hecrowell
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Chief Petty Officer 1st Class · 488 pts
Saint John, Canada
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Last online 2 months ago
Age 84
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Ok, ok…I know…I havent quite completed the Pole Dancer (ne NAXOS) yet, but it is quite difficult getting the items I need to finish up. S…
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NAXOS - Fishing Boat
After a time away due to illness and other family issues, I am back to the build of the NAXOS. By accident, I think that I have obtained …
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My Absence From Model Boats WebsiteHello Sorry about my absence From Model Boats Website and my builds, but once again, my health had other plans for me. Now I am feeling much better so will try to pick up the pieces - starting with NAXOS. So t…♥ 2 likes594 viewsbluenose build - on holdI have put the build for the ship on hold because I found that building with foamboard is not the best option....at least thats my opinion. It was not a complete waste of time because I learned a few things al…♥ 2 likes1,078 viewsBluenose - The buildWell, started the actual build this morning. Cut the deck outline and the bulkheads and stuck together with Gorilla glue. The boat is built upside down and the pictures show her laying deck side down. A bit of…
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512 viewsNAXOS1st RC BOAT512 viewsRe: MV Bluenose -PlansStations I am thinking that the station profiles would look something like this. Rough sketch only - no measurements
♥ 3 likes1,188 viewsRe: Getting back into the projectI am Thinking that the station profiles would look something like this: Only a drawing not to any scale or dimensioin
♥ 1 like1,138 viewsMV Bluenose -PlansBegan the job of drawing plans tonight. From the image I have to work from, the sheer line appears to be level. That illusion may be caused by the fact that the image is not exactly perpendiculat to the camera…
♥ 2 likes1,194 viewsRe: MV Bluenose - Plans startedHi ToraDog Thank you for the info - all info is very important and so very much appreciated. As far as I can remember there were several captains for her - 11 or so I think, two of them being Capt Davies and C…1,197 viewsMV Bluenose - Plans startedSent my broadside image to rasterbator.com and processed it tiled to four 8.5” X 11” sheets. Printed them off and trimmed to the margin lines. Finally with the help of my Scotch tape dispenser, stuck ‘em all t…
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♥ 2 likes1,140 viewsMV Bluenose2nd RC boat Current project512 viewsNAXOS1st RC BOAT512 viewsRe: MV Bluenose -PlansStations I am thinking that the station profiles would look something like this. Rough sketch only - no measurements♥ 3 likes1,188 viewsRe: Getting back into the projectI am Thinking that the station profiles would look something like this: Only a drawing not to any scale or dimensioin♥ 1 like1,138 viewsMV Bluenose -PlansBegan the job of drawing plans tonight. From the image I have to work from, the sheer line appears to be level. That illusion may be caused by the fact that the image is not exactly perpendiculat to the camera…♥ 2 likes1,194 viewsRe: MV Bluenose - Plans startedHi ToraDog Thank you for the info - all info is very important and so very much appreciated. As far as I can remember there were several captains for her - 11 or so I think, two of them being Capt Davies and C…1,197 viewsMV Bluenose - Plans startedSent my broadside image to rasterbator.com and processed it tiled to four 8.5” X 11” sheets. Printed them off and trimmed to the margin lines. Finally with the help of my Scotch tape dispenser, stuck ‘em all t…♥ 2 likes1,202 views