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by bruce1946 · 5 years ago
Radio Frequencies 24MHz
27MHz 26.965 Not in England 26.975 All Models 26.985 Not in England 26.995 All Models 27.005 Not in England 27.015 Not in Engla…
by fireboat · 9 years ago
Brushed Motor Controllers
When it comes to brushed motors, there are many controllers you can buy that do forward and reverse for model boats. These cont…
by fireboat · 9 years ago
sail making'
Hi chaps, I,m referbing my Robbe smaradg at the moment. Made myself a new set of sails not bad for a first attempt. A couple of…
by BernhardP · 3 days ago
ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEM THAT ALLOWS SWITCHING FROM A MAIN BATTERY TO A SPARE BATTERY, FOR SAFER NAVIGA
ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEM THAT ALLOWS SWITCHING FROM A MAIN BATTERY TO A SPARE BATTERY, FOR SAFER NAVIGATION. I previously demonstr…
by AlessandroSPQR · 3 months ago
Why not go back to school?!
Dear All Some weeks ago I participated in a course on fibre reinforced composites, e.g. glass, carbon, aramid fibers and all th…
by IGinBasel · 5 months ago
Electric Boat Engine Etc Etc
I am building the Gentlemans runabout re Sarik Hobbies, I have the plan and the mag instructions but it dosent mention anywhere…
by Guy O · 8 months ago
stop email notifications
Could someone please show me how to stop email notifications on this site I have tried everything and still getting them so I'm…
by Ace23 · 10 months ago
painting epoxy over Humbrol and varnish enamels
Hi all, looking for advice. I have a model fishing boat 24 inches long, built 50+ years ago as a decoration in bread and butter…
by roycv · 12 months ago
Lifeboats or work boats?
What I will say is the result of: memories of readings done in the past (but of which I have difficulty finding all the sources…
by AlessandroSPQR · 2 years ago
Building Veron Marlin
Hi Everyone. Just wondering if any of you great builders out there have built, building or have built, a Vintage Model Works "V…
by jonb · 2 years ago
Need help trying to find some lights for my USCG MLB 47 foot 1:16 scale
Help please looking for some lights that I can add Pico nano led to. thank you
by bruce1946 · 2 years ago
Question on Painting order
I'm building a US Coast Guard 47' MLB and have some questions on how everyone handles thier painting order. I have some ares li…
by bruce1946 · 2 years ago
Transmitter Camera Mount
I am a bit of a lone wolf here in my area when it comes to model boating, so I have to video my operations myself when at the l…
by cjanik001 · 2 years ago
Lipo Battery Reference charts
Chart1 Show how a Lithium Polymer is wired and to the Balance connector and main battery output. Chart2 Battery voltages of Lit…
by CB90 · 2 years ago
K.M.Y.C.A. Monthly magazine
Our club thé « royal model yacht club Antwerp » is in my opinion thé only club ( maybe even world wild ) who’s éditing every mo…
by hermank · 3 years ago
Bending Small Diameter Copper Tubing
An upcoming step in building my current Springer involves making hefty handrails. The tubing is .094 diameter (the Springer is …
by LewZ · 3 years ago
HMS Victory
Ran onto several interesting YouTube 3D videos delving into the massive sailing ship HMS Victory: YouTube HMS Victory Total Gui…
by Hey-You · 3 years ago
sail making'
Hi chaps, I,m referbing my Robbe smaradg at the moment. Made myself a new set of sails not bad for a first attempt. A couple of…
by jimdogge · 3 years ago
How to create a WWI “LEWIS GUN”
Many of us have war ships so I guessed that this how-to might come handy. The Lewis gun (or Lewis automatic machine gun or Lewi…
by chugalone100 · 3 years ago
How-to create Fire Buckets
Many of our ships use fire buckets, so this easy to do idea could be use for many applications, in my case is what I did to bui…
by chugalone100 · 3 years ago
How to do your own paper flags
1. Once you know wish flag is the one you want to use, print it and trace it full page. (I use tracing paper). After pencil tra…
by chugalone100 · 3 years ago
Thankful for large cereal boxes
These boxes make good material for creating patterns. I used a large Cheerios box to create patterns for the basswood sheets th…
by Ronald · 3 years ago
Determining ballast for Imara tug
Hi everyone. For quite some I have been more of a looker and observer of this fine forum. The opinion of many member here has h…
by chugalone100 · 4 years ago