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    ๐Ÿ“ Modello RC scala 1/60, di piroscafo armato a goletta, liberamente ispirato alle cannoniere classe US
    11 days ago by ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Doogle ( Vice Admiral)
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    Outstanding ๐Ÿ‘, well done Alessandro ๐Ÿ‘

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    ๐Ÿ“ Question of the Day?
    14 days ago by ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Doogle ( Vice Admiral)
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    Haven't been on in ages, wrong ๐Ÿ˜. Must try harder ๐Ÿ˜

    ๐Ÿ’ฌ Re: Trawler
    15 days ago by ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Doogle ( Vice Admiral)
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    Good morning Roy, as far as I'm aware she was never run in the pre finished stage. The motor and rudder had been installed, followed by a "dry " assembly of the wheelhouse; then put away to collect dust in the loft for the next 40/50 yrs.๐Ÿ˜Š

    ๐Ÿ’ฌ Re: Trawler
    15 days ago by ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Doogle ( Vice Admiral)
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    Enjoy, I was given one of these to complete by a friend of mine who was given this when he was younger and then sat in the loft due to health issues. Well the mice had been having a field day eating the instructions and and anything else they could sink their teeth into. However, I persevered and happy with the end finish. Enjoy your build. This is still one of my favourites to sail

    ๐Ÿ’ฌ Re: Telectra 2 Standoff scale Police/Customs launch or Service Tender MM Plan No: MM417
    15 days ago by ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Doogle ( Vice Admiral)
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    Looking forward to seeing how your build goes. All the best ๐Ÿ‘

    ๐Ÿ“ A bit of fun Das Boot
    21 days ago by ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Doogle ( Vice Admiral)
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    Boat related in the loosest sense.
    Created from an old Wellington boot, a takeaway cover, some plaster, a plant saucer and a coat hanger.
    Don't think I'll be sailing this one but it'll give the neighbours something to talk about ๐Ÿ˜‚

    ๐Ÿ“ And finally!!
    21 days ago by ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Doogle ( Vice Admiral)
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    Well, she's finished. Maybe not the best I've made, still it was a different challenge with the build instructions not so clear at times. Basically running on a 2 channel set up and for an experiment I added some basic led lights for night time. Had an initial sail this morning in the test tank, a little bit tender so some ballast readjusting to be sorted before next weekend ๐Ÿ˜€. A big problem is that the kit is flat bottomed, maybe a little keel added would help but we'll see how she sails. Initial run was good until one of the motors decided to seize up- back to the spares box ๐Ÿ“ฆ ,replace and try again later. If all goes well next weekend I'll try and post a video. Until then, a couple of photos from earlier. ๐Ÿ˜€

    ๐Ÿ’ฌ Re: Royal Naval Steam Pinnace
    1 month ago by ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Doogle ( Vice Admiral)
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    Good afternoon Pat,
    Sorry, I'm unable to help but still wanted to make a comment on what a lovely looking vessel you have there. Hopefully you'll get the answer you need ๐Ÿ™‚

    ๐Ÿ“ River cruiser project
    2 months ago by ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Doogle ( Vice Admiral)
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    Hi Roycv,
    With regards to the existing motor, I'll be switching for a new motor etc. My electronic skills are limited so I tend to work within my comfort zone ๐Ÿ˜Š. With regards to make and model there's nothing visible in shape or form hence any suggestions gratefully accepted. At least this gives me some pointers to research before I start.

    ๐Ÿ“ For Sale - Model Of Barry Pilot Boat - Chimaera
    2 months ago by ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Doogle ( Vice Admiral)
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    A beautiful model Pat, I sure you'll have no problem in selling this for your colleague. Would love to give this a good home, unfortunately no room available and on top of that, the "good lady " would probably confine me to the dog house permanently ๐Ÿคฃ

    ๐Ÿ“ Progress to date
    2 months ago by ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Doogle ( Vice Admiral)
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    Well after the initial problem with how to fit the propellers I decided on the following solution. First idea was to just have this as a single screw, however this wasn't going to work due to the close proximity of the rudder. Solution 2 was to fit additional shafts alongside the moulded ones, in theory they won't be seen because it's all below the waterline and in practice I could have two motors plus the room for the rudder servo. Success - it all works. Initial "sea trials " in the test tank all good. A string of led lights originally for fitting in a wine bottle have been placed inside the hull to give the impression of cabin lights through some of the portholes etc ๐Ÿ˜€.
    The rest of the build so far has been carried out in fits and starts, a fairly straightforward construction process with the exception of the rigging lines to the funnels which I've managed to start using a needle, only problem is I've come to realise that unfortunately with getting older my eye's aren't as good as I hoped when threading through the eye of the needle ๐Ÿคฃ. More to follow. ๐Ÿ˜Š

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    ๐Ÿ“ River cruiser project
    2 months ago by ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Doogle ( Vice Admiral)
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    Good evening everyone. It's been a while since I last posted.
    I won't go into too much detail, except between working silly hours, hospital visits not only for myself and my wife, but then throw my mum into the mix, it's seems to have been a long haul so far. Needless to say, when I've had time, I try to keep up with some posts and see what you're doing. ๐Ÿ˜Š
    Anyway, I digress too much. I've just picked up this little beauty as a restoration project for the princely sum of ยฃ10 I believe it is around 30/40 yrs old, construction is wood and she measures 30" in length, width is 8.5" and the height approx 9". Prop shaft and original motor are still present as is the arrangement for the rudder which is missing along with the prop. I have know idea who the manufacturer was or the type of vessel, looks like one of the river cruisers you'd see on the Thames, could be wrong. Any ideas please. I'm still working on a couple of projects when I'm getting the time and I'll add posts to these builds. Everything's just taking a bit longer ๐Ÿ˜.

    ๐Ÿ’ฌ Re: Recent buy. Vliestrom
    3 months ago by ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Doogle ( Vice Admiral)
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    Nice ๐Ÿ˜Š

    ๐Ÿ’ฌ Re: My Midwest Boothbay refitted as a Tour Boat
    3 months ago by ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Doogle ( Vice Admiral)
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    Very nice indeed ๐Ÿ‘Œ

    ๐Ÿ“ Scratch Built Hard Chine Yacht
    3 months ago by ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Doogle ( Vice Admiral)
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    Lovely vessel

    ๐Ÿ’ฌ Re: Port Area
    4 months ago by ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Doogle ( Vice Admiral)
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    Michael C, just trying to catch up and saw your post regarding your wife. Wishing her a speedy recovery to full health

    ๐Ÿ“ Favorite Film
    4 months ago by ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Doogle ( Vice Admiral)
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    Light hearted wise, got to be the original "whisky galore " hic ๐Ÿ˜‚

    ๐Ÿ’ฌ Re: June 23 2025 update
    4 months ago by ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Doogle ( Vice Admiral)
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    Beautiful job ๐Ÿ‘

    ๐Ÿ“ Lobster boat photos from coastal Maine
    4 months ago by ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Doogle ( Vice Admiral)
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    Very nice photos, another project on my wish list ๐Ÿ˜€

    ๐Ÿ“ 50th anniversary
    4 months ago by ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Doogle ( Vice Admiral)
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    Good morning everyone, at the moment I haven't been up to much, mainly work and more hospital appointments this time for me, just for a change.
    However, with the 50th anniversary of Jaws on the 20th I put it to work if I could do a display with my scratch built "Orca ", one of my first builds.
    Hope you enjoy and hopefully soon I can get back into some building

    ๐Ÿ“ For Those That Have Served
    4 months ago by ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Doogle ( Vice Admiral)
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    Good morning everyone, just trying to catch up and reading these fascinating stories from you all. Really interesting ๐Ÿ‘Œ

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    ๐Ÿ“ Animal and nature photos to enjoy.
    4 months ago by ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Doogle ( Vice Admiral)
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    Lovely photo ๐Ÿ“ธ

    ๐Ÿ“ Question of the Day?
    5 months ago by ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Doogle ( Vice Admiral)
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    Well first time in months I've got round to qotd,thankfully the old grey matter is still working ๐Ÿ˜

    ๐Ÿ“ Good morning everyone
    5 months ago by ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Doogle ( Vice Admiral)
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    Good morning everyone from a somewhat damp Somerset.
    Hopefully I'll be able to post some updates on my Titanic and Waveny class builds soon; it's been rather busy with hospital appointments for my wife and work commitments so not much free time. Did manage to make it to the lake on Wednesday evening for a predicted log contest. Came 5th out of 6 so improving. Normally quite consistent with being last ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ. Calypso did well until the end, for some reason one of the motors seized, so currently back in the "dry dock " awaiting a refit. Had a little tidy up of HMS Nelson this morning in preparation for a meet this Sunday coming. Enjoy reading your posts even if I'm not able to contribute at the moment. Keep up the good work ๐Ÿ‘

    ๐Ÿ’ฌ Re: Dusseldorf Fireboat
    5 months ago by ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Doogle ( Vice Admiral)
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    Good morning, another interesting read packed with details. As Alessandro mentioned earlier, any chance of some more photos, looks a lovely vessel.

    ๐Ÿ’ฌ Re: HMS Manchester
    5 months ago by ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Doogle ( Vice Admiral)
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    Good morning and thank you for all that insight. A great read ๐Ÿ“š ๐Ÿ‘

    ๐Ÿ“ Lovely morning for a sail....
    5 months ago by ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Doogle ( Vice Admiral)
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    Lovely video and sound ๐Ÿ‘Œ

    ๐Ÿ“ Modello RC scala 1/60, di piroscafo armato a goletta, liberamente ispirato alle cannoniere classe US
    5 months ago by ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Doogle ( Vice Admiral)
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    Good morning Alessandro, your detailing is outstanding. Awesome job ๐Ÿ‘

    ๐Ÿ“ At the pondside Crowborough MBC
    5 months ago by ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Doogle ( Vice Admiral)
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    Thanks for the photos Fred , lovely one of the tank ๐Ÿ‘

    ๐Ÿ“ trawler Toirette
    5 months ago by ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Doogle ( Vice Admiral)
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    Outstanding build ๐Ÿ‘



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