Spock66
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Chief Petty Officer 1st Class · 451 pts
Highfield Rd, Greater London, United Kingdom
Member since May 2018
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Age 66
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Re: Single aft 2pdr gun build with servo rotation.Doug, You are a bloomin' genius! That has got the creatives working for when I start adding Scnellboot 'bits and bobs'. Thanks so much (a dear friend of mine has seen the article and offered to machine the com…♥ 1 like1,333 viewsRe: Single aft 2pdr gun build with servo rotation.Hi Bill, Congrats, it will be spectacular! As a bit of an addon to Martin555 comment, he's right. From shore side of our boating lake, no-one could see the movement -until! I hid a bright white flashable LED i…♥ 8 likes1,368 viewsRe: HMCS Snowberry 1/72 conversion to HMS Buttercup, K193Hi Bill, If teaching my Grannie... etc, please forgive. For the front gun rotation on my HMCS Regina, I used a spare channel on my Flysky (one of the rotary pots) to enable servo controlled left and right and …♥ 4 likes1,630 viewsFinally - the paint is coming!Just had email, paint has shipped on 24 courier. Hopefully, make a good start very soon then. Oh, just an aside - and I know I'm crazy, but - - - The dimensions of the torpedoes set me thinking (all about bang…♥ 12 likes1,197 viewsDebit CardsHi Nerys, Totally agree with your points. What gets me is people are so lax when they use them - just wave it at a terminal, don't check if the terminal has actually been asked to debit a larger amount than ne…♥ 9 likes597 viewsRe: Luck or fate? - It fits!Doug - You are a star! Many thanks, indeed in this kit the hand rail would stop lower depressions (or greater depression for the crew mates!). Will remake it in copper wire, there's nothing really wrong with t…♥ 3 likes1,296 viewsLuck or fate? - It fits!Hi All, As I said this will be out of order of instructions in places, I have to make things fit and wire a loom around the hull as I go. No.1 - Took Part 7G (page11) and trial fitted in Forward Deck (Part 5C)…
♥ 12 likes1,320 viewsRe: S38 Schnellboot by Italeri 1/35 ScaleHi Doug, Whoa there! I contacted the secretary of the Porstmouth Model Boat club and asked the same question i.e. Black Powder. They answered politely and promptly that unless you have a home office licence fo…♥ 3 likes1,347 viewsRe: S38 Schnellboot by Italeri 1/35 ScaleHi Doug, Much appreciated - 385's sound like a much better idea. I like the idea of sitting her on Newquay lake and watching the wake go by and an extreme scale rate of knots! Cheers Andy♥ 1 like1,347 viewsRe: More Detail!Hi Bill, Yes, I do remember and I also remember the envy I felt at your incredible work! (Is that envy or just awe of a great builder?) Any photos would be very gratefully received, I've looked on line and the…♥ 1 like1,348 views
♥ 12 likes1,320 viewsRe: S38 Schnellboot by Italeri 1/35 ScaleHi Doug, Whoa there! I contacted the secretary of the Porstmouth Model Boat club and asked the same question i.e. Black Powder. They answered politely and promptly that unless you have a home office licence fo…♥ 3 likes1,347 viewsRe: S38 Schnellboot by Italeri 1/35 ScaleHi Doug, Much appreciated - 385's sound like a much better idea. I like the idea of sitting her on Newquay lake and watching the wake go by and an extreme scale rate of knots! Cheers Andy♥ 1 like1,347 viewsRe: More Detail!Hi Bill, Yes, I do remember and I also remember the envy I felt at your incredible work! (Is that envy or just awe of a great builder?) Any photos would be very gratefully received, I've looked on line and the…♥ 1 like1,348 views