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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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Pride of Paignton ex MTB

Now not unknown boat is plank on frame slight curve to deck is 890mm long by130mm wide cabin height is 45mm well I know now what it is a freelance version of the Pride of Paignton ex mtb a type

Stephen T

5 days ago

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5 Comments

Canal Boat

A recent acquisition with sound and smoke built by a Sussex member the rear boatman steers the rudder all in 1/12th scale

Stephen T

2 months ago

10 Attributes

8 Comments

HMS BULLDOG

This actual model of this class made by its captain all in plasti card its twin props via a geared motor and twin rudders all un tested

Stephen T

3 months ago

5 Attributes

2 Comments

Sea Queen VICTORIA

One of pair of boats other was a bin job new motor fitted and basic electrics, The boat was built originally at 17 /5/ 1960, full restoration in due course

Stephen T

4 months ago

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7 Comments

freighter from Sunderland built 1910 sunk 17 /8/1944

This is a very old freelance boat made from mixed materials some plywood some balsa some odd bits of hardwood found a scrap of paper said made on board on route to South Africa unfortunately not what ship even the odd cigar box and some odd parts hand carved like the boats and simple handrails

Stephen T

4 months ago

11 Attributes

2 Comments

P2583 motor torpedo boat

This is a wooden kit built in the early 1970s, She runs well from an old precedent kit; the number relates to hull number based on a Fairmile D type boat

Stephen T

6 months ago

10 Attributes

5 Comments

Mountfleet LT72 trawler

A recent swap for a past project, so far not tested, at least it floats, also small leak in the prop shaft due to loose prop, that's now been fixed and installed a smoke unit looks bit more like it had yo increase the weight to make her sit right ion the water, new smoke unit fitted

Stephen T

11 months ago

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18 Comments

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

2 years 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 I have replaced this and the speed controller and radio the weakness of this model is that I have made a rudder as plan its a bit big to get caught up in pond weed

Stephen T

2 years ago

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5 Comments

Caldercraft Clyde Pilot Cumbrae

A recent gain to the fleet is a model with a smoke unit and sound unit and now a new motor and speed controller, with recent balancing we had to add a lot of weight to gain the right trim

Stephen T

2 years ago

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Vivacity Cabin Cruiser Roxanne

A recent acquisition from a deceased Freind, The boat is an all wood construction she has been identified as a Vic Smeed design of Vivacity copied from an ex converted Mtb she is 61 x17so tad bigger than the standard 54 inch model and is a nice model of a classic design powered by two 6 v batteries, following a mishap with the top of the boat this has ment the top had to be remade and taken the opportunity to fit some interior detail with in and new lights, new halliards been fitted and also working on wireless masts then we are complete.

Stephen T

3 years ago

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Pilot boat San Juan Bay no 2

This a nice boat with working lights and radar she goes well fitted with 2.4 GHz like all my boats have it runs on 12v and a 7.4v NiMiH battery as an auxiliary battery for the lights etc following a dinged with a concrete pond side I have fitted rubber edges to the boat just like the real thing.

Stephen T

3 years ago

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Sea Queen

This boat was built in 1960 originally had a rc engine and fuel tank have removed all that much repainted the wood hull and next project is the motor and a rudder that much was missing

Stephen T

4 months 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

2 years 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

2 years 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

2 years ago

8 Posts

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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

2 years ago

3 Posts

2 Followers

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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

2 years ago

5 Posts

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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

3 years ago

14 Posts

5 Followers

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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

3 years 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

2 years ago

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📝 what am I recent acquisition

11 hours ago by 🇬🇧 Stephen T (

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I am told that there is work a foot to recover her for preservation as she floats with each tide all I suspect is not lost

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ON my large Sea queen it hasn't these habits are we all getting con fused which boat is which as they look the same all by aerokits some clarification of these types is needed ive all ways been an advocate to have a to z of boat types and who made them it seems to me with all these knowledge and a great website it could be added a chap who owns a model train site has built one up in 16mm scale locomotives look at anything narrow gauge website

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Pride of Paignton was ML492 completed in 1942 as 41 ton type built in brightlingsea Essex sold 1945 sold to sea cadets and then converted to Pride of Paignton 1964 by 1994 no longer required and following accident was severely damage and on mud flat slowly rotting

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Yes I am going with that as an idea a lot of handrails to fit on the scale I think it comes out as o gauge 7mm to the foot approx 1/43rd so have to find a rowing boat that scale lts a shame that the original boat is now a hulk on a sand bar in Devon

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Well amongst all the strange things that happen after a visit to Torquay, and a conversation about an ex local mtb the Pride of Paignton it seems local chap made models of that boat in latter years in the late 1960s

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another suggestion is a pauser s30 boat or one thats been converted to a cabin cruiser my father had a converted mob that was converted on the hamble it used to go well was sold to a collector in us

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yes the fairmile is quite different on the thames uk there was fast river boats that had a similar mid deck but a lot is missing so a winter work in progress

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yes going to dish the mid deck and repaint I have another old boat that the paint has cracked in the same way and with repainting stopped that its paint on to thick

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yes had ive looked up the suggestion but hulls wrong shape what's a sub chaser

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📝 Pride of Paignton ex MTB

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Now not unknown boat is plank on frame slight curve to deck is 890mm long by130mm wide cabin height is 45mm well I know now what it is a freelance version of the Pride of Paignton ex mtb a type

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this boat is 130mm wide 890mm long 85mm from to keel to deck cabin door 45mm main inner section is 490 high hope this helps slight curve to deck

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6 days ago by 🇬🇧 Stephen T (

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These boats are river cabin cruisers not power boats reading all these comments are you trying get more out it than the hull shape will let you

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7 days ago by 🇬🇧 Stephen T (

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She has a curved deck plank and frame construction I think some sort of steam turbine boat any ideas any one

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The whole of the rudder linkage had to replace and replaced the motor to brushless now she cuts through the water

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💬 Re: Aerokits Sea Commander. Strange Handling ?

24 days ago by 🇬🇧 Stephen T (

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I fitted them to my vivacity as well as that did the same thing its just simple strip just up from the water line

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25 days ago by 🇬🇧 Stephen T (

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I have fitted a pair of spray rails to each side and it no longer digs in the bigger boat hasn't got this issue

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💬 Re: Aerokits Sea Commander. Strange Handling ?

26 days ago by 🇬🇧 Stephen T (

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I have a old sea commander and for some reason that ive never figured does the very same thing as on the sea queen no matter how rough doesn't doo this is its bigger size that stops this happening

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📝 VIC SMEED'S VIVACITY

28 days ago by 🇬🇧 Stephen T (

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On my boat the prop is per nick wards but no brass fitting never had a problem with vibrated I have a oiller on the prop tube and the motor is rubber mounted

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📝 VIC SMEED'S VIVACITY

1 month ago by 🇬🇧 Stephen T (

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Ive seen this article my boat bears little like the drawing of that version mine inside says Vic smeed design 10/7/61 on a brass plaque Colin who posts here boat is based on his fathers yacht we both have the same deck layout unlike that articale my version is 61 inch his is 54

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📝 VIC SMEED'S VIVACITY

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Be interesting to see the pdfs of these boats chaps as a loner of vivacity

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Following on from other jobs my autumn works is to re look at this boat forward mast is missing I assume its a version of the rear one but with two hold sways or what ecver you call them its rigging is all missing to so any ideas would help a lot

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Following recent trip to a lake back in the workshop for a bigger motor and new speed controller so hopefully this will be it I am getting a reputation for endless failures

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she is 43 inches by 6 inches

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📝 VIC SMEED'S VIVACITY

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both Colin and I have one ours are both over long mine is 60 inches

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A recent acquisition with sound and smoke built by a Sussex member the rear boatman steers the rudder all in 1/12th scale

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Following on from my first foray onto the lake and its poor start, we have resorted the prop with a flexible coupling that I hope solves the issue still sounds a bit rattly but will see at the lake

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💬 Re: Sea Queen VICTORIA

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New upper windows added and one crew member not sure what to up front to protect her

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This actual model of this class made by its captain all in plasti card its twin props via a geared motor and twin rudders all un tested

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📝 HMS BULLDOG

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This time ive up loaded the actual boat made by its commander of both boats in its class all scratch built its 23 inches long and very light twin props and geared all un tested so far no 3 to sort out

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📝 HMS BULLDOG

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Does any one have any info on this boat interested in a massive restoration on one that's built in the 1960s

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