Gabby
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Leading Seaman · 56 pts
Lancashire, United Kingdom
Member since May 2012
Last online 3 years ago
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Closure
Sad to announce the Closure of Model and Hobby World, in Lancaster. They have been here for 28 years and have many modellers who use there services and even ju…
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Fleetwood
Not sure, but I hope a long time with the amount of scraping by the diggers to clear all the mud and sunken boats.
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PT 301 (Snuffy Smith)
Motor has been left insitu, Prop shaft found to be vibrating and has now been fixed. Hull stripped back to bare wood and repainted in camoflage. Spray rails fi…
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PT 301 (Snuffy Smith)
No. She is an original 50 year old Aerokits model. in need of a new paint job and upgrade to a decent outrunner and Lipo's. But still goes well.
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PT 301 (Snuffy Smith)
Lovely afternoon at Fleetwood with no other boats in sight. Went for a first sail with Deans HMS Cossack, but a little unstable , so let snuffy loose. She need…
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Aerokits patrol torpedo boat 40"
HI Bob. The stern is quite narrower than the beam at at the superstructure. Mine has a width of 825mm at the stern and 885mm at the superstructure. You may lik…
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Silicone Sealant
SILICONE ALTERNATIVE. For all those who do not like silicone, try a polyuethane elastomeric sealant, like the Sikaflex range. Superior adhesive range between d…
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Fireboat/Vintage Model Boat Day 2012
Attending the Vintage day with PT301 Snuffy Smith. Though just found severe delamination to the superstructure. Caused by 50 year old plywood and possible dama…
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PT301 (Snuffy Smith)
301 was finally placed In the water and let loose. Trial only lasted 1m 30 sec. The battery was placed to far for'rd and the angle of attack on the prop caused…
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PT 301 Snuffy Smith update
The build is now well on its way with a new paint job. She has spent a whole day floating in a tank with no leaks. The motor and R/C gear has been installed an…
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