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📝 RNLB Watson Class Lifeboat twin screw
2 days ago by 🇨🇦 Ronald (
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Has anyone built a model of this 1928 powered RNLB Watson Class ?
See these old photos
See these old photos
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💬 Re: More Videos
2 days ago by 🇨🇦 Ronald ( Fleet Admiral)
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Be sure to use a lanyard around your neck and attached to your transmitter, and one on your IPhone or recording device. The 1st choice is to have another person do your video recording, but if that is not possible then using a lanyard will make filming easier as one or the other device will be hands-free with no concern of dropping it in the water.
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📝 Are there any kits of this Scottish fishing vessel?
4 days ago by 🇨🇦 Ronald ( Fleet Admiral)
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We visited the Wick Heritage Museum which is where I saw all the model boats. They had hours of reading if you took the time for each display. The volunteers were very friendly and knowledgeable about the various boats and elements that were required to make a living from the Herring catches. Barrel making, boat building and the craft used.
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📝 Are there any kits of this Scottish fishing vessel?
4 days ago by 🇨🇦 Ronald ( Fleet Admiral)
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I am intrigued by these Scottish fishing vessels and like many of my models they bring back memories from them being on my workbench.
In particular are the two seen in the first photo. The closer appears to have a mast step notch in its forward deck. Zoom in on the photo and see what I am referring to.
I like the double end shape and I was told they are drifters. Very seaworthy vessels.
In particular are the two seen in the first photo. The closer appears to have a mast step notch in its forward deck. Zoom in on the photo and see what I am referring to.
I like the double end shape and I was told they are drifters. Very seaworthy vessels.
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💬 Re: The Bow Blocks.
5 days ago by 🇨🇦 Ronald ( Fleet Admiral)
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Fiddly work but your out come looks good. Balsa comes in different grades, are you using hard balsa C grade?
I could see those who make 3d parts would have made a plug to fit there. But the ‘ole file system works well snd gives a good feeling of accomplishment too.
Looks nice.
I could see those who make 3d parts would have made a plug to fit there. But the ‘ole file system works well snd gives a good feeling of accomplishment too.
Looks nice.
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📝 Disappointed
8 days ago by 🇨🇦 Ronald ( Fleet Admiral)
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Yes Lew, we finally agree on something 😄 Smile
My work uses the occasional printed item, but generally it’s hand made. I am fortunate to have a small lathe, and other woodworking equipment, plus a public library with laser cutting equipment and 3D printing machines if needed, they also have sewing machines that I used to make sails.
My work uses the occasional printed item, but generally it’s hand made. I am fortunate to have a small lathe, and other woodworking equipment, plus a public library with laser cutting equipment and 3D printing machines if needed, they also have sewing machines that I used to make sails.
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📝 Disappointed
9 days ago by 🇨🇦 Ronald ( Fleet Admiral)
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Hey there guys, my wife and I were really looking forward to seeing the workshop at Edmund’s place. Instead we learned little about how he builds or where? What he told us was that he uses free TinkerCAD and 3D printing. Several of the models were made sometime ago in the school workshop from what I gathered. He showed us the anchor winch he made and the 24 funnels all with TinkerCAD.
Yes, I know some of you use 3D printers and I have known skilled workers who use a metal lathe to make their parts.
The hulls are fibreglass which fibres are visible if you zoom in on the photo
No hulls were frame and plank.
The majority of fittings, railings, and other parts are from a printer.
He sent me a file to try printing railings. He said he had made a stack of them in just a 15 minutes. (See the last two photos)
Yes, I know some of you use 3D printers and I have known skilled workers who use a metal lathe to make their parts.
The hulls are fibreglass which fibres are visible if you zoom in on the photo
No hulls were frame and plank.
The majority of fittings, railings, and other parts are from a printer.
He sent me a file to try printing railings. He said he had made a stack of them in just a 15 minutes. (See the last two photos)
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📝 Good Bye Scotland
9 days ago by 🇨🇦 Ronald ( Fleet Admiral)
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Taste is not great, but juicy fruit gum really makes a difference and a peppermint lifesaver or other flavours.
There are other medicines that produce a bitter after taste. I am looking at the benefits from using it.
Our provincial health plan covered the cost.
There are other medicines that produce a bitter after taste. I am looking at the benefits from using it.
Our provincial health plan covered the cost.
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💬 Re: The Maiden Voyage
9 days ago by 🇨🇦 Ronald ( Fleet Admiral)
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Maiden voyage looks like it was a success. Enjoy it with pride of your accomplishment.
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💬 Re: Rigging and Painting
9 days ago by 🇨🇦 Ronald ( Fleet Admiral)
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Looks fine.
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📝 Good Bye Scotland
9 days ago by 🇨🇦 Ronald ( Fleet Admiral)
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Good Grief I tested positive twice today when we returned home and am now on Paxlovid for the next 7 days.
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📝 Good Bye Scotland
10 days ago by 🇨🇦 Ronald ( Fleet Admiral)
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Heading home this morning after a good visit to Scotland. We concluded our journey last night by spending an evening with Edmund and Anne Faulkes. He has Large rc models 60” plus.He has begun using 3d printing for deck parts like:
windless, funnel, conventional orange covered lifeboats and much. much, more.
windless, funnel, conventional orange covered lifeboats and much. much, more.
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📝 2nd voyage on Lake Paterno of the 1:60 scale model of a schooner-armed steam gunboat, assisted by a
11 days ago by 🇨🇦 Ronald ( Fleet Admiral)
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I am done on this subject
I am done on this subject
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📝 2nd voyage on Lake Paterno of the 1:60 scale model of a schooner-armed steam gunboat, assisted by a
12 days ago by 🇨🇦 Ronald ( Fleet Admiral)
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Lew,
“ Tahoma is a sacred Indigenous name for Mount Rainier.
The name has roots in the Salishan linguistic family and Lushootseed, the language of the Puyallup” First Nations people.
Yes they may have named the ships using First Nations names but not necessarily the name of that group of people.
“ Tahoma is a sacred Indigenous name for Mount Rainier.
The name has roots in the Salishan linguistic family and Lushootseed, the language of the Puyallup” First Nations people.
Yes they may have named the ships using First Nations names but not necessarily the name of that group of people.
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📝 Ville Class Tugboat
12 days ago by 🇨🇦 Ronald ( Fleet Admiral)
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RusselBrothers built 38 Ville Class tugs for the Royal Canadian Navy during WWII many of these vessels served on both the West and East coastal waters.
After their service in the war many were sold for private enterprises.
Sine the hull is basically the same size on all these 38 Ville tugs I built one hull and made three different wheelhouses to represent three different tugboats currently operating in different locations of Canada.
Beamsville is owned and operated by Marcel Theriault working out of Tofino, B.C.
Loganville is owned and operated by Pete Spencer working out of Port Dover, on Lake Erie, Ontario, Canada
Miss Jenna is owned and operated by Kelley and Son working out of Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada
I have had the privilege of meeting all three owners, photographing each vessel and sailing aboard the Beamsville in the Tofino Harbour.
After their service in the war many were sold for private enterprises.
Sine the hull is basically the same size on all these 38 Ville tugs I built one hull and made three different wheelhouses to represent three different tugboats currently operating in different locations of Canada.
Beamsville is owned and operated by Marcel Theriault working out of Tofino, B.C.
Loganville is owned and operated by Pete Spencer working out of Port Dover, on Lake Erie, Ontario, Canada
Miss Jenna is owned and operated by Kelley and Son working out of Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada
I have had the privilege of meeting all three owners, photographing each vessel and sailing aboard the Beamsville in the Tofino Harbour.
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📝 2nd voyage on Lake Paterno of the 1:60 scale model of a schooner-armed steam gunboat, assisted by a
13 days ago by 🇨🇦 Ronald ( Fleet Admiral)
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We read this yesterday too
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📝 2nd voyage on Lake Paterno of the 1:60 scale model of a schooner-armed steam gunboat, assisted by a
13 days ago by 🇨🇦 Ronald ( Fleet Admiral)
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Lew is this the same vessel? Your spelling is different than the one I found.
“The USS Tahoma was an Unadilla-class screw steam gunboat, one of 23 such vessels built rapidly for the Union Navy at the outbreak of the American Civil War. These "90-day gunboats" were designed for both ocean-going service and shallow-water operations, playing a significant role in blockading Confederate ports and riverine warfare, including the capture of New Orleans and the neutralization of blockade runners.”
In Glasgow, we have discovered that during the US Civil War, steamships, built in Glasgow, Scotland, were built here as blockade runners and purchased by the Confederacy as they had no ship building capacity.
“The USS Tahoma was an Unadilla-class screw steam gunboat, one of 23 such vessels built rapidly for the Union Navy at the outbreak of the American Civil War. These "90-day gunboats" were designed for both ocean-going service and shallow-water operations, playing a significant role in blockading Confederate ports and riverine warfare, including the capture of New Orleans and the neutralization of blockade runners.”
In Glasgow, we have discovered that during the US Civil War, steamships, built in Glasgow, Scotland, were built here as blockade runners and purchased by the Confederacy as they had no ship building capacity.
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📝 VIC SMEED'S VIVACITY
13 days ago by 🇨🇦 Ronald ( Fleet Admiral)
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I agree with you Roy, using quality materials is better than taking a short cut, though if your quality wood allows for using a thickness planer then do it with care.
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📝 2nd voyage on Lake Paterno of the 1:60 scale model of a schooner-armed steam gunboat, assisted by a
13 days ago by 🇨🇦 Ronald ( Fleet Admiral)
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My opinion is that there be no music in a video of a vessel being shown on the water or even displayed.
My post graduate degree is in music but we are not creating an original sound track for a nautical movie. I like music in a film when the music is written for the audience and the music reflects the emotion or scene we are watching. The Music score of Master and Commander, or Victory at Sea.
My post graduate degree is in music but we are not creating an original sound track for a nautical movie. I like music in a film when the music is written for the audience and the music reflects the emotion or scene we are watching. The Music score of Master and Commander, or Victory at Sea.
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📝 2nd voyage on Lake Paterno of the 1:60 scale model of a schooner-armed steam gunboat, assisted by a
14 days ago by 🇨🇦 Ronald ( Fleet Admiral)
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I would enjoy watching your model sailing even more if you didn’t use a musical concert accompaniment.
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📝 Falkirk Wheel
15 days ago by 🇨🇦 Ronald ( Fleet Admiral)
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Thank you for your comments and suggestions, I most appreciate your feedback. We have one final day here before taking the train to Edinburgh. Tomorrow we have made plans to visit the Glasgow University and the Glasgow Botanical Gardens. Hopefully it will be a bit drier when we are moving between venues.
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💬 Re: Second navigation (4 September 2025) to Lake Turano.
15 days ago by 🇨🇦 Ronald ( Fleet Admiral)
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Do you use a removable ballast fin and bulb ghat is not shown in the photo?
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📝 Falkirk Wheel
15 days ago by 🇨🇦 Ronald ( Fleet Admiral)
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The Falkirk Wheel is a rotating boat lift taking the place of miles of multiple locks in a canal. It lifts boats 100ft and joins 2 that’s right Two 😁 canal systems. It uses the Archimedes displacement theory.
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📝 Falkirk Wheel
16 days ago by 🇨🇦 Ronald ( Fleet Admiral)
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Took a tour today
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📝 Caledonian Canal model boating
17 days ago by 🇨🇦 Ronald ( Fleet Admiral)
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I took several walks along the Caledonia Canal past the famous Neptune Staircase as it flows toward Loch Oich. It is not a fast current and would be a nice portion to see some model boats.
Met a high school student who lives in the village of Caol and shows an interest in the hobby. The canal runs right beside the village. It would be grand to connect the young person with a model builder in that area.
Met a high school student who lives in the village of Caol and shows an interest in the hobby. The canal runs right beside the village. It would be grand to connect the young person with a model builder in that area.
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💬 Re: Preparing The Bottom Skins.
17 days ago by 🇨🇦 Ronald ( Fleet Admiral)
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I now see in your photos the plastic head push pins you are using to hold your sheets in place while glue dries.
I see you are pushing them into wide plywood frames. Those thick plywood frames will make the boat heavy thus requiring a strong motor to move the model along.
I built a Norstar kit that used those thick frames, but that kit was designed for a gas powered motor not an electric style used today.
If I were to make that model again I’d be making it with light frames.
Getting back to your question about metal tipped push pins. Try a business supply store. Or woodworking shops have long necked adjustable clamps that will not damage your project if used properly.
I see you are pushing them into wide plywood frames. Those thick plywood frames will make the boat heavy thus requiring a strong motor to move the model along.
I built a Norstar kit that used those thick frames, but that kit was designed for a gas powered motor not an electric style used today.
If I were to make that model again I’d be making it with light frames.
Getting back to your question about metal tipped push pins. Try a business supply store. Or woodworking shops have long necked adjustable clamps that will not damage your project if used properly.
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💬 Re: Fitting the Bottom Skins.
17 days ago by 🇨🇦 Ronald ( Fleet Admiral)
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I get my pins from the Fabric Shop
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💬 Re: War ship regatta
18 days ago by 🇨🇦 Ronald ( Fleet Admiral)
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When are they going to introduce a standard route of travel at Spencer’s?
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💬 Re: Canadian Coast guard 44 Lifeboat
18 days ago by 🇨🇦 Ronald ( Fleet Admiral)
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Love to see it say out on Lake Ontario in a chop.
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📝 Ron in Scotland
18 days ago by 🇨🇦 Ronald ( Fleet Admiral)
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In the harbour of Caol is a wreck on the beach. Folklore has it there’s gold in the hold say the school kids…Probably rats too.
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