Sir Kay
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Petty Officer 1st Class · 210 pts
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7 boatsJeremiah O'Brien
Sea trials of the not-quite-finished, deep-laden Trumpeter 350 scale Liberty ship.
And...... another Titanic
Another Titanic This is the old Minicraft 1:350 kit, with three channel r/c, now about 30 years old (but re…
The Hood
This is the Trumpeter 1:350th Hood, made to match the Prince of Wales with three channel RC with fully inde…
Sir Geraint
This is my Caldercraft Sir Kay, but without the acoustic hammer, so finished as the Sir Geraint instead.
Prince of Wales
Another "plastic fantastic". This is the Tamiya 1:350 PoW I made a couple of years ago. The props are drive…
Bluejacket Cape Cod Catboat
Built as a static display model for someone else, I couldn't resist seeing if I had a well ballasted and wa…
Another St Canute
My Billings St Canute. A lovely little boat, and fun to sail. The plastic propeller supplied originally was…
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Jeremiah O'BrienSea trials of the not-quite-finished, deep-laden Trumpeter 350 scale Liberty ship.
145 viewsAnd...... another TitanicAnother Titanic This is the old Minicraft 1:350 kit, with three channel r/c, now about 30 years old (but re-equiped in the machinery spaces recently), manoeuvring on her props in the Solent sometime in the sum…
159 viewsRe: Re: The HoodKind comments Alessandro, thank you. I do have some video of the Hood under way, but rather poor quality unfortunately. Its all slo-mo at 120 fps on my iPhone, of course. Seems to be closest to "the real thing…
♥ 2 likes161 viewsCONSTRUCTION OF A CASE FOR DISPLAYING A SCALE MODEL SHIPOhh - I think I prefer your cases - serious builds, with the contents really worth the effort! I think the acrylic sheet I can buy here is Optix brand. You asked about my case sizes; the largest is for the Cal…♥ 6 likes345 viewsCONSTRUCTION OF A CASE FOR DISPLAYING A SCALE MODEL SHIPI've been reading this post with interest, describing the processes I've fiddled with myself over the years. I think I have the cases under control finally now though. I make mine from acrylic sheet (not Plexi…
♥ 6 likes341 viewsRe: SS Empress of CanadaLovely model. I presume this is the build described in the Model Boats magazine over the summer that I followed with great interest? Splitting the hull for access at the waterline is such a simple idea, if the…♥ 2 likes820 viewsThe HoodThis is the Trumpeter 1:350th Hood, made to match the Prince of Wales with three channel RC with fully independent control of the port and starboard props, as for the PoW. Sails (and maneuvers) beautifully.
+2467 viewsRe: Bluejacket Cape Cod CatboatThe build was for a friend with happy memories of a cat boat holiday years ago, so her seafaring career started and stopped in the repurposed plexiglass display case lid in the yard, sadly. Cabin roof is fixed…♥ 1 like1,059 viewsBluejacket Cape Cod CatboatBuilt as a static display model for someone else, I couldn't resist seeing if I had a well ballasted and waterproof little boat that might float the right way up anyway. Delighted to find the guestimated balla…
504 viewsDual throttleJust found this thread. I have been looking for a true twin ratcheted throttle set up for my 1:350 scale Prince of Wales and Hood models, and had given up a while ago. I was, however, intrigued by my Spectrum …
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145 viewsAnd...... another TitanicAnother Titanic This is the old Minicraft 1:350 kit, with three channel r/c, now about 30 years old (but re-equiped in the machinery spaces recently), manoeuvring on her props in the Solent sometime in the sum…159 viewsRe: Re: The HoodKind comments Alessandro, thank you. I do have some video of the Hood under way, but rather poor quality unfortunately. Its all slo-mo at 120 fps on my iPhone, of course. Seems to be closest to "the real thing…♥ 2 likes161 viewsCONSTRUCTION OF A CASE FOR DISPLAYING A SCALE MODEL SHIPOhh - I think I prefer your cases - serious builds, with the contents really worth the effort! I think the acrylic sheet I can buy here is Optix brand. You asked about my case sizes; the largest is for the Cal…♥ 6 likes345 viewsCONSTRUCTION OF A CASE FOR DISPLAYING A SCALE MODEL SHIPI've been reading this post with interest, describing the processes I've fiddled with myself over the years. I think I have the cases under control finally now though. I make mine from acrylic sheet (not Plexi…♥ 6 likes341 viewsRe: SS Empress of CanadaLovely model. I presume this is the build described in the Model Boats magazine over the summer that I followed with great interest? Splitting the hull for access at the waterline is such a simple idea, if the…♥ 2 likes820 viewsThe HoodThis is the Trumpeter 1:350th Hood, made to match the Prince of Wales with three channel RC with fully independent control of the port and starboard props, as for the PoW. Sails (and maneuvers) beautifully.+2467 viewsRe: Bluejacket Cape Cod CatboatThe build was for a friend with happy memories of a cat boat holiday years ago, so her seafaring career started and stopped in the repurposed plexiglass display case lid in the yard, sadly. Cabin roof is fixed…♥ 1 like1,059 viewsBluejacket Cape Cod CatboatBuilt as a static display model for someone else, I couldn't resist seeing if I had a well ballasted and waterproof little boat that might float the right way up anyway. Delighted to find the guestimated balla…504 viewsDual throttleJust found this thread. I have been looking for a true twin ratcheted throttle set up for my 1:350 scale Prince of Wales and Hood models, and had given up a while ago. I was, however, intrigued by my Spectrum …♥ 5 likes1,022 views