#4919

BW3 United States Basic

Chief Petty Officer 1st Class  · 553 pts West Bridgewater, Massachusetts, United States Member since Apr 2018 Last online 2 years ago
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Build blog commentRe: Second Sea trials ….I now have two S- boats, both are fitted and trimmed out where they are great running boats with many operational features due to their very good hull design for load capacity…They are enjoyable to run and are…538 viewsBuild blog updateCV-8 Hornet updateWell , trim tests are not going well …this hull sharpe/ model has the center of gravity to high and thus is very unstable , something I did not figure on as much as it is …..So my solution is to place a weight…+1524 viewsBuild blog commentRe: 1/350 scale USS Massachusetts, and CV-8 USS HornetI happen to have two 1/200 scale Trumpeter kits in my stash , Bismarck and HMS Rodney , …but a follow club member has set the bar high with his rendition of a very high functioning Bismarck… https://youtu.be/o…597 viewsBuild blog commentRe: 1/350 scale USS Massachusetts, and CV-8 USS HornetThe Club has a Facebook page …and is based out of Sharon Ma. , but our members number close to 40-45 from all over New England . I have visited SpareTime Hobby Shop and will miss their closing . I have several…661 viewsBuild blog1/350 scale USS Massachusetts, and CV-8 USS HornetStill not in a scratch building mind set I set out and converted the Trumpeter Kits of USS Massachusetts and CV-8 USS Hornet to RC , inspired by the prospect of use of an indoor swimming pool by the Marine Mod…+52 comments673 viewsBuild blogBits and pieces …or better name PT-174I am not sure where to start or how to best present all this other than taking a break from my efforts to scratch build a WWII minesweeper trawler off an old Robbie hull of the Wontan …(sp?) . Going over the s…+41 comment557 viewsBuild blog commentRe: UpdateI am not the videographer, Eric the owner of Homeport Ship Modelers in Peabody Ma. is the one who filmed this and has it also posted on his Facebook. He and his crew are professional master builders in my humb…624 viewsBuild blog updateUpdateAt a recent Marine Modelers of New England steering meet one of the club members took this video of my poor Vosper #78 …she is not trimmed out to my liking and may some day be revisited to correct what I feel …677 viewsBuild blog commentRe: 1st outingLooking good can hardly wait to see her trimmed out and under way…Thank You for posting your build . BillG.1,022 viewsBuild blog commentRe: The end is in sight?She is looking awesome, 👍 and very inspiring for me to start my own kit but current situation does not allow me the pleasure of such a long term detailed project. I have foolishly started my first semi scratch…1,115 views

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