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Stephen james tucker

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a fast improving modeller retired from a life time of stores and bits my modelling skills are like this faimly photo at times

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Cruiser tug boat Mountfleet models

Cruiser tug boat came with my other recent purchase this one has all its lights etc just battery boxes to sort out and we are set up I hope

Stephen T

13 days ago

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Caldercraft Imara by Caldercraft

1/32nd tug boat bought recently I know little about this boat other than it’s a Imara

Stephen T

13 days ago

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lady Pamelia /Orion Anchor laying Tug

here we have a very old wooden built tug the motive power is windscreen wiper motor though a gear box to drive to both props it has a sound unit and water pump not working wiring bit of a mess and under the wiring is a 7hr gel battery

Stephen T

2 months ago

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Caldercraft Morrag

I bought this as part of a deal this boat has been made to high detail she runs well just not a pretty face as they say

Stephen T

5 months ago

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Thames Richmond boat Co. boat

Aquired this boat some time ago I take it its some form of kit deck fitings have the look of a home made one 7.4 volt I have since found out in the late 1950s Richmond boats made models of there actual Cabin crusiers for there customers children 24 was made in all so in every thing a bit of history boat story comes out

Stephen T

5 months ago

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Mocca class 1881

This boat is an unknown all-wood scratch built of an unusual prototype The Mocca class built by Thorneycraft at Chiswick they were the prototype of torpedo boats with a single locomotive boiler two torpedos in the tubes and two spares on the deck to the rear of the tubes The motor fitted does not work so will replace with a new motor this has since been done and goes like a bullet

Stephen T

9 months ago

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Caldercraft Clyde Pilot Cumbrae

recent gain to the fleet untested so far well made model with smoke unit and sound unit

Stephen T

1 year ago

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Vivacity Cabin Cruiser Roxanne no 3

A recent acquisition from a club member she is big and chunky all wood construction she has been identified as a Smeed design Vivacity she is 61 x17so tad bigger than the standard 54 inch a nice model of a classic design powered by two 6 v batterys

Stephen T

1 year ago

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Pilot boat San Juan Bay no 2

a nice boat with working lights and radar she goes well fitted 2.4 ghz like all my boats have its run by a 7.4v NiMiH battery and auxiliary battery for the lights etc following a dind with a concrete pond side i have fitted rubber edges to the boat just like the real thing

Stephen T

2 years ago

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Rudders

can any one tell me is three rudders preferable with three props I have currently one and if i do it as three how do i change it to three loads of room at the rear

Stephen T

7 months ago

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PERKASA NO3 1/24th

This boat is a car boot find all for 20.00 a bargin. luckly I have quite a few of the parts in my boxes its a kit built one out of plywood and Balsa wood, I am going to alter the hull so it has three motors I have three 850 motors I like to use brushed motors it has twin rudders fitted the mid part of the boat is almost there so with few holes to fill and a repaint should be good place to start

Stephen T

8 months ago

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Unknown protype naval boat

In the back of a picture of a Mtb from ww2. I found a rough drawing and notes to a 75x 25 foot mtb prototpe experimental boat she had a unusual engine two merlin engine on one prop, a rear gun with a revoling turret using 8 hispanno cannon units in one block with a turret sweep of 60 degrees and a larger forward gun any ideas anyone be fun to make it intials BW on the sketch on rough faded paper

Stephen T

9 months ago

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KD Perkasa 48 inch version

This a recent acquisition its a wooden kit some radio gear inside but all rather dated the mid section seems well made the body shell has a few issues the port side forward has this kink in the wood work and a sharp edge at the bottom of the tip outer skin see photos its dimensions is 48 by12 seems a bit is missing is this just a scale up version of the 35 inch one by PRECEDEHT this a single motor version

Stephen T

12 months ago

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Bismark

This model is a kit of some sort it has a few issues with putting it on the water the top comes off in one bit so I have put the build as follows 1/ The hull is minus every thing inside I am not sure if I need to add more compartments its float test was not good its top heavy 2/ Props

Stephen T

11 months ago

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freighter of unknown builder

this is a here is one some made earlier, its a wooden ribbed hull the planked and veneers in wooden planks and painted and varnished,the tiller flat is made from a fruits de exotic box the wis from what ever was to hand a real on board ship job its driven by a big brushed motor with single prop with oiled prop tube the hull is weighted with 8 oz forward and four match boxes of lead low down ether side of the hull

Stephen T

2 years ago

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Kiel craft 43 inch Raf tender

This boat was made from the first batch of models in the 1960 it's well built and along the way has lost a few white metal parts and middle floor section and the odd dinged from storage.the boat was never finished as its maker went on to other projects I got as far as testing it in bath doesn't leak so now we will start on its rebuild Neil very kindly me sent me the plans for the boat and i have acquired set of scaled down 43 inch plans to 34 so that helps a bit

Stephen T

1 year ago

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Keil Craft 46 inch Raf Fire boat S M Harris

This a kit built in the 1960s its a all wood kit and about to start to prepare for hull refurbishments following some excellent blogs on this site it has inspired me to start on its restoration my first question is if i repaint the hull the top black is in good condition but just matt black what do i do varnish or repaint

Stephen T

1 year ago

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📝 Non sticky boat sides

8 days ago by 🇬🇧 Stephen T (

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On my Mount Fleet model I am putting. Plywood bulkheads what does any one use to stick plywood to fibreglass all my boats are wood these two tugs are this other stuff

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📝 Re Tug boat rigging

10 days ago by 🇬🇧 Stephen T (

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I understand no on the stern are two fittings that stand up I assume these swivels fit Two them I think I am a rigging wire missing a plan is needed many thanks for the info

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💬 Re: Cruiser tug boat Mountfleet models

10 days ago by 🇬🇧 Stephen T (

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This is mountfleet models boat I need to know please how the forward mast rigging goes and what are the swivels for

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📝 Re Tug boat rigging

11 days ago by 🇬🇧 Stephen T (

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It was a kit one I don’t have the plan
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💬 Re: What is included in a Dean’s Kit

12 days ago by 🇬🇧 Stephen T (

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I do no.t know what all the fuss is about Deans we all have bad days they are very good if you want spare parts etc have two of there boats all the parts are there To make a good model nothing inside the boat is there as they are scale models they are not robust and they use lot of plasticard Like a big model kits

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📝 Re Tug boat rigging

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Can any one tell me on the upper fore. Mast where the mast supports go and where the two swivels go 2nd photo

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💬 Re: Pilot boat San Juan Bay no 2

13 days ago by 🇬🇧 Stephen T (

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Following a radio signal issue I have moved the radio aerial so it points upwards to avoid the interferance I was getting in its signal

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💬 Re: Perkasa SM Harris small Percedent model

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After a long spell with me this boat has been passed on

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📝 Cruiser tug boat Mountfleet models

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Cruiser tug boat came with my other recent purchase this one has all its lights etc just battery boxes to sort out and we are set up I hope

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📝 Caldercraft Imara by Caldercraft

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1/32nd tug boat bought recently I know little about this boat other than it’s a Imara

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20 days ago by 🇬🇧 Stephen T (

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I use araldite or a glue like but not superglue

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💬 Re: Mocca class 1881

20 days ago by 🇬🇧 Stephen T (

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well the bullet was a bit much over weighted it to get trim right and did a Titanic sinking luckly apart from a wrecked motor and speed controller this time now replaced and after good trim tests will test on next occasion

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💬 Re: Thames Richmond boat Co. boat

20 days ago by 🇬🇧 Stephen T (

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I have had this boat in my work shop[shed] for a speed controler and radioreplacement and lighting rewire off to test on Sunday

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📝 Deans marine city of ely

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So far been lucky on that score not like others in the trade

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📝 Deans marine city of ely

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Why Edd I’ve two of there boats b……to make but look good

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📝 Deans marine city of ely

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Can any one tell me what the rigging and mast configuration is

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📝 Brushless motors battery

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Can you run two brushless motors with nimih batteries instead of other sorts

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in three gpood old navy

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💬 Re: lady Pamelia Anchor laying Tug

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Views of my boat

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📝 lady Pamelia /Orion Anchor laying Tug

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Yes I have ordered bits that never tuned up and when tried to get refund said they didnt get order funny they took the money once bitten and all that

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💬 Re: Caldercraft Morrag

4 months ago by 🇬🇧 Stephen T (

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I am not sure about the prop its 45mm is the right size for a puffer not having the instructions to the boat wether they even say about props

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📝 help with history on this model anchor recovery vessel

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touble is there is a crusing boat same name and a cable laying boat and some imposters tut tut to whoever registered that

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📝 help with history on this model anchor recovery vessel

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The model is the lady pamelia its 54 inches by 10 inches is wood construction I assume a kit

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up the creek without one

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this will rewrite history in the future Wikipedia is bad enough now this it will be telling us the Titantic blew up up! next

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perhaps this has run its course

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I bought this as part of a deal this boat has been made to high detail she runs well just not a pretty face as they say

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Aquired this boat some time ago I take it its some form of kit deck fitings have the look of a home made one 7.4 volt
I have since found out in the late 1950s Richmond boats made models of there actual Cabin crusiers for there customers children 24 was made in all so in every thing a bit of history boat story comes out

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💬 Re: Vivacity Cabin Cruiser Roxanne no 3

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IN for a Dip today at the pond did a forward roll launching the boat good move missed the boat and the swan though he wasnt that pleased when I stood up luco one saw it she is very heavey with her batteries in

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