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    HMS Belfast C35 Graupner Refit Purchase.
    New addition to the fleet. ARTR Graupner HMS Belfast. PLEASE SEE CURRENT BUILD BLOG I have purchased this almost new model for a give away price to personalise for our youngest Grandson who recently visited Belfast on the Thames,and also because Grandad just loves WW2 era modelling I am not a ARTR fan in the slightest as they look too pristine but needs must on this one as it was too good to miss. I will be doing a lot of work to: Have all main armament rotating. Rotating radar. Functional servo assisted crane. Both funnels with smoke effect. Appropriate lighting and Navigation lights. Subtle weathering to reflect a working ship of the line. There is surprisingly a lot of room below decks .
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    2 years ago
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    HMS Buttercup K193
    HMS BUTTERCUP…K193. Conversion from Revell 1/72 HMCS Snowberry. Converted to Acoustic minesweeper. Has working Acoustic Hammer at the bow. Both main gun armaments rotate. Rotating radar. Navigation and running lights. Bilge pump. Smoke effect. Please see build blog.
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    2 years ago
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    HMS Repulse
    Just started a Refit Blog on HMS Repulse. Following a phone call from a distant friend I have acquired the above for a song price and will be undertaking a total and 100% refit. Tremendous amount of work to do In every area. Repulse will be in dry dock for the foreseeable future with work in hand. Keep you posted. Bill.
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    HMS Victorious
    HMS Victorious....Circa 1941. Based on a Fleetscale hull.Scale 1/128. I started her some 5 years ago and it really has been a long job because of other projects which I prioritised.Thus it has been an on and off project.Still a lot to do in most area’s,so she is a long way off being finished with a lot of errors to rectify and modify. Front lift goes up and down. Rear turrets all turn. Has a water steam smoke effect boiler. Working bilge pump,plus more. I also want to get the lifting crane to rotate, any ideas anyone, space is not at a premium? Started on the Island only recently. Had a trimming sail just prior to lockdown.She weighs a ton This lockdown has boosted work much to the wife’s annoyance Will try to keep on top of this project now. Regards Bill
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    5 years ago
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    HMS Bluebell.
    Built over 30 years ago and still going strong after many Atlantic convoys and refits Bluebell is still one of my favourite boats. Still sailed on a regular basis. My sons,who used her as a build project all those years ago still enjoy her as well. My sons wrote to the Flower Class Corvette Association were made Lifetime Members and given the tie and lapel badge.
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    5 years ago
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    U47
    Built some 9 years ago, and still continues to serve well and turns heads at the pond. The dive tank has always given me problems and am looking to either repair or purchase a new one when funds allow.
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    5 years ago
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    (Naval Ship) Schnellboat
    Hi. Not scratch built,and not quite finished yet but from the italeri 1.35 Plastic kit.Sails really well, and has a good turning circle even using the three rudders provided with the kit.I have fitted all three shafts but only connected two at this time.Centre shaft is running free but I am able to connect a third motor if I wish. Customised to suit my likes and NOT exactly to real time paint scheme. Front and rear guns rotate on separate servo systems from a six channel Futaba system.Also has an engine noise generator coupled in with forward/reverse. Really nice addition to the fleet on the water. On a separate note the video clip is of a smoke generator just fitted to my Corvett and not connected to the Schnellboot.Just a tester. (Motor: MFA Torpedo 400 x 2) (ESC: Mtroniks Viper) (8/10)
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    RAF Launch.Childhood Revisited.Part 1
    Evening All. On Christmas Day in I think in 1962 a little boy opened a big box and there was an RAF Rescue/Fire launch kit in all its glory. The smile was from ear to ear. That little boy along with his Dads help built the kit over time and sailed it for many years. Sadly,like a fool I sold the boat many years later,something I regret to this day,especially as at that time we lived within a stone’s throw from RAF Mountbatten,Plymouth where many were stationed. I turned my building skills to mainly RN builds which I still do. However of late there seems to have been a resurgence in blogs on RAF launch builds. These blogs rekindled my wish to rebuild one. With a little help from Colin H on our site (Thank you Colin) he pointed me in the right direction of a 35 inch model. Yesterday (5/10/23)I was like a kid in a sweet shop when I collected my winter project. Please see pictures as collected. So what’s the plan. Basically,a total refit from top to bottom. 1)Remove the Nitro motor and single shaft and rudder and replace with two motors,shafts and rudders. 2)Strip the entire boat back to naked hull and start again. 3)Refit and replace all original fittings including missing items. 4)Replace deck with planked version. 5)Fit running lights,possible working fire hoses etc,sound generator etc. Plus much more. I hope to give you a step by step update as we progress. As always please feel free to offer help,especially those that are building similar projects or have in the past. Take care all. Regards Bill.
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    1 year ago
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    HMS Verulam R28 Refit Part 1.History and strip down.
    Evening Gents. HMS Verulam was a V Class Destroyer launched 22nd April 1943. She served in various theatres including the Arctic,Normandy,Malaya,and Burma. Following her wartime service she was laid up. Verulam was then converted between 1951/1952 to a Type 15 Anti submarine frigate. She was decommissioned and sold in 1972 and finally broken up in 1973. I purchased and built a kit in 1989 and had many years of fun sailing. Over the years she had a few little incidents (as you do) but she survived well. Just before lockdown she nearly sank when she threw a propeller and the entire prop shaft when a coupling broke down. I just managed to get her back to dry land on the other shaft.I was extremely lucky as she was filling with water quickly. That resultant water did a lot of damage to the entire interior and after remedial cleaning I laid her up. Now is the time to bring her back to life. Externally she doesn’t look too bad,but internally I am starting from basically scratch. What do I hope to achieve. Replace the 27Mhz with one of my 2.4 sets. Have as many of the main armament rotating as possible. I may try to get the torpedo tubes to rotate. Fit a funnel sized smoke generator. Try to have the radar working. Some slight weathering. Work done today. Remove all removable superstructures where possible. Remove main engines. Test the engines and ensure that bearings were sound and lightly oil.I will need to make a new base plate for the motors in due course. Remove ESC and rudder servo. ESC working well. Rudder Servo was very hesitant and unhappy so I will be replacing with a new one. I then removed the drive couplings and shafts. The port shaft was a replacement for the one I lost and had a little corrosion near the propeller so some careful attention was given there. I also removed the rudder and cleaned the post.There was no wear there so I am happy that it will give good service for many years. You will see in the pictures that the deck started to separate from the hull after it’s near sinking so a lot of work to do there as well. Hoping the photographs show my progress. Take care all. Regards Bill.
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    2 years ago
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    Graupner HMS Belfast 1:150.
    Hello All. I am not a fan at all of ARTR models,as they are far too pristine and clinical but the opportunity on this one was too good to be true. One of the Grandsons visited Belfast on the Thames recently and was so impressed that I just had to do this for him. I have been able to purchase for literally a song in comparison to the new retail price HMS Belfast. The model has only been sailed by the previous owner on two occasions,but has already sustained some minor damage. My plan is to personalise her in the following way. All main armament to rotate. Fitting of smoke effect. Main crane to rotate. Rotating main Radar. Fitting of suitable lighting. I will then undertake a subtle but effective weathering plan. I have already purchased four appropriate handmade brass M3 propellers (sliding fit with grubscrew as opposed threaded) to replace the original plastic props as fitted. I attach a few pictures,but until I am well enough to get back into the boat shed I will not be able to make much progress. Take care all and happy boating. Regards Bill.
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    2 years ago
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    HMCS Snowberry 1/72 conversion to HMS Buttercup, K193
    Ladies and Gents. I have always been an ardent fan of the Flower Class Corvettes.In fact I can’t get enough of them. To that end I over the years have built I think, four of them in various conversions and styles. My first build was the Matchbox 1/72 plastic kit HMS Bluebell built over 30 years ago with my two then very young sons.Bluebell remains in Stirling service to this day and a short story of her can be seen in my boat harbour. Some twenty years ago I bought the Matchbox replacement to HMS Bluebell.This of course is the Revell HMCS Snowberry.If I remember back then it cost me the sum of £25.99….bargain. It has lain in its box over the years remaining it the plastic protective bags. The only incursion into the bags was to steal the rudder to replace the one on HMS Bluebell which I broke with a bad sailing manoeuvre one day (more on its replacement in due course). Nothing personal against HMCS Snowberry I scratched my head to think what with reasonable ease I could convert the kit into. After long and careful consideration I decided to convert her into HMS Buttercup K193 during build. Just a little different in so much that although based on the Anti Submarine Corvette she was converted into a Fleet Minesweeper variant.Fitted with a Mark V cable drum aft and the conspicuous acoustic hammer on the bow. This I hope will make an interesting project. Like most I have built quite a bit during lockdown but this is as we come out from the dark side. I will start posting pictures soon as I have a reasonable amount of the basic Hull and propulsion done so will be posting retrospectively.Once I get to the current point in build I will photograph as I go. Hope you enjoy. Regards Bill
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    3 years ago
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    HMS Repulse.
    Hi All. During lockdown I received a call from a distant acquaintance who said he had something that I may be interested in. After a long and interesting conversation I have acquired the following sad but incredible restoration challenge...... HMS Repulse, in desperate need of a total strip down and rebuild at the hands of HM Dockyard in Devon. This is going to be a long and time consuming refit. I immediately had to put in place some strengthening crossmembers as the sides of the hull were becoming distorted and bowing inwards. I put a speed controller in just to test the motors and they all work but everything is going to be removed rebuilt and replaced. Lots of bits broken off and missing. So..... Long refit but will keep the Refit Blog running. Regards Bill.
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    📝 I'm still here, I think?
    12 months ago by 🇬🇧 Scratchbuilder ( Vice Admiral)
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    Colin,Ive sent you a PM…just lost for words.
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    12 months ago by 🇬🇧 Scratchbuilder ( Vice Admiral)
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    Dear Colin.
    A lovey post from yourself.
    I,like you am astounded by the messages I have had from many members on my continuing detioration.
    This was once more confirmed over the last three days,that I have languished in hospital 0n what is confirmed as a lost cause.
    You and I have shared many PM together over our situations,
    Once more I thank the loyal members who keep continuing to contact me and no doubt you.
    I shall continue reading our site as long as I am able.
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    Dear All.
    I am lost for words for all your kind and caring comments.Thank You!!
    Just shows the great spirit of our site
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    Good afternoon fellow boat builders.
    I have been an active member of our site for many years and along with most of you enjoyed every moment of it.(Thank you Stephen (Fireboat) for all your hard work.
    The banter, characters and fantastic projects have been superb.I have enjoyed posting items and helping others where I can.
    For the past 18 months I have been plagued by ill health that has forced me to stop my hobbies and many other facets of my family life and seen me spend more and more time In hospital.
    I have now sadly been diagnosed with a terminal diagnosis,with quite a short time span (so I’m advised) It would be nice to think the Dr’s are wrong
    I am now pretty much unable to do anything and building/sailing is almost impossible.
    I will continue to read items where I can to follow the many fantastic things you all do,but will not be posting.
    Keep up the great work one an all and happy days on the pond bringing up grandchildren to continue our hobby.
    Great Regards
    Bill
    PS…The answer is Titanic.😂😂😂

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    Dear Colin.
    I echo all the other comments and am lost for words.
    I have sent you a private message.
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    1 year ago by 🇬🇧 Scratchbuilder ( Vice Admiral)
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    Hi Doug.
    Very many thanks for your wishes.
    Happy building and sailing one and all.
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    📝 Sail winch, with metal gears and plastic spool.
    1 year ago by 🇬🇧 Scratchbuilder ( Vice Admiral)
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    Alessandro.
    Hope the attached picture helps.
    Available from Howes models.
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    1 year ago by 🇬🇧 Scratchbuilder ( Vice Admiral)
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    Hello Boatshed.
    Sorry for the long delay.
    Health not been brilliant as of late so well behind with messages and any form of building.
    On this occasion I am using two MFA Como 500’s.
    Attached picture shows a similar motor.
    Sturdy and reliable.
    Regards
    Bill 👍

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    1 year ago by 🇬🇧 Scratchbuilder ( Vice Admiral)
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    Hello Stephen.
    Excuse the photographs of a photograph but this is the set up on one of my boats.
    Nice and simple and reliable….Just like me 😂😂😂.
    Hope it helps.
    Bill 👍👀

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    1 year ago by 🇬🇧 Scratchbuilder ( Vice Admiral)
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    Gregg.
    Great to see you back on the slipway again.
    Looking forward to reading your comments.
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    📝 1/48 scale WW2 RN figures
    1 year ago by 🇬🇧 Scratchbuilder ( Vice Admiral)
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    Nick.
    Try Shapeways,or Adrian’s Marine Figures.
    I obtained my RN crew from Shapeways and they are fine.
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    1 year ago by 🇬🇧 Scratchbuilder ( Vice Admiral)
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    Doug.
    😂😂😂😂😂😂.
    Sorry Doug,I just had to do it
    Pinch punch first of the month.
    Promise I will behave in the future.
    Regards
    Naughty Billy🥸

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    Hi Doug.
    Sorry am I missing something from your last post?.
    Is there some suggestion of a genuine problem with the security of the site.
    If so,is Stephen (Fireboat)aware?
    The only potential issue was as I see it Rogal’s post.
    Can you clarify please!.
    Whilst I am not unduly worried,others may be.
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    1 year ago by 🇬🇧 Scratchbuilder ( Vice Admiral)
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    Dear All
    I echo,everyone else’s sentiments

    Have a Happy and HEALTHY 2024.
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    1 year ago by 🇬🇧 Scratchbuilder ( Vice Admiral)
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    Chris,
    Looking really good.
    Enjoy the Bailey’s
    Regards
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    To all members of our site may I wish you a Happy Christmas and a Healthy 2024.
    Regards
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    1 year ago by 🇬🇧 Scratchbuilder ( Vice Admiral)
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    Alessandro.
    Your hard work and diligence deserves a medal in not only this but other posts you share.

    I am sure that you are not,but don’t be discouraged by any perceived negativity shown in certain quarter's.
    Keep up the good work…it’s how we all learn 👍👍🎅🎅
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    1 year ago by 🇬🇧 Scratchbuilder ( Vice Admiral)
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    Hello Flaxby.
    Thank you.
    Restoration is slow at the moment due to the old hip replacement which has gone well and at least I don’t walk around in circles anymore.
    I doubt if I will get to the Boatshed until after Christmas now as it’s a bit of a walk on slippery grass to the bottom of the garden. ☹️🦵🩼.
    You are quite correct these restorations are sometimes more time consuming that starting from a new build,but very satisfying.
    Will update progress as soon as.
    My thanks again.
    Regards
    Bill👍👍🎅

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    1 year ago by 🇬🇧 Scratchbuilder ( Vice Admiral)
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    Hi Bruce.
    There are many on line if you just type in 1/24 scale RN figures to your search engine.
    eBay
    Deans Marine
    Shapeways
    Scale Model shop
    Amazon to name but a few.
    Hope that helps.👍
    Regards
    Bill.

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    1 year ago by 🇬🇧 Scratchbuilder ( Vice Admiral)
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    Hi Stephen.
    Thanks for heads up.Are you able to be more specific on locations please.
    Regards
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    1 year ago by 🇬🇧 Scratchbuilder ( Vice Admiral)
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    Good luck with your operation.
    Speedy recovery 👍👍.
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    1 year ago by 🇬🇧 Scratchbuilder ( Vice Admiral)
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    Morning.
    Just a quick reply as have to go out, but looks like a Perkasa MTB (unfinished).couple of pictures posted but plenty of info on line.
    Regards
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    1 year ago by 🇬🇧 Scratchbuilder ( Vice Admiral)
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    Afternoon all.
    In my days as a cadet in the MN I like many other cadets before and after was send to the ships stores to get a spare wheel for the TRUCK which was the top most part of the mast.
    I assume it is still the same .
    Regards
    Bill 👍

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    1 year ago by 🇬🇧 Scratchbuilder ( Vice Admiral)
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    Dear All.
    No playground fighting please.
    Keep things simple and to the point.
    Life is too short 😡👀
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    💬 Re: RAF Launch. Part5.Internal rebuild starts.
    1 year ago by 🇬🇧 Scratchbuilder ( Vice Admiral)
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    Hello Pete.
    Thank you re the hip🤞.
    Just a quick response before I go in to hosp.
    Re the balsa.Valid observations 👍.What you can see is purely cosmetic covering the original ply so that the structural integrity is not compromised.
    The previous owner/owners had cut out or drilled so many holes it looked awful as can be seen.
    Hopefully my work will make her look tidier.
    Thank you also for everyone else’s kind words.
    Regards
    Bill.🚑

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    📝 RAF Launch. Part5.Internal rebuild starts.
    1 year ago by 🇬🇧 Scratchbuilder ( Vice Admiral)
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    Good afternoon All.
    It’s been a little while since the previous update due to ill health ☹️.
    As we have discussed previously on this forum it is offen more challenging refurbishing than starting from scratch.
    With as much of the old paint removal done as I can without damaging the hull integrity and the drive shaft tubes made and dry fitted along with the rudder posts to ensure all is true I decided to fit those components.Like most of us there is only so much tinkering you can do before you commit yourself.
    Shaft tubes and rudder posts fitted and allowed to set fully.
    I then dry fitted the rudder servo to ensure a good position.A quick test was conducted and there is a good movement on both rudders.
    I wanted to ensure the servo position as low as possible in the hull to give me more upper deck depth on the stern section.
    I then began to refit the interior of the hull.
    The original hull has had so many parts cut out and holes drilled in it that it looks a real mess.
    To that end I am basically making new sections,bulkheads and internal decking to fit.This will also give me a sound base for all the internal fittings.
    Not an easy task as nothing is straight ☹️.
    Once again hopefully the pictures tell the story.
    Slowly the rebuild progresses and finally a first spray coat of primer from the rattle can was applied.
    Time to stop at this point to let things dry and settle but once again I dry fitted the motors to ensure they sit correctly.
    There will be a delay before anymore work is done as hospital calls tomorrow for a new hip,and it’s snowing in Sunny Devon ☹️.
    Take care all and stay safe.
    Regards
    Bill.

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    📝 Question of the Day?
    1 year ago by 🇬🇧 Scratchbuilder ( Vice Admiral)
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    Friends,Romans,Countryman….Lend me your model boat knowledge,plans and ideas 👍

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    📝 Question of the Day?
    1 year ago by 🇬🇧 Scratchbuilder ( Vice Admiral)
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    I thought it was “Titanic” then realized I hadn’t taken my tablets ☹️.
    Regards
    Bill.

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    📝 Brave Borderer
    1 year ago by 🇬🇧 Scratchbuilder ( Vice Admiral)
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    Hi Hermank.
    Attached a picture of the Mtroniks advert in model boat magazine.
    Also on their website.
    Regards
    Bill

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    💬 Re: Typhoon Finished!!!
    1 year ago by 🇬🇧 Scratchbuilder ( Vice Admiral)
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    River Rat.
    Absolutely stunning work.
    A credit to your skill levels.
    Well done.
    Regards
    Bill

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