in about 1989 as "The Boat Club" based at the Ellesmere Port . In the nineties we changed the name to the Ellesmere Port Model Boat Club. We meet and sail at the Museum but now have a pool at The Hooton Park Trust site. We are currently 30 members strong and have models of every type.

6 years ago by epmbcmember

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help needed to rig a model yacht

Thanks so much. I hope to come to your next meeting at the .

5 years ago by vintagediamond

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help needed to rig a model yacht

im sure we can help u we hold our meeting every second tuesday of the month at the cafe from 7pm or we could make arrangments for u to bring it to our site at the hooton park trust just off jn 6 m53 ch65 1bq where we have members who can help u hope this helps

5 years ago by nutrunner

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Thwarts

Hi Norm, I think you are wrong!😲 Found this in a museum article - "Whalers were made in two sizes, 27 foot and 25 foot and were able to be both pulled and sailed. When being pulled they were single banked, that is a single oar was used from each thwart, three on one side and two on the other. The oars had a central shaft of Oregon pine, with laminated blades, four of them being 17 feet long and the bowman’s 16 feet in length.[4] When under sail the boat has two masts and carries a ‘Montagu Rig K’." http://navymuseum.co.nz/naval-whalers/ The entry also gives an insight into construction techniques and materials used 😉 Best wishes for the coming 'Boat Year', Cheers, Doug 😎

5 years ago by RNinMunich

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U47 Tinplate clockwork submarine

Looks like it might have been part of one of their Flying Boats! Lots of their old goodies to see in the Bing Museum. https://www.wikiwand.com/de/Historisches_Spielzeugmuseum_Freinsheim http://www.spielzeugmuseum-freinsheim.de/english/index.html Sadly Bing was a victim of the 30s crash and the company was broken up. BTW: they used to do a lot of contract model railway work for Bassett-Lowe! 16mm track gauge, which became the HO/OO standard. The loco in the pic is a 'Real Steamer' 😉 Cheers, Doug 😎

6 years ago by RNinMunich

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Darby One Design hydro...

Dave , I made it. I found plans in a 1954 copy of the Motor Boat Annual I borrowed from the National Power at Pitsea, before the stupid bastards on the council threw it away in preference for mud huts for snotty nosed brats to go mad in. Only today I finally got some pictures from the Oulton Broad club with pics of the Darby boasts I hadn't seen, which show that the top cowling was always built a little higher than the plans show, so I shall be making some slight changes to the fixed portions. The photos show the fixed sections to be done with stringers and fabric, a la aeroplane fuselage. You can't buy decent older powerboats as kits or ready mades. Nobody gives a toss about speedboat models in this country, alas. Even though we had a very busy world of inboard race boats at one time. Now, all is boring outboards. The 1500 cc inboard classes gave us a lot of great racing just pre and post-War. Here are three in one race. "WHO'S DARBY?", Dawn, a Whippet class and Miss Windermere, another One design, like the Oulton Broad One design, all three are 1500 cc class boats. There wqere also boats of under 950cc and even a Singer Cadet class with a Singer Le Mans 1100 cc engine. The Singer Commodore had a 6 cylinder 1500, a gorgeous engine. Both Singers were designed by Percy See at Shoreham and had diagonal reverse clinker construction. I have plans if anyone is interested. Cheers, Martin

6 years ago by Westquay

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Mahogany in Scale

Last I saw t, he showed it working. Alas he has been stricken with Alzheimers in the last few months. I was asked not to go round as his wife had had a fall and it was all rather awkward round there. So suddenly a good old friend (he's 84) has been taken from me. What will happen to all his stuff, I dread to think. There are over 50 flyable aircraft in sheds, caravans and his large loft, even some boats. He gave me a GRP hull of the Bloodhound and a freelance, very early GRP cruiser hull. I shall attempt to finish them in his memory, because it's like he's died. That E.D. RC set should be in a museum, but there ain't no model museums. Martin

6 years ago by Westquay

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Crash Tender davit info...

Martin. The textured spray I used came from Halfords and was applied in very thin layers to build up the required texture, bear in mind that the finishing colour will 'fill' the texture to some degree. I also applied a satin lacquer to seal the final surface. Sprinkling pixie dust (or crushed chinchillas 😱) onto wet paint sounds a bit hit & miss to me 😁. Whatever you do is acceptable as 'modellers license', and why not be individual with a two-tone grey scheme👍👍. Doug. I think I saw these books and others on Amazon UK when I doing my initial research but concluded that they probably wouldn't have any specific info or 'photos on the flying boat crash rescue tenders which are the subject of the discussion here and I didn't want to shell out on the off-chance that they would, but certainly very useful for the other RAF boats. RAF Hendon museum is very close to me, I could walk there in 20 minutes if I was feeling energetic, and it could be worth asking to see what 'photos and documents they have there. Robbob.

6 years ago by robbob

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what have I got?

Bryan, that appears to be a Fast Patrol Boat. I don't know that it was a kit one, although Aerokits did one, but it looks to be a very nicely done model. You certainly can't get those batteries any more, Ever ready being long dead as a company, but please keep them. They are more museum pieces than the boat! And that motor is something interesting. if you want to replace it with some modern rubbish, I'd be interested in buying it from you for my "Maverick's collection of Unfeasable Motors". I would be tempted to leave the finish as it is as that is so typical of the period (late 50s), but rarely seen any more. it's a very nice boat and deserves to be kept in period. These boats for real, were not that fast, despite being called High Speed Launches, so you don't need some screaming brushless in it. A 400 brushed would be sufficient. Some suitable decals on the hull sides would finish it off nicely. You could paint those side windows dark gloss grey to represent glass from a distance. Cheers, Martin

6 years ago by Westquay

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Ellesmere Port Model Boat Club

Until last year we hosted the March Model Boat Show at the Ellesmere Port , but dwindling space and the Museum,s lack of proper support with regard to advertising, sadly caused us to not go ahead with it this year. We are planning, however, to have a Model Show in May 2019 at our new venue. Hopefully many of the traders will support this, watch this space!!!!

6 years ago by epmbcmember

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Sea Queen

On Sunday our model boat club did a show at Hamilton's Steam Museum . Kind of hard running model & recording video at the same time but I managed to not run into any ones boat .

6 years ago by GARTH

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Wherry hull in GRP

I didn't have any look finding one Martin was going to build one myself at 1/12 . I managed to find some interesting reading on these boats and I'm waiting for a book to arrive from the Norfolk wherry museum. I purchased copy's of model boats mags January 1985 which has the build article of the wherry and October 1985 which has a article on upgrades and advice on the original build. I found the book "wherries and waterways" by Robert malster a interesting read. Ron

6 years ago by kmbcsecretary

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Prince Charming - Sam O. Berg

Hi Doug, thanks for that lead. I have since found that the boat is still intact and in a museum in Norway. Dagfinn Bakke from the Norsk Modellseilforening og Norsk IOM Klubb put me onto it. http://www.modellseiling.no/2017/09/09/sam-o-berge-minneseilas-1-okt-2017-grimstad/ Grimstad Sjøfartsmuseum :- post@gbm.no Who says that the world cannot get along with one another? Thanks all. Cheers, Terry Smith I'm retired. I have nothing to do. I have all day to do it. Why don't I have any spare time?

6 years ago by terrymiff

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Minerve

A few shots from today at the Portsmouth Model Boat Display Teams new club house at the Explosion Museum, Gosport- the tide was out so no boats on the water ☹️ So we sat back with a coffee and some ice cream, enjoyed the sunshine while watching the tide come in ( to give us an idea of how long either side of high tide we have usable water ) and the various boats going around the harbour with a backdrop of HMS Queen Elizabeth. The ex USS Chesapeake/ex HMS Revenge was given an airing in the sun. She is now the Minerve/HMS Minerve depending on which side she is fighting on

6 years ago by PMBDTCentral

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Bristol pilot cutter mascotte

Your boat is beginning to look suspiciously 'Museum Standard'!👍 Yep, shame about Kingston, but can understand why Robin didn't want to build for Frank's kits anymore (or anyone else's for that matter) wouldn't fit in with his No Hectic policy! Re 'tin bashing! Here's a couple of examples of my last attempts from several years ago, from my H Class 1936 destroyer, scale 1/72. I note that they need the years of neglect cleaning off 🤔 I'll pass it off as North Atlantic Convoy duty muck😁 First two pics 20mm Oerlikons, made from 0.5mm brass sheet, 1mm copper for the carriage frames and 1 and 2mm brass tube. Guns can elevate 😉 Recoil 'springs' are shrink sleeve, but I now have some suitable real springs. Will try to finish them off when Hotspur comes up for refit completion. Pic 3 is one of the depth charge throwers port side. Core is a 1/4" wood dowel, the rest is 0.5mm brass, tinned copper wire and 2mm brass tube for the firing cylinder. I used John Lambert (RIP) plans for both. Pic 4, the thrower on deck and copper wire ladder rails, crewman shanghaied from Monty's 1/72 Airfix 8th Army. A Desert Rat on board! Under the black square is the hole for the aft torpedo mount. Underneath is the speaker for the "Whoop Whoop". That part of the 'deck' is just painted aircraft silk! Must get back into practise now I've got nowt more important to do 😁 Cheers Doug 😎

6 years ago by RNinMunich

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Devil in the detail!

Some people are 'Gluttons for punishment' Ed 😁😉 Reminds me of the Krick "kit" for my Type 1A U Boat though! Basically it was four 110 x 12 x 3cm planks, a bag of assorted brass tubes, two vac formed half shells for the conning tower, instruction book with photos and a plan from which you had to take templates for the hours and hours of sawing, planing and sanding to form the hull shape. Which I later discovered in the Deutsches Museum here (Science and Technology) was wrong!🤔 So out with the plane and sander again! But that was 30 years ago, cheers Doug 😎

6 years ago by RNinMunich

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1:30 scale tug boat

Today the model boat club I'm in attended Hamilton's wood show at the Warplanes museum where we keep our Lancaster Bomber that visited England a few years ago , continued with H.M.S Victory added some rum barrels & top mast Also started a small 1:30 scale tug boat just static . That hasn't been named yet. so here's a few photos of Lancaster & model boat.

6 years ago by GARTH

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Smitt- Zwatte Zee and Orinoco

Hans, cannot say for the Netherlands, but in UK we try the National Martime Museum, the various local museums close to ports, shipbuilders and even local model boat clubs. There must be something similar in the Netherlands. I know there is an excellent museum in Amsterdam. The net should reveal sites and contact details Rowen

6 years ago by Rowen

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Ellesmere Port model boat lake

There isn't Paul. The E Port club used to sail in the basins at the but this facility has, I believe, been withdrawn as well as the March Boat Show facility. The club was sailing at (I believe) the Vauxhall site in a temporary pond and there is talk of a March show at the former Hooton airfield site. Perhaps one of the club members could post details in the Model Boat Club Section, Please?

7 years ago by Dave M

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(Other) TRIUMPH (CG-52301)

ON THE WAYS: BARRACUDA RC BOATS 1:12 USCG 52' TYPE F WOODEN MOTOR LIFEBOAT; NAMED "TRIUMPH" (CG-52301), IN HONOR OF THE RESCUE CRAFT LOST IN JAN 1961 DURING RESCUE ATTEMPT WITH LOSS OF ALL HANDS. THIS KIT IS ONE OF THREE IN EXISTENCE, THE OTHER TWO BEING BUILT BY A GENTLEMAN IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST (ONE FOR PERSONAL, THE OTHER FOR A MUSEUM. SHE IS MAINLY LASER CUT BALTIC BIRCH PLYWOOD; THE FALSE KEEL 19MM THICK, RIBS 5.5MM, DECK AND HULL & CABINS 3MM. THE HULL WILL BE COVERED AND REINFORCED WITH POLYESTER FABRIC AND MINWAX POLYURETHANE. THE DECK WILL BE COVERED BY 1/8" BASSWOOD SCRIBED SHEATHING AND THE FANTAIL SEMICIRCLE ABOVE THE STERN POST WILL BE 1/16". FINISH WITH A LIGHT MAHOGANY DECK COAMING. HANDMADE WOODEN RUDDER ON A 3/8" POST STEERED BY A SAIL WINCH SERVO & CABLE SYSTEM, RABOESCH 75MM 5-BLADE BRASS WHEEL TURNED BY A 4MM S/S SHAFT. MOST DECK FITTINGS AND HOUSINGS ARE HANDMADE WHENEVER POSSIBLE AND WOOD REMAINS NATURAL WHEN DETAIL ALLOWS IT, AS I DON'T ENJOY PAINTING OVER NATURAL GRAIN. I LOVE TO REPURPOSE THE LEFTOVER LUMBER FROM KIT TEMPLATES, LORD KNOWS I HAVE PLENTY OF IT. OH WELL, THE TEMP OUTSIDE IS GONNA DELAY ANY PAINTING, ANYWAY.THIS ONE'S TOO BIG FOR THE TUB, SO COME NEXT NAVIGATION SEASON, I'LL BE INVESTING IN A 12X4 FT. INFLATABLE POOL. LET'S GO RC BOATING! YES, MR. ARNOLD PALMER WAS A US COAST GUARDSMAN (YM3) 1950-53 (Motor: 775 JOHNSON-TYPE FAN-COOLED 6-12V) (ESC: DIMART 320A FAN-COOLED) (8/10)

7 years ago by circle43nautical

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Tug Tow

Thought you might appreciate these....Towing a 30 Ton barge with 30 Tons of metal in it at Ellesmere Port , 1996. Making an unofficial Record. (35 mm pics)

7 years ago by Brightwork

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Veron Vosper RTTL 28''

So, once I have completed my Aerokits Solent built (My other build thread details this build) from plans I have started to look to my next project. I have sourced a set of plans for the Vintage Veron Vosper RTTL 28" from ebay. I shall bring this up to date with modern electrics and will be using the same electric brushless set up as per the Fairy Huntress featured in the latest issue of "Model Boats" I have sourced the motor, ESC, LIPO and other standard electrical bits from Hobbyking and have ordered the required wood from SLEC. I shall loosly base the model on the example that can be seen at the RAF Museum Hendon. Watch this space once building comences in the next 2-3 weeks!

7 years ago by Skydive130

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What to do????

My dad passed away leaving the family around 30 model boats each one taking around a year to complete, and other types of models. We would like to each keep one and the others would do well in a museum. Any suggestions as to who to call to donate?

7 years ago by Kathy

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Chesapeak Bay Maritime Museum

This is way more than just a maritime museum. The location in the heart the Chesapeak Bay Area, the home of the only sail ” fishing fleet in the U.S.A. No power drives at all with the exception of small ”pusher” units, kind of tiny, with room for a motor only! These are used to aid in getting to the fishery. The traditional boat is a Skipjack and the museum is a living boat yard. So even when there is no events there is always something to see. Model boat days are held around a large square tempary pool. One day is for scale and live steam, and another is free sail and model skipjack racing. We do not have control of the weather but I can not remember anything but sun on the days I have been there👍. The team at the museum are a great group of ladies and gentlemen who are passionate in their love of the sea and on model days you will find loads of helpful tips etc from all the “captains”. if you are visitors on holiday, Anapolis is no more than three quarters of an hour away, this is the home of the Rodgers collection of dockyard models and the worlds largest collection of French prisoner of war bone models (napolionic) in the world, it is a super nautical town! the Chesapeake museum is in St.Michaels, with lots of super shopping for the non model boating spouses. Further up the road on Tilghman island is a fantastic nautical book store who specializes in model ships and boats. However you need to visit the book store a day before the show day as everyone will be looking for that rare and special book!!!!! Hope this is a help.

7 years ago by pugwash1

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Canning Tug - Tooley

Hi Tooley, Since you are now a member - Welcome aboard👍 - post in the Forum (e.g. Boat Specific or Build Blog) not in the Guestbook, we can't answer there 🤔 Re advice: 'quick' 😉 trip to Swansea Maritime Museum to take some measurements and check details?? Good luck with the build, nice subject👍, and above all Have Fun! Cheers Doug 😎

7 years ago by RNinMunich

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newbie

hi lads ,found ellesmere port model boat club they still use the but not based there now they up behind the vauxhall plant and have even built there own boating lake its great , i joined the club tues night the transmitter and receiver have arrived today so the boat will go on its maiden voyage over the weekend

7 years ago by nutrunner

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What Gun?

Hi Doug Sorry, I should have been more specific. it is/was on RSS P72 Sovereignty of the Singapore Navy. The boat is a 110' Vosper fast attack craft and I have a part built 1/24scale Veron model based on it. The official spec says that some boats were fitted with 40mm Bofors and some with 76.2mm Bofors. Please see pic of the real boat and a model which is in the Singapore Navy Museum Steve

7 years ago by cormorant

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RAF rttl D2763

A brief history After the second world war and as part of the occupational forces the Second tactical air force the RAF took over Sylt airport in 1945 and later in 1946 the RAF decided to use the airport and the airspace west of Sylt and Amrum as a firing range, and was known as RAF Sylt Armament Practice Station. From February 1948 to February 1949 the airfield was closed and prepared for the operation of jet aircraft. For target practice a target towing Squadron was stationed continuously on the station. The aircraft used were Miles M. 25 Martinet, hawker Tempest TT, DE Havilland mosquito TT. 35, Gloster Meteor F. 8, Meteor T 7. For instruction and training flights the flight also had some DE Havilland vampire T. 9s, hawker Hunter F. 4s, Hunter T. 7s. The aircraft of the target towing squadron were housed in the hangar of 402 near the South West of the Station. Therefore, the unofficial designation of weapon training squadron 402 was used at the time. For patrolling and securing the range area, as well as for rescue and training operations Marine Craft Section boats were stationed at List and Hörnum, Bristol Sycamore HR 14 rescue helicopters were Also station at RAF Sylt. Air traffic control boats and HSLs were stationed in the port of List at the beginning of the fifties (see pictures) D Boats In 1954, the decision was taken to replace the air traffic control boats and the HSLs with RttLs mk2s Rescue Target Towing Launch. As part of the rebuilding program to help the German economy the boats were designed and built by Krogerwerft Yard at Rendsburg. (Later taken over by Lursson ship builders) and were numbered D2762- D2766 these boats came in service mid 1955 which explains why my Father severed on both HSL and D-boats (preferring the D-boat) D2762 and D2765 Based Hörnum, D2763 and D2764 from List, with D2766 as a reserve boat in the event of maintenance or breakdown, Their design was very different to any other boats in the Marine Craft Section/unit more like the German Schenllboot or S Boot (allied code name 'E' Boat which my father always used), with flared bows and rounded bilges and powered by high speed diesels. The D boats were fitted with winches for Target Towing, these were removed as the boats duties were change to Range Safety and ASR These boats only served with the RAF, until 1961. Two were sold to the south African Air force D2762 and D2764 in1961, and the other three handed over to the Federal German Navy in 1961. All were subsequently used as ASR craft. D- Boats in German service The German Navy, the “Bundesmarine commissioned them on 1.9.1961 as FL 9 to FL11 and were used by Marinefliegergeschwader 5"naval aviation Squadron 5” Until end of September 1975. the three were termed as air traffic control The fate of these three boats is a bit uncertain, one of these boats was in the process of being sold as NVG S1 as a North Sea supply boat, this deal fell through and the boat was sold to private owner in italy (no further record for this boat found) the other two boats are said to been scraped or de-commissioned , however these boats are quit properly the two that ended up in the service of the Spanish customs service as cutters, after they were confiscated when smuggling, I have tried to contact the Spanish about these boats but have not heard from them and presume they were scraped or sold in to private hands ( there is the suggestion that they were driven on rocks and sunk, no evidence found) D-boats of the South African air force/navy The two boats that were obtained by the south African air force in 1961 were originally known as R30 and R31 and they served under SAAF until 1969 when the unit was taken over by the south African navy and R30 became P1552 and R31 became P1551 these were changed again when holiday makers referred to the boats as PISS1 and PISS1 too R30 to P30 and R31 to P31. Both these boats were diffidently sunk R30 Lost off Saldanah Bay on 7 October 1988 after striking a reef off Danger Point. R31, near Cape Point, after she grounded through contaminated fuel issues There are somethings about these boats that strike me as odd, The originations that took over these boats, they don’t like to mention the fact that these were ex-RAF or British boats, There is no record of the Spanish boats, it is said that they were sunk but no details are available except what is said on one form. I think I have done as much looking for information as I can, most of the bare facts are stated so thanks to all those web sites and forms that I have used and the pictures I have used I would like to thank to Dave M for the drawing And thanks to the marine craft branch museum for their help and for putting me in touch with Mr Rick Mortby who built the museums model of the D boat And a big thank you to Rick Mortby for the scale drawing and for his trust. And to Dr Christian Ostersehlte historian for Lurssen shipbuilders for the pictures of my Fathers boat D2763 and now I can start the building of the model D boat

7 years ago by teejay

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info on old yachts

Hi Martin, sad but true🤔 All I found was this http://intheboatshed.net/2015/09/02/1885-classic-mary-ex-vanity-needs-someone-to-save-her/ a report on her threatening demise. The first pic is the one in your profile! interesting (for me) it was once owned by a Mr Bell, my own family name! Seem to have been 3 Vanities. The rest of the photos are terrible! How did she get into such a state, or is it a totally different boat from yours? When did you live on her? Is there a class name to look for? Good hunting, will assist if I can cos I know the problem from when I was trying to find info on HMS Hotspur and U26. I also have shelves full of books, several from the Deutsches Museum here in Munich, mostly quicker to thumb through than firing up the 'haunted fish-tank Mk II' 😉 Cheers 😎

7 years ago by RNinMunich

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Melik

Has any member ever made a model of the Melik, the river boat that took part in the battle of Omdurman. I did contact the national Maritime museum for drawings, now I don't know if I got this wrong, but I got the impression that they want £70 for the first sheet of drawings then £50 for any other sheets required. Sorry I cant afford that kind of money. 😭

7 years ago by french47

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(Naval Ship) MTB743

This is a Failmile 'D' MTB. This version and number were operated by the 65th Canadian MTB flotilla in the English Channel. I made the model as this version as my Uncle was one of the crew. This model hull is built from scratch in the in the same was the real boats were using double diagonal planking. The propulsion is with 4 props paired using a dual ESC by Action Electronics and 2 11.1v LIPO batteries. These MTB were powered with 4 Packard 4M-2500 Engines with a hull speed of 34.5kts. Armament:- 4 x 18" torpedo's, 2 x 6pdr Mkv11 guns, Twin 20mm Oerlikon gun, 2 x twin Vickers Machine guns on powered mounts, as well as other smaller machine guns on the bridge. For more info goto the Manitoba Maritime Museum (Motor: COMBO 380) (ESC: ACTION ELECTRONICS) (8/10)

7 years ago by solo1274

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Canada 150 year celebration

Confederation marine modellers will be hosting a display & model boat pool for Canada's 150 birthday here at Hamilton's Steam & Technology Museum . The museum has a working walking beam pump , live model steam engine rides , mecano displays

7 years ago by GARTH

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(Fire Boat) Edward . M. Cotter

The real fire boat is stationed in Buffalo New York . This fire boat visits Port Colborne on Lake Erie every year for Canal Days & because the model boat club I'm in sets up a display at the museum in town I decided to build a scratch build of this boat I used the prints of the Sequin Midwest tug for the hull & internet photos for details. I used the tops of Lepages glue bottle to simulate the Monitor on the decks I'm real proud of them. (Motor: Johnson) (8/10)

7 years ago by GARTH

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Boat club

Depends what's meant by West Cumbria. There are clubs listed on this forum, also try Model boat Mayhem. By googling I found Windermere Steam have a club based there, that maybe able to help. Also Blackpool And Flyde model boat club. Think there's one at Hoylake also. Ellesmere port museum are having an opening weekend event shortly. Someone there may have ideas. if you Put on here your exact location it may draw someone's attention.

8 years ago by Derek

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Boat club

Depends what is classed as west Cumbria, I googled and found Blackpool & Flyde model boat club and Windermere model boat club based at the steam museum. They may be able to help. There is a list on this site, see if any areas are close to you. Another site to post on is Model-boat Mayhem.

8 years ago by Derek

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Model Boat Show

Ellesmere Port Model Boat Show on 5th and 6th March A two day event at the National Waterways Museum Ellesmere Port. Traders and Model Clubs exhibiting.

8 years ago by MAXTON

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Boats In the Park

Confederation Marine Modellers Is holding Its annual "Boats In the Park" show from 10am to 4pm each day. Boats will be on the water and on display from several local clubs. Golden Horseshoe Live Steamers will be present giving free rides on their model railway. The Museum will also be open.

9 years ago by Trillium

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R.N.L.B. Lady MacRobert (Montrose Lifeboat)

Not done a 'blog' But my Solent also started off as an 'Aerokits' kit back in '79 or 80'. it was always an ever changing model and has ended up as true scale as I can get it using the drawings I bought from RNLI drawing office in Poole a few years ago. I gave it a fake number 48-021 to cover any mistakes if compared to a real life boat. I've sailed it across the Blackwater estuary in Essex from Bradwell and I can honestly say it was the first craft in Burnham-on-Crouch Marina when they let the water through in (about) '88 or '89. After donating my old home made RCME 27meg system to the Mid Thames Boat Club museum at Beale park in 2000 I sailed it at Beale park quite a lot with my new 'Fleet'gear- trouble was MTBC always had their 'lifeboat days' when we were on holiday and the lifeboat days fizzled out. So now it languishes in the garage.. Did meet some nice people from Watermead club at Beale a couple of weeks ago... So may get it there.

9 years ago by larryshaw48

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Fort Perch Rock, New Brighton

Wallasey Model Boat society and Hoylake Model Boat club are holding a display of their models at Fort Perch Rock, New Brighton. Entrance £3, children free. The £3 entrance fee Includes access to all the Fort's exhibits, Including Luftwaffe over the Mersey exhibition, Thetis Exhibition, Aircraft Archaeology Museum, Merseybeat Exhibition, Merchant Navy Radio and Radar Exhibition, full size Titanic Radio room reconstruction and 18 ft long model of Prince of Wales.....

9 years ago by Nickthesteam

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Model Boat Show - Ellesmere Port

Saturday 7th and Sunday 8th March Fun event for enthusiasts and beginners. Displays from Model Boat Clubs across the North West Traders selling parts and full kits National Waterways Museum South Pier Rd, Ellesmere Port, CH65 4FW Admission £3.50

9 years ago by Dave M

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Shop4glue

Sorry to hear you are still having problems. They have advertised in Marine Modelling Jan2015 and the contact details are the same as on their web site. I did notice that they have extended holidays and may not be open from mid Dec to 12 Jan. Also noted they are open 10am to 3pm so may not answer calls outside this timeframe. The e-mails should be answered however. They do not indicate which model shows they are attending but will be at Alexander Palace on the 17th. They usually attend the E Port spring show in March at the . I chose to pay on receipt and made payment once the goods arrived. Delivery was not quick and I believe it was two weeks after I ordered. Perhaps their order and delivery system is better structured towards this method as they are a manufacturer rather than a retail outlet. I hope you manage to get a satisfactory solution.

9 years ago by Dave M

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Blackpool Model Boat Show

Hi! Mark NO!! this is not the only show in the North West we have the Model Boat Convention at HAYDOCK which gets better each year, also two shows per year at Ellesmere Port . But as I said, I think the organisers, (A Model WORLD) are going to change the venue next year. Cheers Max(4clubs)

10 years ago by MAXTON

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MODEL BOAT SHOW

Click on the Events Page on the Web site for dates. Model Boat Show held at the Waterways Museum at Ellesmere Port. Traders and Clubs a good weekend for all.

10 years ago by MAXTON

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Edmund Gardner Liverpool Pilot Boat

Decided to take a break from the hull construction and make the davits which are quite a complicated affair. There are two types of boats on the Edmund Gardner. Lifeboats and Jolly Boats.Both of which have different davits. I made plastic templates for the various parts and on the last model made of the Pilot Boat I got copies made on a CNC machine in plastic. I don't have access to the CNC now so these templates were used as masters for moulds and the parts were made in hard white metal, (pewter). I suppose I could have made them all separately in plastic but Steve at Scale Hobbies Skelmersdale offered to mould them for me. The photo shows the plastic masters with the number required on each part. For those of you who do not know what she looks like please see attached photo of the real thing in the Canning Dock within the Albert Dock complex at Liverpool part of the Maritime museum collection

10 years ago by MAXTON

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Ellesmere Port Model Boat Show

The Ellesmere Port Model Boat Show takes place at the , Ellesmere Port on the 1st. and 2nd. march 2014. It Is the usual format of Model Boat Clubs, Traders, The David E Owen Comoetition, a Bring and Buy sale and on the water sailing from our dock system. There will be tows for anyone to try their hand at tug towing.

11 years ago by epmbcmember

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Propulsion

The boat was completed in December 2012, trying to replicate the Meteorite engines was a no-no, there simply was not enough room after fitting micro servos for the water pump and lights and then the 12v 7ah PB battery along with fuses for each motor's esc. initial runs were carried out at Sheringham pool but it was too small to accommodate the boat's speed, otherwise all was ok. Ships Gear includes the folding stepped casualty boarding ladder, Scrambling Nets, Davit (of course), working lights and monitors, Hard Suction Hoses and complimentary fittings to scale, 2 Suction Wrenches, Foam Tanks, Deck Filling points for Petrol, Water & Foam Compound, Tow Hook, Engine oil tank fillers. The Sick Bay is furnished with bunks,blankets and pillows, floor standing table with fiddles, drawers below bunks, First Aid Cabinet, hatchway steps. Wheelhouse is fitted with Blumels type wheel, twin throttle controls, instrument panel and Kent Screen. The wings that caused the delay in completion of the boat were long ago completed and the plane has done many flights and is always ready for good weather windows. Foolishly perhaps I kept an expenditure log on the 46" Fireboat, some £1300 were spent, and well worth it I think as it is a Museum piece added to my ever growing collection. Photos? Some I've already uploaded to the site but there are 20 in all best suited to a CD or Stick. Jim

11 years ago by Aeronut1

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Plans, photos, etc

HI Martin, Sorry, I know nothing of the Kielcraft kits, but I would say that it is a copy of the original boat, and given the age, I am certain that if you could have the plans enlarged so that they are readable, this may give you a clue as to exactly what the boat was. On top of that, if you can ascertain the original type of boat, then the Maritime Museum would be your best bet for Lines, General Arrangement and what the deck fittings are (size) and where they go. Happy hunting Bugler

11 years ago by bugler

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Hovershow 2011

I know, It Is not a Fireboat but you will have a great time at Hovershow 2011. Of course there will be lots of big hovercraft and model ones too courtesy of the Model Hovercraft Association. You can learn a lot from these guys. I can recommend a visit. The museum Is In Lee-on-the-Solent. Check for more Info on the Hovercraft Museum website. www.hovercraft-museum.org/hovershow_2011_80.html

13 years ago by ModelHover

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Seattle Fireboats

Looking for any available plans for Seattle's Fireboats. Plans for the Alki, Duwamish, Snoqualimie, Leschi. I would like to attempt to scratch build one of these boats. Any help would be appreciated. I am a land-locked firefighter that loves fireboats. Tim S. It is notoriously difficult to find plans of fireboat, especially early fireboats. I would try to find the name of the constructing boatyard and contact the historical museums in that area. Mike

14 years ago by BigDutch

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Will It ever be warm enough?

so you must be local, new Brighton is finished now till it is re built somewhere else, peteryes peter I live in eastham,my friend P.thomas memberNo.217 lives in Ellesmere port,we will now go back to the basin in Ellesmere port for the time being,are you local.There is a boat show in Eport on 5th and 6th march.at the . gerry.

14 years ago by gerry