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📝 Frames glued up & water test.
2 months ago by GARTH (
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Just a couple more photos of the fishing boat & sealed hull with gorilla wood glue then a coat of 2 part finishing epoxy in the inside . The boat is small enough to float in the kitchen sink
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📝 Palamo's Fishing boat
3 months ago by GARTH ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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Well it's winter here in Hamilton Ontario & I decided to R/C a kit by Ocio Creativo 1/45 scale length 410 mm fishing boat .The model is a static kit so the trick will be installing all the R/C equipment . The challenge is the bulk heads are solid & will need to be modified for motor ,stuffing box , battery ,Etc .
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📝 (Other) Baltik
3 months ago by GARTH ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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Not sure how long ago model was built . Take it to wood shows in Hamilton area . Just a static model not sure Manufacturer of model . Probably have print somewhere (5/10)
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📝 (Other) Queen Of The Mississippi
3 months ago by GARTH ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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Another model boat that's a static model . A fellow chap I work with started it but gave up & gave it to me to finish . The paddle wheels where broken & I couldn't get around to work on her after about 6 years sitting in the basement I notice that a mouse like it as a home well after getting rid of the mice decided time to finish her . (5/10)
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📝 (Working Vessel) Debbie 1
3 months ago by GARTH ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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This Billings model was probably one of the first R/C models I ever built the speed control is a Traxxas XL-1 2 Channel am Airtronics transmitter . I took it down to a pond at Confederation Park to test it with my girl friend turned it on but the rudder was hard over & I didn't see that the boat started going in a nice circle until it screwed itself under .I jumped in and there was only 3 feet of water & 4 feet of mud . My girlfriend ,now my wife thought I was crazy but after 42 years she still thinks I'm crazy . (ESC: Traxxass XL-1) (5/10)
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📝 (Tug Boat) North Rock
3 months ago by GARTH ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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Got a lot of info on the Billings D.M.I. Samson tug from the members . the thing is I saw a drawing of the North Rock tug boat & thought I would rebuild the Samson & build the North Rock tug .Researched original after I painted her & found out the it was white superstructure & black hull to late (8/10)
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📝 Older Billings Models
3 months ago by GARTH ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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Thank's again used google translator . I'll post a photo of the North Rock - was DMI Samson about 30 years ago & I'll have to put it up on my Harbor page
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📝 Older Billings Models
3 months ago by GARTH ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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Wow that's the tug . it was a fairly simple kit so over the years I change it to look like North Rock tug Alexander towing Company Thank you very much . P/S the write up is in German I think so I can't read it but photos are great .
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📝 Older Billings Models
4 months ago by GARTH ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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Thanks .I forgot to mention all the Billing models I'v built Wasa,Bluenose,Cutty Sark ,Cux 87 Krabbencutter first r/c build, Queen of The Mississippi , Viking ship real type , Spanish galleon , I'm not bragging just like to build .
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📝 Older Billings Models
4 months ago by GARTH ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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First off Happy New Year 2019 . I was just reminiscing about the first few Billings model boats that I built but can't find any thing on them .One was a Tug Boat that my have been named Samson .The other one was a luxury yacht & I'm pretty sure It was to be Painted Yellow but I can't remember the Name of that model .P/S all these model kits where 1970 -1980 era .
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📝 (Racing Boat) WTF
8 months ago by GARTH ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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I'v had this model for a long time & it has had several different drive setups lastly a outboard motor that runs quit well but is a little noise .I built it with the outboard motor as it turns real well in reverse which is a asset at the high point regatas we have . stop at a buoy then reverse out I always mess up hopefully I'll do better at our Buffalo N.Y. High Point Aug 26 2018. (Motor: Aquacraft) (ESC: Pro Boat) (5/10)
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📝 Sea Queen
11 months ago by GARTH ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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On Sunday our model boat club did a show at Hamilton's Steam Museum . Kind of hard running model & recording video at the same time but I managed to not run into any ones boat .
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📝 (Working Vessel) Mudslide
11 months ago by GARTH ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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I gave myself a 10/10 as I figure if it runs well on it's maiden shake down & doesn't fill up with water or sink & goes left & right it's got to be a 10 /10 (10/10)
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📝 Floating Light house
11 months ago by GARTH ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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Continued with floating light house & decided to just build a R/C model. So finished up the running gear added a couple of ladders & 10 port holes plus a couple of railings .Still need windows yet & still waiting for water in Spencers pool in Burlington Ontario to do the shake down try out . So happy model boat sailing this summer.
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📝 Added some paint
12 months ago by GARTH ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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I haven't been working on the floating light house for a while .Took a long time to fix the hull as it was in poor condition finally fix as best as possible & put some paint on her . added motor mount stuffing box & I'm quit proud of my cabin holder to hull used a magnet from a P/C that had broke down .Man those magnets are real magnetic . just wanted to add Lancaster it was on the tarmac & would be flown down to Washington for a Royal air-force reunion later in April After it flew down We had a major snow storm here in Ontario so she was stuck in Washington for a few extra days
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📝 Royal Iris
1 year ago by GARTH ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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Hamilton home & garden 2018 .Our club sets up a pool for the kids & it's a good time to test out any projects made over the winter .this is two members .Willy the whale & the Liverpool Royal Iris .
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💬 1:30 scale tug boat
1 year ago by GARTH ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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Well this Friday ,Sat.& Sunday our club had a static display at the Mount Hope museum . We thought we could put a pool up but that was cancelled so it was a limited display . So I continued with the tug boat I started last week & pretty much finished her . So that's all folks .
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📝 1:30 scale tug boat
1 year ago by GARTH ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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Was at the wood show again today managed to finish hull . I answered a lot of question today so progress was slow .
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📝 1:30 scale tug boat
1 year ago by GARTH ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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Today the model boat club I'm in attended Hamilton's wood show at the Warplanes museum where we keep our Lancaster Bomber that visited England a few years ago , continued with H.M.S Victory added some rum barrels & top mast Also started a small 1:30 scale tug boat just static . That hasn't been named yet. so here's a few photos of Lancaster & model boat.
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📝 (Yacht) Sea Queen
1 year ago by GARTH ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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I did a build log a few months ago & she had her pond tryouts on Nov. 9 2017 . it was a very chilly day but I always like to put a little Rum on my models before first sail & fortunately I had a little rum left over to take the chill off . I always try to put a penny in my models for the year it was built no more pennies in Canada & now it's a nickel which I could not find because of our Centennial year so used a loonie . (Motor: 12V electric) (ESC: XL5 Traxxas) (8/10)
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📝 Floating Light house
1 year ago by GARTH ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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It's -15 celsius, wind chill -25, here in Hamilton Canada & I think I'll start working on this floating lighthouse , 34'' length with a 7'' beam . it will not be a light house after I get finished with her .It will be a R/C cargo ship I hope . I got this model from a friend in the summer & just couldn't get around to her.
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📝 More Prop Shaft
1 year ago by GARTH ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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I'm reading the chat about stuffing boxes & shafts lots of guys in the club I'm in drill a hole into the stuffing box & solder a small tube over the hole to add oil or grease into the box . I goofed when I built my Sea Commander as I had no stuffing box but I had a shaft so I just used a brass tube for the shaft & lubricated the shaft with Sil-Glyde Lubricating compound a Silicone based grease I also use rudder O-Rings to help stop water getting into model through stuffing box. Kind of Mickey Mouse but it works .Except on first run out of water it does squeal a little but in the water it's fine.
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📝 Sea Commander Ocean yacht
1 year ago by GARTH ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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Pond will be drained Monday Nov.13th So had to go Nov 9th to check balance & running speeds all O/K she ran real great . So added a little more detail , Still needs running lights a fake horn & some lighting but that's something I can work on in the next 6 months . The end of my build log & thanks for all the Views & Responses .
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📝 Pool try outs
1 year ago by GARTH ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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Nov.13 2017 Spencers pool is being drained for winter skate rink so rushed Sea Commander for a pool try out & shake down . still needs windows & some deck accessories . One of the members suggested to get some tint from a shop that tints car windows & got some tint film for free thanks for that idea . Hope the winter flies by so summer sailing can start again .
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📝 Paint Continued
1 year ago by GARTH ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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Added the windscreen & railings on back deck . I want to have tinted windows & a U-Tube video was looked at. So I have to get some Smoke paint from the hobby store tomorrow .
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📝 Dremel saw blades
1 year ago by GARTH ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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Thanks for all the replies on saw blades I broke down and use the E-Bay site . I wasn't looking that hard for these until today the cost was $31.52 most was shipping from the U.S. Got two packs I guess I'll have enough for 20 years
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📝 Tools
1 year ago by GARTH ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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I know it's a little late but here's my Drumall saw with a rib for the Sea Commander #22 . its so old I can't find saw blades any more .Got 3 blades left
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