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💬 Re: Modular Barge Set
15 days ago by 🇺🇸 algon (
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Looks like that will be a great barge with the working crane Lew.
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📝 Dock = US carrier @ 1/35 scale
18 days ago by 🇺🇸 algon ( Petty Officer 1st Class)
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Airplane guys could try some carrier landings (with an arrestor hook of course.)🤔
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💬 Re: Tugboat Yenikapi
24 days ago by 🇺🇸 algon ( Petty Officer 1st Class)
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Fantastic. Excellent details, job well done sir!👍
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📝 Auction remnants
26 days ago by 🇺🇸 algon ( Petty Officer 1st Class)
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That is quite a bargain! I like the large paddle steamer.
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📝 Help required
1 month ago by 🇺🇸 algon ( Petty Officer 1st Class)
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Could be used as a fantail launch hull as well. Sorry I don't have an idea on who manufactured it. Very nice lines for sure.
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📝 STEERING
2 months ago by 🇺🇸 algon ( Petty Officer 1st Class)
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Well could you use a "y" splitter between the receiver and rudder servo? Signal to the rudder servo is then mimicked through the other leg of the splitter to your linear actuator moving your helm wheel?
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📝 STEERING
2 months ago by 🇺🇸 algon ( Petty Officer 1st Class)
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Really neat stuff on their website:
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📝 STEERING
2 months ago by 🇺🇸 algon ( Petty Officer 1st Class)
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Here is one from a robot building website that is made to plug into your R/C receiver:
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📝 Two of my “other engines”
2 months ago by 🇺🇸 algon ( Petty Officer 1st Class)
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Steam turbine to spin a dynamo to make the juice for an electric motor? That sounds like fun.
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📝 Brushed Speed Controller.
2 months ago by 🇺🇸 algon ( Petty Officer 1st Class)
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Oh my why I didn't even think of this....how about for an aircraft? No reverse on those!. Wouldn't be waterproof but could be made to be waterproof.
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📝 Brushed Speed Controller.
2 months ago by 🇺🇸 algon ( Petty Officer 1st Class)
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Maybe a specialized ESC for fast "forward only" boats.
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📝 Brushed Speed Controller.
2 months ago by 🇺🇸 algon ( Petty Officer 1st Class)
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No reverse? From what I have seen most brushed ESC's can be programmed with a "card" to cancel out the braking effect but there will still be a neutral or dead position and the opposite direction (stick back) will be reverse.
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💬 Re: Titan Tug
2 months ago by 🇺🇸 algon ( Petty Officer 1st Class)
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What vintage is the kit Ed?
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💬 Re: ATSF railroad tug and barge
4 months ago by 🇺🇸 algon ( Petty Officer 1st Class)
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The train scale is 1/24th. I used an inexpensive battery operated New Bright train set. The barge is a large block of Styrofoam with a rubberized coating of Flexseal. Deck is plywood. Length is around 67 inches (170cm)
The railroad tug I built up as you see it now from a model I picked up thru a classified ad but it's origins are unknown.(see pic) Hull is a plastic coated expanded foam material
The railroad tug I built up as you see it now from a model I picked up thru a classified ad but it's origins are unknown.(see pic) Hull is a plastic coated expanded foam material
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📝 ATSF railroad tug and barge
4 months ago by 🇺🇸 algon ( Petty Officer 1st Class)
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Ran the tug and barge yesterday up at the Elk Grove Regional park with the Sacramento Model Shipwrights. Worked out well with no navigational troubles. Plenty of rudder authority.
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📝 FPV (First person view) for scale model boats
6 months ago by 🇺🇸 algon ( Petty Officer 1st Class)
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There is also this which uses your android phone or tablet as the viewing screen. I think it is designed to be used with a goggle headset so there is a split screen. Not sure if you can select single screen.
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📝 FPV (First person view) for scale model boats
7 months ago by 🇺🇸 algon ( Petty Officer 1st Class)
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Might be best to find a small "used" drone and part out the RX/TX video equipment. You could also try Hobbyking or Banggood websites.
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💬 Re: WWI Sub Chaser
7 months ago by 🇺🇸 algon ( Petty Officer 1st Class)
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I believe have one there on display.
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💬 Re: WWI Sub Chaser
7 months ago by 🇺🇸 algon ( Petty Officer 1st Class)
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💬 Re: WWI Sub Chaser
7 months ago by 🇺🇸 algon ( Petty Officer 1st Class)
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📝 Boats that ‘snake’
8 months ago by 🇺🇸 algon ( Petty Officer 1st Class)
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Very cool bridle setup.👍
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📝 Question
8 months ago by 🇺🇸 algon ( Petty Officer 1st Class)
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I have a fancy for both....garden rail G scale trains and RC boats.🤔
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💬 Re: PBR
8 months ago by 🇺🇸 algon ( Petty Officer 1st Class)
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As for how to search on wiki try Vietnam era US Navy "Patrol Boat River" (PBR)
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📝 Mystery boat
8 months ago by 🇺🇸 algon ( Petty Officer 1st Class)
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This picture is also very similar in it's features....
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📝 I gauge ships crew
9 months ago by 🇺🇸 algon ( Petty Officer 1st Class)
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Sorry I'm a little late to the conversation but this file I have found handy determining figure size / scale.
Hope it helps.
Hope it helps.
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📝 Revell gato submarine water pump
10 months ago by 🇺🇸 algon ( Petty Officer 1st Class)
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Did you try a youtube search?: revell 1/72 gato rc build
The Nautilus Drydock is a super cool site. Looks like they have a great build/info kit for just 40 bucks!
The Nautilus Drydock is a super cool site. Looks like they have a great build/info kit for just 40 bucks!
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📝 Ballast
1 year ago by 🇺🇸 algon ( Petty Officer 1st Class)
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I used second hand lead "dive belt" (scuba) weights.
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📝 Mississippi River Paddle Wheeler
1 year ago by 🇺🇸 algon ( Petty Officer 1st Class)
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She is still a work in progress.
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1 year ago by 🇺🇸 algon ( Petty Officer 1st Class)
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Many of there were built right here in my hometown Richmond, California at the Kaiser Shipyards.
Interesting to see this model painted in a more civilian paint scheme as most were undoubtedly navy grey.
Here is an interesting video on their history and construction:
Interesting to see this model painted in a more civilian paint scheme as most were undoubtedly navy grey.
Here is an interesting video on their history and construction:
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1 year ago by 🇺🇸 algon ( Petty Officer 1st Class)
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More information on the wreck mentioned by Nerys below....
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