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💬 Re: Finishing the Hull.
1 month ago by RonH (
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What a great job, boat looks great and the silver interior looks great!
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💬 Re: Fitting the deck skins and building the superstructure.
2 months ago by RonH ( Petty Officer 1st Class)
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You really do nice work, looking good.
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💬 Re: HMS Repulse
2 months ago by RonH ( Petty Officer 1st Class)
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Very nice, should look great in the water
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💬 Re: The "Orca" from Jaws 1975 scale 1:14
2 months ago by RonH ( Petty Officer 1st Class)
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Great looking boat. I still could hear them say “we are going to need a bigger boat” when they say the shark”. Your boat weathering, figures and the attention to detail is perfect. This would be a gtreat boat at any show and sure to win a award. Nice job!
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💬 Re: Keel Doublers & Bottom Skins
2 months ago by RonH ( Petty Officer 1st Class)
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Great picture on your build. Looking great, cannot wait to see more.
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💬 Re: Steam engine
2 months ago by RonH ( Petty Officer 1st Class)
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The notch bar only needs to be rotated 180% for the smooth side as it is only held in place by the two screws ate each end. I have built the engine and have it here. As stated on my other replies, there is a lot of ways to do this, just have fun when working on it and enjoy🙂
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📝 Steam engine
2 months ago by RonH ( Petty Officer 1st Class)
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Good idea with the run on compressed air. Also take note when setting up the servo on the timing block that has the 3 screws and the location to the off position. The square of this block should be square vertically and horizontal. Plus you can do a final calibration to center off with the trim tabs on your transmitter.
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📝 Steam engine
2 months ago by RonH ( Petty Officer 1st Class)
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I have the Graham TVR1A. Had it for years and have a paddle wheel launch that I am building. Looked at the engine and what I would do is to remove the lever that goes into the slots and come out the other side (the block with the 3 screws are and that the center one is used for the lever). You can make a right angle bracket that uses the center screw to hold in place (may need a shorter screw). This right angle bracket Would have a twist for a right angle to connect to a servo rod.
There are many ways to do this, but I would work from this timing block side.
There are many ways to do this, but I would work from this timing block side.
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💬 Re: HMS Victorious
2 months ago by RonH ( Petty Officer 1st Class)
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Nice looking, any photos of it in the water?
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💬 Re: HMS Bluebell.
2 months ago by RonH ( Petty Officer 1st Class)
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30 years old. Looks great and when a boat is done right it will last. Nice work!
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📝 Coronavirus Towboat
2 months ago by RonH ( Petty Officer 1st Class)
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I have the same kit with the running gear as a Christmas present a couple of years ago. I like your super structure, looks great.I live in NJ/USA.
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💬 Re: Alwyn Vintcent Build
2 months ago by RonH ( Petty Officer 1st Class)
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Very nice model, you do great work.
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💬 Re: Sun XXI Tug
2 months ago by RonH ( Petty Officer 1st Class)
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Great looking tug.
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💬 Re: Swim Head Stumpy Thames Barge
2 months ago by RonH ( Petty Officer 1st Class)
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Should sail nicely, very nice model.
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💬 Re: SLEC Harbour Pilots Boat by Robbob
2 months ago by RonH ( Petty Officer 1st Class)
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Great looking kit.
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💬 Re: Harbour Pilots Boat
2 months ago by RonH ( Petty Officer 1st Class)
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Looks great, nice job.
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📝 Gurdy's
2 months ago by RonH ( Petty Officer 1st Class)
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Looks great, like the weathering.
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💬 Re: Tug Boat Alwyn Vintcent
2 months ago by RonH ( Petty Officer 1st Class)
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Boat looks great, very nice job!
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💬 Re: Miranda engine
2 months ago by RonH ( Petty Officer 1st Class)
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Hi Rick, looks good. Are you using butane for fuel as it looks like a refillable container. Displacement lubricator and a scum tank between the engine exhaust and stack. Love steam, been doing it for years. Our club used to do a Steamboats Only meet. We ran this for about 12 years. We did get a lot of steamers. Our club is South Orange Seaport Society and we are located in South Orange NJ. USA.
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💬 Re: Miranda
2 months ago by RonH ( Petty Officer 1st Class)
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Looks nice could you post a picture from th top down so that we can see the boiler fittings and engine?
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💬 Re: Maid of the LOCH
2 months ago by RonH ( Petty Officer 1st Class)
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Nice model should look great in the water,
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💬 Re: Starting the build
2 months ago by RonH ( Petty Officer 1st Class)
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This looks great. I like the small size and with the beam, the boat should be very stable.
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💬 Re: Pride of Suffolk
2 months ago by RonH ( Petty Officer 1st Class)
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Mod well done, looks great. How does it sail?
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📝 Steam Boats
2 months ago by RonH ( Petty Officer 1st Class)
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This is great. How long of a run and what do you use for file, sterno?Alcohol? I have a Midwest steam launch that uses sterno a s what I do is build up steam on the table, put the fire out, add more fuel the put it in the water. Get bout a 30 minute run👍
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💬 Re: 7 & 10inch Cabin Cruisers
3 months ago by RonH ( Petty Officer 1st Class)
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This is going to look great, keep us posted!
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📝 Which wood for steaming easily on a model?...
3 months ago by RonH ( Petty Officer 1st Class)
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I played around with this years ago. Never did oak. Third mahogany but it does not bend well, used cedar instead which bend easily. I m sure that spruce or pine would bend well. Also years ago I tried so a hoping the wood in ammonia and that worked well. Maybe some of the other folks could verify this? I would experiment on scrap first and please list your findings. 🤔
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💬 Re: Waterline
4 months ago by RonH ( Petty Officer 1st Class)
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Looks great, job well done!
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💬 Re: British Power Boat Co. Type Two 63' HSL - ASRL 131
4 months ago by RonH ( Petty Officer 1st Class)
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Nice, really enjoyed the video.
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💬 Re: Hubertus Model Boat Club 15.3.2020
4 months ago by RonH ( Petty Officer 1st Class)
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That was very nice really enjoyed the video. Would like to do something similar to share on what we do in the States.
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📝 Shipping crates
6 months ago by RonH ( Petty Officer 1st Class)
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Where are you moving to in the States?
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