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Bermuda Rigged Slim Nip
Bermuda Rigged Slim Nip
philcaretaker
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Camera Boat No.5
Camera Boat No.5
philcaretaker
1 year ago
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Slim Nip
Exploring the possibilities of a new sleeker look to the Wee Nips that I have built previously , - Result :- the "Slim Nip" .
philcaretaker
2 years ago
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Camera Boat No.4
Camera Boat No.4 still undergoing development !.
philcaretaker
2 years ago
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Tiki
My Gaff Rigged Bristol Pilot Cutter started life as a static display model which I recently adapted for " Radio Control " . With extra sealing inside and out, she is seen here on her inaugural trial sailing - checking balance / trim /steering and simple sail control.
Certainly no claims here on scale or workmanship ! - just a " fun and functional " model which more than satisfies my initial challenge ! .
philcaretaker
2 years ago
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Camera Boat No. 3
Adapted Swamp Dawg with wider pontoon area and brushed speed 400 motor.
philcaretaker
2 years ago
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Camera Nip
Wee Nip Camera boat with rotating Gopro.
philcaretaker
3 years ago
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Camera Boat No.1 - Tomkat
Camera boat no1.
philcaretaker
3 years ago
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J Class Style
J Class Style Pond Yacht - Rescued from the skip and given a new lease of life to sail again as "Rudder only" radio controlled.
philcaretaker
4 years ago
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Camera Boat No.2 - Swamp Dawg
Quick and simple solution to save those action moments - Pair phone or tablet with GoPro camera app, or simply record with remote via wifi.
philcaretaker
4 years ago
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RC Laser
RC Laser - not a home brew of course, but for many years an object of desire due to simplicity of design, assembly, aesthetics and convenience.
Love the Laser, but the Wee Nip still my "go to" boat.
philcaretaker
4 years ago
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Mickey Finn
Purchased original Rojair Mickey Finn from Ashton Models 35 years ago - hull suffered damaged so made a F/G mould before repairing and sailing. Made spare hull from mould and there she sat for 35+ years. Original Mickey was sold many years ago but as retirement approached the burning desire to fulfill old challenges re-emerged.
So , after putting out calls for help, diagrams, photos or information on the model boat forums, thanks to "John Dowd" and a couple of other guys, I finally got round to resurrecting this fantastic 36" yacht.
philcaretaker
4 years ago
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"Genie"
"Genie" was classic Marblehead design from Vic Smead , she had a hard chine hull construction.
Living in New Zealand in the early 70`s I ended up building 4 of these in total - only glad I took some picies.
Long gone now, but not forgotten !
philcaretaker
4 years ago
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Wee Nip
My first (and following) Wee Nips
philcaretaker
4 years ago
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๐ Exploring use of "shorts" in media
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sharing and caring for fun -
Have you seen youtube shorts ?
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๐ WEED PROBLEMS !!!!!!
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Well done Lew - great job !!!๐๐
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๐ WEED PROBLEMS !!!!!!
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The problem seems to have worsened with the ever increasing population of Canada Geese !!.
I recall reading a paper some time ago about the damage , nuisance and public health problems that these wild birds cause when 'domestically'
encouraged . Just how much of this is fact I wouldn't know , other than nothing gets done untill there is a serious incedent in relation to the "Problem".
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๐ WEED PROBLEMS !!!!!!
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Usually the annual weed problems come and go - but this year things look worse than ever in many areas around the UK.
Is it that Councils and Park management consortiums don't know what to do - or do they need help ???๐ค
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๐ฌ Re: Ship of the desert ? new project (land yacht)
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Go'in cracker there JB ! - must blow the dust off my baby !.
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๐ BUXTON MODEL BOAT CLUB
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Hope you enjoy !
New Videos uploaded :-
https://www.youtube.com/@RCSailing1/videos |
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๐ "Up Close" with Pilot Cutter Ellen
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Take a close, slow look at the detail and craftmanship created by Buxton Model Boat Club member Graham Royle.
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๐ BUXTON MODEL BOAT CLUB
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๐ BUXTON MODEL BOAT CLUB
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๐ BUXTON MODEL BOAT CLUB
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๐ฌ Re: Ship of the desert ? new project (land yacht)
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Ha , ha ๐I set up my radio shack in the kiddies playhouse.
I saw the radio/ scanner on your table and wandered if you were a ham or sw listener.
Looking forward to see how the silver fern fly's JBโต
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๐ฌ Re: Ship of the desert ? new project (land yacht)
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CQ CQ Land pacer - De G0WSP - QRZ JB ?
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๐ Vosper RAF Crash Tenders
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"Just for fun" - we aim to share pics/clips from other clubs / activities.
Many thanks to Website "Webmasters" Graham and Rob at both our featured clubs - Links below.
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๐ฌ Re: Ship of the desert ? new project (land yacht)
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Look`in good JB - ` sailing on land is far more of a challenge than some might expect
Hmmmm??? can I envisage some form of " land foil aileron stabilizers " from you ?
Ha Ha !!!! Bring it on !!!!
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๐ฌ Re: small sailing yacht
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Nice one Roy ! - Functional & Fun !!!!๐โต
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๐ BUXTON MODEL BOAT CLUB
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๐ A New Scale Model Boat Lake: Finally Successful
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Nice one Lew ! - well done.๐๐โต๐ค
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๐ RC Tyne Paddle Tug
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Built by Buxton Model Boat Club member Adrian , he says :- "essentially the paddle boat is scratch built but uses some fittings and materials from a Disar "Vanguard" kit ".
Adrian used drawings of "Flying Scotsman" for inspiration, but is not a faithful reproduction, although "Old Trafford" is also quite similar .
This was the maiden voyage so plenty more work to be done on detail and ballast etc.as the boat still sits a bit low in the water.
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๐ INGA IV - Luxury Ketch
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Believed to be from Revell Models , " INGA IV " is a model Ketch , owned and sailed here by Martin Ward of the Hayling Island Model Boat Club.
RCSailing is just for fun, no gain. Other than sharing photos and videos relating to Buxton Model Boat Club activities, from time to time its nice to "showcase" models from other clubs and members as seen here with the link between BMBC & HIMBC - all sharing the common interest in model boats and the "Model Boat Website".
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๐ฌ Re: Ship of the desert ? new project
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I like the idea of rear stub axles so you can extend the overall "foot print" if (when) she needs more turning stability under speed (when you get her on the supermarket car park )๐ keep up the fun factor of modelling JB - I continue watch with interest ! ๐๐๐โต
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๐ BUXTON MODEL BOAT CLUB
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Cheers JB ! - Hope you and yours are all well ๐โต๐ค
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๐ Rotary Club Charity Bazaar
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On Saturday 3rd June 2023 the Buxton Model Boat Club supported the Rotary Club Charity Bazaar by holding a model boat display on the Fountain Lake in the Pavilion Gardens Buxton.
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๐ BUXTON MODEL BOAT CLUB
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๐ฌ Re: Re: Return visit to - Hayling Island Model Boat Club
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Look forward to seeing your Inga IV - I must do a longer vid clip from the footage I took in Hayling Island - Inga IV is truly a very attractive model.
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๐ "Mississippi Steamboats" ?
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๐ Return visit to - Hayling Island Model Boat Club
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๐ Buxton Model Boat Club
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๐ BUXTON MODEL BOAT CLUB
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RC Sailing with the Buxton Model Boat Club at the annual Spring Fair also celebrating Coronation weekend.
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๐ FPV (First person view) for scale model boats
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BOTTOM LINE ! - Thinking back , the idea of using the FPV with goggles seemed a good idea at the time, but -
1. With goggles on - my eyes couldn't focus, and with lag, latency and glare I couldn`t sync the brain to frame or capture the shot !.
2. With the smart phone - Same problems, and with so much going on, unreliable wi-fi was too much for me !.
Maybe a different story with 2 people or a new brain ๐ !!
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๐ FPV (First person view) for scale model boats
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Hi to all, Great video Lew, you have a terrific setting there with support from the authorities.
My monitor cam was ok but poor video and also drops 2.4 signal from time to time !.
Phone works reasonably with GoPro app but lags with latency and difficult to see in sunny conditions so I tend to revert back to the GoPro 7 for stability and quality, using the remote to trigger shots.
My Sony also like me - getting old but struggles with zoom close up with glare over water ! - apart from that we get by the best we can ๐.
I use cybelink PD14 for editing with my old desktop which ๐ค keeps chugging along โบ๏ธ.
Cheers for now and enjoy your sailing โต๐.
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