robbob
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Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
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"Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana"
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3 boats46" RAF Crash Rescue Tender
Construction started May 2016....completed June 2017. (Motor: Turnigy SK3 4250-500) (ESC: Turnigy 90A water…
Harbour Pilots Boat
Built from a kit produced by SLEC from an original Lesro design. Construction started in March 2020....comp…
Thames River Police Launch
Constructed from a kit by Vintage Model Works, based on a design by Phil Smith for Veron, started June 2018…
robbob’s build blogs
4 blogsThe VMW Marlin Cabin Cruiser by Robbob Preface. At the time of writing, I’ve had the construction of this boat on ‘the back burner’ since…
Here's the history bit so pay attention... Many years ago as a boy in the fifth year of my north London secondary school, circa 1971, our…
It’s been a while since I built my last model boat, a Thames River Police Launch and prior to that my RAF Crash Rescue Tender and I thoug…
After the successful build of the ‘Vintage Model Works’ RAF Crash Rescue Tender I was asked by Mike Cummings of VMW if I would undertake …
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+9♥ 30 likesRe: build blog@Plivez Runs very nicely 👍 (Good camera work too !)♥ 1 likeRe: RAF Crash Tender Monitors. Were they really Red??@EdW It's a great pity that there appear to be no colour photographs of either the RAF Crash Rescue Tenders, however there are a couple of B/W films of the 94 in action during sea trials where the foam monitor…
♥ 2 likesVintage Model WorksRe: build blog@Ronald I did consider something along the lines of what you describe but if knocked off it could result in damage to the mast base and cabin roof because of the peg/tube through the cabin roof and I would muc…♥ 3 likesRe: build blog@Ronald Way ahead of you Ronald! The mast base is sculpted and contoured to the cabin roof already, a bit tricky because its a compound curvature but it sits perfectly on the roof in the correct position...see…
♥ 1 likeRe: build blog@ChrisF The rotary sander came from Lidl, had it a few years now, cost about£20 and I've had more than my money's worth out of it. 😀♥ 1 likeRe: build blog@Ronald Hi Ronald. Thanks for your kind comments. The balsa base of the mast would never be strong enough to withstand a knock, and mahogany is a good contrast to the white cabin. The mast will actually be spo…♥ 1 likeMaking the mastIt’s been a while since the last blog update on my Marlin build as life tends to get in the way with other matters, including in my case, my daughter’s wedding and other family and domestic pulls on my modelli…
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