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Z37 NARVIK Destroyer
Z37 NARVICK German Destroyer type 32 class.
Rookysailor
5 years ago
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HMS Amethyst
Finally finished the build, just needs the registration mark putting on.
Apologies I have no build log, was to far in before I thought about it, and it's taken a long while to finish, with other boats on the build.
Rookysailor
5 years ago
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Yorkshire Man Tug
Yorkshire Man tug kit by Model Slipway, one of two tugs sent to the Falklands, sister ship Irishman.
Powered by two belt driven motors, two 12v -7 amp
batteries, spectrum radio DX6i, motors on individual sticks.
Peter (Rooky)
Rookysailor
5 years ago
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Carla (Neptune)
Krick kit of the motor yacht Neptune, re-named Carla.
Rookysailor
5 years ago
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Pilot Boat
Old Lesro kit from the 60's, of a Pilot boat seen around many harbours, nostalgia at it's best.
Powered by inrunner brushless motor with water cooling, was never meant to go this fast.
Rookysailor
5 years ago
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Grimmershorn
Krick kit of Grimmershorn.
The Motor vessel 'Grimmershorn' was built in 1956/57 by Hansa Stahl und Schiffbau GmbH at Koln-Deutz for the Waterways and Shipping Administration at Cuxhaven. Her Daimler-Benz four stroke diesel engine had an output of 500hp. permitting a speed of 11.5 knots.
Rookysailor
5 years ago
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Wavemaster 25
V.M.B.C. Wooden kit originally designed by L.J.Rowell
Rookysailor
5 years ago
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Irishman Tug
Model slipway Yorkshireman tug built as sister tug Irishman.
Rookysailor
5 years ago
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Sir Kay (Caldercraft Kit)
One of the round table class minesweepers.
Rookysailor
5 years ago
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๐ฌ Re: 41 inch Fairey Huntsman short kit from Sarik Hobbies
2 months ago by
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Lovely boat Raymond, but it's not a Huntsman, it's either a Swordsman or a Huntress.
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๐ Apologies for non participation
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Such sad news about Doogle, people who have never had a dog just don't understand, they are more a family member than a pet, love the photo of Doogle giving his opinion on the sandcastle.
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๐ฌ Re: New Fire Monitors, making the pattern.
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Wow Rob, what an excellent job you have made considering you are only using plastic rod, still remember you telling me how you turned brass on your drill connected to the frame, I then also got my self said frame and tried to do what you did, didn't work for me, so I ended up buy a lathe from a friend.
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๐ Question of the Day?
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Doug, the second quotation you have put was by Churchill, but if I'm not mistaken , this quote was by W.C.Fields.
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๐ฌ Re: My 46" RAF Crash Tender, Some much needed refurbishment!
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Wow Rob, what a beautiful new workshop you have made, feeling very jealous of you now.
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๐ Question of the Day?
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When you hear the wording in the warship movies, they always say, 'take the wheel ensign' and not 'take the helm'.
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๐ Glue
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Peter, If you want the best adhesive, and money isn't a problem, the get some Stablit Express, I think it's available from Cornwall Models but just google it, best glue I've ever used for GRP hulls.
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๐ Spektrum DX6i compatible surface Rx advice pls...
5 months ago by
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Hi John, I use Spektrum equipment, and the receivers I find best are, Spektrum AR6100e and for a cheaper one, from HobbyKing the Orange R615X works fine.
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๐ฌ Re: 1/10 scale model of Venice water taxi
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Excellent finish Ian, you can tell there is hours of dedicated labour time, love the boat.
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๐ Question of the Day?
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Not allowed to sing that song Doug, now here in Blighty,
must not mention the word .....slaves.
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๐ Question of the Day?
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Is it ME ? Sonar is not for detecting the bottom of the sea, that is a sounder that checks the depth/bottom,
sonar as you already know, is to detect if there is anything beneath the water
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๐ Question of the Day?
6 months ago by
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How come Longstone lighthouse was not given as an option (Grace Darling is not it's correct name !
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๐ฌ Re: Graupner Commodore
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Beautiful boat Brightwork, I also had one back in the 80's along with the Nautic , but mine never looked like yours, I wish.
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๐ Death of a member.
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Upon reading your sad message Colin, we realise that life can be very cruel, no son or daughter should die before their parents, and your dear wife is experiencing the worst part of getting old, I know the feelings you are going through, be brave for your wives sake, she will need you more than ever.
Gods blessings to you and your wife Colin.
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๐ Sir Kay photo's
8 months ago by
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Have had these figures for some years now Drewboy, they are white metal, and I got them from one of the modelling shows, scale is 1/48.
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๐ No emails
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Have not had any emails for three days now, is there a problem Stephen?
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๐ To all my friends, on here, near, dear, and overseas.
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Happy 2024 to everyone, let's hope it will be a peaceful year around the world, and bring us good sailing weather for everyone.
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๐ Merry Christmas to All
11 months ago by
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May this wonderful time of the year, bring Health and Happiness to all modelers & their family's.
Happy Christmas and a Healthy New Year.
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๐ฌ Re: Flying Christine2
11 months ago by
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I think if you do some checking PeeWit83, you will find that the HA kit is is of the Flying Christine II not I, just finishing one off for myself, but in the correct livery, will post on the site when completed.
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๐ฌ Re: Typhoon final clear
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Very nice colour...
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๐ Question of the Day?
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Have had, quite a few bevvy's in the 'Slaughterhouse' pub, happy times when I worked in a Mecca job.
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๐ฌ Re: Irishman Tug
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All details regarding size motors etc are on the top of the page.
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๐ Question of the Day?
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Now were really digging the brain cells.
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๐ฌ Re: Update
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Very nice build of a historic boat, excellent video, looks realistic on SloMo.
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๐ฌ Re: Perkasa no 4
1 year ago by
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Do you know Doug, if any of the four are still afloat?
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๐ฌ Re: Perkasa no 4
1 year ago by
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The flags as listed by Dog are correct, but if you are building the Perkasa MTB 150, the flag you should be flying is the White Ensign with the Malaysian flag in the top quarter as shown.
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๐ฌ Re: Perkasa no 4
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I may be incorrect, but I believe the 4 Brave class MTB boats, number 150 was Perkasa were built by vosper in 1967 for the Malaysian navy Doug.
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๐ FB Marketplace bites again
1 year ago by
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These items are definitely not from Mike McGuinn who
specializes in model boat guns. he will still be at the Blackpool Model boat show in October, don't think he was selling up last year, just thinning out his massive stock.
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๐ Finishing Balsa to look like metal
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Hi Steve, If you really want your balsa to look like metal, the best way is to use metal! I mean to use Litho plate, used by some printers, ask around, or try Ebay, I think I got mine from there, you can get in in various thickness i.e. 1mm 2mm 3mm, and it glues onto balsa very easy.
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๐ Titanic expedition
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Very sad news of the five people missing, but surely
there must be some safety system on board in case of this happening, but here's hoping that everything works out fine, and they can be rescued.
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