nickcouldry
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Petty Officer 1st Class · 216 pts
Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom
Member since Mar 2021
Last online 5 years ago
Age 67
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One of the 'Airfix Generation', a childhood breathing in plastic cement fumes. A toe dipper in the world of RC boating
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"The only traditions of the Royal Navy are rum, sodomy and the lash."
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Re: Thornycroft MTB 49Hey Nerys - i'm pondering a Damen Stan Patrol 5509 (modified as Sea Shepherd's new anti whaling ship) in 1/72 scale - will have to scratch build most of it, including the interesting axe bow hull - reckon it w…
♥ 1 like491 viewsRe: Vic Smeed Thornycroft MTB maiden voyageyes i was a bit taken aback when i weighed her, but to my untrained eye she seemed to sit ok in the water and i didn't really want her skipping over the ripples 😂♥ 3 likes1,532 viewsRe: Thornycroft MTB maiden voyageThank Nerys - tiller arm popped off the servo - may fit a bracket to keep it in place :-)1,162 viewsRe: Thornycroft MTB maiden voyageCheers Rick!1,163 viewsRe: Vic Smeed Thornycroft MTB maiden voyagehey jb - a hefty 4.5kg!♥ 1 like1,533 viewsThornycroft MTB 49My very first foray into model boat building and anything remote controlled. Took about 4 months to finish it using Vic Smeed plans.
256 viewsVic Smeed Thornycroft MTB maiden voyageMy Vic Smeed Thornycroft MTB has been sitting in dry dock over the summer, due to holidays but also procrastination due to my fear that when I finally launched her she'd go straight to the bottom... Anyway, th…♥ 3 likes1,626 viewsThornycroft MTB maiden voyageMy Vic Smeed Thornycroft MTB has been sitting in dry dock over the summer, due to holidays but also procrastination due to my fear that when I finally launched her she'd go straight to the bottom... Anyway, th…♥ 11 likes1,168 viewsCabin cruiser hull?Hey doug - thanks so much for all this info! Bluebird is close, but i think when i get round to the build i'm going to see if i can get plans for Mistral as it's just that bit broader in the beam and is closer…♥ 1 like598 viewsCabin cruiser hull?wow - thanks for the tip - i've found some and they're pretty close (shape of the hull and also the curved transom)♥ 1 like601 views
♥ 1 like491 viewsRe: Vic Smeed Thornycroft MTB maiden voyageyes i was a bit taken aback when i weighed her, but to my untrained eye she seemed to sit ok in the water and i didn't really want her skipping over the ripples 😂♥ 3 likes1,532 viewsRe: Thornycroft MTB maiden voyageThank Nerys - tiller arm popped off the servo - may fit a bracket to keep it in place :-)1,162 viewsRe: Thornycroft MTB maiden voyageCheers Rick!1,163 viewsRe: Vic Smeed Thornycroft MTB maiden voyagehey jb - a hefty 4.5kg!♥ 1 like1,533 viewsThornycroft MTB 49My very first foray into model boat building and anything remote controlled. Took about 4 months to finish it using Vic Smeed plans.256 viewsVic Smeed Thornycroft MTB maiden voyageMy Vic Smeed Thornycroft MTB has been sitting in dry dock over the summer, due to holidays but also procrastination due to my fear that when I finally launched her she'd go straight to the bottom... Anyway, th…♥ 3 likes1,626 viewsThornycroft MTB maiden voyageMy Vic Smeed Thornycroft MTB has been sitting in dry dock over the summer, due to holidays but also procrastination due to my fear that when I finally launched her she'd go straight to the bottom... Anyway, th…♥ 11 likes1,168 viewsCabin cruiser hull?Hey doug - thanks so much for all this info! Bluebird is close, but i think when i get round to the build i'm going to see if i can get plans for Mistral as it's just that bit broader in the beam and is closer…♥ 1 like598 viewsCabin cruiser hull?wow - thanks for the tip - i've found some and they're pretty close (shape of the hull and also the curved transom)♥ 1 like601 views