IanHobbs
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Able Seaman · 38 pts
Sidcup, Greater London, United Kingdom
Member since Oct 2019
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Re: build blog@Fishercat Hi Are those frames and the keel laser cut? Do you have a laser or did you get them cut for you from your drawings? I'm completely lost when it comes CAD and to anything more complicated than a phot…♥ 1 likeRe: build blog@Fishercat my Bandirma needed a lot of ballast to get her down to the waterline. I usually use car wheel balance weights or lead shot. Ballast used to be lead acid batteries! My boats tend to potter round the …♥ 2 likesRe: build blog@Fishercat This is the "block" which controls the 1/87 Bandirma. The receiver, speed controller and battery are easily connected to the steering servo and motor. This little unit also fits the Nellie G and man…
♥ 2 likesRe: build blog@Fishercat Hi My Bandirma is radio controlled so it is possible. I have the Bohuslan, not yet built. Perhaps when I start it I should do a blog.
♥ 4 likesRe: build blog@Fishercat I thnk access was thrrough the pilot houe although I have seen no photos of the rear of the passenger cabin. The phtos I have seen do suggest that access was through the pilot house. There seem to h…♥ 1 likeRe: build blog@Fishercat The freighter is the SS Bandirma from Turkmodel, a Turkishh model manufactuer well worth a look. Some more photos which may be of interest. The Venice taxi and the Billings Phantom/Millie B were fun…
+5♥ 2 likesRe: build blogA few more photos of Nellie G. I have a weakness for Ted Stinson's designs. I first saw his kits in the general store in Wiscasset and was hooked
+1♥ 2 likesRe: build blog@AlessandroSPQR A few more photos of Nellie G and two more New England boats from the same kit maker
+4♥ 4 likesRe: build blogI built this based on the kit but duplicating the parts so I now have the kit and a working model which looks good and runs well on the water. Yes the hard chine hull is not prototypical but not obvious when s…
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♥ 2 likesRe: build blog@Fishercat Hi My Bandirma is radio controlled so it is possible. I have the Bohuslan, not yet built. Perhaps when I start it I should do a blog.♥ 4 likesRe: build blog@Fishercat I thnk access was thrrough the pilot houe although I have seen no photos of the rear of the passenger cabin. The phtos I have seen do suggest that access was through the pilot house. There seem to h…♥ 1 likeRe: build blog@Fishercat The freighter is the SS Bandirma from Turkmodel, a Turkishh model manufactuer well worth a look. Some more photos which may be of interest. The Venice taxi and the Billings Phantom/Millie B were fun…+5♥ 2 likesRe: build blogA few more photos of Nellie G. I have a weakness for Ted Stinson's designs. I first saw his kits in the general store in Wiscasset and was hooked+1♥ 2 likesRe: build blog@AlessandroSPQR A few more photos of Nellie G and two more New England boats from the same kit maker+4♥ 4 likesRe: build blogI built this based on the kit but duplicating the parts so I now have the kit and a working model which looks good and runs well on the water. Yes the hard chine hull is not prototypical but not obvious when s…♥ 2 likes