jbkiwi
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Fleet Admiral · 21,753 pts
Auckland 0932, New Zealand
Member since Sep 2018
Last online 1 month ago
jbkiwi’s harbour
24 boatsAIRBOAT No 2
Another airboat, this time made from a 33" x 18" foam body board, and powered by a TGY3542 1000kv 38A outru…
SEMI SCALE 1953 EDSON SCHOCK 15FT DAY SAILER
A 1/5 semi scale model of my 15ft day sailer,- designed by US naval architect Edson I Schock in 1953. The o…
AIRBOAT (ELECTRIC)
I had a hull sitting round under the hose for a number of years and decided the lockdown was a good time fo…
Modified Lesro Stiletto
Scaled up Stiletto with updated cabin. Powered with a 1500kv brushless heli motor, Hobbywing crawler fan co…
A class catamaran
Semi scale cat of one I owned in the late 70s. Glass over foam with ply deck (glassed) Aluminium beams, rem…
Russian K100D (Kostromo Ship Building) waterjet work boat and barge combination
Semi scale model of a Russian waterjet powered river workboat. It was built from fiberglassed 100mm thick f…
AMPHITRUCK
Amphitruck. (adding to harbour) Amphibious 4x4 rear drive truck. Uses 1 brushed 550 geared drive motor (850…
VINTAGE RUNABOUT
Scratch built from an enlarged early MM plan for an 18" runabout for diesel or electric power. Twin high po…
jbkiwi’s build blogs
14 blogsHaven't built anything for a while due to lack of space (too many models) but the urge to build something was too great. After looking at…
For a bit of fun i decided to knock up another airboat for rescue and camera work. made from a $19 body board with a 3542 1000kv TGY outr…
After the success with the A class catamaran, (glass on foam) I was looking for something new to build using the same method. I've been w…
Started on a 1m catamaran on the weekend as another design as you go project. It will be modelled roughly on the 18' Ron Given (NZ) desig…
Forgot I had the Optimist to re-do so I'll do a short blog on what I'm doing. I had already re-fitted the stays with solid stainless fish…
Making a bit of a start on my stretched Stiletto (more a Stilapier) at the moment, as it had been put aside while I had a play with a sur…