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📝 HMS Bangor M109
5 years ago by 🇮🇪 Mataroa (
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Hi i just got this model boat from very good friend of mine in The Irish Model Boat Club the model is the HMS Bangor M109
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📝 Numbers and lettering for solent
6 years ago by 🇮🇪 Mataroa ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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Hi i nearly finished working on my Solent lifeboat just need to know what size is the Numbers on the superstrure and the size of the lettering for the name on the hull.
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💬 More work on the Solent Lifeboat
6 years ago by 🇮🇪 Mataroa ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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Hi Brianaro thanks for ur complementon on lifeboat .im still working on it its slow on the details .
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📝 brushless motor
6 years ago by 🇮🇪 Mataroa ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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Hi canabus would you let me know how ur trials go with brushless motor and with 100AMP esc and Lipo battery. then i get the same for my boat .many thanks for the help .cliff
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📝 brushless motor
6 years ago by 🇮🇪 Mataroa ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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Hi i have 46" RAF Crash Tende im look for brushless motor i know i ask this be for but i forgot what type of brushless motor that i can use .can any one help .
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6 years ago by 🇮🇪 Mataroa ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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Hi RNinMunich thanks .thats good age for ur Mum fair play to her 😊 many thanks cliff
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6 years ago by 🇮🇪 Mataroa ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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Hi mturpin013 I got the specially mad prop from Raboesch in Holland and the prop where E23.50 each it takes 3 weeks to make them .hope this is help to you .
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💬 propellers specilly made
6 years ago by 🇮🇪 Mataroa ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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Hi Dennis The propeller shaft is 3/16".I needit straight through 3/16" hole on the propeller with 3mm grub screw .I dill and tap the shaft to 3mm so the grub screw is locking the shaft and the propeller together all so i use loctite 648 has well .The job i done on the shaft and the propeller they will not comeing off again
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6 years ago by 🇮🇪 Mataroa ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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Hi sorry for not getting back but my mum bassde a way so ill get back to all soon
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6 years ago by 🇮🇪 Mataroa ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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Thanks very much RNinMunich theres was a lot work went in to it and time.
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📝 Solent Lifeboat
6 years ago by 🇮🇪 Mataroa ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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Hi heres some pic of the solent lifeboat 1 pic is when i got the boat the 2 pic there was lot of work been done .Its not finish yet
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💬 More work on solent lifeboat
7 years ago by 🇮🇪 Mataroa ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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Hi Dave M i did some research on the solent lifeboat i found out theres a MK1 and MK2 .the MK1 has the sliding doors and in side the cockpit is different to the MK2 .on the MK2 the doors open and the back cockpit is longer then the MK1 back cockpit .the numbers of the MK1 48004 to 48011 .the MK2 48014 to 48016 . I dont know about 48012 and 48013 I think there MK1 i think ? im not quite sure which one to go on ? cliff
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💬 More work on solent lifeboat
7 years ago by 🇮🇪 Mataroa ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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Thanks Doug for ur complement on the work.cliff 😊
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📝 More work on solent lifeboat
7 years ago by 🇮🇪 Mataroa ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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Hi heres more pic of the detail work and i made the aerials to make them look like the real thing as well with the rest like hand rails the hatch's . cliff
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📝 Good news
7 years ago by 🇮🇪 Mataroa ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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Hi Dave i did a bath test with the new props on the sonlent lifeboat .I did full ford and full astern and no problem yet .on saturday i will be doing full test but solent lifeboat through its paces and see what works or not .cliff
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💬 propellers specilly made
7 years ago by 🇮🇪 Mataroa ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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Hi Dave theres a grub screw on the prop so i filed a small flat area on the shaft to take the grub screw and little bit of thread lock on the grub screw and yes theres is thrust washer . cliff
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📝 propellers specilly made
7 years ago by 🇮🇪 Mataroa ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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Hi im very happy with my new specilly made propellers 50mm for Solent Lifeboat .The propeller you get are 3/16 tread but what i need it is propeller with 3/16 hole .The propeller shaft is 3/16".I needit straight through 3/16" hole on the propeller that fittied on the 3/16 shaft and there was no tread on the shaft and there was no one else that can do the job what i was looking for so i called Raboesch to see can they help me and they said yes they can help me with the specilly order. it takes 3 weeks to make them 👍 cliff
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📝 More work on the Solent Lifeboat
7 years ago by 🇮🇪 Mataroa ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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Hi i finsh the work of reconstruction the superstructure .nexts is to do the detailed work on the superstructure .
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📝 fitting in stauntobns solent lifeboat
7 years ago by 🇮🇪 Mataroa ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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Im dyslexic some time i get my spelling wrong OK😡
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📝 More work on the Solent Lifeboat
7 years ago by 🇮🇪 Mataroa ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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HI heres some pics the work I was doing on the superstructure i replace the roof on the superstructure and all so i replace the windows on the wheelhouse .Theres a lot of work still to be done on the superstructure.
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📝 working on hand rail and stanchions
7 years ago by 🇮🇪 Mataroa ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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Hi i need some help on hand rail and stanchions the measurement how far in from the side of the superstructure all so between stanchions and the full length of the hand rail front and back of the of superstructure.
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💬 work on solent lifeboat
7 years ago by 🇮🇪 Mataroa ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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Hi there i use a heat gun and a scraper to strip the paint off in this case it was easy to do but in other cases it might not be easy to do. cliff
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📝 more work on the solent
7 years ago by 🇮🇪 Mataroa ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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Hi i did sum modification to the front of the superstructure it was out of line and all so i work on fitting the propeller shaft in.The 2 motor needit to be fitted in and the 2 15A speed controllers . I made up the battery tray and fitted it in the hull .
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📝 Hi just word every one in world
7 years ago by 🇮🇪 Mataroa ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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Hi just a word to every one I am very impress with such high standard of work on model boats i see around world since i joined the model boats website in 2008 . It give me great pleasure to be on this website ever day and see all the model boat in such great detail and the hard work the goes in to model boats by ever one. Thank you so much for the help with my model boats .many thanks 👍👍 cliff
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💬 The radio aerial & handrails.
7 years ago by 🇮🇪 Mataroa ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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Hi Robbob i must say you did incredible job on the RAF Crash Tend and done it to such a high standard in model boating thats me.I sent you a pm
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📝 Solent lifeboat gelcoat
7 years ago by 🇮🇪 Mataroa ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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I finally got the gelcoat on the hull and antifouling .you will see new outdrive that you not normally see on this type of model boat .They be use on RC boat .
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💬 work on solent lifeboat
7 years ago by 🇮🇪 Mataroa ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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Hi Dave nails/pins or brass i think? I dont think they will rust be cuz i fiberglass over them I but 2 layers of fiberglass on the solent Hull .
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📝 work on solent lifeboat
7 years ago by 🇮🇪 Mataroa ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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Heres more pic of solent after i strip the paint the hull it needit some work on the hull and then i fiberglass the hull to strengthen
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📝 stripping paint
7 years ago by 🇮🇪 Mataroa ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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Heres more pic of work im stripping paint off the hull bring it back to the wood
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💬 Solent Lifeboat
7 years ago by 🇮🇪 Mataroa ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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Hi jarvo thanks its funny i dont have all the bits for the lifeboat im going to make a lot of the parts for it .😊
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