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10 days ago by 🇺🇸 Hhager2 (
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Not as bad here in Boston MA.
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💬 Re: Hull and deck paint, prop installed and a ##&&!! virus!
10 days ago by 🇺🇸 Hhager2 ( Sub-Lieutenant)
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Nice pics. Did u get the Nuro virus? It gastro intestinal. Basically from shit. In resturants it’s usually on plate or utensils. An employee got it on hands n transmits it. Hand washing not the covid alcohol stuff works. Soap n water washing a lot. Can last a week n no fast cure as its viral n has to work itself out. We have on toilet a bidet spray thing. Cleans butt n paper just used to dry. It kept the transmission down a lot. Got it on line but did get a Toto one that’s super even heats seat, washes n drys as well. Howard Stern a radio DJ recommended it n we got two of them also. Enough med advice im touching up my uncles ships, couple transporting blips. Also waiting on a new tugboat kit. The one my son got for me in Leeds UK, Leeds Hobby shop, awaits me when I get to California Feb or spring. I’ll post building both tugs. ☹️
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14 days ago by 🇺🇸 Hhager2 ( Sub-Lieutenant)
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I used to use other brands but years back I started using spektrum. I have a DX6 with all my planes n ships on it. I just bought a new transmitter Radio Link (see pic) for when I’m doing ships in LA California. It came with 2 receivers and has a trigger n knob for cars. 6 channel so it has switches located on the body. With a handgrip n even a video screen. I paid $80 for it. I can put FPV video on the transmitters monitor. It is sitting next to bench as I haven’t used it as it’s getting shipped when we go out west. I haven’t used my Xmas present waiting for me there. My son bought from Leeds Hobby shop UK while on tour there with Chappel Roan band. I’ll bring new glue he hit in Germany fir wood to plastic and new CA bottle. I haven’t used esc n servos all set to shop. I’ll be there for a month n build the model there. He has a pool I can run it in n ballast test it in too. Happy new year from Massachusetts USA!
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20 days ago by 🇺🇸 Hhager2 ( Sub-Lieutenant)
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As my wife says WON? Bought it don’t hide it!
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📝 Put done if the ships on Ebay
27 days ago by 🇺🇸 Hhager2 ( Sub-Lieutenant)
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I will put some like the Sir Winston on EBay with a few more. I will finish building the Hercules tug Boat. I started to build the row boats and some detail parts. I will make a case for the Sterling Scout and display it next to my 5 foot other ships. If anyone interested in them contact me direct. I’m good at shipping fragile ships n aircraft over seas too. I want to thank all you who helped me identify the ships. Also happy holidays n stay safe to all my ship mates on here!
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📝 Thank you for info
1 month ago by 🇺🇸 Hhager2 ( Sub-Lieutenant)
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Thank you. He was building hills n ratlines with patience I didn’t inherit. He never got into RC but in 1950’s did control line. He built airplanes then with O&R gas engines. I wish I saved kits he gave me when I was a kid. Glue then was heavenly, haha. We both built the Sterling Scout ship but he detailed it better than I. I was looking at his last night the cargo hold covers were not glued. He did glue superstructure so RC is out. I’ll make a case n exhibit it in our front hall with my other Military 5 ft ships and Creole Queen. Next trip my Aunt may part with more of his ships. I wonder where all his plastic ships went? He had just about every model ever made from 1965 on? Thanks again all. Keep hobby alive. Btw 2nd Hand Hobbies in Norton MA I discovered n visited last week. May be a source for ships n planes to sell n buy, ask for Matt tell him DEVO sent you! He will treat you right. He is trying to keep our hobby alive.
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📝 Need info on what these ships are
1 month ago by 🇺🇸 Hhager2 ( Sub-Lieutenant)
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My Uncle in NY passed away a few months ago. He was 96 n a model builder since a kid. He got me into it n we both were in the Navy. At one time he was my boss on a minesweeper. I inherited some of the ships he built. One is the last he worked on I will complete. Another is the same one I built n lost in a fire a Sterling Scout. The tall ships I have no info on n would like if anyone recognizes them? I will sell them as they are complete n all are display ships. I may RC the Hercules tugboat as it’s the unfinished one. His grankids bought it for him at price of $500. He still has more at his house the Robert e Lee, two rear paddle wheels and several multicast sailing ships. Here are pics I took of the four I have brought home.
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📝 New boat kit bought in UK n hand carried to USA
3 months ago by 🇺🇸 Hhager2 ( Sub-Lieutenant)
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Cashed I couldn’t find it I found other type tugboat etc?
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📝 New boat kit bought in UK n hand carried to USA
3 months ago by 🇺🇸 Hhager2 ( Sub-Lieutenant)
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Acrylic paint set had I known he could have taken that too on checkout. The sales guys were really nice. They should have told him. Tnx for info. Has any member here built this tug? I was wondering about the wood to plastic glue. CA can cause plastic sheet to melt at times. White glue isn’t water proof but maybe titebond or epoxy if I rough plastic a bit? I’m also going to try using a jewelry welder I bought my daughter. She has a jewelry store in town but still likes solder. I’m thinking railings to weld them. It is for metal n brass parts. That way I camp parts n weld then move on down the railing. Solder is a messy pain n I usually make a jig for it. Anyone use this type welder?
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📝 New boat kit bought in UK n hand carried to USA
3 months ago by 🇺🇸 Hhager2 ( Sub-Lieutenant)
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My son visited the UK Leeds Hobby shop on his off day there. He is sound engineer for Chappel Roan and many more. He did a FaceTime so I coukd pick mamas present. Up on second floor I was looking at tugboats. We decided the Billings Banckert was my choice. He brought it back n paid $80 tariff. He took it to his house in LA. I’m in east coast MA. My other son is in band Devo playing guitar n keyboards. His brother is doing Sound for most of that tour. Chappell n other bands in between. Both boys will be back for thanksgiving n I hope to get the ship. If not I’ll be in LA Xmas n build it there to use in his pool. I read the instructions on line. Looks like a lot of work to build superstructure. I need to finish my USN Crockett and Creole Queen. Or sell one of them both built up to doing railings. Queen has motor n belt drive in as well as servo. I haven’t install reviver, battery n smoke generator. Xmas will be good fir my workroom
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3 months ago by 🇺🇸 Hhager2 ( Sub-Lieutenant)
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I had same bust. Opened it up n did a servo on rudder. The water pump I took all apart n cleaned. It did work. See if a seal is bad? Redid led lighting and it worked with spektrum receiver n a solid state switch from eBay. I used an old Esc I had and replaced motor. Once back together it looked ok n ran well. Sold it on eBay a year back.
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📝 Interesting Robbe kit from years back...
4 months ago by 🇺🇸 Hhager2 ( Sub-Lieutenant)
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When my son was 4 in 71 I think I had the Vic dune buggy. I converted it to RC but somehow it only made left turns. We ran it a few times in parking lot. In 65-66 at Newport RI navy base pier I that the PT 19 cox. It actually worked on control line for three circles. On 4 th I tried landing. Well it landed but lost prop n cracked a little on body. The concrete pier my ship Theo had a few observers. Later I got into RC and had better landing skills. Yes the fuel smell and hard starting of the .049’s. Graduated to 35 n 50 sized which was easy with electric starter.
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📝 For Sale - RC Brixham Trawler - Revive
4 months ago by 🇺🇸 Hhager2 ( Sub-Lieutenant)
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Too bad my son left UK last week. He picked up a model at Leeds hobby shop. He was with a major band touring Europe. He could have brought it back with the gear. He complains the ship he got me cost extra $76 in tariff charges. He is at VMA in NY then back to LA after it. Maybe next UK tour I’ll ask if anyone is selling near the gigs
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📝 Interesting Robbe kit from years back...
4 months ago by 🇺🇸 Hhager2 ( Sub-Lieutenant)
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My uncle n I both did the Sterling freighter. I lost mine in house fire. My uncle passed a couple months ago. I will be driving to his home and take the ship n more stuff as he wished me to soon. I built the freighter twice n Missouri once in my long life. I loved building them. If I had to do again I’d use more modern glues, fiberglass n paints. Lots of hull saw dust work!
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5 months ago by 🇺🇸 Hhager2 ( Sub-Lieutenant)
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My son is in Edinburgh today. Too bad it wasn’t when he was in the area for the event. He and my other son band will be back in UK early next year. I’m trying to get the hobby shops n events for areas they will be in. I’m still amazed at the Leeds hobby shops n events inventory. Nice job on this model. I’ll be looking for kits like that if they exist.
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📝 My son busted Leeds hobby shop
5 months ago by 🇺🇸 Hhager2 ( Sub-Lieutenant)
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Anyone remember a few decades ago a hobby shop not far from Manchester Abby hotel? The facility guy there took me to his house. His garage was all giant airplanes. I mean really big ones. Also we went to a small hobby shop nearby too. I don’t been try never name but bought some stuff n took it home in luggage. I did same in Istanbul. They had a lot of plastics that came from Russia n Poland. I bought $100 worth n stuffed into a large suitcase with computers that I brought into Turkey. Entering USA the immigration guy opened it. Looked at it. Closed it and said I don’t want to know keep going!
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📝 My son busted Leeds hobby shop
5 months ago by 🇺🇸 Hhager2 ( Sub-Lieutenant)
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Some kind if a uk tugboat he bought Probly spent 200 pounds I’ll bet I won’t know till he is here next month
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5 months ago by 🇺🇸 Hhager2 ( Sub-Lieutenant)
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My son was at hobby shop in Leeds this afternoon and I was on FaceTime from Massachusetts, looking at the boat kits. You’re so lucky to have that place. We have non anymore here. I’ll have to send my kids to it again when they are over there. Nice folks there too.
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📝 My son busted Leeds hobby shop
5 months ago by 🇺🇸 Hhager2 ( Sub-Lieutenant)
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My son is in your with A band he is the front of house sound. Grammy winner with Miley Cyrus and there with Chappel Roan. He calls me at 8:39 eastern time he is in front of hobby shop. He goes in n dies face time. I look up the web site. He roamed there floors with me on FaceTime. I have never seen so much RC models n RC boats. We focused on kits. One of the owners? cane over n helped him. Once we got the right area I couldn’t remember the Huntsmen boat name. Last I left him he was in need of the restroom. He was going to pick out something. He will bring it back in the tour gear box. You have no idea how we here need hobby shops like that again! My kids will be back when next tour hits Leeds. I think it’s the Devo tour. Shoujd get a call later as to what he bought
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5 months ago by 🇺🇸 Hhager2 ( Sub-Lieutenant)
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US Navy at sea on two ships one was minesweeper MSCO 59 Lorikeet the other DE 1040 Garcia. On Garcia is was in Enemy Counter Measures ECM. Visited Europe on this ship. Plymouth, London, Liverpool also Ireland, France. Spain, Portugal, Germany,Sweden, Norway and Gibraltar. I built models of both in large size. Now finishing more larger ships ( Dumas Crocket n Dumas Creole Queen) when I can. Love looking at you folks ship building techniques I learned a lot from this web site. Thanks
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5 months ago by 🇺🇸 Hhager2 ( Sub-Lieutenant)
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Here in eastern MA we have few hobby shops left. The RTR planes n boats are in the 500$ range. Getting Balsa wood even is a problem. I have two in my area and RC place in FoxBoro and in Norton Henry’s hobby. In CA Burbank hobbies and Smith Brothers
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💬 Re: New Aquisition - Research Vessel Calypso
6 months ago by 🇺🇸 Hhager2 ( Sub-Lieutenant)
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While in the Navy I did reserve time on USN Lorikeet MSCO 49. Located in Hudson River at the NJ side under the old Colgate clock. I was helmsman and ET. My uncle was my commanding officer and was the guy who did the charts for missions. We did time in Newport RI and Norfolk VA. My uncle passed a few months ago. I went on active duty with the reserve behind me giving me seniority to pick the ship. I picked DE1040 in Newport RI. I was in ECM for two years then left for the business world. On lorikeet I was involved in minesweeping exercises at sea a lot. I bought Calypso Dumas model years back. My uncle said it was originally a minesweeper of MSCO class. I couldn’t resist to build it back to its original design. If you want look at pics n bash it back
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6 months ago by 🇺🇸 Hhager2 ( Sub-Lieutenant)
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Was the Exeter around in 1966? Maybe in Manchester, liverpool, London or Plymouth ship yard? The HMS Agencourt was with us in NATO exercises. As well as Dutch ship Drenthe. Also a sub called Sea Lion or Zee Lu ( that ship is in Fall River MA now) and can be visited. Anyone have any Agencourt models?
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6 months ago by 🇺🇸 Hhager2 ( Sub-Lieutenant)
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My Crocket is still not done. Rails are next on main deck. I see some good ideas from your for a few things. Very well done mate. The antenna on right is leaning forward? Is that correct? I haven’t added prop shafts yet either. I did 3D printing some parts on mine. Doors, gas cans and the Boston Whaler. Funny thing I met the whaler owner a few times. His wife was the first class Stewardess on American Airlines (Betty). It was on the Boston to San Juan PR run. At one time I flew diwn there Monday and home Friday for several years. I have to say the Dumas kit was good wood, instructions and plenty of material. I fiberglassed the hull after a lot of sanding. Your model is superb . Enjoyable build.
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📝 Suncoast Scale Model Boat Club is back in action!
7 months ago by 🇺🇸 Hhager2 ( Sub-Lieutenant)
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Forgot to post pic from a few years back my Uncle Sam
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7 months ago by 🇺🇸 Hhager2 ( Sub-Lieutenant)
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My uncle passed a few months ago. We were in Navy together years ago. He passed day after 96 birthday. He and I built the Scout. Mine got destroyed in house fire. In a week or so I’ll visit my aunt. She wants me to have his Scout. Also to sell a lot of his ships he built. He got me into model building as a kid. He built last years multi sail old ships. One kit he had took him a month to build n rig one mast. It was first time he got kit with all instructions were on a CD. He had his grandkid print it n drawings out. Could not deal with screen n not paper, old school. When I was a kid he was building airplanes. Control line or free flight with gas ( not glo) engines like O & R ones. He never got into RC just liked building. I like this pic of scout. I’ll try to add some of the things I saw like railings n paint colors. Great job on it.
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7 months ago by 🇺🇸 Hhager2 ( Sub-Lieutenant)
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I took mine from the kit and made a minesweeper. I was helmsman on it in early 1960’s one week a month n two weeks in summer. My uncle was navigator on that ship. Here are some pics. A little cutting at the bow was main surgery. The rest was plastic card. The engine room under the stacking made removable to access motors n electronics. You might want to do minesweeper as the Cousto ship was that originally. I used wood, bondo, plastic card strips to represent the vertical reinforced bow. The rest was simple to eyeball sizes of superstructure. I knew the bits like the floats n otters as well as what the life raft looked like. The kit had a few parts but the hull rails n cabins I just make from scratch , pictures n memory. I had thought of making a working sweeper rig with the floats ( look like airplane drop tanks) the cable drum held a black thick cable that made electronic pulse in water as it trailed ship. The washing machine at the bottom of stairs was carved wood. Have fun either way
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📝 Question of the Day?
7 months ago by 🇺🇸 Hhager2 ( Sub-Lieutenant)
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1965 the USN Garcia de1040 had that bow which housed the sonar array
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📝 USN Crocket Dumas ship build
9 months ago by 🇺🇸 Hhager2 ( Sub-Lieutenant)
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Posted some time ago Hiw I was doing on hill n fiberglassing. Now getting superstructure work done. Lots still to do. Hull painting n deck is next then I can add the metal parts n railings. Very time consuming but fun!
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9 months ago by 🇺🇸 Hhager2 ( Sub-Lieutenant)
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On my Scout( it was lost in house fire from Lipos) I used stretchy black thread. Used for making bracelets. I had a metal pin hook at end. That way the antennas n such can unhook to take superstructure off. FYI Tnx all
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