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📝 Chalutier Le Galaxie 1/15ème
1 month ago by 🇬🇧 JohnJ1 (
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Running out of superlatives here. Another fantastic creation. The weathering is totally realistic. A beautiful job.
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📝 Cotre Pilote du Havre Jolie Brise à l'échelle 1/12ème
1 month ago by 🇬🇧 JohnJ1 ( Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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Will do. (Assuming it doesn't turn out to be a total disaster!)
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📝 Cotre Pilote du Havre Jolie Brise à l'échelle 1/12ème
1 month ago by 🇬🇧 JohnJ1 ( Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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Hello Alexandre,
and thank you for the information. I have ordered the plan.
John
and thank you for the information. I have ordered the plan.
John
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📝 Cotre Pilote du Havre Jolie Brise à l'échelle 1/12ème
1 month ago by 🇬🇧 JohnJ1 ( Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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Absolutely gorgeous. Fantastic attention to detail.👍👍
Is the plan available to buy?
Is the plan available to buy?
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📝 trawler Toirette
2 months ago by 🇬🇧 JohnJ1 ( Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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Very, very nice. 👍
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💬 Re: The VMW Marlin Cabin Cruiser by Robbob
2 months ago by 🇬🇧 JohnJ1 ( Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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Looks really beautiful.
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📝 Fairey huntsman ladder
2 months ago by 🇬🇧 JohnJ1 ( Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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Now that's definitely better than I could manage. Well done.👍👍
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💬 Re: THE RAVEN
2 months ago by 🇬🇧 JohnJ1 ( Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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Very impressive. Looks fantastic.👍👍
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📝 Fairey huntsman ladder
2 months ago by 🇬🇧 JohnJ1 ( Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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I'm pretty sure it's a lot better than I could do and I was in electronics for over 20 years, both as a hobby and as my career.
Nicely done.
Nicely done.
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📝 saga of the fuse
3 months ago by 🇬🇧 JohnJ1 ( Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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Fair enough, Doug. You clearly know a lot more about fuses than I do, so I bow to your superior wisdom.
Cheers,
John
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📝 saga of the fuse
3 months ago by 🇬🇧 JohnJ1 ( Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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I always put the fuse between the ESC and the motor so I've still got RC in the event of the fuse blowing, which is fine if the boat has an alternative means of power (sails or sculling with the rudder which works best in my experience if the rudder's not balanced.). Otherwise, I can't see that it makes any difference. I suppose that putting the fuse between the ESC and the motor might save the ESC if the fuse blows quickly enough and it's the motor that's causing the problem. You could, of course, put 2 fuses in; one between the battery and the ESC and one between the ESC and the motor. If you're willing to put up with the additional voltage drop (no idea how much voltage drops across a fuse, btw, but there will be some).
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📝 saga of the fuse
3 months ago by 🇬🇧 JohnJ1 ( Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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Always a bummer when stuff like this happens. Hope you get it sorted soon.
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💬 Re: Aero Naut Classic
3 months ago by 🇬🇧 JohnJ1 ( Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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Looks great. I built one a few years ago and I love it. Great little performer and about 2.5 hours on a 5 amp hour NiMH battery.
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📝 Glues
3 months ago by 🇬🇧 JohnJ1 ( Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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I use CA on ABS. Works really well. For a longer setting time, I use UHU Plus Endfest 300, which is a 2 part epoxy, making sure that the ABS surface is well roughened and clean. This is supposed to work better on ABS than other epoxies. You shouldn't have any trouble finding UHU products online; that's where I source mine. But CA is my go to adhesive for ABS wherever possible: it sticks like the proverbial.
Sorry I can't be more helpful.
Sorry I can't be more helpful.
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💬 Re: Made all these sails
3 months ago by 🇬🇧 JohnJ1 ( Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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Getting better every time.
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💬 Re: Modified Lesro Stiletto
4 months ago by 🇬🇧 JohnJ1 ( Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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A fine looking model. Never really been a fan of Lesro models, but that one looks fabulous. Sits well in the water, too.
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💬 Re: Graupner Optimist
4 months ago by 🇬🇧 JohnJ1 ( Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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Looks lovely. Finish it.
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📝 Driving update
4 months ago by 🇬🇧 JohnJ1 ( Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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Well done. Can't beat a happy ending.👍
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💬 Re: My First Cotton Poplin Sail
4 months ago by 🇬🇧 JohnJ1 ( Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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Think I'll stick to hand stitching; tedious, but more or less completely under my control.
This may be teaching my grandmother, etc., but are you aware of the item in the attached photo? Can't remember what it's called, needle threader or something, but it's a godsend for tired old eyes like mine. Got mine from Amazon. (word of warning: don't buy the really cheap ones. I bought 250 for £1.50 or thereabouts, and every one I tried fell apart instantly.) Sorry if I'm telling you something you already know.
This may be teaching my grandmother, etc., but are you aware of the item in the attached photo? Can't remember what it's called, needle threader or something, but it's a godsend for tired old eyes like mine. Got mine from Amazon. (word of warning: don't buy the really cheap ones. I bought 250 for £1.50 or thereabouts, and every one I tried fell apart instantly.) Sorry if I'm telling you something you already know.
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💬 Re: Making sails with cotton poplin
4 months ago by 🇬🇧 JohnJ1 ( Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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Looking good.
Got the book, btw, quite daunting. I daresay there will be a method which suits me better than what's shown in the book. I hope so, anyway.
Also, I note, your model is a 150% scale model of the skiff as published
Got the book, btw, quite daunting. I daresay there will be a method which suits me better than what's shown in the book. I hope so, anyway.
Also, I note, your model is a 150% scale model of the skiff as published
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📝 Sail material
4 months ago by 🇬🇧 JohnJ1 ( Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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Roycv: Spraying starch on the cloth before marking out the shape seems like a very good idea. Idea duly nicked.
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📝 Sail material
4 months ago by 🇬🇧 JohnJ1 ( Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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Thanks RossM,
That does indeed clarify things for me. In future, if I'm looking for a lightweight material to make sails from, I'll search for ripstop nylon. Good to know.
I found the cotton I bought had a quirk that I hadn't been expecting; I used a steam iron to iron in the hems (I expect there's a nautical term for these), and found that, as a result, the edges of the sails had shrunk somewhat. This was after I'd washed the material at 90 deg C. I left them like this, thinking it might help with the sails' performance. Not sure whether or not it does. To clarify, the mainsail had lost about 6mm in both the length and width. Don't know if the photos will help.
That does indeed clarify things for me. In future, if I'm looking for a lightweight material to make sails from, I'll search for ripstop nylon. Good to know.
I found the cotton I bought had a quirk that I hadn't been expecting; I used a steam iron to iron in the hems (I expect there's a nautical term for these), and found that, as a result, the edges of the sails had shrunk somewhat. This was after I'd washed the material at 90 deg C. I left them like this, thinking it might help with the sails' performance. Not sure whether or not it does. To clarify, the mainsail had lost about 6mm in both the length and width. Don't know if the photos will help.
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📝 Sail material
4 months ago by 🇬🇧 JohnJ1 ( Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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Hi Ron,
When i built my Bearospace Emma, I used cotton bought from Nylet which works well as far as I can tell.
Aero-Naut sailing boat kits come with something which is very light. In most of the BOMs, it's described as sail material, but in one BOM, it was called spinnaker material. I'm assuming that this means material for full-size spinnakers; I can't really see how spinnakers can work on models. Having said that, I've seen (on YouTube, IIRC) a guy and his wife in an electric dinghy going out with the model and physically making alterations to the spinnaker's setup midsail. I have seen clever ways of using them on models, but I'm pretty sure it would be too complicated for me to attempt.
Back to Aero-Naut, they sell sailcloth on their website in various colours, but I don't know if it's the same stuff. Worth a look, perhaps.
One thing to be aware of regarding this material is that it needs reinforcing around holes. I use self-adhesive reinforcement and 3mm eyelets and I've had no problems since (I had a few tear-outs prior to reinforcing the holes).
Hope this is of some use to you,
John
When i built my Bearospace Emma, I used cotton bought from Nylet which works well as far as I can tell.
Aero-Naut sailing boat kits come with something which is very light. In most of the BOMs, it's described as sail material, but in one BOM, it was called spinnaker material. I'm assuming that this means material for full-size spinnakers; I can't really see how spinnakers can work on models. Having said that, I've seen (on YouTube, IIRC) a guy and his wife in an electric dinghy going out with the model and physically making alterations to the spinnaker's setup midsail. I have seen clever ways of using them on models, but I'm pretty sure it would be too complicated for me to attempt.
Back to Aero-Naut, they sell sailcloth on their website in various colours, but I don't know if it's the same stuff. Worth a look, perhaps.
One thing to be aware of regarding this material is that it needs reinforcing around holes. I use self-adhesive reinforcement and 3mm eyelets and I've had no problems since (I had a few tear-outs prior to reinforcing the holes).
Hope this is of some use to you,
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📝 Oldest model yacht clubs Europ
4 months ago by 🇬🇧 JohnJ1 ( Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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Sorry again, just saw your PDF version which opened fine. Interesting stuff.
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📝 Oldest model yacht clubs Europ
4 months ago by 🇬🇧 JohnJ1 ( Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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Sorry, I can't open it either. 😭
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💬 Re: 30” Skiff
4 months ago by 🇬🇧 JohnJ1 ( Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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Hi Ron. Liked the look of the boat, so I've ordered the book.
Thanks for that.😊
John
Thanks for that.😊
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💬 Re: 1920's Racing Runabout
4 months ago by 🇬🇧 JohnJ1 ( Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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It's lovely. John Parker has created some beautiful boats.
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💬 Re: Aeronaut Anna 3
4 months ago by 🇬🇧 JohnJ1 ( Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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Gorgeous. Very nicely done.
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💬 Re: Aeronaut Comtesse
5 months ago by 🇬🇧 JohnJ1 ( Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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Beautiful. One day, when I think I'm capable, I'm going to get one of these.👍
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💬 Re: Johny Harbour Tug
5 months ago by 🇬🇧 JohnJ1 ( Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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Looks fantastic.
Big fan of Aero-naut kits. 5 sailing boats, 2 open speed boats and 2 tugs, 1 built (Kalle2) and 1 yet to be built when the mood takes me (TIM).
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