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Bermuda Rigged Slim Nip
Bermuda Rigged Slim Nip
philcaretaker
2 months ago
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Camera Boat No.5
Camera Boat No.5
philcaretaker
9 months 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
1 year ago
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Camera Boat No.4
Camera Boat No.4 still undergoing development !.
philcaretaker
1 year 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
2 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
3 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
3 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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π Return visit to - Hayling Island Model Boat Club
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π Buxton Model Boat Club
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π 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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π FPV (First person view) for scale model boats
16 days ago by
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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 π !!
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π 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 π.
I use cybelink PD14 for editing with my old desktop which π€ keeps chugging along βΊοΈ.
Cheers for now and enjoy your sailing β΅π.
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π FPV (First person view) for scale model boats
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Hi Lew, I know exactly where you are coming from.
Since a stroke I find it difficult to do everything at once - but it is good therapy and good fun to share the memories / results with club friends and like minded people.
For close in shooting, I have tried a small cam to frame/monitor the shots, and have also tried various cameras for the wide angle zoom shots but for video quality and stabilisation but I usually go back to the footage where I have used my Sony HX90 on land, or my Gopro 7 with hand remote for my camera boats - then spend hours editing !!!.
I`m sure you are aware of the problems that filming on water creates - ie. glare /reflection /white balance & exposure changes etc. - Also fast boats causing "bouncy" wake don't help the problems at all !!
How ever, it is fun, it is a challenge and we wouldn`t do it if we didn't enjoy it !.
I look forward to hearing of your experiences - cheers
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π Buxton
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Buxton
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π¬ Re: The Cat Boat Scale 3/4β= 1β.
1 month ago by
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Terrific !! - attractive, skilful build ! - as a uni rig lover , I just cant not love this design - Love it,!!!
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π FOR INFORMATION
1 month ago by
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Cheers for responding Dave , I thought I was loosing itπππ€£- I used to be able to access "Boat Clubs & Lakes" in alphabetical order, hence I thought perhaps there was a bug !.
It was a facility that I found very use full in the past, and now "post lockdowns " - I fancy visiting some other UK club venues, unfortunately not all clubs list their location on the map, so I just need to do some more cross referencing.
"Great site - and many thanks to all who administer her "
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π FOR INFORMATION
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FOR INFORMATION - π It seems there is a problem accessing 'Boats Clubs and Lakes' in alphabetical order ???? Is this ok ?? π€
Thanks for a great site !!!π
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π Locating Clubs on 'Boats Clubs and Lakes'
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FOR INFORMATION - π It seems there is a problem accessing 'Boats Clubs and Lakes' in alphabetical order ???? Is this ok ?? π€
Thanks for a great site !!!π
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π Coronation Preparations
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Making ready ! - getting in the spirit of celebration for the :-
" King Charles III - Coronation - 6th May 2023 "
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π Bermuda Rigged Slim Nip
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Bermuda Rigged Slim Nip
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π¬ Re: VINTAGE RUNABOUT,- NEW ACCESSORY
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Look`in good JB , I can see Babs calling for a bit of stop frame animation when you have driven the trailer/boat down to the creek in prep for a day water skiing π- let me know if she wants any sun lotion rubbing in !!!.
πKeep up the great work JB
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π¬ Re: VINTAGE RUNABOUT,- NEW ACCESSORY 'BABS' THE SKI CHICK
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This one I really love JB - perhaps Babs and Grahams Katy ould get together one day !π
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π Boat Clubs & Lakes
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FYI - Noticed yesterday that that the listings are πnot π€in alphabetical order .
****Keep up the great work that you do and thanks for such a great site !***
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π¬ Re: Slim Nip 2
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Hi Roger , all noted. I did put on an adjustable jib rack expecting to have "juggle" positions. With the weather starting to improve hopefully I can spend a bit more time working on the finer points. Someone once said to me , "you can get anything to sail , but its more difficult to get it to sail well" - How very true !!!!.
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π Slim Nip 2
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My Bermuda rigged "Slim Nip 2" evolved from many hours of enjoyment I have had building, sailing and re tweaking previous "Nips".
The Bermuda rigged "Slim Nip 2" was a natural progression from my recent uni rigged "Slim Nip"
I just had to explore how an extended (76cm) Bermuda rigged hull would look and sail ?.
Length - 760mm , Beam - 170mm , Mast - 1100mm (Deck to top).
Other Wee Nip videos for ref. No.42 No.164 No.205 plus many more here on RCSailing
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π Sail GP Christchurch
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Just for fun !
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π Sail GP Christchurch
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Foiling Cats !
Now this really is a challenge that does excite me for RC , problem is at our lake the wind comes and goes from all directions !!! - How about it JB ? ( jbkiwi )
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π BUXTON MODEL BOAT CLUB
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Many thanks Hermank, you look to have a great "boat harbour ".
Cheers
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π Very sad news about Nerys plus update on her final boat project
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Alice, Very sorry to hear your sad news.
It was indeed a great pleasure to have met both yourself and Nerys here In Buxton last summer and for you both to sail with members of the Buxton Model Boat Club.
Sadly gone , but not forgotten.
Our thoughts are with you.
On Behalf of the Buxton Model Boat Club - when Nellie came to Buxton !.
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π BUXTON MODEL BOAT CLUB
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π¬ Re: I Found Another Lockdown Video I'd Like To Share
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Well done firefighter - very graphic, very poignant and very sad that we still live in a world where such atrocities can happen !.
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π Accidents happen.
3 months ago by
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Cant keep a good man down for long !!! - stay safe as we all now say !
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π Marbleheaders of Spring Lake Model Yacht Club
3 months ago by
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Having cut my teeth on the Marblehead, it brings back happy memories !.
Sounds like a great community and great club - Any links to some photos ?
***HA HA - found you - Spring Lake Bellmar NY. - Yes ! ***
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π¬ Re: First Sunday run at Towne Lake
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Pleased to see the video working ok now, and nice to see your gang down at Towne Lake !.
Thanks and well done to the website team also.
Cheers
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π Winter returns to Buxton !
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π Media Gallery
3 months ago by
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Re: First Sunday run at Towne Lake
(Reply to recent question)
Not Sure ? - however I think that possibly the webmaster has put in a "direct - direct link" for videos on the website ?
Actually after re-editing some of my own media content, I feel it looks better and must free up resources, though possibly some content may have been lost ?. I`m sure all we be explained and any bugs will be sorted.
Love the site and thanks to all who strive to keep it going.
Keep up the great work guys - "sharing and caring".
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π¬ Re: First Sunday run at Towne Lake
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Not Sure ? - however I think that possibly the webmaster has put in a "direct - direct link" for videos on the website ?
Actually after re-editing some of my own media content, I feel it looks better and must free up resources, though possibly some content may have been lost ?. I`m sure all we be explained.
Love the site and thanks to all who strive to keep it going - "sharing and caring".
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