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Chief Petty Officer 1st Class · 558 pts Gwent, Monmouthshire, United Kingdom Member since Sep 2010 Last online 3 years ago

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19 boats

(Tug Boat) Billing Banckert

Built from a Billing Kit and named Maasbank a sister ship to the Banckert. Picture shows it at the Club Cha…

1 0 5 years ago

Thames Barge.

Bought this from the family of an ex-club member who passed away last year and spent time doing some refurb…

6 21 7 years ago

Aeronaut Kalle Harbour Tug.

Acquired as a Freebe at the local model club monthly meeting last Monday, possibly a Tid Tug only the stern…

1 0 8 years ago

(Tug Boat) Modified Southhampton called "WYEFORCE"

Another RTR modified motors and batteries, OK but motor drain is heavy. (Motor: 2 x 400) (5/10)

0 0 11 years ago

(Yacht) Yacht

A 36R type Yacht. This is a fibre glass hull. (5/10)

0 0 11 years ago

(Life Boat) SEVERN LIFE BOAT

This was bought as a RTR model from a toy shop, gutted and fitted with a single Graupner 400 combined prop …

1 0 11 years ago

(Tug Boat) Neptun

Good little worker will run all day on a 6 volt 4 Ah battery. (Motor: 540) (8/10)

1 0 11 years ago

(Working Vessel) Polar Trawler

this is an old boat from the 1980's that gets taken out when all else in not available. (Motor: 2 x 385) (8…

0 0 11 years ago

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jelley_baby’s build blogs

2 blogs

Old Aerokits Rebuild

First Trials on the lake at Cwmbran last Sunday. Changed 3600KVA motor to a 1000KVA more suitable size uncontrollable with original motor…

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14 years ago

Veron Pilot Boat

This Is my first attempt at a Building Blog so here goes. The attached Photo's are what attracted me to the model on Ebay, which I though…

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15 years ago

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Build blog comment3 years agoRe: Chris Craft CobraReally great build, I have one of them and now run a brushless motor, but the finish is nothing like yours. Hope the water trials go well for you.♥ 2 likes977 views Harbour comment5 years agoRe: Wave JumperDon’t know if this link will work but did something similar a while ago, the link is to the Model Boats Magazine web site. https://www.modelboats.co.uk/albums/member_album.asp?a=22337 I still have it in the sh…♥ 1 like629 views Harbour comment5 years agoRe: Wave JumperVideo is working fine just viewed it.629 views Harbour comment5 years agoRe: Lesro SportsmanWas once told a good starting point was that diameter of prop should be the same as but no larger than the diameter of the motor case if that’s any help. Looks like an interesting build.♥ 2 likes797 views Forum reply5 years agoBillings Tug BanckertHi, I built one about 10 years ago, only problem I found was it needed a lot of ballast to get it to sail low enough in the water, and ended up fitting 2 x 6volt 4Ah batteries one under the superstructure and …♥ 12 likes786 views Harbour comment5 years agoRe: Flower class corvetteI have a similar Corvette it was the Matchbox/Revelle kit to start with, if it helps I run mine with a 2.5:1 reduction gearbox, this slows the propeller rotation speed, so a 35mm prop is not too fast I run a 4…♥ 3 likes854 views Build blog comment6 years agoRe: What a big difference Eze Kote has madeHi, I used to use Sanding Sealer, to finish before painting, and I assume that Eze Kote is a similar product. With smaller hulls using fibreglass and tissue is probably unnecessary but if I were reselling a Se…♥ 7 likes1,819 views Harbour comment6 years agoRe: Pearla Malta - Precedent Fairey Huntsman 31 aft cabin 34 inchYes that’s correct, in fact the Fireboat is also on the same setup now.♥ 2 likes1,412 views Harbour comment6 years agoRe: Pearla Malta - Precedent Fairey Huntsman 31 aft cabin 34 inchFound the photos of the two setups, if this helps.

+5♥ 2 likes1,412 views Harbour comment6 years agoRe: Pearla Malta - Precedent Fairey Huntsman 31 aft cabin 34 inchHi, My plans were lent to someone many many years ago and never returned, unfortunately but the superstructure does look much to high, the kit was designed in the 70’s for diesel/glowplug so the plan showed th…♥ 1 like1,412 views

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jelley_baby’s harbour

(Tug Boat) Billing Banckert

Thames Barge.

Aeronaut Kalle Harbour Tug.

(Tug Boat) Modified Southhampton called "WYEFORCE"

(Yacht) Yacht

(Life Boat) SEVERN LIFE BOAT

(Tug Boat) Neptun

(Working Vessel) Polar Trawler

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